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Mixed Grammar Test - 4

Description: Mixed Grammar Test - 4
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: Mixed Grammar Test Grammar Test Tenses Verb Adjective Adverb The Future Perfect Tense The Past Continuous Tense The Past Perfect Continuous Tense The Present Continuous Tense Grammar Parallelism The Past Perfect Tense Adjectives/Adverbs
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Directions: Fill in the blank in the following sentence using the options given below.

The farmers ____________ their fields before the rain started.

  1. have ploughed

  2. will plough

  3. will have ploughed

  4. had ploughed

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The given question requires the use of Past Perfect Tense as suggested by the use of "before the rain started". Answer: (4)

Directions: Change the following sentence into Past Perfect Tense.

The postman will have been waiting at the door for five minutes.

  1. The postman will have waited at the door for five ministers.

  2. The postman had waited at the door for five minutes.

  3. The postman has waited at the door for five minutes.

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As per the given question, the need is “had + 3rd form of verb” whereas neither (1) nor (3) has “had + 3rd form of verb”. Answer: (2)

Directions: Select the option which best replaces the following incorrect sentence.

The train had left the station before we reach the station.

  1. The train had left the station before we have reached the station.

  2. The train had left the station before we reached the station.

  3. The train had left the station before we shall have reached the station.

  4. The train had left the station before we had reached the station.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As per the system of sequence of tenses, if the main clause is in the Past Perfect Tense, then the subordinate clause has to be in the Past Indefinite Tense. Answer: (2)

Directions: Select the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

The mechanic had __________ the fan.

  1. repair

  2. repairing

  3. repairs

  4. repaired

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The helping verb is “had” and it must have a main verb in its “Past Participle (third form of verb) form of verb. Answer: (4)

Directions: Select the best option to fill in the blank in the foolowing sentence.

Satish was reading while Ramesh ___________ a noise.

  1. had been making

  2. was making

  3. will be making

  4. shall have been

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If two actions have taken place at the same time in the past, they take the same tense. So, 'was reading' and 'was making'. Answer: (2)

Directions: Fill in the blank using the Past Continuous Tense for the word given in the brackets.

We _________ our leader at the station. (Welcome)

  1. had welcomed

  2. welcome

  3. were welcoming

  4. was welcoming

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: were welcoming Past continuous uses the form - 'was/were + first form of verb + ing'. Since 'we' is plural 'were' will be used. So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

It started raining while we ________ tennis.

  1. are playing

  2. were playing

  3. had played

  4. had been playing

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The given sentence refers to the past tense. Past Continuous is used to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually in the Simple Past. Here the interruption is 'started raining' which is in simple past. The longer action then has to be in past continuous, which is given in option 2.  

Directions: Identify the tense used in the following sentence.

Are you taking a good meal?

  1. Simple Present Tense

  2. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  3. Present Continuous Tense

  4. Present Perfect Tense

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Present Continuous Tense The sentence uses 'am/is/are + present participle'. 

Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

Jim ___________ mad when he lost the game.

  1. goes

  2. go

  3. went

  4. gone

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Case of past indefinite tense. The key word here is 'lost'. In past indefinite tense we use the second form of the verb.

Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blanks.

I _______ be drowned and nobody_______ save me.

  1. would, should

  2. would, will

  3. shall, should

  4. would, would

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In conditional sentences if the 'if clause' takes present tense then main clause uses simple future. If the 'if clause' is in past tense, then main clause uses 'would + first form of verb'. The condition is fulfilled only in option 4. Other options are ungrammatical.

Directions: Mark the most suitable option to fill in the blank.

Only a rightly ________ person can enjoy life.

  1. educated

  2. educate

  3. educating

  4. educationist

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An adjective is required here to modify 'person'. The only adjective among the given options is 'educated' meaning enlightened. Options 2 and 3 are verb and option 4 is a noun.

Directions: Choose the correct Tense of the sentence from the given options.

The guests have been enjoying music for the last one hour.

  1. Simple Future Tense

  2. Past Continuous Tense

  3. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Present Perfect Continuous Tense The words 'have + been + present participle' are used in present perfect continuous tense.

Directions: Fill in the blank in the following sentence from the options given below of Perfect Continuous Tense.

Though he _____________ hard, he was not selected for the final competition.

  1. has been working

  2. had been working

  3. have being working

  4. had working

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: had been working There are two activities in the past. The earlier activity needs to be written in past perfect continuous. Option 4 is incorrect as after 'had' we need to use third form or 'had + been + present participle form of verb'.

Directions: Choose the correct Tense of the sentence from the given options.

The students had been waiting for their teacher for half an hour.

  1. Past Perfect Tense

  2. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  3. Past Continuous Tense

  4. Simple Past Tense

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The given sentence has “had been +1st form of verb + ing” as its verb. So, correct tense is past perfect continuous.     Answer: (2)

Directions: Fill in the blank in the following sentence from the options given below of Perfect Continuous Tense.

He ran out of breath as he ____________ the hill non-stop.

  1. has been climbing

  2. had climbing

  3. has being climbing

  4. had been climbing

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: had been climbing As 'ran' is in past tense we know we need to use the same tense. Out of the options past tense can be found in options 2 and 4. But 'had' is used with either 'past participle form' or 'been + present participle'. This correct usage is found only in 'had been climbing' which is  'past perfect continuous'. So, option 4 is the correct answer.

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