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

  • A was going
  • B is going
  • C seldomly goes
  • D goes
  • E has gone
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The correct answer is D. goes

The best option to fill in the blank in the sentence “In the past his father used to walk but nowadays he … to work by bicycle” would be “goes”.

This option uses the present simple tense, which is used to indicate a habit or general truth.

The sentence implies that the father now has a habit of going to work by bicycle, which fits perfectly with the use of the present simple tense. 

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