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QUESTION 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.
  • A feeling
  • B feel
  • C will feel
  • D felt
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'.
QUESTION 182
Choose the correct form of the verb from the give options to fill in the blank.It’s time we ______.
  • A left
  • B leave
  • C are leaving
  • D had left
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.
QUESTION 183
Fill in the blank using the appropriate option: Prakash _______ tennis for an hour when the news of his selection came in.
  • A had play
  • B had been playing
  • C had played
  • D had been played
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.
QUESTION 184
Fill in the blank with the correct sequence of tenses- When he woke up, his friend ............ left.
  • A have been
  • B had been
  • C had already
  • D was already
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.
QUESTION 185
Choose the correct tense of the verb given in the bracket. Do you (speak) English ?
  • A spoken
  • B speak
  • C speaking
  • D spoke
Answer: In a present simple question with 'do' or 'does', the main verb is always in its base form. The base form is 'speak'.
QUESTION 186
At 8 pm tonight,sonu ......... (wash) the dishes.
  • A will be washing
  • B was washing
  • C washed
  • D had washed
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.
QUESTION 187
Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense :Jim _____ to continue the course, even though it ____ difficult.
  • A was deciding, proves
  • B is deciding, was proved
  • C deciding, was proving
  • D decided, was proving
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').
QUESTION 188
If I had told the truth, ______ punishment.
  • A I would have escaped
  • B I will escape
  • C I would escape
  • D I will not escape
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').
QUESTION 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.
  • A had completed
  • B will have completed
  • C has been completed
  • D completed
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.
QUESTION 190
Select the best option to fill in the blank. The letter _____ have arrived by now.
  • A could
  • B would
  • C should
  • D will
Answer: 'Should have' is used to express an expectation that something has happened. The speaker expects the letter to have arrived.