81. The boy ______ down from the tree and hurt his leg.
- D. had fallen
- C. was falling
- B. fell
- A. fallen
व्याख्या: This sentence describes a sequence of two completed actions in the past. Both actions should be in the simple past tense.
82. Neither of the boys ______ submitted their records.
- D. are
- B. have
- C. were
- A. has
व्याख्या: 'Neither' is a singular pronoun and takes a singular verb, even though 'boys' is plural. The verb must agree with 'Neither'.
83. She acted as though she ______ not heard me.
व्याख्या: After 'as though' or 'as if', we often use the past perfect tense to refer to an earlier event in a hypothetical or unreal context.
84. He will have been travelling for five days when he ______ here.
- D. has arrived
- A. will arrive
- C. arrived
- B. arrives
व्याख्या: In a future time clause introduced by 'when', the simple present tense is used, even if the main clause is in a future tense.
85. My sister was in the bathroom when she ______ a noise.
- D. has heard
- A. heard
- B. was hearing
- C. had heard
व्याख्या: A short, complete action ('heard a noise') interrupted a longer, ongoing background state ('was in the bathroom'). The simple past is used for the interrupting action.
86. We ______ a lot of work today.
- C. had done
- A. did
- B. have done
- D. do
व्याख्या: 'Today' is an unfinished time period. The present perfect is used to talk about actions completed within an unfinished time period.
87. A lot of people ______ waiting for the Prime Minister.
- B. was
- C. are
- A. is
- D. has been
व्याख्या: 'A lot of people' is a plural subject and therefore takes a plural verb. The present continuous tense is appropriate for the context of waiting now.
88. India ______ independence in 1947.
- D. had got
- B. got
- C. has got
- A. gets
व्याख्या: The year '1947' is a specific, finished time in the past, so the simple past tense is required.
89. The fire ______ the huts before the fire brigade came.
- B. had burnt
- A. has burnt
- C. was burning
- D. burnt
व्याख्या: The action of the fire burning the huts was completed before the fire brigade arrived. The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two past actions.
90. I would rather you ______ him the truth.
- D. will tell
- A. tell
- C. have told
- B. told
व्याख्या: The structure 'would rather + subject' is followed by the simple past tense to express a preference about someone else's actions in the present or future.
