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Question 1
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to complete the following sentence:

He _______ (not have) enough money to meet the cost yet.

A
does not have

B
not have

C
not having

D
had not had

Solution

Option A Ian the correct answer because “does” is the he/she/it form of “do “, so it is correct to say that “he” does not have money.
Option B Ian incorrect because it does include a verb.
Option C is incorrect because ‘not having’ needs to be preceded by “is” for its correct usage.
Option D is incorrect because it is in past perfect tense, while the statement is in present tense.
Question 2
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Rewrite the following sentence using the correct tense of the verbs given in the brackets:

Sanchit (standing) across the road and (wait) for me. When he (see) me, he (wave) to me. I could not understand what he (say) because the moving vehicles (make) so much noise.

A
stood, was waiting, saw, had waved, say, made

B
were standing, wasited, seen, waved, said, make

C
was standing, was waiting, saw, waved, was saying, were making

D
had stood, waited, seen, waved, was saying, were making

Solution

Option C is the correct answer because the statement is in simple past tense, which is clear because the statement is indirect speech. As “was standing” is in simple past tense, hence all the others are also correct, and as he is describing an event in the past, it is correct to use simple past.
Option A is incorrect because “stood” that means he stood only in the past, but according to the speaker, he wasn’t standing and waiting. It would be correct if all the options were like.. “Such it stood across the road and waited for me”.
Option B is incorrect because only Such it was standing, “was” is past tense of “is”, and “were” is past of “are”, we’re is used for more than one person.
Option D is incorrect because “had stood” is past perfect tense which means he was standing and is standing with respect to the past, which is incorrect
Question 3
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Hopefully, we will be able to complete the building before the rainy season sets in

Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence.

A
Hopefully

B
Will be

C
Before

D
In

E
No error

Solution

The correct answer is E. The sentence has no error. The subject-verb is correct and so are the tenses. Part E, no error is correct.
Question 4
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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
We spoke to the officer concerned.

A
Simple Past

B
Past Perfect

C
Simple Future

D
Past Continuous

Solution

To identify the tense in a sentence, we must take a look at the verb and its form.
Option A: In the given sentence, 'spoke' is a simple past tense verb. The verb indicates a completed action in the past.
The simple past tense also indicates an action that completed in the past.
Hence, option A is correct.
Option B: Past perfect tense is used when one action has completed in the past, before another action commences. (We had spoken to the teachers when the principal entered the hall.) In the given sentence, one action is mentioned 'spoke to the officer'.
Option C: Simple future indicates an action that is yet to happen (We will speak), whereas the given sentence indicates an action that has already happened.
Option D: Past continuous indicates a continuous action that took place in the past (was speaking), but here the action isn't continuous. It indicates an action that was completed.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 5
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Scientific advances over the last fifty years have led to revolutionary changes in health, agriculture and communication, and generally enhancing socio-economic development and the quality of our lives.

Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence.

A
Have led

B
And

C
Enhancing

D
Lives

E
No error

Solution

The correct option is C. The sentences is in simple past. The word 'enhancing' must be 'enhanced' The word 'enhancing' is in present continuous and is not in keeping with the tense of the sentence. Hence part C is wrong.
Question 6
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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
The teacher had spoken to the parents about the matter.

A
Past Continuous

B
Past Perfect Continuous

C
Future Perfect

D
Past Perfect

Solution

Here, 'had spoken' indicates past perfect. It is used to indicate a completed action of the past that happened before another event took place.
Past Continuous (was speaking) is used to indicate uncompleted action in the past (with or without time reference).
Past Perfect Continuous (had been speaking) is used to indicate an action in the past that began before a certain point in the past and continued up untill that time.
Future Perfect (will have spoken) is used to indicate an action that will be complete before another event takes place.
Question 7
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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
I will give him a gift.

A
Simple Present

B
Simple Past

C
Present Continuous

D
Simple Future

Solution

Option D is the correct answer as the sentence is in the simple future tense. A simple way to identify this tense is that in the future tense the helping verbs 'will' or 'shall' is used with the base form of the verb, 'give' in this case.
Option A is incorrect because of the presence of the word 'will' in the sentence, which is used only in the future tense.
Option B is incorrect because for the sentence to be in the simple past tense the verb should also be in the past form, which is not the case here.
Option C is incorrect because when a sentence is the present continuous tense, the verb will be in the -ing form, but, as we can see here, the verb is in its base form.
Question 8
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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
She has eaten her food.

A
Simple Present

B
Present Perfect

C
Simple Past

D
Past Perfect

Solution

Here, 'has eaten' indicates the use of present perfect as it is used to indicate an action which started in the past and has continued up untill now.
Simple present is used to indicate a future event on a designated date as part of a plan.
Simple past indicates an action that has already been completed.
Past perfect is used to indicate a completed action of the past that happened before another event took place.
Question 9
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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
We had been watching a movie.

A
Past Perfect

B
Future Perfect

C
Past Perfect Continuous

D
Past Continuous

Solution

Here, 'had been watching' indicates Past Perfect Continuous. It is used to indicate an action in the past that began before a certain point in the past and continued up until that time.
Past Perfect (had watched) is used to indicate a completed action of the past that happened before another event took place.
Future Perfect (will have watched) is used to indicate an action that will be complete before another event takes place.
Past Continuous (was watching) is used to indicate uncompleted action in the past (with or without time reference).
Question 10
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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
They were playing a game.

A
Past Continuous

B
Past Perfect

C
Simple Past

D
Present Perfect

Solution

The given sentence states an action that happened in the past. Also, the action is a continuing at that particular point of time in the past.
Option A: The past continuous tense also indicates that an action was continuing at a point of time in the past.
'Were playing' is in the past continuous tense, as it follows the structure of a verb in this tense: was/were + past participle (playing).
Hence option A is correct.
Option B: The past perfect tense (had played) speaks of an action that completed in the past, before another action commenced. But, in this sentence, no other action is mentioned.
Option C: The simple past tense is used when the action has completed in the past. Also, its form is: played. This isn't the form here.
Option D: Present perfect tense indicates an action that has just completed in the present. But, the action here is still continuing in the past.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

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Question 1

does not have

not have

not having

had not had

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Question 2

stood, was waiting, saw, had waved, say, made

were standing, wasited, seen, waved, said, make

was standing, was waiting, saw, waved, was saying, were making

had stood, waited, seen, waved, was saying, were making

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Question 3

Hopefully

Will be

Before

In

No error

Solution

Question 4

Simple Past

Past Perfect

Simple Future

Past Continuous

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Question 5

Have led

And

Enhancing

Lives

No error

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Question 6

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect

Past Perfect

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Question 7

Simple Present

Simple Past

Present Continuous

Simple Future

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Question 8

Simple Present

Present Perfect

Simple Past

Past Perfect

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Question 9

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Continuous

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Question 10

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Simple Past

Present Perfect

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