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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Choose the correct form: “Please do not disturb Maya; she ___ an online interview right now.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Right now” shows that the activity is in progress at the moment of speaking.
• The present continuous is formed with “is” plus the -ing form “attending.”
• The simple present suggests a habitual situation, while the past and future forms do not match the stated present-time context.
• The present continuous is formed with “is” plus the -ing form “attending.”
• The simple present suggests a habitual situation, while the past and future forms do not match the stated present-time context.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
The science laboratory is being renovated this month. Choose the form that presents the teacher’s temporary situation during this period: “For this month only, she ___ in Room 12.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “For this month only” and the renovation context present the situation as temporary around the present time.
• The present continuous “is teaching” is appropriate for a temporary current arrangement or situation.
• The simple present would normally present the teaching as a regular fact or routine rather than emphasizing its temporary nature.
• The present continuous “is teaching” is appropriate for a temporary current arrangement or situation.
• The simple present would normally present the teaching as a regular fact or routine rather than emphasizing its temporary nature.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Choose the standard form: “I ___ the answer now.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Know” is normally a stative verb when it means possess knowledge or understanding.
• Stative “know” is generally used in a simple form rather than a continuous form.
• Therefore, “I know the answer now” is standard, while the continuous alternatives are not appropriate for this meaning.
• Stative “know” is generally used in a simple form rather than a continuous form.
• Therefore, “I know the answer now” is standard, while the continuous alternatives are not appropriate for this meaning.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Choose the correctly formed present continuous question: “What ___ you ___ at the moment?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A present continuous question is formed with the appropriate form of “be” before the subject, followed by the -ing form.
• With the subject “you,” the correct auxiliary is “are,” giving “What are you doing?”
• The other combinations either use the wrong auxiliary or fail to use the required -ing form.
• With the subject “you,” the correct auxiliary is “are,” giving “What are you doing?”
• The other combinations either use the wrong auxiliary or fail to use the required -ing form.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
The repair began at 8:30 p.m. and ended at 10:00 p.m. At exactly 9:00, when the supervisor called, the engineers ___ the damaged cable.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The repair began before 9:00 and ended after 9:00, so it was in progress at the exact past moment when the supervisor called.
• The past continuous “were repairing” is used for an activity ongoing around a particular time in the past.
• The simple past would present the repair as a completed event rather than the explicitly ongoing activity at 9:00.
• The past continuous “were repairing” is used for an activity ongoing around a particular time in the past.
• The simple past would present the repair as a completed event rather than the explicitly ongoing activity at 9:00.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Choose the correct form: “Rina ___ a report when the electricity suddenly went off; at that moment, she was only halfway through it.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The phrase “only halfway through it” proves that the report-writing was still in progress when the power failed.
• The past continuous “was writing” expresses the ongoing background action interrupted by the shorter event “the electricity suddenly went off.”
• The simple past “wrote” would present the writing as a completed event and therefore conflicts with the explicit unfinished state.
• The past continuous “was writing” expresses the ongoing background action interrupted by the shorter event “the electricity suddenly went off.”
• The simple past “wrote” would present the writing as a completed event and therefore conflicts with the explicit unfinished state.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
At 4:00 p.m. yesterday, both activities were simultaneously in progress. Choose the correct pair: “While I ___ the presentation slides, my colleague ___ the figures in the report.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The stem explicitly states that both activities were simultaneously in progress at a particular past time.
• “Was preparing” and “was checking” are past continuous forms that express those overlapping ongoing actions.
• The other pairs either present completed actions or mix time references that do not match the stated past-in-progress context.
• “Was preparing” and “was checking” are past continuous forms that express those overlapping ongoing actions.
• The other pairs either present completed actions or mix time references that do not match the stated past-in-progress context.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
During June, the manager used a temporary office while her regular office was being renovated. Which completion explicitly presents that temporary past situation as ongoing? “During that month, she ___ from the temporary office.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The question specifically asks for the form that views the temporary situation as ongoing during a past period.
• “Was working” is the past continuous and presents the arrangement as in progress during that month.
• “Worked” can narrate a completed past fact, but it does not provide the requested progressive viewpoint.
• “Was working” is the past continuous and presents the arrangement as in progress during that month.
• “Worked” can narrate a completed past fact, but it does not provide the requested progressive viewpoint.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
The alarm sounded at exactly 7:30 last night. Which question asks what activity was in progress at that moment?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The question asks about an action that was ongoing at a particular moment in the past.
• “What were you doing?” is the interrogative form of the past continuous with the subject “you.”
• The other options ask about a completed past event, a present situation, or a future situation.
• “What were you doing?” is the interrogative form of the past continuous with the subject “you.”
• The other options ask about a completed past event, a present situation, or a future situation.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
The examination begins at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow and ends at 5:00 p.m. Choose the correct form for 3:00 p.m.: “At 3:00 tomorrow, the candidates ___ the examination.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• At 3:00 p.m., the examination will already have started and will not yet have ended.
• The future continuous “will be taking” describes an activity that will be in progress at a specified future time.
• The future perfect would imply completion by 3:00, which contradicts the stated finishing time of 5:00.
• The future continuous “will be taking” describes an activity that will be in progress at a specified future time.
• The future perfect would imply completion by 3:00, which contradicts the stated finishing time of 5:00.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which sentence uses the future continuous to present a temporary situation in a future period?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Will be staying” is the future continuous form.
• The clause “while their hostel is repaired” makes the guest-house stay a temporary situation during a future period.
• The other sentences describe a habit, a completed past situation, or past experience rather than a temporary future situation.
• The clause “while their hostel is repaired” makes the guest-house stay a temporary situation during a future period.
• The other sentences describe a habit, a completed past situation, or past experience rather than a temporary future situation.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Choose the correctly formed negative future continuous sentence for an activity that will not be in progress at 8:00 tomorrow morning.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The negative future continuous is formed with “will not be” plus the -ing form of the main verb.
• “Will not be working” therefore has the correct auxiliary sequence and verb form.
• The other options omit a required auxiliary or use an incorrect position or form of the main verb.
• “Will not be working” therefore has the correct auxiliary sequence and verb form.
• The other options omit a required auxiliary or use an incorrect position or form of the main verb.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
In the sentence “This time tomorrow, we will be travelling to Hyderabad,” which verb phrase is in the future continuous?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The complete future continuous verb phrase is “will be travelling.”
• It consists of “will” + “be” + the -ing form “travelling.”
• The other options contain only part of the verb phrase or include material outside the complete tense form.
• It consists of “will” + “be” + the -ing form “travelling.”
• The other options contain only part of the verb phrase or include material outside the complete tense form.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Choose the standard form: “Priya ___ two bicycles, so she does not need another one.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Own” is normally stative when it expresses possession.
• In this meaning, standard English generally uses a simple form rather than a continuous form.
• “Owns” therefore correctly describes Priya’s current state of possession.
• In this meaning, standard English generally uses a simple form rather than a continuous form.
• “Owns” therefore correctly describes Priya’s current state of possession.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Identify the incorrect verb phrase in the sentence: “These books are belonging to the school library.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Belong” is normally a stative verb and is not generally used in the continuous form for possession or membership.
• The standard sentence is “These books belong to the school library.”
• The preposition “to” and the noun phrase “the school library” are appropriate with the corrected simple form.
• The standard sentence is “These books belong to the school library.”
• The preposition “to” and the noun phrase “the school library” are appropriate with the corrected simple form.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which sentence correctly uses a continuous form because “think” describes an active mental process rather than an opinion?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Think” can be used continuously when it means actively considering something.
• “Am thinking carefully about your proposal” describes an ongoing mental activity at the present moment.
• “Know,” “believe,” and “own” are used statively in the other options and are not normally expressed in the continuous there.
• “Am thinking carefully about your proposal” describes an ongoing mental activity at the present moment.
• “Know,” “believe,” and “own” are used statively in the other options and are not normally expressed in the continuous there.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Which sentence correctly uses “have” in the present continuous because it refers to an activity rather than possession?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• In “are having lunch,” “have” refers to the activity of eating a meal, so continuous use is standard.
• The phrase “right now” also confirms that the activity is currently in progress.
• In the other options, “have” expresses possession or relationship, meanings that are normally stative rather than continuous.
• The phrase “right now” also confirms that the activity is currently in progress.
• In the other options, “have” expresses possession or relationship, meanings that are normally stative rather than continuous.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which sentence correctly uses “taste” in the continuous because it describes a deliberate action?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• In the first sentence, “taste” means deliberately sample the soup, which is an action and can be used in the continuous.
• In the other sentences, “taste” functions as a linking sensory verb describing flavour and is appropriately used in a simple form.
• The contrast shows that whether a verb can be continuous depends on its meaning and function in context.
• In the other sentences, “taste” functions as a linking sensory verb describing flavour and is appropriately used in a simple form.
• The contrast shows that whether a verb can be continuous depends on its meaning and function in context.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Choose the correct form: “Please call after 6:00; between 5:00 and 6:00 this evening, I ___ a training session.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The time window “between 5:00 and 6:00 this evening” identifies a future period during which the activity will be in progress.
• “Will be conducting” is the future continuous and fits that in-progress future viewpoint.
• The other forms express a general present, a completed past event, or a past-to-present perfect meaning.
• “Will be conducting” is the future continuous and fits that in-progress future viewpoint.
• The other forms express a general present, a completed past event, or a past-to-present perfect meaning.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which option correctly identifies the continuous forms in the three sentences? (1) “She is writing the report now.” (2) “She was writing it at 8:00 last night.” (3) “She will be writing it at 8:00 tomorrow.”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Is writing” is present continuous because it uses present “be” plus the -ing form.
• “Was writing” is past continuous, while “will be writing” is future continuous.
• The three forms differ in their time reference but all present the writing as an activity in progress.
• “Was writing” is past continuous, while “will be writing” is future continuous.
• The three forms differ in their time reference but all present the writing as an activity in progress.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. is attending సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. is teaching సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: A. know సమాధానం: A.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: B. are / doing సమాధానం: B.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. were repairing సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. was writing సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: B. was preparing / was checking సమాధానం: B.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: B. was working సమాధానం: B.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. What were you doing at 7:30? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. will be taking సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. The students will be staying in the guest house next month while their hostel is repaired. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. I will not be working at 8:00 tomorrow morning. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: C. will be travelling సమాధానం: C.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. owns సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. are belonging సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: C. I am thinking carefully about your proposal right now. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. They are having lunch in the cafeteria right now. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: A. The chef is tasting the soup to check whether it needs more salt. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. will be conducting సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. (1) present continuous; (2) past continuous; (3) future continuous సమాధానం: A.