Tense &

Conditional
SSC CGL Mains Free Batch

1. Angered over the delay in giving compensations, (a) factory workers

houted (b) slogans against the president (c) /when he reaches the office.
(d)/ No error (e)
(IB-ACIO 2023)
2. In the early years of the renaissance of Bharatnatyam, hereditary
dancers have their own set of accompanists (a)/who lived with the
dancers and travelled with them from place (b)/when they gave
performances. (c)/ No error (d)
(UPSC CDS-2018)
3. Our history can be seen as a long evolutionary dialectical development
(a)/ in which there have been (b)/ a painstaking forging of rational and
moral self. (c)/ No error (d)
(SSC CGL 2022)
4. It was not easy for late Raja Ram Mohan Roy (a)/ to root out the custom
of Sati (b)/ because a majority of (c)/ the educated class does not
support him. (d)/No error (e)
(SSC CHSL Mains 2023)
5. It is time (a)/ we should accept all our people as equal (b)/and as
partners in the task of building a strong and united nation. (c)/ No error
(d)
(SSC MTS 2022)
6. The authorities have instructed (a)that brief notes must be prepared
(b)/on all the issues related to customer grievances. (d)/ No error (e)
(Selection Post Phase XI 2023)
7. Ten years have passed (a)/ that I returned from (b)/ London and settled
(c)/ in this part of the country. (d)/ No Error. (e)
(SSC CGL 2020)
8. The strain of all (1)/ the difficulties and vexations and anxieties (2)/ are
more than he could bear. (3)/No error (4)
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9. Ramesh smiled when he was remembering (1)/ his hard early years (2)/
and his long road to success. (3)/ No error (4).
(SSC CGL 2022)
10. On receiving the mark-sheet from the University (1)/ I realised (2)/ that
I had got only passing marks in English. (3)/ No error (4)
(SSC CGL 2023)
11. The teacher, as well as the students, (1) have gone on an excursion (2)/
to Ooty during their summer vacation. (3)/ No error. (4)
(UPSC NDA-1 2023)
12. After I complete my training program / I will have been joining a team
of astronauts / and preparing to / embark on a mission to Mars. / No
error.
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
13. Big landlords in the villages(A)/ who were till now paid for electricity(B)/
at subsidized rates will soon have to pay the government at full rates.
(C)/ No error
(SSC CGL 2022)
14. She will have participate / in the dance competition / by the time her
father / returns from the tour.
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift)
15. After the mysteriously expanding for decades (a)/ Antarctica’s sea ice
cover (b)/ starting melting. (c)/ no error.
(UPSC CDS-2022)
16. If the scheme would have been implemented effectively (a)/ all affected
(b)/ would have benefitted. (c)/ No error.(d)
(SSC CGL Mains 2022)
17. Evolutionary biology leave us (a)/ distinctly pessimistic about the
possibility (b)/ that altruism can arise naturally (C)/ No error (D)
(UPSC CDS-1 2020)
18. Since the 15 minutes that she drives, (a)/ she confesses that she feels
like (b)/ a woman with wings. (c)/ No error (d)
(UPSC CDS-1 2022)
19. As they driven through the dark, twisting lane / down which they had
walked earlier, Lucius heard / the whistling of the night air in his ears.
/ No error.
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift)
20. Although there is virtually no production in India (a)/ the encyclopedia
Britannica (b)/ estimate that India has perhaps the largest accumulated
stocks of silver in the world. (C)/ No error. (d)
(UPSC CDS-2017)
21. If you have thought about the alternatives, (a)/ you would not have
chosen (B)/ such a difficult topic for the term paper. (c)/ No error. (d)
(UPSC CDS-1 2022)
22. The boss reminded them of the old saying (a)/ that honesty was the best
policy (b)/ and told them that they had better be honest in their work.
(C)/ No error. (d)
(SSC CPO Tier-2 2022)
23. I am not familiar with (a)/ all the important places in this town, (b) /
although I have been living here since two years. (c)/ No error (d)
(SSC CGL Tier-2 2017)
24. If I had not followed / his advice, / I would not be /successful today. /
No error.
(Traditional PYQ)
25. Most children liked to rest in the afternoon (a)/after they returned from
school (b)/but my son seems to have an inexhaustible source of energy.
(c) / No error (d)
(SSC CPO Tier-2 2021)
26. Once he realised (a)/ that he had committed a mistake (b)/ he admits
and corrected it without delay. (c)/ No error (d)
(Traditional PYQ)
27. If she had told me that / her husband never lived / within his means, I
would not / have lent him the money. / No error.
(Traditonal PYQ)
28. The fight of the cobra and the mongoose / is a classic drama often seen
in India, / and the outcome was largely the same.
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift)
29. If you would have read (a)/ the instructions carefully (b)/ you would not
have (c)/ answered the questions wrongly. (d) No error. (E)
(UPSC EPFO 2023)
30. He has been read through/ the archives to research/ his article on the
town's history. / No error.
(IB-ACIO 2024)
31. Indian entrepreneurs are making waves (a)/ throughout the world, their
ideas (b)/ and technical knowledge are yielded (c)/ unprecedented
growth in income and employment. (d)/ No error (e)
(SSC CGL Tier-2 2021)
32. If it were possible to get near when (a) / one of the volcanic eruptions
take place (b) / we should see a grand sight. (c) / No error (d)
(SSC CHSL Tier-2 2022)
33. If he had been entered a fatstock/ competition, I am sure his story
would/ have been one of unrivalled success.
(IB-ACIO 2024)
34. Had Nandini not taken a cab / to the station she would have / definitely
miss the train. / No error.
(Traditional PYQ)
35. For a fortnight, toddlers at St Andrew's had been/ busy committed
rhymes to memory/ in preparation for their big performance. / No error.
(IB-ACIO 2024)
36. The availability of funds will be / ensured if they all tried to / submit
the proposals on time.
(SSC CGL Tier-1 2023)
37. The present-century threats to our environment, / which include
interfering species, ailments, pollution and / a boiling temperature,
were putting wildlife populations at peril. / No error.
(SSC CGL Tier-1 2023)
38. All the horses, except one, always / behaved in a rough manner when /
Robert come to clean the stable.
SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift)
39. The ministry was considered (a)/several proposals for the (b)/
development of small and medium enterprises during budget discussion.
(d)/No error (c)
(SSC Steno 2023)
40. India demonstrates its supremacy (a)/ in space when it successfully (b)/
launched its seventh satellite (c)/ into orbit yesterday. (d) No error (e)
(IBPS PO 2018)
41. He told his boss that (a) he doesn't consider his performance evaluation
report (b)/ fair and free of prejudice. (c)/ No error (d)
(SSC CGL Tier-2 2022)
42. ES There are more than two million/job-seekers who are already /
completed their fitness test/for the post since 2020. / No error.
(SSC Selction Post 2023)
43. One of the students is always / late to the class; he has been warn / by
the teacher many times; / but still, he keeps on being late. / No error.
(SSC CGL 2023)
44. I have read (a)/three novels this morning but (b)/now I am going to
sleep. (c)/ No error. (d)
(Traditional PYQ)
45. Neha had been working / in the PMR firm for /three years but now / she
works as a teacher /at the JP University. / No error.
(Traditional PYQ)
46. When the doctors found (a)/ that the player has taken (b)/ prohibited
medicines, he reported (c)/ the manager. (d)/ No error (e)
(Traditional PYQ)
47. The former superstar recently visits (a) / an orphanage, fueling
speculation that (b) / she is planning to adopt a child. (c) / No error (d)
(SBI PO 2022)
48. Suppose the GDP grows at an inflated (A) / rate of 10 per cent, that would
(B) / still need another year. (C) / No error (D)
(UPSC CDS 2021)
49. The members of the musical group have (A) /accepted that they have been
contributing money from their pockets (B)/ in the initial years to meet
the expenses of the group. (C)/No error (D)
(SSC CGL 2022)
50. Each of the survivors of the (a)/ Tsunami have been offered free (b)/
psychological consultation to ease the trauma, (c)/ by some of the top
consultants. (d)/ No error (e)

Solution

Q1. (D) Use ‘Reached’ in place of ‘Reaches’

Q2. (A) Use ‘Had’ in place of ‘have’
Q3. (B) Use ‘Has’ in place of ‘Have’
Q4. (D) Use ‘Did’ in place of ‘Does’
Q5. (B) Use ‘Accepted’ in place of ‘Accept’
Q6. (E) No error
Q7. (B) use ‘Since’ in place of ‘That’
Q8. (3) Use ‘Was’ in place of ‘Are’
Q9. (1) Use ‘remembered’ in place of ‘was remembering’
Q10. (3) use ‘pass marks’ in place of ‘passing marks’
Q11. (2) Use ‘Has’ in place of ‘have’
Q12. (A) Use ‘Will be’ In place of ‘Will have been’
Q13. (B) use ‘paying’ in place of ‘paid’
Q14. (A) Use ‘participated’ in place of ‘Participate’
Q15. (C) Use ‘has started’ in place of ‘Starting’
Q16. (a) Use ‘had been’ in place of ‘would have been’
Q17. (A) use ‘leaves’ in place of ‘leave’
Q18. (A) Use ‘For’ in place of ‘Since’
Q19. (D) Use ‘Drove’ in place of ‘Drive’
Q20. (C) use ‘Estimates’ in place of ‘Estimate’
Q21. (A) Use ‘had’ in place of ‘Have’
Q22. (B) Use ‘Is’ in place of ‘Was’
Q23. (C) Use ‘For’ in place of ‘Since’
Q24. (C) No error.
Q25. (C) use ‘seemed’ in place of ‘seems’
Q26. (C) Use “He admitted” in place of “He admits”
Q27. (B) No error.
Q28. (D) use ‘was’ in place of ‘is’
Q29. (C) Use ‘had’ in place of ‘would have’
Q30. (A) Use ‘Reading’ in place of ‘Read’
Q31. (C) Use ‘have yielded’ in place of ‘Are yielded’
Q32. (B) use ‘Takes’ in place of ‘Take’
Q33. (A) Remove ’Been’
Q34. (C) Use ‘missed’ in place of ‘Miss’
Q35. (B) Use ‘Committing’ in place of ‘committed’
Q36. (C) Use ‘Try’ in place of ‘tried’
Q37. (C) use ‘Are’ in place of ‘Were’

Q38. (B) Use ‘Came’ in place of ‘Come’

Q39. (A) Remove ‘was’
Q40. (A) Use ‘Demonstrated’ in place of ‘Demonstrates’
Q41. (b) Use ‘did not’ in place of ‘doesn’t’
Q42. (B) Use ‘Have’ in place of ’Are’
Q43. (D) Use ‘Warned’ in place of ‘Warn’
Q44. (A) Remove ‘have’
Q45. (A) Use ‘Had worked’ in place of ‘had been working’
Q46. (B) Use ‘Had’ in place ‘has’

Q47. (A) use ‘visited’ in place of ‘Visites’

Q48. (B) Use ‘will’ in place of ‘would’If/unless/suppose + Subject

+V1 +Object, Subject + shall/will + V1 + Object.

Q49. (B) Use ‘had been’ in place of ‘have been’

Q50. (B) use ‘Has’ in place of ‘have’