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Question 1
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Choose the correct tense for the following sentence.

I ________ learning English for seven years now,

A
has been learning

B
have been learning

C
was

D
were

Solution

In this sentence, the speaker is stating that he has been learning English for seven years now.
The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past or till now.

The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb's present participle (root + -ing)
Question 2
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At the moment I _______ (to revise) the English grammar.

A
was revising

B
revised

C
am revising

D
had revised

Solution

In this statement, the speaker is revising English grammar. And the speech is made in the present therefore, present continuous is used to reflect the continuity of the work at that moment.
Question 3
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There I _______ (to notice) how important it ___ to speak foreign languages nowadays.

A
have noticed, was

B
notice, is

C
noticed, is

D
noticing, will

Solution

In this sentence an observation is made in the past. Therefore, the simple past tense of the verb is used, and general fact is represented by simple present. Hence ‘is’ is used.
Question 4
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If I ______ (to pass) my exams successfully. I ____ start my internship next month.

A
have passed, has

B
passed, am

C
pass, will

D
am passing, will

Solution

This sentence is the example of the conditional sentences. Where the speaker can only start his internship if he passes the exam.

The rule to write a conditional statement in future is, simple present + will.

E.g. If I hit a six, we will win the match.
Question 5
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Before I ______ to Paris. I ______ (to enjoy) learning French.

A
go, enjoyed

B
went, had not enjoyed

C
had gone, had not enjoyed

D
had been, have not

Solution

Before I went to Paris. I had not enjoyed learning French.

The first verb went describes an action made in the past. And simple past is used to show an action done in the past.

The second verb is had not enjoyed. It refers to an action made in the past, that is shown by past perfect.
Question 6
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The _______ is a verb-based method used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completeness, of an action or state in relation to the time of speaking.

A
tense

B
adverb

C
modal verb

D
adjective

Solution

A tense is a verb which show the time that which action has happened. It mainly consists of two components without which we cannot talk about tense; Time and the aspect of the action.
Question 7
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We _______ video games when it started raining. (to play)

A
have been playing

B
were playing

C
has playing

D
played

Solution

We were playing video games when it started raining.

In this sentence, they were playing when it started raining. It describes an activity in the past and it occurred when it started raining.

Therefore, past continuous tense is used to describe this even to talk about the past for something that has happened before and after another action.
Question 8
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The sun _____ in the east. (to rise)

A
is rising

B
risen

C
rises

D
has been risen

Solution

This sentence describe an activity that is always true i.e. The sun rises in the east. We use simple present tense to talk about activities that is always true.
Question 9
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After Larry ______ the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)

In the sentence above fill the blanks with appropriate tense.

A
have seen

B
was seeing

C
saw

D
had seen

Solution

In this sentence, Larry had seen the film on the TV, which influenced him to buy the book.
We use the past perfect for something that started in the past and continued up to a given time in the past.
Option A is incorrect since we are talking about a single person and have is used in case of a plural subject.Option B is also incorrect as this does not make a case for past continuous. The word 'after' tells that he had finished watching TV when he made the decision to buy the book.
Question 10
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I ____ just _____ work. (to leave) I'll be home in an hour. Please be quiet. The children ______. (to sleep)

In the sentence above fill the blanks with appropriate tenses.

A
have, left and were sleeping

B
was, leaving and have been sleeping

C
am, leaving and are sleeping

D
ϕ, left and sleeps

Solution

I am just leaving work. (to leave) I'll be home in an hour.

Please be quiet. The children are sleeping. (to sleep)

In this sentence, present continuous tense is used to describe the activity, where the person is telling someone that he is leaving the office just now. And the listener cautioned him to be quiet when he enters the house as the children are sleeping.

We use present continuous tense to talk about activities at the moment of speaking.

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Question 1

has been learning

have been learning

was

were

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Question 2

was revising

revised

am revising

had revised

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Question 3

have noticed, was

notice, is

noticed, is

noticing, will

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Question 4

have passed, has

passed, am

pass, will

am passing, will

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Question 5

go, enjoyed

went, had not enjoyed

had gone, had not enjoyed

had been, have not

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Question 6

tense

adverb

modal verb

adjective

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Question 7

have been playing

were playing

has playing

played

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Question 8

is rising

risen

rises

has been risen

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Question 9

have seen

was seeing

saw

had seen

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Question 10

have, left and were sleeping

was, leaving and have been sleeping

am, leaving and are sleeping

ϕ, left and sleeps

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