Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

You should always check your tires before _____ your car.

• A. drive
• B. you drove
• C. driving
• D. your driving

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

driving

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: Drive is in the present tense. It is the wrong option

Option C: Driving is a gerund as it behaves as a noun in the sentence

Option B: Drove is the past tense again. It is the wrong option

Option D: It is the present participle of Drive

Option C is correct