Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
English ____ almost everywhere in the world.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
English ____ almost everywhere in the world.
The correct option is A is spoken
Present continuous tense conveys any action or condition that is happening in the present, happens frequently and may be an ongoing process. The context refers to a continuous action (English speaking). The student may get confused as the form used for present continuous tense is
To be [am, is, are] + Verb [present participle]
However, it is in passive voice, so the past participle form of “speak” (spoken) is used. Thus, option C, “is spoken” is the correct usage and the correct answer choice.
“Is speaking” can be used for a person who may be doing an action, but is incorrect here as the reference is to a language still in use. Hence option A is incorrect.
“Is spoke” is incorrect as the simple past form of the verb ‘speak’ is not used with the present tense of the verb ‘be’/“(is)”. Hence option B is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as “spoken” without the verb (is) is incorrect.
Present continuous tense conveys any action or condition that is happening in the present, happens frequently and may be an ongoing process. The context refers to a continuous action (English speaking). The student may get confused as the form used for present continuous tense is
To be [am, is, are] + Verb [present participle]
However, it is in passive voice, so the past participle form of “speak” (spoken) is used. Thus, option C, “is spoken” is the correct usage and the correct answer choice.
“Is speaking” can be used for a person who may be doing an action, but is incorrect here as the reference is to a language still in use. Hence option A is incorrect.
“Is spoke” is incorrect as the simple past form of the verb ‘speak’ is not used with the present tense of the verb ‘be’/“(is)”. Hence option B is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as “spoken” without the verb (is) is incorrect.
