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181. Complete the given sentence choosing the most appropriate word from the options below:She remarked that she ________ annoyed with him for his lack of sympathy for the victim.
Answer: The reporting verb 'remarked' is in the past tense. Therefore, the verb in the reported clause must also be in a past tense, which is 'felt'.
182. Choose the correct form of the verb from the give options to fill in the blank.It’s time we ______.
Answer: The expression 'It's time' is followed by the simple past tense to indicate that something should be happening now. 'Left' is the simple past of leave.
183. Fill in the blank using the appropriate option: Prakash _______ tennis for an hour when the news of his selection came in.
Answer: The sentence describes a continuous action ('playing tennis') that was happening for a duration before another past event ('the news came'). This requires the past perfect continuous tense.
184. Fill in the blank with the correct sequence of tenses- When he woke up, his friend ............ left.
Answer: The friend's departure happened before he woke up. The past perfect tense ('had left') is used for the earlier action. 'Already' emphasizes that it happened before.
185. Choose the correct tense of the verb given in the bracket. Do you (speak) English ?
Answer: In a present simple question with 'do' or 'does', the main verb is always in its base form. The base form is 'speak'.
186. At 8 pm tonight,sonu ......... (wash) the dishes.
Answer: The phrase 'At 8 pm tonight' refers to a specific time in the future. To describe an action that will be in progress at that time, the future continuous tense is used.
187. Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense :Jim _____ to continue the course, even though it ____ difficult.
Answer: Jim made a decision in the past ('decided'), while the course was proving to be difficult over a period of time in the past ('was proving').
188. If I had told the truth, ______ punishment.
Answer: This is a third conditional sentence describing an unreal past situation. The 'if' clause uses past perfect ('had told'), and the main clause uses 'would have' + past participle ('escaped').
189. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the correct form of verb in the following sentence :By November, next year she ______ her second book of poems.
Answer: The phrase 'By November, next year' sets a deadline in the future. The future perfect tense 'will have completed' is used for an action that will be finished by that future time.
190. Select the best option to fill in the blank. The letter _____ have arrived by now.
Answer: 'Should have' is used to express an expectation that something has happened. The speaker expects the letter to have arrived.
191. I ......... (work) on the project for 2 years.
Answer: The phrase 'for 2 years' indicates a duration of an activity that started in the past and continues to the present. This requires the present perfect continuous tense.
192. We ........ our project, now we can go for holiday.
Answer: The action of finishing the project is complete and has a result in the present ('now we can go'). The present perfect tense 'have finished' is used for this.
193. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank space:After the French Police had successfully used dogs, the German authorities too _____ of using them.
Answer: The first clause ('had successfully used') is in the past perfect. The main clause describes a subsequent action in the past, so the simple past tense 'thought' is correct.
194. I knew that they ______ in this company before so I asked about the boss.
Answer: The action of them working in the company happened before the speaker 'knew' and 'asked'. The past perfect 'had worked' is used for the earlier past action.
195. Directions: Choose the correct sentence from the following:-
Answer: Option C is grammatically correct. A has subject-verb disagreement ('has they'). B has disagreement ('are the boy'). D uses the wrong verb form ('have you did' should be 'have you done').
196. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:I ___ her ___ a long time, ___ she was a child.
Answer: 'Have known' (present perfect) is used for a state that continues to the present. It is used with 'for' to show a duration ('a long time') and 'since' to show a starting point ('she was a child').
197. Fill in the blanks with the correct use of the sequence of tenses :He ___ always ____ his keys.
Answer: The structure 'is always losing' (present continuous with 'always') is used to describe a frequent, often annoying, habit.
198. She _______ for a walk every day as the doctor has advised her to do so if she wants to get well soon.
Answer: While 'goes' could describe a habit, 'is going' is often used to describe a temporary but regular new arrangement or routine, which fits the context of a doctor's recent advice.
199. Fill in the blank with the correct option:I _____ a play by Pinter.
Answer: 'Am reading' (present continuous) describes an action that is currently in progress, even if not happening at this exact second. It implies the process of reading the play has started but not finished.
200. Mica ___ in Rajasthan.
Answer: This sentence states a fact. It uses the simple present passive voice ('is found') because Mica is the object receiving the action of being found.