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am waiting
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have waited
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have been waiting
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had been waiting
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The present perfect continuous tense is also used to describe actions in the past that have recently stopped.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
'Could' is used to talk about theoretical possiblity also.
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come
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coming
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have come
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be coming
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The future continuous tense (be coming) is preferred to the present tense (come) when you want to learn about somebody's intentions.
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situated
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had been situated
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has situated
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was situated
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence implies that something that has happened is lucky for Ramesh. Therefore, we will use the past tense 'was situated'.
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is trying
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am trying
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were trying
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are trying
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Am is always used with I, so, is the correct answer.
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was heralded
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herald
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has heralded
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had heralded
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Was heralded' is followed by 'by'.
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had left
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left
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has left
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have left
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Had left' is used as the past perfect tense and is used for the event that happened before 'he told them'.
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had sing
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was singing
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am singing
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sung
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence implies that an action was taking place or had taken place by the time the second event took place. The option ' was singing' implies that this action was taking place when 'the wife came home'.
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has ring
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is ring
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has rung
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had ring
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'Has rung' is an example of the present perfect tense, which indicates event that have happened in the past.
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was rain
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has been raining
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has rained
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is raining
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The present perfect continuous tense is used to refer to events that started in the past and has continued up until now. In this case, the event is 'rain'.
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was barking
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had barking
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was barked
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Was barking' implies a continuous action in the past.
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kill
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killing
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killing to
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killed
D
Correct answer
Explanation
'Had killed' is the past perfect tense.
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Did you have
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Will you have
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Do you had
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Will you had
B
Correct answer
Explanation
'Next' implies in the future, hence, the future tense 'Will you have' is used.
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have not see
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has not see
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have not seen
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am not seeing
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'I' will be followed by 'have not' + the 3rd form of the verb (seen).
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aroused
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arouse
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has arouse
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will have aroused
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The past tense (aroused) is maintained in the sentence.