TENSE (Common Error & Conditional Sentences)

Common Error (1) had dinner together

(2) they go to a restaurant,
1. Jerry driving / home late / when the incident /
(3) After the concert was over,
took place.
(4) and talked until midnight
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24/09/2024 Exam Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 7. (A) It is sad / (B) that you / (C) are believing /
(1) took place. (D) in superstitious rituals.
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(2) when the incident
(1) B (2) C
(3) Jerry driving (3) A (4) D
(4) home late 8. The meeting / will taking / place next /
2. Two of the world’s / best forwards / has played Wednesday.
alongside / David Beckham. SSC CHSL-2024 (TIER-I)
SSC CGL (TIER-I) 2024 (1) place next (2) will taking
23/09/2024 Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (3) Wednesday. (4) The meeting
(1) Two of the world’s 9. Are today / a working day / or a / holiday?
(2) David Beckham. SSC CHSL-2024 (TIER-I)
(1) holiday
(3) best forwards
(2) Are today
(4) has played alongside
(3) a working day
3. It rain a lot in this part of the country. (4) or a
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19/09/2024 Exam Time 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
10. I goes to / attend dance classes at / the National
Dance Academy.
(1) of the country
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(2) It rain (1) attend dance classes at
(3) a lot (2) I goes to
(4) in this part (3) the National Dance Academy.
4. It is he who work for the company for more than (4) No error
a decade. 11. (A) I am hearing / (B) that the heat wave / (C) is
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(1) for more than a decade (1) B (2) D
(2) who work (3) A (4) C
(3) for the company 12. She will being studying for her exams
(4) It is he tomorrow.
5. Renewable energy / sources like solar and wind SSC CHSL-2024 (TIER-I)
power / will replaced traditional fossil fuels / (1) studying (2) exams
and help reduce carbon emissions. (3) tomorrow (4) will being
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10/09/2024 Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM SSC CHSL-2024 (TIER-I)
(1) and help reduce carbon emissions (1) me. (2) The new
(2) Renewable energy (3) secretary (4) does not likes
(3) will replaced traditional fossil fuels 14. He do not / fear the / repercussions of / this
(4) sources like solar and wind power decision.
6. After the concert was over, / they go to a SSC CHSL-2024 (TIER-I)
restaurant, / had dinner together / and talked (1) fear the
until midnight. (2) repercussions of
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10/09/2024 Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (4) this decision.
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15. When it / come to football, / my brother is / an 37. By the time (1)/ we got our tickets and entered
addict. the cinema theatre, (2)/ the show was already
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(1) When it 38. I do not know where could he have gone (1)/ so
(2) come to football, early (2)/ in the morning. (3)/No error. (4)
(3) my brother is 39. He said (1)/ that he will never (2)/ repeat the
(4) an addict mistake. (3)/ No error (4).
16. Will Ramya / had completed / that work / by 40. I now (1)/ am knowing (2)/ all the facts about
2025? him.(3)/ No error (4).
(1) by 2025 41. I have passed (1)/ the examination (2)/ two years
(2) that work ago (3)/. No error. (4)
(3) had completed 42. I have (1)/seen her only once (2)/but I’m liking
(4) Will Ramya her a lot. (3)/No error (4).
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Exam Held on: 05/10/2023 | 9:00 AM 43. Two hours have passed (1)/since (2)/he had
17. Greatly to our surprise (1)/ we find that the fallen asleep. (3)/No error (4).
ringleader (2)/was lame. (3)/ No error (4). 44. If majority of the individuals in a State (1)/
18. They are residing (1)/ in this city (2)/ for the prosper (2)/the State itself would prosper. (3)/
last two decades. (3)/ No error (4) No Error. (4)
19. I have been (1)/ working in this organization SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
(2)/ since three years. (3)/ No error (4)
45. She has been studying for two o’clock.
20. Subha (1)/ is living (2)/ in Chennai since 1987.
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(3)/ No error (4)
21. I have (1)/ known him (2)/ since two years. (3)/ (1) study from two o’clock
No error (4) (2) studying since two o’clock
22. I (1)/ am having (2)/ three children. (3)/ No error (3) study for two o’clock
(4) (4) studying two o’clock
23. It is high time (1)/ that we leave (2)/ this place. 46. I have been living in Hyderabad since I am born.
(3)/No Error (4) SSC CGL 2024
24. Nalini says that (1)/ she is living in Chennai
(1) since I have born
(2)/ since 1991. (3)/ No error (4)
(2) since I will be born
25. When at last (1)/ we got to the theatre, (2)/the
much publicized programme by the Bollywood (3) since I born
stars was begun. (3)/No error (4) (4) since I was born
26. Very soon (1)/ I realised (2)/ that he is at fault. 47. Sivamani is working as an electrician for the
(3)/ No error. (4) past 22 years.
27. He is (1)/ residing here (2)/ since 1983. (3)/ No SSC CGL 2024
error (4) (1) had been worked
28. Madhuri Dixit is having (1)/ a large (2)/ fan (2) has been worksing
following. (3)/ No error (4).
(3) have been working
29. She (1)/ is working here (2)/ since 1983. (3)/
No error (4). (4) would work
30. They were having (1)/ a birthday party at home 48. It is reported that she has win a prize money of
(2)/ last week. (3)/No error (4) ten lakhs at a reality show.
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31. You have been doing (1)/ your homework (2)/
regularly ? (3)/ No error (4) (1) she will won
32. When I went there (1)/ Charles is playing (2)/ a (2) she had win
game of chess.(3)/ No error (4) (3) No substitution required
33. Did he tell you (1)/ why he hasn’t (2)/ come (4) she has won
yesterday ? (3)/ No error. (4) 49. The river (flowing) under the bridge.
34. The teacher (1)/ has took (2)/ the responsibility. SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift)
(3)/ No error. (5) (1) was flow
35. It is time you (1)/ decide on your next (2)/ course (2) flows
of action. (3)/ No error (4) (3) is flow
36. Good heavens ! (1)/ How has she (2)/ grown ! (4) is flowed
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50. I don’t wear the sunglasses at the moment. 60. It is high time you started revising your lessons.
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift) (1) start
(1) I didn’t wear (2) had started
(2) I wore (3) will start
(3) I was wearing (4) No improvement
(4) I’m not wearing 61. Every morning I get up at 4 O' clock, but today
51. If only I was young again. I get up at 7 O' clock.
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift) (1) got up
(1) I were young again (2) was getting up
(2) I be young again (3) am geeting up
(4) No improvement
(3) I will be young again
62. I have been living in Delhi from 1989.
(4) I am young again (1) eversince
52. Abu said that he saw the picture. (2) since
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) (3) in
(1) he has seen the picture (4) No improvement
(2) he will have seen the picture 63. The stranger asked the little girl what is her
(3) he would have seen the picture name.
(1) what her name is
(4) he had seen the picture
(2) what her name was
53. Rohit is write to them three times. (3) what was her name
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(4) No improvement
(1) Rohit had write
64. The light went out while I read,
(2) Rohit has written (1) was reading
(3) Rohit was beings written (2) am reading
(4) Rohit was write (3) had read
54. It’s high time that you go home. (4) No improvement
(1) have gone (2) should go 65. I am having two sisters.
(1) have had (2) have
(3) went (4) No improvement
(3) had (4) No improvement
55. By this time tomorrow, I will reach my home. 66. She is loving chocolate ice cream
(1) will be reaching (1) has loving
(2) shall have reached (2) has been loved
(3) can reach (3) loves
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement
56. I have bought this house in 1970 for Rs. two 67. The little boy kick the ball.
lakhs. (1) have been kicked by the ball
(1) had bought (2) has been kicked the ball
(2) bought (3) was kicked the ball
(3) have been bought (4) kicked the ball
(4) No improvement 68. The dog bite him.
57. Didn’t Mr. Sharma come to the office yet? (1) beat him
(1) Hadn’t (2) Hasn’t (2) bit him
(3) Isn’t (4) No improvement (3) bitten him
58. What you have been doing in the workshop (4) No improvement
since last month ? 69. The building you are talking about is not
(1) have you done existing.
(2) you have done (1) have not been existing
(3) have you been doing (2) does not exist
(3) has not been existing
(4) No improvement
(4) No improvement
59. I did not saw my cousin in Madras.
70. The gypsies had left the village a few days ago.
(1) not seen
(2) did not see (1) have left
(3) did not seen (2) would have left
(4) No improvement (3) left
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 1. (3) “Driving” should be “was driving” to complete action already started and still going on
the past continuous tense. comes under Present Perfect Continuous
2. (4) “Has” should be “have” to agree with the Tense.
plural subject “Two of the world’s best 21. (3) Replace ‘since’ with ‘for’.
forwards.” ‘for’ is used for ‘duration of time’
3. (2) “Rain” should be “rains” to match the simple ‘since’ is used for ‘point of time’.
present tense with a third-person singular
22. (2) Replace ‘am having’ with ‘have’.
subject ‘It’.
A verb of possession does not come in –ing
4. (2) Change ‘work’ into ‘has been working’. With
form. ‘Having’ means ‘eating’.
duration (for more than a decade) Perfect
Continuous Tense is needed. 23. (2) Replace ‘leave’ with ‘left’ because if ‘it is time’
is followed by a subject, the verb that follows
5. (3) The correct form should be “will replace” as
“will” should be followed by base form of verb. the subject will be in ‘V2’ form.
6. (2) The sentence is in the past tense, so “go” 24. (2) Replace ‘is living’ with ‘has been living’.
should be changed to “went” to maintain An action that has started in Past and still
consistency with the tense. going on comes under Present Perfect
7. (2) “believe” is a stative verb, which is not Continuous Tense.
typically used in continuous forms. So, use 25. (3) Replace ‘was begun’ with ‘had begun’
‘believe’ in place of ‘are believing’. If two actions take place in past one after
8. (2) ‘Will’ takes base form with it. So, use “will the other, the first action is expressed in Past
take” to indicate future tense. Perfect Tense.
9. (2) The subject “today” is singular, so the verb 26. (3) Replace ‘is’ with ‘was’.
should be “is” instead of “are”.
27. (1) Replace ‘is’ with ‘has been’.
10. (2) The verb “goes” should be “go” to agree with
28. (1) Replace ‘is having’ with ‘has’ because verb of
the subject “I.”
possession does not come in Ving form.
11. (3) The verb “hear” is a stative verb and does
not take the continuous form. Change ‘I am 29. (2) Replace ‘is working’ with ‘has been working’
because the action is continuing for some
hearing’ into ‘I hear’.
time. Hence Present Perfect Continuous
12. (4) “Will” should be followed by base form of “be”.
Tense should be used.
Future continuous is ‘S + will + be + V1 +
ing’. 30. (1) Replace ‘were having’ with ‘had’. Here action
13. (4) The verb “likes” should be “like” after “does is of past and is already over.
not”. 31. (1) Replace ‘you have been doing’ with ‘have you
14. (3) “Do not” should be “does not” to agree with been doing’ because in an interrogative
the singular subject “He.” sentence, the auxiliary verb comes before the
15. (2) The verb “come” should be in the third- subject.
person singular form “comes” to match the 32. (2) Replace ‘is’ with ‘was’.
subject “it.” 33. (2) Replace ‘hasn’t’ with ‘hadn’t’ because the
16. (3) 'Will' takes 'base form of verb'. Change ‘had’ given sentence is in Past.
into ‘have’. 34. (2) Replace 'has took' with 'has taken'. After
17. (2) Replace ‘find’ with ‘found’ because the ‘has/ have’ ‘V3’ is used.
sentence is in Simple Past Tense. 35. (2) Replace ‘decide’ with ‘decided’ because ‘it’s
18. (1) Replace ‘are residing’ with ‘have been time’ is followed by Simple Past Tense.
residing’. 36. (2) Replace ‘How has she grown’ with ‘How she
19. (3) Replace ‘since’ with ‘for’. has grown’ because it is an exclamatory
‘for’ is used for duration of time. sentence not an interrogative sentence.
‘Since’ is used for ‘Point of time’. 37. (3) Replace ‘was’ with ‘had’. The structure we
20. (2) Replace ‘is living’ with ‘has been living’. An follow in this type of question is
By the time + Simple Past + Past Perfect.
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 Here two actions took place one after the 52. (4) he had seen the picture
other in the past. • In reported speech, if the reporting verb
38. (1) Replace ‘where could he have gone’ with (said) is in the past tense, the tense of the
‘where he could have gone’ because the given verb in the reported speech also shifts one
sentence is an assertive sentence so it will tense back in time.
follow assertive structure i.e. (Subject + Verb) • “Saw” (simple past) changes to “had seen”
39. (2) Replace ‘will’ with ‘would’ because in Indirect (past perfect) because the action happened
Speech ‘will’ changes into ‘would’. If the before the moment of speaking.
Reporting Verb is in Past Tense. 53. (2) It should be “Has written” the (present
40. (2) Replace 'am knowing' with 'know'. 'Know' is perfect tense) used for actions that occurred
at unspecified times in the past and are
not used in Continuous Tense.
relevant to the present. The use of “three
41. (1) Replace ‘ have passed’ with ‘passed’ because times” indicates such an action.
the given sentence is in Past Tense. 54. (3) Replace ‘go’ with ‘went’. ‘It’s high time’ is
42. (3) Replace ‘am liking’ with ‘like’. followed by ‘V2’ Past form of verb (V2).
‘Like’ (verb) is not used in continuous/ 55. (2) This indicates an action that will have
progressive form. finished by the time tomorrow.
43. (3) Replace ‘had fallen’ with ‘fell’. 56. (2) Replace ‘have bought’ with ‘bought’ since the
The structure we follow is given action is a past action.
Present Perfect + Since + Simple Past. (See 57. (2) Replace ‘didn’t’ with ‘hasn’t’ because ‘yet’ (vHkh
Volume 1, Present Perfect Tense) rd) takes Present Perfect.
44. (3) Replace ‘would’ with ‘will’ 58. (3) Replace ‘you have been doing’ with ‘have you
In future Conditional Sentence, the structure been doing’ because the given action is in
of the sentence is as follows : interrogative form here.
If + Simple Present, Simple Future 59. (2) Replace ‘did not saw’ with ‘did not see’
because after ‘do/ did’ first form of verb
45. (2) We can simple use Simple Present also as
comes.
the sentence is a fact. ‘The state itself
60. (4) No Improvement
prospers’ is also correct. “Since” is used to
refer to a specific point in past time. If ‘It’s high time’ is followed by a subject, the
verb, that will follow the subject will be in
• “for” is used to indicate a duration of time.
(V2) form.
46. (4) Since I was born (tc ls eSa iSnk gqvk)correctly 61. (1) Replace ‘get up’ with ‘got up’.
uses the past tense “was” to indicate that 62. (2) Replace ‘from’ with ‘since’.
the action of being born occurred in the past
‘Since’ is used for ‘point of time’.
47. (2) The sentence describes an action that
‘For’ is used for ‘duration of time’.
started in the past and continues to the
63. (2) Replace ‘what is her name’ with ‘what her
present. So, we have to use present perfect
name was’.
continuous tense (“has been working”),
which indicates an ongoing action that began 64. (1) Replace ‘while I read’ with ‘while I was
in the past and is still going on. reading’.
65. (2) Replace ‘am having’ with ‘have’ when ‘have’
48. (4) “Won” is the correct V3 form of “win,” used
shows possession it does not come in ‘-ing’
in present perfect tense.
form.
49. (2) The sentence describes a routine action. For 66. (3) Replace ‘is loving’ with ‘loves’ becaue ‘love’ is
such situations, the Simple Present Tense a static verb, we do not use it in ‘-ing’ form.
is used. The subject "The river" is singular, 67. (4) Replace ‘kick the ball’ with ‘kicked the ball’
so the verb must agree with the singular because the given sentence is in Simple Past
subject as "flows." Tense.
50. (4) “Am not wearing” (igu ugha j[kk gS)
is the correct 68. (2) Replace ‘bite him’ with ‘bit him’. The past for
present continuous tense form to describe of ‘bite’ is ‘bit’.
an action happening right now. 69. (2) Exist does not comes in ‘V1 + ing’ form.
51. (1) ‘Were’ comes with ‘all’, subjects for Present 70. (3) Replace ‘had left’ with ‘left’.
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