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QUESTION 201
Fill in the correct tense choosing from the options given below:I ------- (write) a letter this morning.
  • A write
  • B will be writing
  • C have written
  • D wrote
Answer: When 'this morning' refers to a period of time that is not yet over, the present perfect tense 'have written' is used to describe a completed action within that period.
QUESTION 202
Choose the correct option from the options given below to fill in the blank :Jayaram is ...... than Shreenivas.
  • A miore wiser
  • B more wise
  • C most wise
  • D wiser
Answer: The word 'than' indicates a comparison. The correct comparative form of the one-syllable adjective 'wise' is 'wiser'.
QUESTION 203
I see a flat stretch of ground.
  • A present simple
  • B past simple
  • C present perfect
  • D present continues
Answer: The verb 'see' is in its base form for the subject 'I'. This is the simple present tense, used to describe a current action or state.
QUESTION 204
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: “Is dad in?”“No, he isn’t. He _____ home an hour ago. He ___ yet.”
  • A Leaves, didn’t return
  • B Will have, has not returned
  • C Leave, not returned
  • D Left, has not returned
Answer: 'An hour ago' requires the simple past tense, 'left'. The word 'yet' is used with the present perfect tense to indicate something hasn't happened up to now, so 'has not returned' is correct.
QUESTION 205
Choose the correct form of the verb/tense to complete the sentence from the given options- “The child .......... for the last one hour.”
  • A is sleeping
  • B was sleeping
  • C has been sleeping
  • D slept
Answer: The phrase 'for the last one hour' indicates an action that started in the past and is still continuing. This requires the present perfect continuous tense.
QUESTION 206
Fill in the blank with the correct option from the option given below.They are poor ....... happy.
  • A since
  • B because
  • C but
  • D than
Answer: The conjunction 'but' is used to connect two contrasting ideas. 'Poor' and 'happy' are presented here as a contrast.
QUESTION 207
Choose the correct tense of the verb in bracket from the options that follow:You (pass) the exam, if you had studied hard.
  • A would have passed
  • B will have passed
  • C had passed
  • D shall have passed
Answer: This is a third conditional sentence describing an unreal past situation. The structure is 'if + past perfect, ... would have + past participle'.
QUESTION 208
Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb: A student did not _______ (spell) the word Liaison correctly! The spelling was _______ (confuse) to him though he knew how to pronounce it. He _______ (write) Laison! As a result, the only option the teacher felt to correct him was to _______ (ask) him to write the word correctly 100 times! This is _______ (call) Imposition in die teachers’ jargon!
  • A spelt, confused, wrote, asking, calling.
  • B spelling, confuse, writing, asked, called.
  • C spelt, confusing, writing, asking, calling.
  • D spell, confusing, wrote, ask, called.
Answer: The verbs fit the context: 'did not spell' (base form after did), 'was confusing' (participle as adjective), 'wrote' (simple past), 'to ask' (infinitive), 'is called' (present passive).
QUESTION 209
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:The police officer stopped us and asked us where _____ .
  • A were we going
  • B are we going
  • C we are going
  • D we were going
Answer: In an indirect question, the word order is subject-verb ('we were going'), not the inverted question form ('were we going'). The tense also shifts to the past.
QUESTION 210
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank space:Temperature tomorrow --------- much the same as today.
  • A will
  • B remained
  • C will have been
  • D will be
Answer: The word 'tomorrow' indicates a future time. 'Will be' is the simple future tense used for making predictions or stating future facts.