Question

Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. Now it's another one, and another. They look like tentacles to me.
-Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, 1938
What verb tense does Orson Welles use in the radio broadcast War of the Worlds?
A. present
B. perfect
C. past
D. future

Answer 1

The correct answer on apex is A. Present tense

Answer 2

Answer:

A. present

Explanation:

A verbal tense is the grammatical class that refers to time. Verbal tenses are basically classified into three types: present, past and future.

In this excerpt, we can perceive that the verb tense is the present in this passage "... Now it's another one, and another. They look like tentacles to me." The word "now" states that something is happening right now. With this, we can conclude that the verbal tense Orson Welles uses in the radio broadcast War of the Worlds is the "Present".