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Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct present tense:
"My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do)."

  1. A
    My daughter never wrote to me so I never knew what she do.
  2. B
    My daughter never write to me so I never knew what she does.
  3. C
    My daughter never writes to me so I never know what she is doing.
  4. D
    My daughter never writes to me so I never knew what she does.
  5. E
    None of the above

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The indicators "never" imply habitual present routines.
"My daughter" is a singular third-person subject, hence taking the verb writes.

"I" takes the base present form know.

The final clause describes an ongoing active state or habit in her life, rendered best as is doing to convey the sense of current continuous activities.

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Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct present tense:
"My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do)."
A
My daughter never wrote to me so I never knew what she do.
B
My daughter never write to me so I never knew what she does.
C
My daughter never writes to me so I never know what she is doing.
D
My daughter never writes to me so I never knew what she does.
E
None of the above

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