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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five ...

Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option:

In the past his father used to walk but nowadays he .... to work by bicycles
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  • A Was going
  • B Is going
  • C Seldomly goes
  • D Goes
  • E Has gone
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The sentence compares the past ("used to walk") with what happens nowadays (present habit).
So the second part needs a verb that shows a present, repeated action.

Now the options:
- A. was going — past continuous, wrong (talks about past).
- B. is going — present continuous, suggests happening *right now*, not habit.
- C. seldomly goes — wrong word ("seldomly" is not standard English; we say "seldom").
- D. goes — simple present tense (correct for habits).
- E. has gone — present perfect, not right for a regular habit.

Therefore, the correct answer is D. goes.

Full sentence:
In the past his father used to walk, but nowadays he *goes* to work by bicycle.

(NOTE: "by bicycles" should ideally be "by bicycle" — singular — but that's a minor thing depending on how strict your exam is.)

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