Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

A: Won't you stay? There is a good Japanese film on TV.

B: No thanks, I hate _____ Japanese films.

• A. to watching
• B. watch
• C. watching
• D. having watched

Answer 1

The correct option is C watching

Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. Gerunds also at times are seen to end in 'ing'. In this particular sentence, the word in the blank acts a noun thus becoming the subject of the sentence and also like a verb by taking up the object. This means that in the blank, we would need a gerund.

Option C: Watching is a gerund as it plays a dual role

Option B: Watch is in the present tense. It is the wrong option

Option D: Watched is the past tense again. It is the wrong option

Option A: Is in continuous present tense.

Option C is correct