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Verb

Verb
QUESTION 241
The doctor advised me to stop ___.
  • D smoked
  • A smoker
  • C smoking
  • B smoke
Answer: The verb 'stop' is followed by a gerund ('-ing' form) when it means to quit an activity. Therefore, 'smoking' is correct.
QUESTION 242
The President _______ Pushkar next month.
  • C visited
  • A has visited
  • B visits
  • D had visited
Answer: The simple present tense ('visits') can be used to describe scheduled future events, especially official ones like a President's visit.
QUESTION 243
When I saw her she ______ for her triend.
  • D was waiting
  • B has waited
  • C will have waited
  • A had waited
Answer: This sentence describes an action that was in progress ('waiting') when another past action occurred ('saw'). This requires the past continuous tense, 'was waiting'.
QUESTION 244
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket :The ship .... (sink) in the ocean yesterday.
  • B sunk
  • D sinking
  • C sank
  • A sink
Answer: The word 'yesterday' indicates the simple past tense. The simple past form of the verb 'sink' is 'sank'.
QUESTION 245
Fill in the blank with the correct form of verb:The Sun ------- during the day.
  • C shined
  • A shines
  • D have been shining
  • B will shining
Answer: This is a statement of general truth or a scientific fact, which is expressed using the simple present tense. Since 'The Sun' is singular, the verb is 'shines'.
QUESTION 246
Fill in the blank in the sentence below choosing the most appropriate verb from the options given.Many researchers _______ conducted this experiment to prove their point.
  • A has
  • B have
  • D were
  • C are
Answer: The subject of the sentence, 'Many researchers', is plural. Therefore, the plural auxiliary verb 'have' is required for the present perfect tense.
QUESTION 247
India _______ won the match by three goals. Pick the correct option to fill in the blank:
  • A has
  • D was
  • C had
  • B have
Answer: In many contexts, especially in British English, a country's sports team is treated as a plural noun. Therefore, 'have' is the correct verb.
QUESTION 248
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb :I can’t remember ____ the letter, its still in my pocket.
  • C to posting
  • B have posted
  • A not post
  • D posting
Answer: When 'remember' refers to a memory of a past action, it is followed by the gerund ('-ing' form). The speaker has no memory of the act of 'posting'.
QUESTION 249
Fill in the blank with the correct option.Not one of the lectures _____ interesting.
  • D were
  • B is
  • A have been
  • C are
Answer: The subject of the sentence is 'Not one', which is singular and requires a singular verb. Therefore, 'is' is the correct choice.
QUESTION 250
Generally, honesty __ from the heart.
  • B comes
  • A come
  • D coming
  • C has come
Answer: This is a general statement of truth, which uses the simple present tense. 'Honesty' is a singular, uncountable noun, so it takes the singular verb 'comes'.