English Language

English Grammar and Usage

2,780 Questions

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
  1. will be

  2. will have

  3. will have been

  4. would have

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Future perfect continuous 'will have been' correctly expresses an action that will continue up to a specific future time point. 'By the end of this month' marks when the four-year duration will be complete.

Multiple choice
  1. will be training

  2. will have been training

  3. would have train

  4. will have trained

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Future perfect 'will have trained' indicates an action that will be completed by a specific future time. 'By the end of this year' sets the future deadline, and training 400 horses is a completable action.

Multiple choice
  1. had lived

  2. had been living

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. has been living

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both 'had lived' and 'had been living' are grammatically correct. 'Had lived' emphasizes the completed action, while 'had been living' emphasizes the continuous nature. Since both work in context, 'both 1 and 2' is the correct answer.

Multiple choice
  1. has been

  2. have been

  3. had been

  4. would had

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Present perfect 'have been' is correct because 'recently' indicates a connection to the present, and 'changes' is plural requiring 'have' not 'has'. The present perfect tense shows changes that happened in the recent past with present relevance.

Multiple choice
  1. leaks

  2. leaked

  3. would leaked

  4. could leaks

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Present simple tense is used for habitual or repeated actions. 'Whenever it rains' indicates a recurring condition, so we use present simple 'leaks' to show what happens each time it rains. Option D 'could leaks' is grammatically incorrect - modal verbs are followed by the base form, not 's' form.

Multiple choice
  1. have changed

  2. has changed

  3. had change

  4. would change

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Present perfect tense connects past to present. 'Since then' marks the starting point of an action that continues to or has relevance in the present, so 'have changed' is correct with 'I'. Option B 'has changed' would be correct for 'he/she/it', not 'I'.

Multiple choice
  1. have served

  2. has served

  3. had served

  4. would serve

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Past perfect tense shows an action completed before another past action. Raju's service in the navy ('had served') happened before he retired and married, so we use past perfect to show the correct time sequence. Options A and B use wrong tenses.

Multiple choice
  1. have seen

  2. had seen

  3. was seen

  4. are seen

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Past perfect tense shows an action completed before another past action. 'Had seen' indicates that seeing all the pictures happened before 'she said.' The sequence of tenses requires past perfect for the earlier action.