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Question 331
Discuss
Identify the error: We had gone to the cinema last night to watch a thriller.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Option: A
With a specific past time ('last night'), the Past Perfect is incorrect. It should simply be Simple Past: 'We went'.
Question 332
Discuss
He ______ to lock the front door every time he leaves for work in a hurry.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Option: B
Habits or repeated actions triggered by a specific event ('every time') take the Simple Present tense.
Question 333
Discuss
I ______ this specific brand of tea, but now I find it too bitter.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Option: C
A past habit or state that is no longer true in the present is perfectly expressed with 'used to'.
Question 334
Discuss
If the weather ______ clear, we will definitely go hiking in the mountains.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Option: C
In Type 1 Conditionals referring to real future possibilities, the if-clause uses the Simple Present tense.
Question 335
Discuss
She ______ a beautiful song when the microphone suddenly stopped working.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Option: C
An action in progress in the past ('was singing') interrupted by another event takes the Past Continuous.
Question 336
Discuss
Identify the error: By next December, we shall be living here for six years.
Answer & Explanation
Correct Option: B
A duration completing at a future time marker requires the Future Perfect Continuous. It should be 'shall have been living'.