Question

9. I thought you were about
....
( Choose the correct option )
(A) leave
(B) left
(C) leaving
(D) to leave​

Answer 1

9. I thought you were about (D) to leave.

What is the present tense?

• In the field of English grammar, Simple present tense or present indefinite tense is used to describe an action that occurs in the present time.
• We also use present tense for describing a habit, a fact or a general statement.
• As the statement describes a thought related to present time hence, the correct form of the verb to use will be the present form. Also, an auxiliary verb needs to be added for the sentence structure to remain correct.
• Hence, the correct option is (D) to leave.
• Other options, such as option (B) is not correct as it is in the past tense.

To learn more about correct form of verbs,

Ice .......(melt) above 0 Celsius(use correct form of verb in this sentence?)

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1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb for subject-verb agreement.

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Answer 2

I thought you were about to leave .

Additional Information :-

• The present tense is a grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time. The present tense is used for actions which are happening now.