Cluster · English Tense Usage and Sentence Completion

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English Tense and Verb Form Usage
Questions
305
Umbrella sub-concepts
Hindi-to-English translation fill in the blanks fill-in-the-blank verb forms fill-in-the-blank verb selection sentence translation tense identification verb tense identification
Questions in this cluster
305 total
Question Category Subtype Difficulty

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense.

She ______ reading her favourite novel last night. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of verb from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

He ___ three languages fluently.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of verb from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

Sheela was ______ for me when I arrived.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of present tense from the given option to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

She___ to her friends on the phone regularly.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of past tense from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

We ______ for one hour.

(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate present tense form of the verb from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.
She ___ to music while working. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of verb from the given option to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

I am afraid Dr. Smith isn't ___ patients at the moment.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of verb from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

My father is an engineer. He ___ for a multinational company.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense:

Despite the challenges, Marie Curie ______ significant contributions to science. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense:

Last night, they ______ an amazing concert in the park. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense:

Last night, they ______ a captivating performance at the theatre. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense:

Before retiring, she ______ a successful career in finance. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense.

By the time I arrived, they ______ the meeting. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with a suitable option.

Aishwarya ________ BTS, the Korean boy band. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense:

Last summer, we ______ a memorable road trip across the country. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

News ________ us that Singapore had fallen to the Japanese. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of past tense from the given options to fill in the blank for the given sentence.

I ______ French when I was a child. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense.

The storm ______ havoc in the coastal town last night. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense.

He ______ his favourite childhood game yesterday. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense:

Yesterday, she ______ her long-lost friend after years of separation. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the simple past tense.

He ______ his computer before leaving the office yesterday. (212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate form of verb from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

She ___ at the party last night.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate present tense form of the verb from the given options to fill in the blanks for the given sentence.

They ___ the bus to work every day.
(212 Combine Competitive Exam Group A and B)

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english intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I ______ home before she arrived

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bihar_police fill_blank intermediate

Translate the given Hindi sentence into an English sentence:

मेरे पास एक बड़ी पुस्तकालय है जहां मैं रोज़ाना कुछ नया पढ़ने के लिए जाता हूँ।

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bihar_police intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

While waiting for the food to arrive, we were happy __________ in the relaxing surroundings.

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bihar_police fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The Allies ______ the war in 1945.

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rajasthan fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Gautam ______all the documents by the time his senior advocate reached the court.

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rajasthan fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

If I go to Bangalore, I ______with my nephew.

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rajasthan fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate verb form to fill in the blank.

By the time the guests arrived, the decorators _________ the entire hall beautifully.

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rajasthan fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

By this time tomorrow, I _______ the work assigned to me.

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rajasthan fill_blank intermediate

In the question, a sentence is provided with a blank space. Below the sentence, five options are given as possible fillers to complete the sentence. Determine which filler best fits the sentence both grammatically and contextually.

The teacher asked the students __________ quietly in their seats.

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banking intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She always _______ a cup of tea in the morning.

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ib fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

Rakhi ____________ T.V. when her father called upon her.

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ib fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He ________ done it.

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ib fill_blank intermediate

Find the sentence from the given options that correctly shows the use of past perfect tense.

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ib intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Gautam ______all the documents by the time his senior advocate reached the court. 

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ib fill_blank intermediate

Select the correct option to fill in the blanks given.

She _________ a beautiful song while her brother _________ the piano.

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ib intermediate

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

My friends and I ______ to watch the IPL finals in Mumbai.

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ib fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Yesterday, I ______ to be on a street with a few modest restaurants.

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ib fill_blank intermediate

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks. 

Despite the fact that he _________ several presentations in the past, this is the first time he _________ in front of such a large audience.

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delhi_police intermediate

Find the sentence from the given options that correctly shows the use of past perfect tense.

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delhi_police intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The date of examination ___________ declared yet.

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delhi_police fill_blank intermediate

Choose the sentence that is in the simple past tense: 

A. I was giving some of the chocolates to my younger sister. 

B. I had been giving some of the chocolates to my younger sister. 

C. I had given some of the chocolates to my younger sister. 

D. I gave some of the chocolates to my younger sister.

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delhi_police intermediate

Choose the appropriate verbs from the given options to fill in the blanks and complete the sentence.

Rina ______ a new dress for the party, but she ______ it yet.

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delhi_police intermediate

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past perfect tense.

A. The participants practised a lot for play.

B. The participants had practised a lot for play.

C. The participants had been practising a lot for play.

D. The participants were practising a lot for play.

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delhi_police intermediate

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in future tense form.

There are multiple facilities available for reaching the island.

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delhi_police intermediate

Fill in the blank with a suitable answer.

By tomorrow, they __________ their project.

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ssc fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

Rakhi ____________ T.V. when her father called upon her.

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ssc fill_blank intermediate

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

He plays several instruments and also __________ music. 

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ssc fill_blank intermediate
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