Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She _______ her daughter to school before she goes to work.

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AAI ATC Junior Executive 2018 Official Paper (Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'takes'.

Key Points

In the given fill in blank Option, 1 is the most appropriate.
The given sentence is in the present tense.
For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
- Example: The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'takes'.
When we use before in clauses in the present tense, the clause refers to the future.
- Example: Before I go to work, I jog for at least an hour.

Correct Answer: She takes her daughter to school before she goes to work.

We tend to use the future tense in the first clause but it would be wrong because when we use before in a clause in the present tense, the clause refers to the future.
Therefore, using the future tense will make it superfluous.

Additional Information

Some more structure of 'before':
- Before+Past Indefinite+Past Perfect.
  - Example: Before he jumped he had written a suicide note.
- Past Perfect+Before+Past Indefinite.
  - Example: They had composed the music before she sang the song.