57 Spotting Error On Tenses

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(a) I have not seen him since twenty years/ (b) and so I cannot say with certainty/

(c) whether he is alive or dead./ (d) No error

(a) When he did not find his cook in the kitchen/ (b) he asked his wife/ (c) where

had he gone./ (d) No error

(a) Although I am playing cricket/ (b) for more than three years/ (c) I have not been

able to score a century/ (d) No error

(a) By the time/ (b) we got our tickets and entered the cinema theatre,/ (c) the

show was already begun./ (d) No error

(a) By the time/ (b) we will get our tickets and enter the cinema theatre,/ (c) the

show will have already begun./ (d) No error

(a) Gowri told me/ (b) his name after/ (c) he left./ (d) No error

(a) we have been/ (b) celebrating many festivals/ (c) since centuries./ (d) No error

(a) Old age and infirmity/ (b) had began to/ (c) catch up with him./ (d) No error

Had+v3  so begin began begun

(a) The passer-by told us/ (b) where was the marriage hall/ (c) and even led us to it./

(d) No error

B>... marriage hall was

(a) I have passed / (b) the examination/ (c) two years ago/ (d) No error

(a) Since he joined/ (b) this post, he did not take/ (c) any bribe./ (d) No error

He has not taken

(a) Perhaps you know/ (b) that I have passed/ (c) the examination in 1990./ (d) No

error

B I passed

(a) He has read four plays/ (b) written by Shakespeare/ (c) by the end of his vacation./

(d) No error

He will have read,, will be used here ,, as he will complete the action in future

(a) When they stole / (b) the money/ (c) and where did they hide it?./ (d) No error

A.When did they steal

(a) The teacher/ (b) has took/ (c) the responsibility/ (d) No error.

has/had/have+ v3   so take took taken

Has taken

(a) For time immemorial/ (b) sea shells have been used by man/ (c) in many ways./ (d)

No error

(a) The river is in spate/ (b) and it has overflown/ (c) its banks./ (d) No error

Overflowed

(a) The little boy/ (b) had been waiting for his turn/ (c) since a long time./ (d) No

error

(a) In the early years of the renaissance of Bharatanatyam, hereditary dancers

have their own set of accompanists/ (b) who lived with the dancers and travelled

with them from place to place/ (c) when they gave performances./ (d) No error

(a) This is turned out to be/ (b) one of our most successful projects/ (c) and we have

made quite/ (d) a large profit from it./ (e) No error

This is to this HAS ,... because its perfect tense

(a) He is given me/ (b) a lot of documents/ (c) to read before/ (d) the presentation

tomorrow./ (e) No error

He is >> he HAS

(a) Since the trip home/ (b) was expensive I/ (c) did not went home/ (d) during the

holidays./ (e) No error

Did+v1

So go went gone

Did go

(a) As she is late/ (b) for work yesterday she decided/ (c) to skip breakfast and/ (d)

leave for office./ (e) No error

She WAS late >> yesterday given,,

(a) As soon as the CEO entered the office, the/ (b) union leaders approached him/

(c) and report the matter to him./ (d) No error

All verb should be in one form,, here entered approached so report >> reportEd

(a) Did he tell you/ (b) why he hasn’t/ (c) come yesterday?/ (d) No error

Yesterday given so V2 will be used,, so hadnt

(a) Last night I dream/ (b) I was a Sheikh on the 169 th floor/ (c) of Burj Khalifa./ (d)

No error

Last night > so dreamt or dreamed both right

.

(a) Nobody saw him/ (b) since the fire broke/ (c) in his locality./ (d) No error

(a) Good heavens !/ (b) How has she/ (c) grown !/ (d) No error

She has

(a) He/ (b) is having/ (c) many friends here/ (d) No error

(a) Our history can be seen as a long evolutionary dialectical development/(b) in

which there have been/ (c) a painstaking forging of rational and moral self./(d) No

error

B.. have> has  our history has

(a) Madhuri Dixit/ (b) is having/ (c) a large fan following./ (d) No error

Has right

(a) No one heard anything/ (b) about him since/ (c) he left India for good./ (d) No error

No one HAS heard rightt

(a) Before the teacher/ (b) could finish the question/ (c) the students gave the

correct answer./ (d) No error

(a) She did not prepare/ (b) her/ (c) breakfast yet./ (d) No error

She HAS NOT prepared  > yet  means Present perfect

(a) Perhaps you do not know/ (b) I am owning/ (c) a farm house besides two bungalows./

(d) No error

I own ,, i am owning means means sath me leke ghoom rha hai ..

(a) When Anand reached his village/ (b) he found that / (c) the news about him

preceded him./ (d) No error

Had preceded him >.

(a) She will already return/ (b) home/ (c) when he arrives./ (d) No error

Will have already returned

(a) Each one of them/ (b) has have his share/ (c) of joy and sorrow./ (d) No error

Has+v3  so has had

(a) This custom/ (b) has come down/ (c) since times immemorial./ (d) No error

Times > TIME

(a) Since his arrival in India,/ (b) he is visiting as many villages as he can/ (c) to

acquire a firsthand knowledge of the rural India./ (d) No error.

is>> HAS BEEN

(a) Believe me, I/ (b) am believing/ (c) whatever you have said./ (d) No error

Am believing > Believe

(a) It is time/ (b) we should have done/ (c) something useful/ (d) No error

We should have done >> WE DID

(a) Mother said,/ (b) “Son,/ (c) you have finished your homework?”/ (d) No error

You have>> HAVE YOU

(a) I am going to buy/ (b) a computer/ (c) when the prices comes down./ (d) No error

Prices comes >> PRICE comes

(a) I wish/ (b) I have learnt swimming/ (c) when I was young./ (d) No error

B. have> HAD as sentence is in past tense

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