English Tense Tense Question #5889 (CAT-I)

It ______ that he may not come tonight.

A is looking
B looks
C has looked
D was looking
Correct Answer & Explanation
Option B
• 'Look' in the sense of 'seem' or 'appear' is a stative verb. • Stative verbs generally do not take continuous forms (V1-ing). • For a general appearance or state in the present, the Simple Present Tense is used. • 'Looks' is the correct form for the third-person singular subject 'It'. • Options A (Present Continuous), C (Present Perfect), and D (Past Continuous) are incorrect because 'look' as a stative verb should not be in the continuous form here.