Question

The base form of a verb is also known as the A. present tense. B. past participle. C. past tense. D. future tense.

Answer 1

The question is asking: The base form of a verb is also known as the A. present tense. B. past participle. C. past tense. D. future tense. The base form is the one from which the others are derived: so for example, the base form would be "derive" and the past would be "derived" and the future would will "will derive" - they are all derived from the present. The correct answer is A. Present tense

Answer 2

The base form of the verb refers to the verbs which do not have any ending such as -ed, -ing, -s.

In the present tense all the base form of the verb appears except the third person singular.

For example-

1st person singular- I eat

2nd person singular- you eat

3rd person singular- he/she eats

1st person plural- we eat

2nd person plural- you eat

3rd person plural- they eat.