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  • Question 1
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
    The Flash's concert ________ fantastic 3 years ago.
    Solution
    Answer : A

    Explanation :

    "3 years ago" suggests us the tense of the sentence is past.

    The correct word from the options to fill in the blank thus is "was".

    "were" would have been correct if it was "concerts"(plural) instead of "concert"(singular).

    "have been" is used when the tense is "present perfect continuous".

    "are" is more related to present tense rather than past.

    Therefore the correct complete sentence is :

    The Flash's concert WAS fantastic 3 years ago.
  • Question 2
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    Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
    He _____ cooking when he _____ 15 years old.
  • Question 3
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
    I _____ John yesterday.
  • Question 4
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
    He ______ to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.
    Solution
    Answer : C

    Explanation:

    The simple past tense is used  to talk about the things that happened / existed in the past / before the present time.
    And judging by the grammatical construction of the sentence, the years mentioned in the statement that "He" attended Oxford University in 1975 and then again in 1982.

    Therefore to correctly complete the sentence we have to fill the blank with a word (verb) that indicates the past tense.

    --go : base form / root form verb
    --has gone : present perfect form
    --went : past form of go
    --goes : present single tense for third person singular

    Thus clearly, the most suitable option is "went" as it is the past form of the verb "go".

    Therefore the correct complete sentence is:

    He WENT to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.
  • Question 5
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
    They ______ to London in 1995.
    Solution
    Answer : B

    The Past tense is used to refer to a completed action in the past but with a clear reference to the specific time of action in the past.

    Here in the question, we see that the speaker is referring to a past action (i.e moving to London) with a reference to a specific time in the past (i.e. 1995).

    Formulation:
    • For Regular verbs  add "-ed" to the end of the infinitive form of the verb
    • Irregular verbs
    Here the verb is move, & past tense of move is -- moved.

    Therefore the correct complete sentence is:
    They MOVED to London in 1995.

    Looking at the other options:
    --move : base / root form of the verb
    --is moving : present continuous tense (singular)
    --has moved : present perfect tense


  • Question 6
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
    He _______ the Defense Minister from 1989-95.
    Solution
    Answer : A

    Explanation:

    The time frame, i.e. 1989-95, tells us that the "He" was the Defense Minister during that time in the past.

    And to talk about something that happened in the past / before the present time, the past tense of the verb is used.

    --was : past tense of "be"
    --is : third person singular present of "be"
    --has been : present perfect form of "be"
    --were : second person singular of "be"

    Thus, clearly the most suitable and grammatically correct alternative is "was".

    Therefore the correct complete sentence is:

    He WAS the Defense Minister from 1989-95.
  • Question 7
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
    Now, they _______ in a house in Queen Square in central London. 
    Solution
    Answer : D

    Explanation :

    The sentence is in present tense as indicated by the word "Now".
    And thus to correctly complete the sentence we have to use the present tense of the verb.

    "Live" and "Lives" both are present forms.
    The difference is:

    We use "Lives" along with "he" / "she" / "it"
    We use "Live" along with "I" / "you" / "we" / "they"

    Thus the grammatically correct alternative is "live".

    Therefore the correct complete sentence is:
    Now, they LIVE in a house in Queen Square in central London.
  • Question 8
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form:
    "Why have you got your old clothes on?"
    "Because I _________ the grass."
    Solution
    Answer : C

    Explanation :
    Quotation marks are used to mention the exact words spoken during a conversation.
    So basically it can be understood as the written form of verbal communication.

    And to talk about things that have not happened yet, we use the future tense.
    Specifically we use the simple future tense to talk about things that will start and end in future.

    Looking at the alternatives:
    --had cut : past perfect tense of the verb
    --am going to cut : future tense; "going to" indicates the intention / plan of the speaker; and with that we use the base form of the verb. Please note that we use "going to" when talking about a decision that was made prior to the conversation.
    --cutted :it is the non-standard simple past tense of the verb "cut"
    --cut : base / root form of the verb

    The first sentence gives us the idea that the second person was already wearing old clothes, which in turn indicates that he already had the planned on cutting the grass.
    Thus it can be safely assumed that it was his plan.
    Thus grammatically correct alternative here is "am going to cut".

    Therefore the correct complete sentence is:
    "Why have you got your old clothes on?"
    "Because I AM GOING TO CUT the grass."
  • Question 9
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    Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
    In 1992 I _____ for the Italian President when he _____ to France.
  • Question 10
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    Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
    The doctor recommended that she ___________ in bed for a few days.
    Solution
    Option B is the correct answer because "stay" means to remain in one place for a particular time which is correct here because the doctor advises her to rest in a particular place,here "stay". 
    Option A is incorrect because it is in the future tense while the doctor advises it with respect to the present and future, besides an advise  is never followed by "will" as will means surety of an action being done.
    Option C is incorrect because "would" is the past tense of "will", it would be correct if it was "should stay".
    Option D is incorrect because "to stay " would be correct if the statement was , doctor recommended her to stay, as a verb is not preceded by "to" if it is followed by a noun. 


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