English Language

English Grammar and Usage

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English grammar and usage questions test fundamental sentence structure, correct verb forms, and accurate syntax. Topics include identifying grammatical errors, filling blanks with appropriate verbs, and changing narration. These are essential for the English language sections of competitive exams.

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English Grammar and Usage Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the correct form of sentence?

  1. When he gets his degree, he had been studied at Oxford for three years.

  2. When he gets his degree, he will have been studying at Oxford for three years.

  3. When he got his degree, he will have been studying at Oxford for three years.

  4. When he has got his degree, he will have been studying at Oxford for three years.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

If we want to emphasise the continuity of an activity from a point of time to the future, we use the continuous form.

Multiple choice

Select the correct answer to complete the following sentence.

If I have time, _____________.

  1. I shall visit the exhibition

  2. I should visit the exhibition.

  3. I ought to visit the exhibition

  4. I shall have visited the exhibition.

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A Correct answer
Explanation

In a Type 1 conditional sentence, the tense in the 'if' clause is in the simple present, and the tense in the main clause is in the simple future. The given part of the sentence is in simple present. Thus, the main clause will be in simple future tense. 

Multiple choice

Select the correct option for the following incorrect sentence.

If only we had reached two minutes earlier, we shall catch the bus.

  1. If only we had reached two minutes earlier, we can catch the bus.

  2. If only we had reached two minutes earlier, we shall have caught the bus.

  3. If only we had reached two minutes earlier, we would have caught the bus.

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, the sentence presents an imagined situation of the past and we use would/could/should have to tell about the possible outcome if things had been according to the imagined situation. 

Multiple choice

Select the correct answer after changing the following sentence into all the Perfect Tenses.

She has been cutting vegetables.

  1. She has cut vegetables. She had cut vegetables. She will have cut vegetables.

  2. She had been cutting vegetables. She will have been cutting vegetables. She has cut vegetables.

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The three perfect tenses, i.e. Present takes “has/have + 3rd form of verb, Past takes “had + 3rd form of verb” and Future takes ‘will have/shall have + 3rd form of verb”

Multiple choice

Is the use of “will have or shall have” made in the Future Perfect Tense?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. Neither (1) nor (2)

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Future Perfect Tense is formed using 'will have' or 'shall have' followed by the past participle of the verb. This tense describes actions that will be completed before a specific point in the future. The construction is grammatically correct and standard in English grammar.

Multiple choice

Which kind of verb is used in Past Perfect Tense?

  1. Present form of the verb

  2. Present Participle form of the verb

  3. Past form of the verb

  4. Past Participle form of the verb
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The given question refers to the Past Perfect Tense. Answer: (4)

Multiple choice

Change the following sentence into Past Perfect Tense.

“The Persian wheel had been working for a long time.”

  1. The Persian wheel has worked for a long time.

  2. The Persian wheel had worked for a long time.

  3. The Persian wheel will have worked for a long time.

  4. The Persian wheel has been working for a long time.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the given question, the given sentence has to be changed into Past Perfect Tense which takes only “had + III form of verb”  Answer: (2)

Multiple choice

Change the following sentence into Future Perfect Tense.

“The boys had finished their homework before the teacher came.”

  1. The boys will have finished their homework before the teacher comes.

  2. The boys will have been finishing their homework before the teacher comes.

  3. The boys have been finishing their homework before the teacher comes.

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the given question, the given sentence has to be changed into Future Perfect Tense which takes “will have or shall have + 3rd form of verb”  Answer: (1)