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The correct answer is (B) plans. The present simple tense is used when stating a fact or describing a situation that is generally true. In this sentence, we are stating the president’s plan to visit Japan next month, which is a fact or scheduled event in the future. Therefore, the present simple tense “plans” is appropriate.
(A) is planning: This answer choice uses the present continuous tense, which is typically used to describe an action happening at the moment or a temporary situation. However, in this sentence, we are stating a scheduled future event, not an ongoing action, so the present continuous tense is not appropriate.
(C) plan: This answer choice uses the base form of the verb “plan,” which is incorrect in this context. The base form is typically used with a subject in the third person plural (they, we, you) or after modal verbs like “will” or “can.”
(D) have planned: This answer choice uses the present perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past or an action that started in the past and continues into the present. However, in this sentence, we are referring to a future event, so the present perfect tense is not appropriate.
