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Question 51 Discuss
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Identify the error: It is time we should have done something useful.

A
It is time
B
we should have done
C
something
D
useful

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'It is time' must be followed by a subject + Simple Past verb. It should be 'we did'.
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Hardly had I stepped out of the house when it ______ heavily.

A
starts raining
B
started raining
C
has started raining
D
had started raining

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Hardly had + V3' is followed by 'when + Simple Past'.
Question 53 Discuss
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He ______ asleep while he was driving.

A
falls
B
fell
C
has fallen
D
had fallen

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

A short action interrupting a long ongoing past action takes the Simple Past tense.
Question 54 Discuss
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Identify the error: The secret of his good health lies in the fact that he is getting up before sunrise.

A
The secret of his good health
B
lies in the fact
C
that he is getting up
D
before sunrise

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Habits or routines are expressed in Simple Present. It should be 'he gets up'.
Question 55 Discuss
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We ______ our dinner before she arrived.

A
finished
B
have finished
C
had finished
D
were finishing

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The earlier of two past actions uses Past Perfect ('had finished').
Question 56 Discuss
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If you ______ hard, you would have secured the first rank.

A
worked
B
have worked
C
had worked
D
were working

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Type 3 conditional requires Past Perfect ('had worked') in the if-clause.
Question 57 Discuss
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The children ______ in the garden since morning.

A
are playing
B
play
C
have been playing
D
were playing

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

'Since morning' denotes an action started in the past and still ongoing, needing Present Perfect Continuous.
Question 58 Discuss
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Identify the error: He is believing that his father is right.

A
He is believing
B
that
C
his father
D
is right

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Believe' is a stative verb of mental state and is not used in continuous forms. It should be 'believes'.
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As soon as he ______ the news, he wrote to me.

A
heard
B
hears
C
had heard
D
will hear

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

With 'As soon as', if the main clause is past, the dependent clause is usually Simple Past for immediate sequential actions.
Question 60 Discuss
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Look at those dark clouds! It ______ to rain.

A
will
B
is going
C
will be
D
has

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Going to' is used for predictions based on present evidence (dark clouds).
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