Please keep at least one language enabled. || కనీసం ఒక భాషను ఎంచుకోండి.
Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Maya's regular routine is to eat lunch at home. Her kitchen is being repaired this week, so she is temporarily eating at the office. Choose the pair that correctly completes: 'Maya normally _____ lunch at home, but this week she _____ at the office.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Eats' is correct for Maya's normal habit, signalled by 'normally'.
• 'Is eating' is correct for the temporary current arrangement during 'this week'.
• The sentence therefore contrasts the simple present for an established habit with the present continuous for a temporary situation.
• 'Is eating' is correct for the temporary current arrangement during 'this week'.
• The sentence therefore contrasts the simple present for an established habit with the present continuous for a temporary situation.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Which sentence is tense-consistent for a routine that happens every morning?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Unlocks' and 'checks' are both simple-present forms and consistently describe the guard's regular morning routine.
• The time expression 'every morning' supports habitual present reference.
• The other options mix tense forms without a contextual reason for the shift.
• The time expression 'every morning' supports habitual present reference.
• The other options mix tense forms without a contextual reason for the shift.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which sentence is tense-consistent for two completed actions that happened yesterday?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Entered' and 'switched' are both simple-past forms describing completed actions yesterday.
• 'Yesterday' is a definite finished past-time expression.
• The other options shift unnecessarily between present, present perfect and past forms.
• 'Yesterday' is a definite finished past-time expression.
• The other options shift unnecessarily between present, present perfect and past forms.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
The lecture was already in progress at 11 a.m. when the electricity failed. Choose the correct sentence.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Was speaking' presents the lecture as an action already in progress when the electricity failed.
• 'Failed' is simple past and identifies the shorter event that occurred during the ongoing past action.
• The other options contain incorrect auxiliary or main-verb forms and do not form the required past continuous.
• 'Failed' is simple past and identifies the shorter event that occurred during the ongoing past action.
• The other options contain incorrect auxiliary or main-verb forms and do not form the required past continuous.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
To make it explicit that the train departed before we reached the station, choose the correct form: 'When we reached the station, the train _____.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Had left' is the past perfect and explicitly places the train's departure before the later past event of our reaching the station.
• The past perfect is formed with 'had' plus the past participle.
• The other options refer to present or future viewpoints rather than the required earlier-past relationship.
• The past perfect is formed with 'had' plus the past participle.
• The other options refer to present or future viewpoints rather than the required earlier-past relationship.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Choose the correct sentence for an event completed at the definite finished time 'in 2021'.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'I completed the course in 2021' correctly uses the simple past with a definite finished past time.
• The present perfect normally does not occur with a finished past-time expression such as 'in 2021'.
• The other present forms do not match the stated completed past event.
• The present perfect normally does not occur with a finished past-time expression such as 'in 2021'.
• The other present forms do not match the stated completed past event.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
The current month is not over. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect to report a completed count up to now?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'We have held four meetings so far this month' correctly uses the present perfect for a completed count within an unfinished period extending to now.
• 'So far' means up to the present point, and the stem states that the current month is not over.
• The other options either use a different tense or contain incorrect passive verb structures.
• 'So far' means up to the present point, and the stem states that the current month is not over.
• The other options either use a different tense or contain incorrect passive verb structures.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
The parcel was expected by now, but it is still missing. Choose the correct completion: 'It _____ yet.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Has not arrived' is correct because 'yet' in this context refers to something expected but not completed up to now.
• The present perfect is commonly used with 'yet' in negative statements of this kind.
• The other options contain incorrect auxiliary or verb forms.
• The present perfect is commonly used with 'yet' in negative statements of this kind.
• The other options contain incorrect auxiliary or verb forms.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which sentence correctly places 'already' in a standard present-perfect construction?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'She has already submitted the form' correctly uses 'has' plus the past participle 'submitted'.
• 'Already' commonly occurs between the auxiliary and the past participle in the present perfect.
• The other options use an incorrect main-verb form.
• 'Already' commonly occurs between the auxiliary and the past participle in the present perfect.
• The other options use an incorrect main-verb form.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which sentence correctly uses 'just' in a standard present-perfect construction to mean 'a short time ago'?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'The train has just arrived' correctly uses the present perfect with 'just' to refer to a very recent event.
• In this construction, 'just' normally occurs between 'has/have' and the past participle.
• 'Arrived' is the required past participle; the other options contain incorrect verb forms or word order.
• In this construction, 'just' normally occurs between 'has/have' and the past participle.
• 'Arrived' is the required past participle; the other options contain incorrect verb forms or word order.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Choose the correct pair: 'Ravi has lived in Hyderabad _____ 2020, and his sister has lived there _____ five years.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Since 2020' is correct because 2020 is a starting point in time.
• 'For five years' is correct because five years is a duration.
• 'Since' introduces a starting point, whereas 'for' introduces a period of time.
• 'For five years' is correct because five years is a duration.
• 'Since' introduces a starting point, whereas 'for' introduces a period of time.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Anil started waiting at 3 p.m. and is still waiting at 5 p.m. Choose the sentence that emphasizes the continuing duration.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Has been waiting' is correct because the activity began in the past and is explicitly continuing at the present reference time.
• The present perfect continuous is well suited to emphasizing the duration of an ongoing activity.
• 'For two hours' expresses the duration from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• The present perfect continuous is well suited to emphasizing the duration of an ongoing activity.
• 'For two hours' expresses the duration from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
The passengers began waiting at 6 p.m. The bus arrived at 8 p.m., and they were still waiting until it arrived. Choose the correct sentence.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Had been waiting' correctly describes an activity that continued for two hours up to a later point in the past.
• The later past event is the bus's arrival at 8 p.m.
• The past perfect continuous is formed with 'had been' plus the -ing form of the main verb.
• The later past event is the bus's arrival at 8 p.m.
• The past perfect continuous is formed with 'had been' plus the -ing form of the main verb.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Choose the standard future-time clause: 'I will send you the result as soon as I _____ it tomorrow.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Receive' is correct because future time clauses introduced by 'as soon as' normally use a present form rather than 'will'.
• The future reference is carried by the context and by 'will send' in the main clause.
• The other options either incorrectly use 'will' in the time clause or contain malformed verb phrases.
• The future reference is carried by the context and by 'will send' in the main clause.
• The other options either incorrectly use 'will' in the time clause or contain malformed verb phrases.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
The school timetable is fixed. Choose the form that correctly completes the sentence: 'The first period _____ at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Starts' is correct because the simple present can refer to a future event that is part of a fixed timetable or schedule.
• The stem explicitly states that the school timetable is fixed.
• The other forms either refer to the past or are grammatically malformed.
• The stem explicitly states that the school timetable is fixed.
• The other forms either refer to the past or are grammatically malformed.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
The report must be complete before the meeting begins at noon tomorrow. Choose the correct form: 'By noon tomorrow, the team _____ the report.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Will have finished' is correct because the action is expected to be completed by a specified future point.
• The future perfect is formed with 'will have' plus the past participle.
• The phrase 'by noon tomorrow' establishes the future deadline.
• The future perfect is formed with 'will have' plus the past participle.
• The phrase 'by noon tomorrow' establishes the future deadline.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Which sentence contains a tense-consistency error for two actions explicitly stated to have happened yesterday?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Yesterday, she opened the file and reads the report' incorrectly shifts from simple past 'opened' to simple present 'reads'.
• Because both actions are explicitly stated to have happened yesterday, the corrected form is 'opened the file and read the report'.
• The other sentences consistently use simple-past forms for their completed past actions.
• Because both actions are explicitly stated to have happened yesterday, the corrected form is 'opened the file and read the report'.
• The other sentences consistently use simple-past forms for their completed past actions.
వివరణ:
Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which sentence contains an error because a present-perfect form is combined with the definite finished past-time expression 'yesterday'?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'I have seen the principal yesterday' is incorrect in standard usage because the present perfect is not normally combined with a definite finished past-time expression such as 'yesterday'.
• The correct form with 'yesterday' is the simple past: 'I saw the principal yesterday.'
• 'Already' and 'yet' can appropriately occur with the present perfect in the other sentences.
• The correct form with 'yesterday' is the simple past: 'I saw the principal yesterday.'
• 'Already' and 'yet' can appropriately occur with the present perfect in the other sentences.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Choose the pair that correctly contrasts a completed result with an activity continuing up to now: 'Maya _____ three reports so far, and she _____ on the fourth report for the last hour.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Has written' focuses on the completed result of three reports up to now.
• 'Has been working' emphasizes the activity continuing over the last hour on the fourth report.
• The combination therefore accurately distinguishes completed present-perfect results from continuing present-perfect-continuous activity.
• 'Has been working' emphasizes the activity continuing over the last hour on the fourth report.
• The combination therefore accurately distinguishes completed present-perfect results from continuing present-perfect-continuous activity.
వివరణ:
Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Choose the sequence that correctly fits the three explicit time references: 'Last year Arun _____ in Warangal; now he _____ in Hyderabad; next month he _____ to a new office in Secunderabad.'
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• 'Worked' matches the finished past-time expression 'last year'.
• 'Works' describes Arun's current situation, while 'will move' refers to the future event specified by 'next month'.
• The other options mismatch one or more verb forms with the explicit past, present and future time references.
• 'Works' describes Arun's current situation, while 'will move' refers to the future event specified by 'next month'.
• The other options mismatch one or more verb forms with the explicit past, present and future time references.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. eats; is eating సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. Every morning, the guard unlocks the gate and checks the register. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. Yesterday, Rina entered the office and switched on the computer. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: B. The lecturer was speaking when the electricity failed. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. had left సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. I completed the course in 2021. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: B. We have held four meetings so far this month. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: A. has not arrived సమాధానం: A.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. She has already submitted the form. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: A. The train has just arrived. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: B. since; for సమాధానం: B.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. Anil has been waiting for two hours. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. They had been waiting for two hours when the bus arrived. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. receive సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. starts సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. will have finished సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. Yesterday, she opened the file and reads the report. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. I have seen the principal yesterday. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. has written; has been working సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. worked; works; will move సమాధానం: B.