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QUESTION 81
The boy ______ down from the tree and hurt his leg.
  • D had fallen
  • C was falling
  • B fell
  • A fallen
Answer: This sentence describes a sequence of two completed actions in the past. Both actions should be in the simple past tense.
QUESTION 82
Neither of the boys ______ submitted their records.
  • D are
  • B have
  • C were
  • A has
Answer: 'Neither' is a singular pronoun and takes a singular verb, even though 'boys' is plural. The verb must agree with 'Neither'.
QUESTION 83
She acted as though she ______ not heard me.
  • C had
  • B has
  • A did
  • D was
Answer: 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.
QUESTION 84
He will have been travelling for five days when he ______ here.
  • D has arrived
  • A will arrive
  • C arrived
  • B arrives
Answer: In a future time clause introduced by 'when', the simple present tense is used, even if the main clause is in a future tense.
QUESTION 85
My sister was in the bathroom when she ______ a noise.
  • D has heard
  • A heard
  • B was hearing
  • C had heard
Answer: 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.
QUESTION 86
We ______ a lot of work today.
  • C had done
  • A did
  • B have done
  • D do
Answer: 'Today' is an unfinished time period. The present perfect is used to talk about actions completed within an unfinished time period.
QUESTION 87
A lot of people ______ waiting for the Prime Minister.
  • B was
  • C are
  • A is
  • D has been
Answer: '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.
QUESTION 88
India ______ independence in 1947.
  • D had got
  • B got
  • C has got
  • A gets
Answer: The year '1947' is a specific, finished time in the past, so the simple past tense is required.
QUESTION 89
The fire ______ the huts before the fire brigade came.
  • B had burnt
  • A has burnt
  • C was burning
  • D burnt
Answer: 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.
QUESTION 90
I would rather you ______ him the truth.
  • D will tell
  • A tell
  • C have told
  • B told
Answer: 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.