Question

Is the used verb right or wrong? Correct the verb if it is wrong.

Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?

• A. the used verb form is wrong. the correct form is: are they talking
• B. The used verb form is wrong. The correct form is: were they talking
• C. The used verb form is wrong. The correct form is: will they be talking
• D. the used verb form is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is A the used verb form is wrong. the correct form is: are they talking

Present continuous tense is used to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. Here, an interrogative sentence is given about the current action of 'talking'. The syntax for present continuous tense is: is/am/are +subject + verb (ing). Therefore, the correct answer is : are they talking