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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Don't worry, I'll do the shopping for you today; I ____ the office early on Fridays.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Don't worry, I'll do the shopping for you today; I ____ the office early on Fridays.
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Solution
The correct option is C leave
In the second part of the sentence i.e after ';', the subject is stating a fact. He's talking about something that he does every Friday. Only simple present tense can be used to state such facts. Thus, the answer must be in simple present tense.Option A is incorrect. 'will leave' is in the simple future tense and not the simple present. Thus, it cannot be used to state a fact.Option B is incorrect. 'will be leaving' is in the future continuous tense and not the simple present. Thus, it cannot be used to state a fact.
Option C is correct. 'leave' is in the simple present tense and can be used to state a fact. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Option D is incorrect. 'am leaving' is in the present continuous tense and not the simple present. Thus, it cannot be used to state a fact.
In the second part of the sentence i.e after ';', the subject is stating a fact. He's talking about something that he does every Friday. Only simple present tense can be used to state such facts. Thus, the answer must be in simple present tense.
Option A is incorrect. 'will leave' is in the simple future tense and not the simple present. Thus, it cannot be used to state a fact.
Option B is incorrect. 'will be leaving' is in the future continuous tense and not the simple present. Thus, it cannot be used to state a fact.
Option C is correct. 'leave' is in the simple present tense and can be used to state a fact. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Option D is incorrect. 'am leaving' is in the present continuous tense and not the simple present. Thus, it cannot be used to state a fact.
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