Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He said he ____ her.

• A. know
• B. is knowing
• C. known
• D. knew

Answer 1

The correct option is D knew

In the given sentence, 'said' indicates that the tense of the sentence is simple past tense. Thus, the answer must be in the past tense.

Option A is incorrect. 'know' is in the simple present tense and not the simple past tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option B is incorrect. 'is knowing' is in the present continuous tense and not the simple past tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option C is incorrect. 'known' is a past participle. A past participle can only be used in the perfect form of a tense. Here, the tense is simple past and so, 'known' cannot be used.

Option D is correct. 'knew' is in the simple past tense. Thus, it has the required tense and is the correct answer.