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Question 81 Discuss
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By next month, I ______ this project.

A
finish
B
will finish
C
will have finished
D
have finished

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

'By + future time' requires the Future Perfect tense.
Question 82 Discuss
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While she ______ a book, the telephone rang.

A
reads
B
was reading
C
has read
D
is reading

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

An ongoing past action interrupted by a shorter action uses Past Continuous.
Question 83 Discuss
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Identify the error: She did not wrote the letter yesterday.

A
She did not
B
wrote
C
the letter
D
yesterday

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

After 'did not', the base form of the verb (write) must be used.
Question 84 Discuss
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It ______ since early morning.

A
is raining
B
was raining
C
has been raining
D
rains

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

An action starting in the past and continuing into the present, marked by 'since', takes Present Perfect Continuous.
Question 85 Discuss
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If you heat butter, it ______.

A
will melt
B
melts
C
melted
D
would melt

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Zero conditional for general truths uses Simple Present in both clauses.
Question 86 Discuss
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I ______ him since we met at the conference.

A
have not seen
B
did not see
C
had not seen
D
am not seeing

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Since + Simple Past' is preceded by Present Perfect in the main clause.
Question 87 Discuss
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The manager ______ the email before he left the office.

A
sent
B
has sent
C
had sent
D
was sending

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The earlier of two past actions requires the Past Perfect tense.
Question 88 Discuss
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My brother ______ to London next week.

A
flies
B
flew
C
is flying
D
has flown

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Planned future arrangements take the Present Continuous tense.
Question 89 Discuss
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Identify the error: I have been knowing him for ten years.

A
I have
B
been knowing
C
him for
D
ten years

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Know' is a stative verb and cannot be continuous. It should be 'have known'.
Question 90 Discuss
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As soon as he ______ the letter, he started crying.

A
reads
B
read
C
has read
D
reading

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Two immediate sequential actions in the past both take Simple Past.
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