31. I was watching TV when she ______ in.
- A. came
- D. has come
- C. had come
- B. was coming
व्याख्या: A short, completed action (she came in) interrupted a longer, ongoing past action (I was watching TV). The simple past is used for the interrupting action.
32. He behaves as if he ______ the king.
- B. was
- A. is
- D. has been
- C. were
व्याख्या: The subjunctive mood is used after 'as if' to talk about an unreal or hypothetical situation. 'Were' is used for all subjects.
33. By the time I am 50, I ______ the world.
- A. will travel
- C. travel
- B. will have travelled
- D. am travelling
व्याख्या: This describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future ('by the time I am 50'). The future perfect tense is appropriate.
34. She is not here. She ______ out.
- D. is going
- C. went
- A. has gone
- B. had gone
व्याख्या: The action of going out happened in the past, but the result (she is not here) is in the present. The present perfect tense connects a past action to the present.
35. The patient ______ before the doctor arrived.
- C. had died
- D. was dying
- B. has died
- A. died
व्याख्या: The patient's death occurred before the doctor's arrival. The past perfect tense is used for the earlier of two past actions.
36. We ______ for his call since 5 PM.
- B. have been waiting
- D. waited
- C. were waiting
- A. are waiting
व्याख्या: 'Since 5 PM' indicates an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment, requiring the present perfect continuous tense.
37. If I had known, I ______ you.
- A. would tell
- D. told
- C. would have told
- B. will tell
व्याख्या: This is a third conditional sentence, used for unreal past conditions. The structure is 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle'.
38. The headmaster ______ to speak to you.
- C. is wanting
- A. wants
- B. want
- D. has wanted
व्याख्या: 'Want' is a stative verb and is not typically used in the continuous tense. The subject 'The headmaster' is singular, so the verb takes an '-s'.
39. I ______ a strange dream last night.
- D. see
- C. had seen
- B. saw
- A. have seen
व्याख्या: The time expression 'last night' points to a specific, completed time in the past, requiring the simple past tense.
40. Don't get off the bus until it ______.
- D. has stopped
- C. stopped
- B. will stop
- A. stops
व्याख्या: In future time clauses with conjunctions like 'until', 'when', 'after', etc., we use the simple present tense, not the future tense.
