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Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I ______ him since his mother left the town.

  1. had not seen

  2. have not seen

  3. am not seeing

  4. did not see

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I shall always be thinking of you wherever you _____.

  1. shall go

  2. go

  3. would go

  4. will go

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 'Go' is the correct option.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I drew the blind so that I ______ what was taking place in the street.

  1. could have seen

  2. would not see

  3. see

  4. would be

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

"Would not" is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

He went away before I _______ him the whole story.

  1. can tell

  2. could tell

  3. would have told

  4. can told

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Simple past is being used, so blank will be filled with the same tense.

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

She looked _____ she had seen a ghost.

  1. as though

  2. of

  3. as

  4. that

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

As we were swimming, the youngman _____ into the deep water of the lake.

  1. was falling

  2. had fallen

  3. was fallen

  4. fell

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

They are going to start early so that they ____ get late.

  1. will not be

  2. shall not be

  3. were not

  4. might not

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 "Might not" is the correct answer. The best expression would have been simple present 'don't'. 'Going To' is indicative of future tense. So, the subsequent cannot use future tense again. Among the available options, 'might not' fits better than other options.

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

Unless he ____ hard, there is no chance of his success.

  1. will work

  2. would work

  3. works

  4. worked

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

I was unable to reach my destination on time _____ the numerous road blocks.

  1. for

  2. because

  3. because of

  4. since

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 "Because of" is the correct answre.

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

He could never have known the secret unless you _____ him.

  1. had told it to

  2. tell it to

  3. told it to

  4. will tell it to

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 "had told it to" is the correct answer. When the main clause uses could have + past participle, conditional clause is in past perfect.

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

The tonga was going _____ the passenger had to hold on very tightly.

  1. too fast that

  2. so fast that

  3. quite fast that

  4. not so fast that

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

If I ______ to Mumbai, I will bring you a nice gift.

  1. shall go

  2. will go

  3. go

  4. went

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

If you had _____ a little longer, you would not have met with an accident.

  1. waited

  2. been waited

  3. would have waited

  4. would wait

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

We carefully thought over his suggestion after he _____

  1. had left

  2. have left

  3. has left

  4. leave

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

Although it was late, _____ to have another match.

  1. but they decided

  2. however they decided

  3. yet they decided

  4. they decided

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 "They decided" is the correct answer. We do not use however/but/ yet together with although.

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

She was one of the nicest persons _____ taught us.

  1. who ever

  2. that ever

  3. ever

  4. will going to

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

If I ______ a bicycle, I could easily have caught the man.

  1. had

  2. could have

  3. had had

  4. have had

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Had had" is the correct answer. Past perfect forms are a feature of if-clauses in the third type of conditional sentence when we are explaining past actions or regretting past inaction. 

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

The only book (in library) ______, was on the top shelf.

  1. that he wants

  2. that he want

  3. that he wanted

  4. that he required

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

The money lender said he ____ us some money if he had any.

  1. would lend

  2. would have lent

  3. had lent

  4. will lend

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

My private diary _____, was lost and I could not record the events of the week.

  1. in which I was writing something

  2. which I was writing

  3. that I was writing in

  4. that I had been writing in

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

It was one of ______ biggest mistakes that I have ever made.

  1. a

  2. that

  3. the

  4. by

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

Rakesh is so _____, that in such a big crowd, you would hardly have any difficulty in recognizing him.

  1. self effacing

  2. condemn

  3. self opionated

  4. selfish

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

He has not been keeping well for sometime _____ he is feeling much better now.

  1. However

  2. Though

  3. As per

  4. But

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct word(s) from the options given below.

Unhygenic circumstances _____ health problems.

  1. bring into existence

  2. give rise to

  3. given raise to

  4. haven't rise

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I will have to wait on this side of the road until the policeman ______ the traffic.

  1. will stop

  2. would stop

  3. could stop

  4. stops

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

To talk about future in a conditional sentence, we use simple present after until.

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