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JAMB Use of English 1982 Question 38

Question 38

Tenses

Choose the most appropriate option to fill the gap: You can go on; I ________ what you are saying.

  1. A.am understanding
  2. B.may be understanding
  3. C.was understanding
  4. D.will be understanding
  5. E.understand
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (understand)

Explanation

'Understand' is a state verb and is not normally used in the continuous form, so the simple present 'understand' is correct.