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Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.Q. Smith _______ (not learn) his lesson till yesterday.- a)Is not learning
- b)Has not learnt
- c)Not learns
- d)Has not been learning
- e)Had not learnt
Correct answer is option 'E'. Can you explain this answer?
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.
Q. Smith _______ (not learn) his lesson till yesterday.
a)
Is not learning
b)
Has not learnt
c)
Not learns
d)
Has not been learning
e)
Had not learnt
 | Jatin Jain answered |
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'E', "Had not learnt".
Explanation:
- The sentence is in the past perfect tense, which is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
- The sentence states that Smith did not learn his lesson until yesterday, which means that the action of not learning the lesson happened in the past and was completed before yesterday.
- The correct verb form to use in this case is the past perfect tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle form of the main verb.
- The verb "learn" in the past perfect tense is "learnt" (past participle form of "learn").
- Therefore, the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank is "Had not learnt".
Example:
- Incorrect: Smith is not learning his lesson till yesterday. (Present continuous tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Incorrect: Smith has not learnt his lesson till yesterday. (Present perfect tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Incorrect: Smith not learns his lesson till yesterday. (Simple present tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Incorrect: Smith has not been learning his lesson till yesterday. (Present perfect continuous tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Correct: Smith had not learnt his lesson till yesterday. (Past perfect tense correctly conveys the past completed action)
Conclusion:
The correct verb form to fill in the blank is "Had not learnt" (option E) as it accurately represents the action of not learning the lesson in the past before yesterday.
The correct answer is option 'E', "Had not learnt".
Explanation:
- The sentence is in the past perfect tense, which is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
- The sentence states that Smith did not learn his lesson until yesterday, which means that the action of not learning the lesson happened in the past and was completed before yesterday.
- The correct verb form to use in this case is the past perfect tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle form of the main verb.
- The verb "learn" in the past perfect tense is "learnt" (past participle form of "learn").
- Therefore, the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank is "Had not learnt".
Example:
- Incorrect: Smith is not learning his lesson till yesterday. (Present continuous tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Incorrect: Smith has not learnt his lesson till yesterday. (Present perfect tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Incorrect: Smith not learns his lesson till yesterday. (Simple present tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Incorrect: Smith has not been learning his lesson till yesterday. (Present perfect continuous tense is not suitable as it does not convey the past completed action)
- Correct: Smith had not learnt his lesson till yesterday. (Past perfect tense correctly conveys the past completed action)
Conclusion:
The correct verb form to fill in the blank is "Had not learnt" (option E) as it accurately represents the action of not learning the lesson in the past before yesterday.
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in any aspect of the future tense.
Samantha has been training her Pooch, Bruno, for competition for the past six months. Samantha is Bruno "handler", and together they are a team. If Bruno is ready, Samantha (take) _______. _______ (1.) him to a dog show in Delhi in January.
Samantha imagines the upcoming dog show. She has many questions about it. She decides to ask one of her friends, Atul, about it. "What _______ (2.) I (do) _______ _______ (3.) at the show, exactly?" she asks. "You (compete) _______ _______ _______ (4.) against other teams as they complete a course of challenging exercises," Atul tells her. "The exercises at the show (involve) ___ ____ ____ ___ _______ _______ (5.) giving commands, jumping, pivoting, spiraling, side stepping, and dropping. Each exercise (be) _______ _______ _______ _______ (6.) numbered. As they are doing the exercises together, the handlers (talk) _______ _______ _______ (7.) to their dogs." "Before beginning the course," Atul continues, "Each team (receive) _______ _______ (8.) 200 points. Each time a team makes a mistake, a point is deducted by the judge. At the end of the course, the handlers (probably, praise) _______ _______ _______ (9.) their dogs and give them food as rewards. The teams (do) _______ _______ _______ (10.) their best together, and therefore will deserve a rest. By the time the dogs finish eating, the judge (tally) _______ _______ _______ Q. Choose the correct option for blank (10)- a)would have done
- b)will have done
- c)will be doing
- d)doing
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in any aspect of the future tense.
Samantha has been training her Pooch, Bruno, for competition for the past six months. Samantha is Bruno "handler", and together they are a team. If Bruno is ready, Samantha (take) _______. _______ (1.) him to a dog show in Delhi in January.
Samantha imagines the upcoming dog show. She has many questions about it. She decides to ask one of her friends, Atul, about it. "What _______ (2.) I (do) _______ _______ (3.) at the show, exactly?" she asks. "You (compete) _______ _______ _______ (4.) against other teams as they complete a course of challenging exercises," Atul tells her. "The exercises at the show (involve) ___ ____ ____ ___ _______ _______ (5.) giving commands, jumping, pivoting, spiraling, side stepping, and dropping. Each exercise (be) _______ _______ _______ _______ (6.) numbered. As they are doing the exercises together, the handlers (talk) _______ _______ _______ (7.) to their dogs." "Before beginning the course," Atul continues, "Each team (receive) _______ _______ (8.) 200 points. Each time a team makes a mistake, a point is deducted by the judge. At the end of the course, the handlers (probably, praise) _______ _______ _______ (9.) their dogs and give them food as rewards. The teams (do) _______ _______ _______ (10.) their best together, and therefore will deserve a rest. By the time the dogs finish eating, the judge (tally) _______ _______ _______
Samantha has been training her Pooch, Bruno, for competition for the past six months. Samantha is Bruno "handler", and together they are a team. If Bruno is ready, Samantha (take) _______. _______ (1.) him to a dog show in Delhi in January.
Samantha imagines the upcoming dog show. She has many questions about it. She decides to ask one of her friends, Atul, about it. "What _______ (2.) I (do) _______ _______ (3.) at the show, exactly?" she asks. "You (compete) _______ _______ _______ (4.) against other teams as they complete a course of challenging exercises," Atul tells her. "The exercises at the show (involve) ___ ____ ____ ___ _______ _______ (5.) giving commands, jumping, pivoting, spiraling, side stepping, and dropping. Each exercise (be) _______ _______ _______ _______ (6.) numbered. As they are doing the exercises together, the handlers (talk) _______ _______ _______ (7.) to their dogs." "Before beginning the course," Atul continues, "Each team (receive) _______ _______ (8.) 200 points. Each time a team makes a mistake, a point is deducted by the judge. At the end of the course, the handlers (probably, praise) _______ _______ _______ (9.) their dogs and give them food as rewards. The teams (do) _______ _______ _______ (10.) their best together, and therefore will deserve a rest. By the time the dogs finish eating, the judge (tally) _______ _______ _______
Q. Choose the correct option for blank (10)
a)
would have done
b)
will have done
c)
will be doing
d)
doing
| | Saptorshi Sinharay answered |
Her the tense depends on the sentence given.. So most appropriate is would have done .. so correct answer is A... Plz Upvote
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in any aspect of the future tense.
Samantha has been training her Pooch, Bruno, for competition for the past six months. Samantha is Bruno "handler", and together they are a team. If Bruno is ready, Samantha (take) _______. _______ (1.) him to a dog show in Delhi in January.
Samantha imagines the upcoming dog show. She has many questions about it. She decides to ask one of her friends, Atul, about it. "What _______ (2.) I (do) _______ _______ (3.) at the show, exactly?" she asks. "You (compete) _______ _______ _______ (4.) against other teams as they complete a course of challenging exercises," Atul tells her. "The exercises at the show (involve) ___ ____ ____ ___ _______ _______ (5.) giving commands, jumping, pivoting, spiraling, side stepping, and dropping. Each exercise (be) _______ _______ _______ _______ (6.) numbered. As they are doing the exercises together, the handlers (talk) _______ _______ _______ (7.) to their dogs." "Before beginning the course," Atul continues, "Each team (receive) _______ _______ (8.) 200 points. Each time a team makes a mistake, a point is deducted by the judge. At the end of the course, the handlers (probably, praise) _______ _______ _______ (9.) their dogs and give them food as rewards. The teams (do) _______ _______ _______ (10.) their best together, and therefore will deserve a rest. By the time the dogs finish eating, the judge (tally) _______ _______ _______ Q. Choose the correct option for blank (9)- a)will probably praise
- b)shall probably praise
- c)are probably praising
- d)will be probably praising
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in any aspect of the future tense.
Samantha has been training her Pooch, Bruno, for competition for the past six months. Samantha is Bruno "handler", and together they are a team. If Bruno is ready, Samantha (take) _______. _______ (1.) him to a dog show in Delhi in January.
Samantha imagines the upcoming dog show. She has many questions about it. She decides to ask one of her friends, Atul, about it. "What _______ (2.) I (do) _______ _______ (3.) at the show, exactly?" she asks. "You (compete) _______ _______ _______ (4.) against other teams as they complete a course of challenging exercises," Atul tells her. "The exercises at the show (involve) ___ ____ ____ ___ _______ _______ (5.) giving commands, jumping, pivoting, spiraling, side stepping, and dropping. Each exercise (be) _______ _______ _______ _______ (6.) numbered. As they are doing the exercises together, the handlers (talk) _______ _______ _______ (7.) to their dogs." "Before beginning the course," Atul continues, "Each team (receive) _______ _______ (8.) 200 points. Each time a team makes a mistake, a point is deducted by the judge. At the end of the course, the handlers (probably, praise) _______ _______ _______ (9.) their dogs and give them food as rewards. The teams (do) _______ _______ _______ (10.) their best together, and therefore will deserve a rest. By the time the dogs finish eating, the judge (tally) _______ _______ _______
Samantha has been training her Pooch, Bruno, for competition for the past six months. Samantha is Bruno "handler", and together they are a team. If Bruno is ready, Samantha (take) _______. _______ (1.) him to a dog show in Delhi in January.
Samantha imagines the upcoming dog show. She has many questions about it. She decides to ask one of her friends, Atul, about it. "What _______ (2.) I (do) _______ _______ (3.) at the show, exactly?" she asks. "You (compete) _______ _______ _______ (4.) against other teams as they complete a course of challenging exercises," Atul tells her. "The exercises at the show (involve) ___ ____ ____ ___ _______ _______ (5.) giving commands, jumping, pivoting, spiraling, side stepping, and dropping. Each exercise (be) _______ _______ _______ _______ (6.) numbered. As they are doing the exercises together, the handlers (talk) _______ _______ _______ (7.) to their dogs." "Before beginning the course," Atul continues, "Each team (receive) _______ _______ (8.) 200 points. Each time a team makes a mistake, a point is deducted by the judge. At the end of the course, the handlers (probably, praise) _______ _______ _______ (9.) their dogs and give them food as rewards. The teams (do) _______ _______ _______ (10.) their best together, and therefore will deserve a rest. By the time the dogs finish eating, the judge (tally) _______ _______ _______
Q. Choose the correct option for blank (9)
a)
will probably praise
b)
shall probably praise
c)
are probably praising
d)
will be probably praising
 | Trisha Vashisht answered |
The correct future tense form here is "will probably praise".
- Simple Future Tense ("will praise") is used for actions expected to occur after the course ends.
- The adverb "probably" appropriately modifies the verb to indicate likelihood.
- "Will probably praise" fits the context of handlers rewarding their dogs post-competition.
Why Other Options Fail:
- B ("shall"): Less common in modern English for third-person plural subjects.
- C ("are praising"): Present continuous tense incorrectly describes an ongoing action, not a future event.
- D ("will be praising"): Future continuous implies ongoing action, which conflicts with the one-time act of praising after completion.
Correct Sentence:
"At the end of the course, the handlers will probably praise their dogs and give them food as rewards."
"At the end of the course, the handlers will probably praise their dogs and give them food as rewards."
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.Q. I ________ (wait) at the airport at this time next week.- a)Wait
- b)Is waiting
- c)Will have waited
- d)Was waiting
- e)Has waited
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.
Q. I ________ (wait) at the airport at this time next week.
a)
Wait
b)
Is waiting
c)
Will have waited
d)
Was waiting
e)
Has waited
 | Priyanka Kapoor answered |
I will have waited at the station at this time next week.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.Q. My mother ______ (teach) me tomorrow at this time.- a)Teach
- b)Will have taught
- c)Teaching
- d)Was teaching
- e)Is teaching
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.
Q. My mother ______ (teach) me tomorrow at this time.
a)
Teach
b)
Will have taught
c)
Teaching
d)
Was teaching
e)
Is teaching
 | Vivek Bansal answered |
My uncle will have taught mme tomorrow at this time.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.Q. He _____________ (leave) his house when we entered his house.- a)Is leaving
- b)Has left
- c)Half left
- d)All of these
- e)None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets.
Q. He _____________ (leave) his house when we entered his house.
a)
Is leaving
b)
Has left
c)
Half left
d)
All of these
e)
None of these
| | Priyanka Kapoor answered |
He has left his house when the police entered his house.
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