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Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 1

I __________ studying for the exam when my friend called me.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 1

The past perfect continuous tense "had been studying" indicates that the action of studying was ongoing in the past before another past event occurred (the friend's call). This shows the relationship between two past actions.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 2

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
Your friend's brother went to Australia some time ago and he's still there. You ask your friend: (how long / be / in Australia?) ______________.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 2

The present perfect tense is used to describe something that happened in the past, but the exact time it happened is not important. It has a relationship with the present. Have/has + past participle makes the present perfect.

In this sentence, a mention has been made about something which has happened in the past. Now since the whole sentence is in the third person, we would be using "has" and not "have".

("have" is used in case of first and second-person framed sentences.)

Now, for the past participle, it the form of a verb, typically ending in -ed in English, which is used in forming perfect and passive tenses and sometimes as an adjective. In this case, the past becomes, "been"

Option B is correct.

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Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 3

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
Rohan __________ the movie before he read the review.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 3

The correct answer is (C) had watched. The past perfect tense "had watched" is used to indicate that the action of watching the movie was completed before another past action, reading the review.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 4

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:

I can't meet you this evening. A friend of mine_________(come) to see me.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 4

Sometimes, speakers use the present continuous tense to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future, here, the action of coming this evening. The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present participle (root verb+ing). Hence, Option A is correct.

The rest of the options either indicate that the action has already happened (Options C and D) or that the action will happen in distant and indefinite future (Option B), hence they're incorrect.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 5

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:

________the students__________yesterday? (study)

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 5
The sentence contains the word 'yesterday', which indicates past tense. Of all the given options, the word that indicates simple past tense is 'did'. So, that eliminates options A) and D). Option B) has 'will study' as the second word which is simple future tense.

So, the correct answer is C) did; study.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 6

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
I __________ this book since morning.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 6

Explanation:

  1. Present Perfect Continuous Tense: "Have been reading" is in the present perfect continuous tense. This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

  2. Context: The phrase "since morning" indicates that the action of reading started in the morning and has continued up to now. This fits perfectly with the present perfect continuous tense.

  3. Structure:

    • Subject: I
    • Auxiliary Verb: have
    • Been: used to form the perfect continuous tense
    • Main Verb: reading

So the complete sentence is: "I have been reading this book since morning," which clearly conveys that the action is ongoing.


     
Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 7

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
The Council __________ made its decision.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 7

The correct answer is (C) has. "The Council" is a collective noun treated as singular in this context, so the present perfect tense "has made" is correct.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 8

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
The wise leader and politician __________ assassinated.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 8

The correct answer is (B) has been. "The wise leader and politician" is referring to a single person, thus the correct form is "has been" for the present perfect tense.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 9

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
Neither of the paintings __________ sold.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 9

The correct answer is (D) was. "Neither" is singular, so the verb must also be singular, hence "was sold" is correct.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 10

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
But this________________entirely correct

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 10

Option A is the correct answer because 'is' is used when the subject is singular, as in this case, belief.

Option B and C are incorrect because 'was' and 'were' are in the past tense whereas the statement is in the present tense.

Option D is incorrect because 'are' is used when the subject is plural which is incorrect here.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 11

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
The Chief guest, with his wife, __________.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 11

The correct answer is (A) has left. The subject "The Chief guest" is singular, and the phrase "with his wife" does not affect the verb agreement, so "has left" is correct.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 12

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
The quality of products __________ over time.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 12

The correct answer is (B) has been degrading. The subject "The quality" is singular, and the present perfect continuous tense "has been degrading" correctly indicates an ongoing action.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 13

Choose the sentence with the future perfect tense.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 13

The correct answer is (A) They shall have arrived by then. The future perfect tense "shall have arrived" indicates that the action will be completed by a certain future time.

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 14

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
Sita or her brothers __________ to be blamed.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 14

The correct answer is (C) are. When two subjects are connected by "or", the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. In this case, "her brothers" is plural, so the correct verb is "are".

Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 15

Use appropriate form of verb:

She__________(visit) her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she_______(move) in with them in 1996.

Detailed Solution for Test: Tenses - 1 - Question 15
The given sentence states a past action 'to visit' before another action took place in the past 'moved in in 1996'.

Option B: 'Had visited' is in past perfect tense. It states a past action that completed before another past action 'moved' took place. It relates to the given sentence and hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Has visited' is in present perfect tense and states an action just completed. 'Move' is a simple present verb and states a habit or a general truth. Both are irrelevant, as the sentence states actions from before 1996.

Option C: 'Had been visiting' is in past perfect continuous tense and 'is moving' is in present continuous tense. The actions in the given sentence are in the past.

Option D: Both 'is visiting' and 'is moving' are continuous tense forms in the present. Hence options A, C, and D are wrong.

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