alleryPick the correct form: They ____ football right now.
APlay only
BAre playing
CPlayed only
DWill play only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Are playing
1. 'Right now' signals an action in progress at this moment.
2. That is Present Continuous tense.
3. Plural subject 'they' takes 'are' + verb-ing.
4. So 'are playing' is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Tenses (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Present Continuous_
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