Is snows a noun or verb?

[Kokoscha]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test "Basic Weather Expressions", question 3

In some countries it never ..........

(a) snow
(b) snowing
(c) had snowed
(d) snows

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test "Basic Weather Expressions", answer 3

In some countries it never snows.

Correct answer: (d) snows

Your answer was: incorrect
In some countries it never had snowed.
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snows is noun or verbs?

[Alan]

Hi,

This word can be both noun and verb as in:

When it snows (verb), you can see snow (noun) on the ground.

Alan
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English as a Second Language
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[Lourdes]

Hi Alan! Are you still there? I hope. Why I cann't write "it never had snowed" please explain me. thank you
LOU

[Alan]

Hi Lourdes,

You would say: 'It had never snowed' but you would have to relate this to another time in the past as in: It had never snowed in that part of the country before I visited it last year.

Alan
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English as a Foreign Language
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[Lourdes]

Dear Alan: Now is clearer for me, thank you very much.