Common Errors in Tenses Grammar for SSC Exams

Common Errors in Tenses Grammar for SSC Exams

Common Errors in Tenses Grammar for SSC Exams

1. When the Principal entered the class, a student………. on the blackboard.
(a) Wrote 
(b) was writing 
(c) writes 
(d) is writing 
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Ans .  B

2. She………TV when her husband came.
(a) watch
(b) was watching
(c) is watching
(d) watched
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Ans .  B

3. He always………to prove that the earth revolves round the sun.
(a) tried 
(b) tries 
(c) was trying
(d) is trying
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Ans .  B

 4. He saw me by chance and……….the car.
(a) stop
(b) stopped
(c) stops
(d) was stopping
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Ans .  B

 5. How many pegs of wine……yesterday?
(a) you have drank 
(b) were you drinking  
(c) did you drink 
(d) do you drink
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Ans .  C

 6. I was watching TV when she…….in.
(a) comes 
(b) came
(c) come 
(d) was coming
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Ans .  B

 7. She cut her finger while she……..vegetables.
(a) cutting
(b) was cutting 
(c) cut 
(d) had cut
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Ans .  B

 8. She still remembers the day when she first……..to church.
(a) went
(b) was going 
(c) gone 
(d) going
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Ans .  A

 9. The train had left before I…….the station.
(a) reach 
(b) was reaching 
(c) reached 
(d) reaches
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Ans .  C

10. Had you worked hard, you……passed?
(a) would 
(b) will
(c) would have 
(d) will have
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Ans .  C

11. We hope that Papa………soon.

(a) come 

(b) is coming 

(c) will come 

(d) shall come

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Ans .  C

12 Neelam is learning how……..

(a) to type 

(b) to typing 

(c) typing 

(d) type

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Ans .  A

13 Someone………away my bike within an hour.

(a) takes 

(b) took 

(c) has taken

(d) had taken

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Ans .  C

14 There are no taxies available because taxi drivers….on strike.

(a) went 

(b) go 

(c) have gone 

(d) will go

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Ans .  C

15 He…….suffering from fever since the last week.

(a) is 

(b) was  

(c) has been

(d) has

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Ans .  C

16 She has been suffering from malaria since she…..her job.

(a) leaves

(b) had  

(c) left

(d) has been leaving

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Ans .  C

17 They……..the students on educational tour on next Monday.

(a) were taking

(b) have taken 

(c) are taking 

(d) have been taking

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Ans .  C

18 I have just hired a typewriter and I…….type now-a-days.

(a) am learning 

(b) have learnt

(c) learnt 

(d) will learn

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Ans .  A

19 By July 2005, she……in this firm for eleven years.

(a) will work 

(b) will have been working  

(c) will be working

(d) has been working

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Ans .  B

20 The train…..before we reach the station.

(a) will have departed

(b) has departed  

(c) is departing 

(d) was departing

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Ans .  A

21 India…….freedom in 1947.

(a) attains

(b) attained 

(c) has attained

(d) was attained

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Ans .  B

22 He…….out for an evening walk after he had taken my dinner.

(a) go 

(b) went 

(c) have gone 

(d) will go

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Ans .  B

23 My sister was in the bathroom when she………the call-bell.

(a) rang

(b) have rang 

(c) ring 

(d) an ringing

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Ans .  A

24 She….a better job next month.

(a) will get 

(b) have got 

(c) got 

(d) get

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Ans .  A

25 I went into the hostel to see what students……

(a) cook 

(b) is cooking 

(c) was cooking

(d) has cooked

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Ans .  C

26 I went into the hostel to see what students…..

(a) are doing 

(b) did 

(c) were doing 

(d) doing

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Ans .  C

27 While I reached the station, I found Shashi…….for me.

(a) Watered

(b) has watered

(c) was watering  

(d) had watered

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Ans .  C

28 When I reached the station, I found Shashi……for me.

(a) was waiting 

(b) waits 

(c) waited 

(d) waiting

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Ans .  D

29 I opened the door and saw that it……..

(a) rained 

(b) has rained 

(c) was raining

(d) were raining

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Ans .  C

30………….you like milk or tea ?

(a) Are  

(b) Have 

(c) Does

(d) Do

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Ans .  D

31 Columbus…….America.

(a) discovers 

(b) discovered

(c) has discovered  

(d) had discovered

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Ans .  B

32 He…….born in 1984.

(a) is 

(b) has  

(c) was 

(d) had

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Ans .  C

33 No, she is not here, she…...just…out.

(a) has, gone

(b) is, going

(c) was, going 

(d) will have, gone

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Ans .  A

34 We………a friendly cricket match in the evening.

(a) were playing 

(b) have played 

(c) played 

(d) are playing

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Ans .  C

35. what……. you going to do with this briefcase?

(a) will 

(b) shall

(c) are 

(d) were

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Ans .  C

36. An honest man always……. the truth

(a) speak 

(b) speaks 

(c) spoke 

(d) speaking 

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Ans .  B

37. Will you wait here ....................... I return?

(a) until

(b) up to

(c) not

(d) unless

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Ans .  A

38. I visit my grandparents ........................... I can.

(a) when

(b) whenever

(c) Either could be used here

(d) who

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Ans .  B

39. I was tired ........................... I didn't go.

(a) so

(b) hence

(c) therefore

(d) as

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Ans .  A

40. ........................ art does not offer good career prospects, few people are interested in pursuing it.

(a) Since

(b) If

(c) Thus

(d) for

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Ans .  A

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