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Question 101 Discuss
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They ______ their house painted next week.

A
are getting
B
get
C
got
D
have got

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present Continuous describes a planned future arrangement.
Question 102 Discuss
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Hardly ______ when the explosion occurred.

A
he had reached
B
had he reached
C
did he reach
D
he reached

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Hardly' at the beginning of a sentence requires inversion (had + subject + V3).
Question 103 Discuss
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By this time tomorrow, I ______ on the beach.

A
will lie
B
will be lying
C
am lying
D
lie

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Future Continuous indicates an action that will be ongoing at a specific future time.
Question 104 Discuss
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Identify the error: He has passed the exam in 2021.

A
He has
B
passed
C
the exam
D
in 2021

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

With a specific past year ('in 2021'), Simple Past must be used ('He passed').
Question 105 Discuss
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We ______ out because it was raining.

A
do not go
B
did not go
C
have not gone
D
were not going

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The reason is in the past ('was raining'), so the action must also be Simple Past.
Question 106 Discuss
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He acts as if he ______ everything.

A
knows
B
knew
C
had known
D
is knowing

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Unreal present situations after 'as if' take the Simple Past tense.
Question 107 Discuss
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It is high time you ______ a job.

A
find
B
found
C
will find
D
have found

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Phrases like 'It is high time' are followed by Simple Past.
Question 108 Discuss
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I ______ for the company for ten years by next July.

A
will work
B
will be working
C
will have been working
D
have worked

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

A duration of time completing in the future uses Future Perfect Continuous.
Question 109 Discuss
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Identify the error: She is reading since morning.

A
She is
B
reading
C
since
D
morning

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Action ongoing from the past takes Present Perfect Continuous: 'has been reading'.
Question 110 Discuss
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He ______ his keys. He can't get into his house.

A
loses
B
lost
C
has lost
D
had lost

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

A past action with a direct present consequence uses Present Perfect.
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