Test: Subject-Verb - 1 - Class 9 MCQ

COULD HAVE is used to express the consequence of an imagined event.

In the given sentence, the speaker is telling the person the consequence of taking risk -death.

Thus COULD HAVE is the correct answer.

The remaining options are incorrect because:

COULD express ability.

MUST BE expresses certainty.

MAY BE expresses possibility.

An auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.

Option C is correct as the 'when I was young' indicates that we are talking about the past. Here, the third form is used (had) as an ordinary verb because the main verb is missing. The other options are wrong as no other tense other than simple past can be used.

The correct answer is C had

According to the stated rule, option B is the correct answer because the object of the preposition, 'cats', is plural and the plural verb 'are' is to be used for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because 'was', 'has been' and 'is' are singular verbs. Since the object of the preposition is plural, none of these verbs can be used with it.

CAN is used to ask the time.

In the given sentence, the speaker is asking the time.

Option A: Listening is a gerund as it plays dual role when substituted in the blank

Option B and C: Listen is in the present tense. It is the wrong option

Option D: Listens are in the perfect present tense and they do not act as a noun. It is the

wrong option

Option A is correct

An auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.

Option B is correct as the subject is you and this afternoon indicates an action that is going to happen. Infinitive shall be used after the gerund as it is followed by the main verb wash which is in its first form.

The other options are wrong as being is used when the subject is I. Too indicates inclusion of something which is not appropriate to be used in the question.

The correct answer is B are/to

Option A is incorrect, 'uses' is a verb. Having two main verbs in one sentence will make it grammatically incorrect. Thus, it is not the correct answer.

Option B is incorrect, 'likes' is a verb. Having two main verbs in one sentence will make it grammatically incorrect. Thus, it is not the correct answer.

Option C is correct, 'to use' is a non-finite of the infinitive form. Thus, it shows that Peter has to use a pocket calculator now, without making the sentence incorrect. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Option D is incorrect, 'be' is a verb. Having two main verbs in one sentence will make it grammatically incorrect. Thus, it is not the correct answer.

1) sed to express ability

for example:- he can speak german fluently

2) used for seeking permission

for example:- sir can I go for a walk?

3) used for suggestion

for example:- you can take your own decision now COULD:- this is the past form of can

1) used to describe some abilities of the past

for example:- he could read and write when he was young

2) used to express possibility for example:- could it be false?

MAY:-1) used to ask formal permission for example:- may i come in?

2)used to suggest something that is possible for example:- he may agree with the plan MIGHT:- past form of may

1) Used to suggest a smaller possibility than may does: for example:-He might have finished it.

can could may and might all are auxiliary verbs or for better understanding helping verbs

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.

An auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc. Option C is correct as in the end indicates the use of had to.

The other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here.

The correct answer is C. had to

The given sentence is firstly set in past tense and secondly, according to the meaning of the sentence, it expects a mood of impossibility.

Option C is the correct answer because it expresses impossibility or inability in the past. Whereas option A expresses inability in present; option B expresses impossibility in future;

Option D expresses something which is not supposed to happen.

The usage of modal Verbs differs according to the type of sentences.

Option B is correct because the modal verb "can" shows the question mood of possibility or ability and can be expressed in interrogative sentences as given in the question. Whereas option A, C and D are not used in interrogative sentences. These are generally used in imperative or exclamatory sentences.