Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

After ______ my work, I'll join you.

• A. finish
• B. to finish
• C. have finished
• D. finishing
• E. finished

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

finishing

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 A and B: Finish is in the present tense verbs. Both of them don't behave as a noun.

Option D: Finishing is a gerund as it behaves as a noun as well as a verb in the sentence

Option C and E: Finished is in the past tense and it does not act as a noun.

Option D is correct