Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me.

orson welles, war of the worlds, 1938
which verb tense does welles use in this passage from the radio broadcast war of the worlds?
a. past
b. present
c. irregular
d. future

Which verb tense does Welles use in this passage from the radio broadcast War of the Worlds?

B. Present.

The passage uses the present verb tense, as it is depicting something that is happening at that exact moment.  

The use of present tense in this excerpt immerses the listener into the story as though he/she is experiencing it at that precise moment, providing tension, fear, and credibility to what is being depicted.  

i believe the answer is: b. mr. head had a long, tube-like face with a rounded open jaw and a short depressed nose.

this is because in the un-revised sentence it said that mr. heads face was long and tube-like, and he had a rounded open jaw. this is not a very grammatically correct because of how it seems to drag on with the and, replaced with, with, makes it sound more fluent in the description.