26. They ______ here for three years by next January.
- A. will be living
- C. would live
- D. are living
- B. will have been living
Answer: The future perfect continuous tense is used for an action that will have been happening for a period of time at a certain point in the future ('by next January').
27. Neither of the boys ______ done his homework.
- D. are
- B. has
- C. were
- A. have
Answer: Pronouns like 'neither', 'either', 'each', and 'everyone' are singular and require a singular verb. So, 'has' is the correct choice.
28. Being a rainy day, we ______ at home.
- A. stayed
- B. had stayed
- D. have stayed
- C. were staying
Answer: The sentence has a dangling participle. To correct it, the subject of the main clause ('we') must be able to perform the action of the participle. A more correct sentence would be 'As it was a rainy day, we stayed at home.' But given the options, 'stayed' is the most logical verb for the main clause.
29. I look forward to ______ from you.
- C. hearing
- B. have heard
- A. hear
- D. be heard
Answer: The phrase 'look forward to' is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing). Therefore, 'hearing' is the correct form.
30. He made me ______ the whole story.
- A. to tell
- B. tell
- C. telling
- D. told
Answer: The causative verb 'make' is followed by an object and a bare infinitive (the base form of the verb without 'to').
31. Many a man ______ tried to climb Mount Everest.
- D. are
- B. has
- C. is
- A. have
Answer: The phrase 'Many a' is followed by a singular noun ('man') and takes a singular verb. It is a formal way of saying 'many men'.
32. The teacher asked the students to ______ quiet.
- C. keep
- D. keeps
- A. kept
- B. keeping
Answer: The structure 'asked someone to...' is followed by the base form of the verb (infinitive). 'To keep' is the correct form.
33. He has ______ the book on the table.
- D. lied
- B. laid
- A. lain
- C. lay
Answer: 'Lay' is a transitive verb meaning 'to place something'. Its past participle form is 'laid'. 'Has' requires the past participle (V3).
34. If I had known, I ______ have helped you.
- B. would
- D. can
- A. will
- C. shall
Answer: This is a Type 3 conditional sentence. The 'if' clause is in the past perfect tense ('had known'), so the main clause must use 'would have' + past participle.
35. I cannot ______ with this noise any longer.
- A. put out
- B. put off
- C. put up
- D. put on
Answer: The phrasal verb 'put up with' means to tolerate or endure something.
36. All the furniture in this room ______ old.
- A. are
- B. were
- C. is
- D. have
Answer: 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and is always treated as singular. Therefore, it takes a singular verb 'is'.
37. It's high time you ______ studying for the test.
- D. to start
- B. started
- A. start
- C. have started
Answer: The phrase 'It's high time' or 'It's time' is followed by a subject and a verb in the simple past tense to indicate that something should have already been done.
38. Do not ______ your voice in front of elders.
- B. raise
- D. rose
- C. arise
- A. rise
Answer: 'Raise' is a transitive verb that means to lift or elevate something. It requires an object, which in this case is 'your voice'.
39. He ______ to the music when I entered the room.
- B. is listening
- C. has listened
- A. was listening
- D. listened
Answer: The past continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted by another action ('when I entered').
40. The meeting was ______ because the manager was ill.
- A. called on
- C. called up
- D. called off
- B. called in
Answer: The phrasal verb 'call off' means to cancel an event.
41. Having ______ his lunch, he went out for a walk.
- D. taking
- A. take
- C. taken
- B. took
Answer: This sentence uses a perfect participle ('Having' + V3) to show that one action was completed before another one started.
42. A number of soldiers ______ injured in the war.
- C. were
- D. is
- B. has been
- A. was
Answer: The phrase 'A number of' means 'many' and is treated as a plural subject, thus taking a plural verb.
43. I wish I ______ younger.
- B. were
- D. had been
- C. am
- A. was
Answer: The verb 'wish' is used to express a desire for an unreal situation (subjunctive mood). In this case, 'were' is used for all subjects.
44. He has been ill ______ last Monday.
- A. for
- C. from
- B. since
- D. on
Answer: The present perfect continuous tense is used with 'since' to denote a point in time when an action started, and with 'for' to denote a period of time.
45. The dog ______ on the sofa all day yesterday.
- C. lie
- A. lay
- D. lain
- B. laid
Answer: The simple past tense of the intransitive verb 'lie' (to rest) is 'lay'.
46. The jury ______ given its verdict.
- C. were
- B. has
- D. are
- A. have
Answer: When a collective noun like 'jury' acts as a single, unified body, it takes a singular verb.
47. I would not have commented if I ______ the whole story.
- D. had known
- A. knew
- B. know
- C. would have known
Answer: This is a Type 3 conditional sentence. The main clause is 'would not have commented', so the 'if' clause must be in the past perfect tense ('had known').
48. He prevented me from ______ there.
- D. went
- C. to go
- A. going
- B. go
Answer: The preposition 'from' is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing).
49. The manager wants this work ______ by tomorrow.
- A. to finish
- B. finishing
- C. to be finished
- D. finished
Answer: The verb 'want' is followed by an object ('this work') and a passive infinitive ('to be finished') to show that the subject desires an action to be done to the object.
50. The police ______ investigating the matter.
- B. has
- D. are
- C. have been
- A. is
Answer: The word 'police' is a plural noun and always takes a plural verb.
