171. Choose the correct tense of the verb from the given options.Sita told them that they ........... wrong.
- A. are
- B. will be
- C. were
- D. can
व्याख्या: In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in the past ('told'), the verb in the reported clause shifts to a past form. 'Are' becomes 'were'.
172. Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb: My grandpa was _______ (suffer) from acute pain in the heart. Within minutes the ambulance _______ (arrive) and it _______ (take) my grandpa to the MR. He was _______ (take) to the intensive-care unit where patients in the danger zone are _______ (admitted).
- A. suffer, arrives, taken, took, admitting.
- B. suffered, arriving, takes, took, admitting.
- C. suffering, arrive, take, taking, admitted.
- D. suffering, arrived, took, taken, admitted.
व्याख्या: The narrative requires past tenses: 'was suffering' (past continuous), 'arrived' (simple past), 'took' (simple past), 'was taken' (past passive), and 'are admitted' (present passive for a general rule).
173. The Bible says love of money is the root of all evil.
- A. past simple
- B. present simple
- C. present perfect
- D. past perfect
व्याख्या: The sentence states a general truth or quotation, which is expressed using the simple present tense ('says', 'is').
174. Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense :The Newspapers _____ its going to be cold today.
- A. say
- B. saying
- C. has said
- D. telling
व्याख्या: The subject 'Newspapers' is plural, so it requires the plural simple present verb 'say' to report the information.
175. Use the correct word in the following -Before the bell rang, the class was ........... to go home.
- A. ready
- B. all ready
- C. was already
- D. were all ready
व्याख्या: 'Ready' is an adjective meaning prepared. 'Already' is an adverb meaning something has happened before now. The sentence needs the adjective 'ready'.
176. Choose the correct word for the following blank.This ____ can be very suitable for commercial college.
- A. bite
- B. site
- C. sight
- D. seen
व्याख्या: 'Site' refers to a location or place. 'Sight' refers to vision. The context is about a location for a college, so 'site' is correct.
177. Unless he _____ the work to my satisfaction, I shall not pay him for it. Fill in the blank choosing the correct tense form:
- A. had done
- B. didn’t do
- C. has done
- D. will doing
व्याख्या: The phrase 'to my satisfaction' implies completion of the work. The present perfect 'has done' indicates a completed action with present relevance, fitting the conditional structure.
178. I _____ him since Monday.
- A. will see
- B. will not see
- C. have not seen
- D. have seen
व्याख्या: The word 'since' indicates a period of time from a point in the past until now. This requires the present perfect tense, 'have not seen'.
179. Which one of the following is a correct sentence ?
- A. I am living here since 1995.
- B. I have been living here since 1995.
- C. I were living here from 1995.
- D. I was living here since 1995.
व्याख्या: To describe an action that started in the past ('since 1995') and is still continuing, the present perfect continuous tense ('have been living') is used.
180. Identify the correct form of tense in the underlined part of the given sentence:When I arrived, Tom was talking on the phone.
- A. Present perfect continuous
- B. Past continuous
- C. Past perfect
- D. Present continuous
व्याख्या: 'Was talking' is formed with the past tense of 'to be' (was) + the '-ing' form of the verb. This is the structure of the past continuous tense.
