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Question 21 Discuss
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I ______ to him since he left for the United States.

A
didn't speak
B
haven't spoken
C
hadn't spoken
D
am not speaking

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

With 'since + simple past', the main clause takes Present Perfect (haven't spoken) indicating action from past to present.
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Identify the error: I have passed the examination two years ago.

A
I have passed
B
the examination
C
two years ago
D
No error

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

With past time references like 'two years ago', the simple past 'passed' must be used instead of present perfect.
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Identify the error: Perhaps you do not know I am owning a beautiful house beside this lake.

A
Perhaps you do not know
B
I am owning
C
a beautiful house beside
D
this lake

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Stative verbs showing possession like 'own' are not used in continuous tenses. It should be 'I own'.
Question 24 Discuss
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She ______ the newspaper when I entered her room.

A
reads
B
was reading
C
had read
D
has been reading

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

An ongoing past action interrupted by another action uses the Past Continuous tense.
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By the end of this year, he ______ a substantial amount of money.

A
will save
B
will be saving
C
will have saved
D
has saved

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

'By the end of' indicates a future deadline, requiring the Future Perfect tense.
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I ______ to Mumbai tomorrow. I have my tickets ready.

A
go
B
am going
C
will have gone
D
have gone

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

For planned future arrangements with evidence (tickets), Present Continuous is most appropriate.
Question 27 Discuss
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My sister ______ in Delhi for three years but she has never seen the India Gate.

A
lived
B
has been living
C
is living
D
had lived

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

An action starting in the past and continuing into the present uses Present Perfect Continuous, indicated by 'for three years'.
Question 28 Discuss
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He ______ the examination if he had studied a bit harder.

A
would pass
B
will pass
C
would have passed
D
had passed

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Type 3 Conditional requires 'would have + V3' in the main clause when the if-clause has Past Perfect ('had studied').
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Identify the error: He told me that he wrote a letter to his superior for a certain reason.

A
He told me that
B
he wrote a letter
C
to his superior
D
for a certain reason

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The action of writing happened before telling. Earlier past action takes Past Perfect: 'had written'.
Question 30 Discuss
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The earth ______ around the sun.

A
revolve
B
is revolving
C
revolves
D
has revolved

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Universal truths and scientific facts are always expressed in the Simple Present tense.
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