Pick the correct form: Look! The baby ____ at us.
AWill smile at us soon
BSmiles at the moment
CSmiled at the moment
DIs smiling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Is smiling
1. 'Look!' draws attention to something happening right now.
2. Present Continuous expresses an action at this moment.
3. Form: is/are + verb-ing.
4. So 'is smiling' is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Tenses (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Present Continuous_
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