Question

Read the sentence and find if the verb form used is correct. Correct it if it is wrong.

The moon goes round and round the earth.

• A. The used verb form is wrong; the proper verb form is - is going
• B. The used verb form is correct.
• C. The used verb form is wrong; the proper verb form is - was going
• D. The used verb form is wrong; the proper verb form is - has been going

Answer 1

The correct option is B The used verb form is correct.

Simple present tense is used to express universal truth;

The movement of the moon is a universal truth. The syntax of simple present tense is : verb in its first form (s/es) (with a singular subject) verb in its first form (with a plural subject). Therefore the correct answer is: goes .The used verb form is correct.