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7. Through a fortuitous circumstance Rakhi met her
Practice Set – 1
childhood friend on the bus in which she was
1. Ashutosh had occupying this house for over 25 years travelling.
and has no intention of vacating it now. (a) she was travelled (b) she did travel
(a)Is occupying (b) will occupy (c) she has travelling (d) she were travelling
(c) was to occupy (d) has been occupying (e) No correction required
(e) No correction required 8. Making good school education a reality would
2. She always behaves as if she has not care at all about require major changes in existing school system
my feelings. with expansion at both secondary and elementary
(a) As though she will not levels.

(b) as if she doesn’t (a) Should requires major changes

(c) as far as she doesn’t (d) like if she does not (b) would requires major changes

(e) No correction required (c) must requires some changes

3. He has even venturing into areas which he had (d) require major changes
shunned. (e) No correction required
(a) had even venturing into 9. Rakesh, and avid football player who captained his
(b) even is being venture into team in school and college, will inaugurate the
match tomorrow in Pune.
(c) has even been venturing into
(a) will be inaugurate (b) is inauguration
(d) has even been ventured in
(c) will inaugurating (d) is inaugurate
(e) No correction required
(e) No correction required
4. I shall not forgives you for having broke your
promise. 10. It has always been better to use preventive
measures than to cure illness.
(a) With having broke (b) for having broken
(a) had always been (b) is always
(c) for breaking up (d) because of breaking up
(c) was always (d) would have always been
(e) No correction required
(e) No correction required
5. She has being venturing into areas which she had
always avoided in the past. 11. It has always been advisable to refrain from
smoking.
(a) has been venturing into
(a) had always been (b) was always
(b) has venturing into
(c) would have always be
(c) would venturing into
(d) is always
(d) had venturing into
(e) No correction required
(e)No correction required
12. Tax evaders should (a)/ be heavily fined (b)/ as they are
6. Our job was to sought their help without exhibiting
doing (c)/ it intentionally. (d)/ No error (e)
our ignorance.
13. It has been better (a)/ to put your money in a bank
(a) seek their help (b) sought them help
(b) /than to keep it under (c)/ your bed in a suitcase
(c) Seek them help (d) Seeking help of them
(d)/ No error (e)
(e) No correction required
14. The instructions clearly (a)/ state that (b)/ each item
is having (c)/ two options. (d) No error (e)

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15. Tourists have still come to Egypt and are probably (a) would not realize
still inscribing their names on the old stones. (b) were not realized
(a) are still coming (b) have come still (c) have not realized
(c) still have come (d) will have still come (d) Have not been realized
16. I earnestly believe that you will visit our relatives (e) No correction required
during your forthcoming trip to Bombay.
22. Market research and market communication is so far
(a) certainly, believing that being confined to a handful of consumer goods like
(b) could not believe soaps, cosmetics, etc.
(c) sincerely would believe (a) is thus far being confined to
(d) No improvement (b) have so far been confined to
17. The principal lamented that though a detailed report (c) are so far being confined to
was submitted to the management a month ago no (d) have so far been confined with
action is being taken so far.
(e) No correction required
(a) no action had taken
23. Not for nothing (a)/ did the prosper (b)/ as business
(b) no action has been taken consultant (c)/ since his arrival in America 20 years
(c) no action was being taken ago (d)/ No error (e)
(d) any action had been taken 24. Have you heard the news.? (a)/ Mukesh and Malati
(e) No correction required are engaged. (b)/ That is not new; (c)/ I know it for
ages. (d)/ No error (e)
18. Everything we have so far looked at gives
inconclusive evidence about the change in the living 25. I am sure about it; (a)/ nobody has lived (b)/ in that
conditions of the masses. house (c)/ for a hundred years (d)/ No error (e)

(a) had looked at far giving 26. I have been (a)/ working for his (b)/ organization for
(c)/ the last ten years. (d)/ No error (e)
(b) had been looking for giving
27. Prof, Kulkarni, who is a (a)/ staff of our college since
(c) have so far been looked at gives
1990, (b)/ is not only an excellent teacher (c)/ but
(d) had so far been looked for given
also a great humanitarian. (d) No error (e)
(e) No correction required
28. Mr. Bajaj has resigned(a)/from the post of
19. It is temple where religious rites are celebrated as director(b)/which he holds(c)/for over ten years.(d)/
they were for centuries. No error(e)
(a) as they have been for (b) so were they for 29. Mrs. Johnson had staying here since 1954 and has
(c) as they are for (d) as they were before made India her home.
(e) No correction required (a) Will stay (b) was to stay
20. The rationale for the use of various measures were (c) is staying (d) has been staying
known to people since long. (e) No correction required
(a) measure was being known 30. The cricketers admitted that they were practicing
(b) measure had known hard for the last six months.
(c) measure have been known (a) had practised hard for
(d) measure to be known (b) had been practising hard by
(e) No correction required (c) had been practising hard for
21. People so far are not being realized the hazards of (d) had been practised hardly
smoking. (e) No correction required

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31. I am working on this job since last Monday. be remain (b)/ with the invigilator (c)/ during the
(a) was working (b) have been working test. (d)/ No error (e)

(c) being worked (d) were to have worked 46. The cruel king believed (a)/ in punishing the
prisoners (b)/ untill they did not (c)/ confessed their
(e) No correction required
crime. (d)/ No error (e)
32. When I heard his knock (a)/I went to the door (b)/
47. We have recently began (a)/ the process of recruiting
and opened it (c) / but I was not recognise him (d)
(b)/ insurance agents for (c)/ our North-Eastern
/No error (e)
branches. (d)/ No error (e)
33. This situation probably (a)/contributing to a (b)/
48. Sheela had to travel all the way back (a)/ when she
greater lack of protection (c)/ for children in the
remembered that (b)/ she had forgot to take (c)/
households. (d)/ No error (e)
important document with her (d)/ No error (e)
34. I have been working for Tom and Bay for forty years
49. The president has denied (a)/ that the economy is in
(a)/ and has never once late. (b)/ The firm has just
recession (b)/ or was go into one (c)/ despite a spate
presented me a gold watch (c)/ as a sign of
of downcast reports (d)/ No error (e)
appreciation. (d)/ No error (e)
50. No sooner did the students (a)/ seen the principal
35. Whatever may be the origin of speech, (a)/we can be
approach (b)/ than they ran (c)/ from the
certain that man did not began (b)/ to feel the need to
playground. (d)/ No error (e)
speak (c)/ until he began to live in communities. (d)/
No error (e)
36. The police has making (a)/every effort to provide
(b)/best help and (c)/ attention to each citizen. (d)/
No error (e)
37. The environment in which (a)/ companies operating
(b)/ today is (c)/ undergoing frenetic changes. (d) No
error (e)
38. This comes (a)/ at a time (b)/ when fund allocation
(c)/ is been doubled. (d)/ No error (e)
39. A group of youngsters (a)/has lend financial
assistance (b)/to the flood- affected (c)/ People of the
villages. (d)/ No error (e)
40. Our customers are always visit (a)/ our branches to
(b)/discuss their problem (c)/ with our staff. (d)/ No
error (e)
41. The meeting taken place (a)/when you were (b)/ at a
conference (c)/ in Delhi last month. (d)/ No error (e)
42. It is evident that (a)/ the banking sector has
underwent (b)/ tremendous changes during (c)/ the
past two decades. (d)/ No error (e)
43. Negotiations with the bank (a)/ are at an advanced
(b)/ stage and we hope to (c) signed the deal soon.
(d)/ No error (e)
44. Without waiting for (a)/ the instructions from the
Government, (b)/ some cable operators in (c)/ the
city had block the news. (d) No error (e)
45. The list of candidates admitted (a)/ to the test should
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1. (d) “has been occupying” in place of “had occupying” 10. (b) “is always”

Sentence esa had dslkFk verb dh “ing” form use gqbZ ;g sentence forever ds fy, prevail djrk gS vr%
gS tks ,d xyr structure gSA Ashutosh us ,d simple present tense use djsaxs blds fy, is always
House dks 25 lky ls occupy dj j[kk gS vr% dksbZ dk use djsx
a sA
event tks past ls present rd pyk vk jgk gS vkSj
11. (d) “is always”
vkxs Hkh continued gS blds fy, present perfect
continuous tense use djsaxas bldk structure gS%& see explanation for 10

12. (c) “as they do” in place of “as they are doing”
(Subject + has /have + been +(v) ing +
complementary ) ;g ,d continuous action ugh gS cfYd ,d tax
2. (b) “as of she doesn’t care” in place of as if she has evader gksus dk prevalent cause gS vr% simple
not present tense use djsaxsa

sentence esa always use gks

jgk gS tks fdlh vknr dks 13. (a) “it is better” in place of “It has been better”
n’kkZrk gS blds fy, simple present tense dk use sentence esa
,d general advice dks describe fd;k gS
gksxkA vr% sentence present simple tense esa follow djsxkA
3. (c) “has even been venturing into” in place of has 14.(c) “has” in place of “is having”
even venturing into
“is having’ [kkuk [kkus ds sense esa use gksrk gSA
has ds lkFk (v) ing form of verb vkrh gS tc has ds
for eg:- Ram is having breakfast
lkFk been use gqvk gks vr% correction dh
requirement gSA ;g¡ has ds lkFk been use djsx
a sA so 15. (a) “are still coming” in place of “have still to come”
“ has even been venturing into” correct option still – present continuous/ present simple dks
gksxkA ckfd lHkh options esa structure dh error gSA denote djrk gS rFkk sentence dks further read djsa
4. (b) “for having broken” in place of for having broke rks and are probably still inscribing ls irk yxkk
ldrs gS fd and ls connect gksus okyk sentence Hkh
having ,d state ;k condition esa gksus dks n’kkZrk gS
present continuous esa gksxkA
rFkk having ds ckn Verb past participle esa gh
follow djrk gSa 16. (d) No improvement

5. (a) “has been venturing into” in place of has being 17. (b) “have been taken” in place of is being taken
venturing into so far means vc rd ;k vHkh rd blds lkFk
present perfect continuous dk structure gS%&
present perfect tense use gksxk vr% is ds LFkku ij
Subject +have /has +been+ V ing + has been dk use gksxkA
complementary. be dh past form been use gksxkA
18. (e) No improvement
6. (a) “seek their help” in place of sought their help
19. (a) “have been for” in place of “were for
preposition ‘to’ ds ckn ;fn verb vk, rks og verb
dh I form esa gh gkxhA for centuries” – lfn;ksa ls ds fy, use gqvk gS vr%
Li"V :i ls ;g¡k tradition pyk vk jgk gS therefore
7. (e) No error /No correction required
;gk¡ have been (present perfect tense) use djsaxsA
8. (e) No error / No correction required
20.(c) “have been known” in place of were known
9.(e) No error / No correction required
since long:- yEcs
le; ls use gqvk gS] sentence dksbZ
fØ;k tks yEcs le; ls dh tk jgh gS dk Hkko ns jgk
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gS vr% present perfect tense use djsaxsA xbZ Fkh vr% past perfect continuous use djsaxsA
21(d). “have not realized” in place of are not being 31. (b) “have been working” in place of am working past
realized ls present rd action stretch gqvk gS vr% present
so far use gqvk gS (see explanation of 20) perfect continuous use djsaxAsa

32. (d) “but didn’t recognize him” in place of “but I was

vr% present perfect tense use djsaxsA
not recognize him” complete sentence past simple
22. (b) “have so far been confined to” in place of is so tense esa gS vr% but ds complete sentence past
far being confined to simple tense esa gS vr% but ds ckn vkus okyk
See explanation of ‘10’ conditional phrase Hkh past simple esa vk,xk

23. (b) “has he prospered ” in place of “did he prosper” was/ were + V, dksbZ verb form ugha gksrhA
20 years ago ls present rd dks describe fØ;k gS 33. (b) “contributes to a” in place of “contributing to a”
vr% present perfect tense use gksxkA contributing ds igys dksbZ helping verb use ugha
24. (d) “have known” in place of “know” gksrk gS vr% verb + ing use ugha dj ldrsA bl case
for ages use gqvk gS vr% sentence esa ,d past ls esa simplest solution gksxk fd sentence dks present
simple tense esa use djsa blds fy, simply
prevailing condition dks describe fd;k gS vr%
present perfect dk use gksxk contributing dks contributes esa change nsxAsa

34. (b) “and have never been once late” in place of “and
25. (e) No error
has never once late”
26. (e) No error
sentence active voice esa gS vkSj speaker gh subject
27. (a) “has been” is place of “is” gS subject us first main clause dks present perfect
Since 1990 ,d point of time ls present rd continuous esa follow fd;k gS vkSj mlh dh detail dks
vkxs describe fd;k gS nksuks ckrs ;gk¡ connected gS (
Mr. Kulkarnids staff member gksus dh ckr prevail
job djuk vkSj ml nkSjku dHkh Hkh late uk igq¡prk)
dj jgh gS vr present perfect tense use gksxkA
blyh, carry forward sentance dks ges’k main
28. (c) “had been holding” in place of holds clause ds tense esa follow djsaxsA
please note, sentence esa dgk x;k gSA fd Mr. Bajaj subject – ‘I’ gS vr% ‘have’ use fd;k tk,xkA
us already resign dj fn;k gS rks holds tks present
35. (b) “did not begin” in place of did not began
simple esa gS ugha vk,xk] vkSj os ,d yEcs le; ls ml
position ij FkS& ds fy, past perfect continuous did /did not + Verb (I form)
use gksxkA tc dksbZ action past esa py jgk gks] fQj 36. (a) “are making” in place of “has making”
break gqvk gks] rks mlds fy, past perfect
‘Police’ plural Noun gS vr% are making use fd;k
continuous tense use fd;k tk,xkA
tk,xk Has + Ing. V. dksbZ verb form ugha gksrhA
29. (a) “has been staying” in place of “had saying”
37. (b) “Companies are operating” in place of
since ,d point of time dks denote dj jgk gS “companies operating”
vr% subject (Mrs. Johnson) 1954 ls India esa jgrh vkbZ gS Today sentence esa present situation dks denote dj
blds fy, present perfect continuous dks use jgk gS rFkk operating continuous action gS] vr% ;gk¡
djsaxsA present continuous tense dk helping verb for
30. (c) “had been practising” in place of were practicing plural subject (are ) missing gSA

past six months ls match start gksus rd practice dh 38. (d) “has been doubled” in place of “in been doubled”

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 ;g present perfect tense passive voice dk 47. (a) “we have recently begun” in place of “we have
structure gS vr% “is” ds LFkku ij “has” dks use recently began”
djsaxsA Have / has/ had ds lkFk verb dh III form follow
39. (b) “has lent” in place of “has lend” gksxh tSlk fd present & past perfect dk structure
gSA
has dks tc helping verb ds :i esa use djrs gSa rks
og present perfect tense dks follow djrk gS vr% subject + have / has/ had + verb (III form) +
bl case esa verb (III form) esa gksrh gS so, lend dh III complementary.
form lent use djsaxsA 48. (c) “she had forgotten to take” in place of “she had
40.(a) “Our consumers always visit” in place of “our forgot to take”
customers are always visit” follow the explanation of 47
always visit ;gk¡ ,d habti dks n’kkZ jgk gS vr% 49. (c) “was to go” in place of “was go”
present simple tense dk use gksxkA ;g ,d active
was ds lkFk ;k rks “ing” form of veb vkrh gS ;k
voice sentence gS vr% dksbZ helping verb use ugha
gksxhA so “are” sdks remove dj nsx
a sA was + being + verb dh III form vkrh gSA ij ;gk¡
preceding phrase esa is in fdlh voLFkk Fkk ‘state’ esa
41. (a) “The meeting took place” in place of “The
gksus dks n’kkZ jgk gS blh sequence esa “was to “ gksxk
meeting token place”
ftlds lkFk verb dh I form use gksrh gS vr% go use
sentence simple past tense esa gS vr% “took” use gks jgk gSA
djsaxs moreover ;gk¡ dksbZ “helping verb” use ugha gqbZ
50. (b) “see the principal approach” in place of “seen
gS vr% simple past tense use gksxk D;ksfa d
the principal approach”
complementary sentence Hkh simple past esa gSA
did ds lkFk verb dh I form without ‘s’ or ‘es’ use
42. (b) “has under gone” in place of has underwent
gksrh gS vr% seen ds LFkku ij see dk use gksxkA
has ds lkFk verb dh III form use gksxh (under gone)
43. (d) “sign the deal” in place of “signed the deal”

to + verb dh I form without ‘I’ or ‘es’ use gksrh gSA

44. (d) “had blocked ” in place of had block

had past perfect dh helping verb ds :i esa use gqvk

gSA past perfect dk structure gS%&
subject + had + verb dks III form + complementary
vr% block dh III from blocked use gksxkA
45. (b) “should remain” in place of “should be remain”

;g active modal verb dk example gS

vr% ‘be’ use ugha gksxkA bldk structure
subject + modal auxiliary + verb (I form without ‘s’
& ‘es’

46. (d) “Confess” in place of “confessed”

did / did not + verb (I form without ‘s’ or ‘es’)

vr% confess use gksxkA

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