Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Mary said she ____ him driving fast, and asked him to slow down.

• A. isn't liking
• B. hasn't liking
• C. didn't like
• D. doesn't liked

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

didn't like

In the sentence, the words 'said' and 'asked' indicate that the tense of the sentence is past. Thus, the answer must also be in the past tense in order to maintain the consistency of tenses.

Option A is incorrect. 'isn't liking' is in the present continuous tense. Thus, using it will make the tense of the sentence inconsistent.

Option B is incorrect. 'hasn't liking' is a grammatically incorrect phrase. 'hasn't' is an auxiliary that requires to be paired with a verb in the participle form. Since 'liking' is a gerund, the phrase 'hasn't liking' becomes incorrect.

Option C is correct. 'didn't like' is in the past tense. Thus, using it will maintain the consistency of tense of the sentence. Therefore, it is the correct answer.

Option D is incorrect. 'doesn't liked' is not only in the present tense but is also a grammatically incorrect statement. 'doesn't' is used to indicate present while 'liked' is used for past. Thus, the tense of the phrase itself is inconsistent.