Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb, preposition, participle or conjunction. The question is followed by four alternatives. Choose the most appropriate one.

My father usually ___________ coffee in the morning, but today he drank tea.

  1. drinks

  2. drink

  3. drank

  4. was drinking
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Explanation

The sentence refers to two things: one, a habit, and two, an action of past. For the latter 'drank' (i.e. the second form of the verb) is used here. But for the former, we need to use the first form of the verb, as a general habit of present times is always followed by the first form of the verb.

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