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Question 161 Discuss
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I will call you as soon as I ______ at the airport.

A
will arrive
B
arrive
C
arrived
D
am arriving

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

In future time clauses introduced by 'as soon as', 'when', or 'until', the Simple Present tense is used instead of the future tense.
Question 162 Discuss
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Identify the error: He is appearing to be quite confident about the upcoming interview.

A
He is appearing
B
to be quite confident
C
about the
D
upcoming interview

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

When 'appear' means 'seem', it is a stative verb and cannot be used in continuous tenses. It should be 'He appears'.
Question 163 Discuss
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Despite the cold weather, he is used to ______ up early in the morning.

A
wake
B
woke
C
waking
D
has woken

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The structure 'be used to' (accustomed to) is always followed by a gerund (V1 + ing).
Question 164 Discuss
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The security dog ______ the suspicious baggage right now.

A
smells
B
is smelling
C
smelled
D
has smelled

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

When 'smell' is used as an active, deliberate physical action, it can take the continuous form (is smelling).
Question 165 Discuss
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These beautiful roses ______ incredibly sweet.

A
are smelling
B
smelled
C
smell
D
have smelled

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

When 'smell' describes the inherent quality or state of a subject, it acts as a stative verb and takes the Simple Present.
Question 166 Discuss
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This time next week, we ______ on the sandy beaches of Goa.

A
will sit
B
will be sitting
C
will have sat
D
sit

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

To express an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future, the Future Continuous tense is used.
Question 167 Discuss
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They ______ for over an hour before Tony finally arrived at the cafe.

A
had been talking
B
have been talking
C
were talking
D
talked

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

An ongoing action that was happening up to a specific point in the past requires the Past Perfect Continuous tense.
Question 168 Discuss
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She looks extremely exhausted; she ______ very hard lately.

A
works
B
is working
C
has been working
D
worked

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The word 'lately' combined with a visible present result (exhausted) indicates the Present Perfect Continuous tense.
Question 169 Discuss
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Identify the error: If it will rain tomorrow, we will definitely cancel the picnic.

A
If it will rain
B
tomorrow
C
we will definitely
D
cancel the picnic

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

In Type 1 conditional sentences, the 'if' clause must be in the Simple Present tense ('If it rains'), not the future tense.
Question 170 Discuss
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The postman ______ yet, although it is already noon.

A
did not come
B
has not come
C
does not come
D
had not come

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The adverb 'yet' is typically used with negative statements and questions in the Present Perfect tense.
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