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Verb Forms and Tenses

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Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

It's high time we ______ solving the problem of unemployment.

  1. start

  2. started

  3. have started

  4. are started


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer:2; because it uses a past tense form to talk about the present or future. In fact, past tenses are used to talk about the present / future in many phrases with time.

 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Mr. Mehra ______ in our organization for the past ten years.

  1. worked

  2. had worked

  3. was working

  4. has been working


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer:4   'For the past ten years' indicates a period of time, therefore present perfect continuous tense is used. Present perfect continuous tense is used when we know the starting point of the action, but not its end.

    

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The gym instructor said, 'just try ______ it at home.'

  1. to practice

  2. to have practised

  3. practising

  4. and practised


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer:3 : ‘Practising it’ is used as the object of the sentence. Try what? Try ‘practising it’. Hence ‘3’ is the right answer.    

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

It ______ very cold yesterday evening.

  1. had been

  2. has been

  3. was

  4. were


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer:3  ' Yesterday' indicates a time phrase of the  past action. Hence,it is the case of simple past tense.   

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

No sooner had I ______ the answer than the bell rang.

  1. wrote

  2. was writing

  3. written

  4. been writing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer: 3 The expression 'had I' is followed by Past participle. The construction of ' had I' takes a Past participle with it .

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The higher we go, the cooler it ______.

  1. becomes

  2. is becoming

  3. has become

  4. became


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer:1 : To maintain parallelism in the sentence we use present tense. It could also be “ the higher we went, the cooler it became”

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

If I ______ in your place, I wouldn't have reacted like that.

  1. was

  2. have been

  3. am

  4. were


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 4  'if' is used as a conditional sentence. 'Were' is used with 'if ' in situations that are hypothetical or only in imagination.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

She says, she knows Hindi, but I don't think she ______.

  1. can

  2. knew

  3. does

  4. had known


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer:- (3) All the verbs of the sentence are in Simple Present Tense. (says, knows, don't,..)To maintain parallelism the word 'does' is used. The word 'does' is also used to avoid repetition  of the action, in this case, 'knows Hindi' 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The project ought to ______ done long ago.

  1. be

  2. have been

  3. had been

  4. bring


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 2  The word 'ought to' means 'should' , but it is stronger than should.  'Have been done' is the right option.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He ______ in as the Minister of Finance yesterday.

  1. swore

  2. was swearing

  3. was sworn

  4. had sworn


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 3  The 'swearing in ' is done by some one else. Hence, a passive structure is used requiring a ' was sworn' in the sentence.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The cultural program will be cancelled if the minister ______ late.

  1. will arrive

  2. has arrived

  3. arrives

  4. arrived


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 3  ' If' is conditional. In this sentence ' if ' will take 'arrives' with it. The correct sentence can also be ,' If the minister arrives late the Cultural Program ' will be cancelled.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The earth ______ on its axis.

  1. rotates

  2. is rotating

  3. was rotating

  4. has been rotating


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer:- 1 All universal facts are written in Simple Present Tense.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He spoke as loudly as he ______.

  1. can

  2. could

  3. could have

  4. would


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer:2 : As the other verb(spoke) is in past tense 'could' indicates the past of his ability as his speaking is over, hence, 'he spoke as loudly as he could” . for example, 'I performed as well as I could in the test'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I usually ______ lunch at 1 pm everyday.

  1. has

  2. is having

  3. had

  4. have


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer:4  'Usually' indicates a habitual action, therefore Simple Present Tense is usually. The time phrase ‘everyday’ indicates a regular action. I is followed by have.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

If it rains heavily the match _______.

  1. will be cancelled

  2. will cancel

  3. cancels

  4. shall cancel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer:1  The match will have to be cancelled by someone, it cannot cancel on its own, and therefore option (1) is the right answer. 'If' followed by a Simple Present Tense  can take any tense in the next clause . here ' will be cancelled ' is the right option.

   

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I am sorry but I _______ what you think.

  1. will not care

  2. am not caring

  3. will not be caring

  4. don't care


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer :(4) As the sentence has all other verbs in Present Tenses, so to maintain the parallelism 'don't care' is the right answer.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The growing number of tourists ______ the national income of our country.

  1. are increasing

  2. is increasing

  3. have increased

  4. will be increasing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 2  As the subject 'The growing number' is singular, it agrees with a singular verb.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form to fill in the blank.

'At your age, I ______ the entrance examination in all seriousness' said his father.

  1. wrote

  2. took

  3. appeared

  4. gave


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The only right expression when examination is considered. You 'take' an examination, you don't 'give' an examination. 'Appeared' takes a 'for' with it; 'appeared for' a test.  

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Last year, we ______ our Annual Day Function very grandly.

  1. celebrated

  2. celebrate

  3. had celebrated

  4. were celebrated


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer : - 1 The sentence is in Simple Past Tense (hint: last year).

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I shall be grateful to you if you ______ me as on date.

  1. will appoint

  2. would appoint

  3. appoint

  4. appoints


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 3  The  First 'if' condition applies here If + Simple Present Tense+ any Tense

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Twenty kilometers ______ not a great distance these days.

  1. are

  2. is

  3. have been

  4. were


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 2 'Twenty kilometers' is treated as one distance.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Recently, we _______ him for financial aid.

  1. approached

  2. have been approaching

  3. approach

  4. have approached


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer :- 4 The word 'recently' is also used in Simple Present but  Present Perfect is a better choice.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

One ______ oneself to the new surroundings.

  1. will adapt

  2. had adapt

  3. adapts

  4. must adapt


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer:- 4 'Must' used in this sentence indicates strong determination. No other option fits here. Hence (4) is the right answer.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Listen! someone ______ at the door.

  1. was knocking

  2. has knocked

  3. is knocking

  4. knocks


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer:3  'Listen' indicates an action that is presently going on.

   

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Before I met my counterpart, I ______ a poor opinion of him.

  1. have

  2. had

  3. have had

  4. had had


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer :-2 To maintain  parallelism , the first part of the sentense has 'before' as a time phrase of the past, therefore the second part of the sentence will have ' had' in it.

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