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TENSE

In the following questions a sentence has been given. The sentence is divided into three
parts a,b and c. There is an error in one part of the sentence. Find the part that has
the error that is the answer. If there is no error the answer is d.

1. (a) By the time / (b) we will get our tickets and enter the cinema theatre / (c) the show will
have already begun / (d) No Error.

2. (a) The thief was caught / (b) after he has sold off / (c) the stolen goods. /(d) No Error.

3. (a) Sushma arrived here, /(b) did all the preparation /(c) and then has called one of her
intimate friends /(d) No Error.

4. (a) I could not recall /(b) what she has told me about her / (c)concern for her dog, Moti./(d)No
Error.

5. (a) When he did not find his cook in the kitchen (b) /he asked his wife/ (c) where had he
gone./ (d) No error.

6. (a) I could not recall (b) what she has told me about her (c) concern for dog Moti. (d) No
Error

7. (a)Nobody knows /(b) when death /(c) will knock at his door /(d) No Error.

8. (a) Dipu hopes to become /(b) an officer after he complete /(c) his higher education/(d) No
Error

9. (a) Meenu along with her parents /(b) is going to Mumbai tonight /(c)because her eldest
brother is ill there. /(d) No Error

10. (a)My friends said to me, /(b) “When have /(c)you come here?” /(d) No Error

11. (a)Although I am playing cricket /(b) for more than three years /(c)I have not been able to
score a century/(d) No Error

12. (a)He would not have /(b) done all this if he had not been /(c) instigated by his wife. /(d) No
Error

13. (a)The teacher said /(b) to us that we should stay at home /(c) if it rains. /(d) No Error

14. (a) The teacher/(b) has took/ (c) the responsibility/ (d) No error.

15. (a)How long it takes /(b)to travel from Chennai to Trichy /(c)by train? /(d)No error

16. (a)I was /(b)laying down /(c)when the door bell rang/(d)/No error
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17. (a)Seldom if ever / (b)nature operate /(c)in its own way. /(d)No error

18. (a) This T.V. serial/ (b) is going on/ (c) for 3 years./ (d) No error

19. (a) This is turned out to be/ (b) one of our most successful projects/ (c) and we have made
quite a larger profit from it./ (d) No error

20. (a) He has given me/ (b) a lot of documents/ (c) to read before the presentation day before
yesterday./ (d) No error

21. (a) Since the trip home/ (b) was expensive/ (c) I did not went home during the holidays./ (d)
No error

22. (a) As she is late/ (b) for work yesterday she decided/ (c) to skip breakfast and leave for
office./ (d) No error

23. (a) As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/ (b) union leaders approached him/ (c) and
report the matter to him./ (d) No error

24. (a) The college/ (b) is running a computer course/ (c) since 2009./ (d) No error

25. (a) The river is in spate/ (b) and it has overflown/ (c) its banks./ (d) No error

26 (a) The little boy/ (b) had been waiting for his turn/ (c) since a long time./ (d) No error

27.(a) Did he tell you/ (b) why he hasn’t/ (c) come yesterday./ (d) No error

28. (a) Last night I dream/ (b) I was a Sheikh on the 169th floor/ (c) of Burj Khalifa./(d) No error

29. (a) The arm was so badly injured /(b)that he have to have /(c)it amputated /(d)No error

30. (a) You need not tell a lie /(b) when the judge asked you where you were/ (c) when the
crime was committed/ (d)No error

31. (a) She and her sister/ (b) were working here/ (c) since 1983./ (d) No error

32. (a) Nobody saw him/ (b) since the fire broke/ (c) in his locality./ (d) No error

33. (a) By this time next year/ (b) Ramesh will take/ (c) his university degree./ (d) No error

34. (a) The families/ (b) are living in Model Town/ (c) for the last two decades./ (d) No error

35. (a) It is time/ (b) we should have done/ (c) something useful./ (d) No error

36. (a) Mother said,/ (b) “Son, you have finished /(c)your homework?”./ (d) No error

37. (a) My uncle/ (b) has left/ (c) for Bombay last Saturday./ (d) No error

38. (a) Good heavens!/ (b) How has she/ (c) grown !/ (d) No error

39. (a) Mohan leaps /(b) on the opportunity /(c)that came his way/ (d) no error
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40. (a) I ate/ (b) nothing/ (c) since morning/ (d) No error

41. (a) He/ (b) is having/ (c) many friends here/ (d) No error

42. (a) When I went there/ (b) he is playing/ (c) a game of chess/ (d) No error

43. (a) The victim tried to tell us/ (b) what has happened but/ (c) his voice was not audible./ (d)
No error

44. (a) He has no right/ (b) to attend this meeting since he/ (c) has not been invited for the
same./ (d) No error

45. (a) Last year two Italian prisoners of war/ (b) escapes from a prison camp/ (c) in Kenya
during the war./ (d) No error

46. (a) Amitabh Bachchan / (b) is having/ (c) a large fan following./ (d) No error

47. (a) No one heard anything/ (b) about him since/ (c) he left India for good./ (d)No error

48. (a) Before the teacher/ (b) could finish the question/ (c) the students gave the correct
answer./(d) No error

49. (a) She did not prepare/ (b) her/ (c) breakfast yet./ (d) No error

50. (a) Perhaps you do not know/ (b) I am owning/ (c) a farm house besides two bungalows./ (d)
No error

51. (a) It is high time /(b) we renovate / (c) our old house/(d) No error

52. (a) When Anand reached his village/ (b) he found that/ (c) the news about him preceded
him. / (d) No error.

53. (a) Due to inflation /(b) the cost of living /(c) escalated in the last one year/(d) No error

54. (a) Just as / (b) the train was crossing under the bridge /(c) a part of the bridge collapses on
it./(d)No error

55. (a) She will already return/ (b) home/ (c) when he arrives./ (d) No error

56. (a) Each one of them/ (b) has have his share/ (c) of joy and sorrow./ (d) No error

57. (a) The Haryana Government has risen /(b)the age limit for candidates/(c)appearing for
government jobs to forty years./(d) No error

58. (a) Believe me, I/ (b) am believing/ (c) whatever you have said./ (d) No error

59. (a) I am going to buy/ (b) a computer/ (c) when the prices comes down./ (d) No error

60. (a) I wish/ (b) I have learnt swimming/ (c) when I was young. / (d) No error.