71. The children ______ in the garden when their father came back from work.
- B. were playing
- A. played
- C. had been playing
- D. have played
व्याख्या: This describes an ongoing action in the past ('playing') that was in progress when another action ('father came back') happened. Past continuous is used for the ongoing action.
72. I am sure I ______ him at the party last night.
- C. had seen
- D. see
- B. have seen
- A. saw
व्याख्या: The specific past time marker 'last night' requires the use of the simple past tense.
73. This is the best book I ______.
- B. have ever read
- A. ever read
- D. am ever reading
- C. had ever read
व्याख्या: Superlatives (like 'the best') are often followed by the present perfect tense to talk about experiences up to the present.
74. What ______ you do if you saw a snake?
- C. do
- B. would
- D. did
- A. will
व्याख्या: This is a second conditional sentence, used for hypothetical or unlikely situations. The structure is 'If + simple past, would + base verb'.
75. The English ______ English.
- A. speaks
- B. speak
- D. are speaking
- C. is speaking
व्याख्या: When 'The' is used with a nationality like 'English', it refers to the people of that country collectively and is treated as a plural subject, taking a plural verb.
76. The ship ______ before the rescue team arrived.
- C. had sunk
- A. sank
- D. has sunk
- B. was sinking
व्याख्या: The sinking of the ship happened before the arrival of the rescue team. The past perfect tense is used for the earlier of two past actions.
77. We ______ our dinner by the time they arrive.
- C. will have finished
- B. will be finishing
- A. will finish
- D. have finished
व्याख्या: 'By the time they arrive' sets a future point in time. An action completed before that future point is expressed in the future perfect tense.
78. He often ______ late for his meetings.
- B. arrive
- D. has arrived
- A. is arriving
- C. arrives
व्याख्या: The adverb 'often' indicates a habitual action, so the simple present tense is used.
79. I ______ here since morning but haven't seen him.
- C. was waiting
- B. have been waiting
- D. waited
- A. am waiting
व्याख्या: The use of 'since morning' indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. This requires the present perfect continuous tense.
80. Hardly had the sun risen ______ the fog disappeared.
- D. that
- C. then
- B. when
- A. than
व्याख्या: The correlative conjunction 'Hardly...when' is used to connect two past actions that happened in quick succession. The structure is 'Hardly had + subject + V3... when + subject + V2'.
