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Question 1
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

My uncle _______ in a school.

A
teach

B
teaches

C
had teached

D
teaching

Solution

Simple present tense will be used as a daily activity has been presented. In such cases, we use only the first form of the verb. 'My uncle' being the singular subject takes singular verb.
Question 2
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank to make a logical sentence.

I ________ received the copies yet.

A
have

B
have not

C
has

D
has not

Solution

It is the case of present perfect tense. In such cases, we use only the third form of the verb along with auxiliary (has/have). 'I' being the first person takes plural helping verb. 'Yet' qualifies the usage of 'not'.
Question 3
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks to make a logical sentence.

The girl ___________ from the roof while ___________ a kite.

A
fell, flying

B
fall, flying

C
fell, flew

D
was falling, flying

Solution

Option 1 fits grammatically. Word 'while' before the second blank requires gerund or present participle; so option 3 is ruled out. 'Fall' (plural verb in present tense) in option 2 is unfit with 'girl' (singular). The context is not of continuous activity (was falling) but of an incident/event (fell). Option 4 is unfit.
Question 4
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

Rosa ___________ down while she ___________ in the gallery.

A
fell, was walking

B
had fallen, walked

C
has fallen, was walking

D
was falling, was walking

Solution

This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Past Continuous Tense is used to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually in the simple past and the longer action is in past continuous, which is given in option 1.
Question 5
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

It ___________ heavily since Monday, so all our plans have gone haywire.

A
is raining

B
was raining

C
has been raining

D
had been raining

Solution

Case of present perfect continuous tense. Key word in the sentence is, 'since'. A start time has been given indicating the start of an activity in the past and continuation in the present. So, present perfect continuous will be used. In present perfect continuous tense, we use has/have + been + verb+ing.
Question 6
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

The light ___________ out while we ___________ drinks at the hotel.

A
went, were having

B
had gone, had been having

C
has gone, have

D
was gone, had

Solution

Past Continuous Tense is used to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually in the simple past. The longer action is in past continuous, which is given in option 1.
Question 7
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks to make a logical sentence.

The city of Katagum _________ (build) in the form of an oblong with the chief's house in the centre _________ (look) like an old English castle.

A
was built, looking

B
had been built, looked

C
is built, looks

D
was built, had looked

Solution

This is a compound sentence in the past tense (in passive voice). Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while in the subsidiary clause, 'looking' is used as a verb of being.
Question 8
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Select the appropriate form of the verb for the verb in the brackets and fill in the blank.

I ________ (not like) the dance last night.

A
had not liked

B
was not liked

C
did not like

D
could not like

Solution

Whenever we refer to a definite time of the past, we use past indefinite tense.
Question 9
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

Yesterday I _________ (see) a small group of people who were all _________ (gaze) at the smoke.

A
saw, gazing

B
had seen, gazed

C
have seen, gazing

D
had seen, gazing

Solution

This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite' as the word 'yesterday' suggests that the action is already finished in the past, while the subsidiary clause demands 'past continuous' as is evident from the word 'were'.
Question 10
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Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks.

Come on, he says, we _________ (go) to see what _________ (happen) there.

A
shall go, will happen

B
shall go, has happened

C
can go, can happen

D
might go, must happen

Solution

This is a compound sentence. The principal clause needs future indefinite (keywords 'come on'), while the subsidiary clause needs present perfect tense (keywords 'to see'). Double usage of the future is incorrect.

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Question 1

teach

teaches

had teached

teaching

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Question 2

have

have not

has

has not

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Question 3

fell, flying

fall, flying

fell, flew

was falling, flying

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Question 4

fell, was walking

had fallen, walked

has fallen, was walking

was falling, was walking

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Question 5

is raining

was raining

has been raining

had been raining

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Question 6

went, were having

had gone, had been having

has gone, have

was gone, had

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Question 7

was built, looking

had been built, looked

is built, looks

was built, had looked

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Question 8

had not liked

was not liked

did not like

could not like

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Question 9

saw, gazing

had seen, gazed

have seen, gazing

had seen, gazing

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Question 10

shall go, will happen

shall go, has happened

can go, can happen

might go, must happen

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