Question

Don't count your chickens before they ___________.

• A. hatch
• B. hatched
• C. have hatched
• D. will hatch

Answer 1

Answer:

A. hatch

• The phrase "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" means you shouldn't be too sure about something happening in the future until it actually happens (ഭാവിയിൽ ഒരു കാര്യം എന്തായാലും സംഭവിക്കും എന്ന് അത് സംഭവിക്കുന്നത് വരെ ഉറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കരുത്.)
• "Hatched" (option b) means it already happened
• "Have hatched" (option c) is also past tense
• "Will hatch" (option d) is in the future tense, but the phrase itself is usually in the present tense, saying, "Don't count your chickens..."