TIER-I TENSES HANDOUT-1

Directions: Fill in the following blanks choosing the c) are you go d) are you going
most appropriate verb from the given choices.
13. She _____ well last night.
1. The sun _____ in the east.
a) don’t sleep b) didn’t sleep
a) rise b) rises c) is rise d) is rises
c) hasn’t slept d) doesn’t slept

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2. I ______ him last night.
a) met b) have met 14. _____ to the park yesterday?
a) Have you gone b) Have you went

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c) has met d) was met
3. The shop _____ at ten o’clock each morning. c) Did you go d) Did you went

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a) is opening b) opens 15. When I came in, the cat _____ in my armchair.
c) open d) opening a) sleeping b) was sleeping

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4. India ___ independence in 1947. c) is sleeping d) slept
a) win b) won 16. I _____ mutton but now I am a vegetarian.
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c) have won d) had won a) was eaten b) was eating
5. She _______ apples. c) used to eat d) was used to eat
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a) not like b) don’t like 17. When _____ your watch?

c) doesn’t like d) is not liking
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a) did you lose b) you lost

6. It started to rain while we ______ tennis.
c) have you lost d) were you lost
a) played b) were playing
18. What ____ in the corner over there?
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c) are playing d) have been playing

a) are you see b) are you seeing
7. He met with an accident while he ___ the road.
c) do you see d) are you seen
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a) is crossing b) was crossing

Directions: In each of the following questions find
c) were crossing d) has been crossing
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out which part of sentence has an error. If there is

8. He _____ English.
no mistake the answer is No error.
a) isn’t know b) isn’t knowing
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c) don’t know d) doesn’t know 19. I now understand why (a)/ Sanjay did not told
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9. Armstrong ____ on the moon on 21st July, 1969. (b)/ me the reason why (c)/ he was late. (d)/
a) was land b) was landed No error (e)
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c) landed d) has landed 20.The patient admitted yesterday (a)/ did not
10. I ____ an important letter, don’t disturb me. responded (b)/ to the treatment prescribed (c)/
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a) write b) wrote by the doctor for him.(d)/ No error (e)

c) am writing d) was writing 21. He has seen(a)/ the picture (b)/yesterday. (c)/
11. He jumped off the train while it _____. No error(d)
a) moved b) moving 22. Many people decide (a)/ not to buy a car (b)/
c) is moving d) was moving last Diwali because of (c)/ the high price of
12. How often _______ to church? petrol last year.(d)/ No error (e)
a) you go b) do you go

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23. India demonstrates its supremacy (a)/ in space 37. Africa is the second largest continent (1)/ and
when it successfully (b)/ launched its third it contain about one fifth (2)/ of all the land in
satellite (c)/ into orbit yesterday. (d)/ No error (e) the world.(3)/ No error (4)

24. He is going everyday (a)/ for a morning walk [SSC CPO-2014]

(b)/ with his friends and neighbours. (c)/ No
error (d)
25. Most birds sings (a)/ only in day-light,(b)/ one
notable exception (c)/ being the nightingale.
(d)/ No error(e).
26. The more enlightened (a)/ factory owners (b)/
build home for their (c)/ workers in Britain in
38. I have visited Mumbai two years ago (1)/ and I
am planning to visit again (2)/ in the near fu-
ture.(3)/ No error (4) [SSC CPO-2014]
Directions(39-45): In these questions, a part of the
sentence is given in bold. Below are given
alternatives to the bold part at 1,2, and 3 which
may improve the sentence. Choose the correct

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the 19th century. (d)/ No error (e) alternative. In case no improvement is needed
27. People find it (a)/ difficult to understand (b)/ your answer is (4).

HI
him as he (c)/ don’t speak clearly. (d)/ No error (e) 39. Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small

AC
28. He did not go (a)/ to the city on foot, (b)/ he go Japanese car, driving across Poland towards
there (c)/ by train. (d)/ No error (e) Berlin. [SSC-2013]

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29. Majority of the banks (a)/ today uses 1) was sitting 2) sat
technology (b)/ to reach out to those (c)/ living
in rural areas.(d)/ No error (e) 3) have been sitting 4) No improvement
NE
30. It was not easy for late Raja Ram Mohan Roy 40. The gypsies had left the village a few days ago
(a)/ to root out the custom of sati(b)/ because [SSC-2013]
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a majority of (c)/ the educated class does not 1) have left 2) would have left
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support him. (d)/ No error (e).

3) left 4) No improvement
Questions from previous SSC Examinations.
31. They have (1)/ played a game (2)/ last week. 41. This palace has been belonging to our family
CT

(3)/ No error (4) [SSC CGL TIER-I 2013] since generations. [SSC CHSL-2016]
A) has belonging B) has belonged
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32. Short stories and poems (1)/ of varying quality

(2)/ appears in dailies and periodicals.(3)/ No C) belonged D) No improvement
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error (4) 42. Mr. Shah is having two houses. [SSC CHSL-2016]
[SSC CONSTABLE-2013]
A) has B) got
33. You are a very lovable person (1)/ but I (2)/ am
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not loving you. (3)/ No error (4) C) has been having D) No improvement
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[SSC CONSTABLE-2013] 43. Grandfather always finds faults with the poor
gardener. [SSC CHSL-2016]
ER

34. I have got your letter yesterday(1)/ and felt

happy to learn (2)/ of your recovery. (3)/ No A) find fault B) find faults
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error (4) [SSC CGL TIER-I 2013] C) is finding faults D) No improvement

35. His parents does not (1)/approve of (2)/ his 44. Ajay, who was studying architecture at
business. (3)/ No error (4) [SSC CPO-2014] present, hopes to go to Australia after
36. How long it takes (1)/to travel from Chennai graduation. [SSC CHSL-2016]
to Trichy (2)/ by train? (3)/ No error (4) A) studies B) has been studying
[SSC CGL TIER-II 2014]

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 C) is studying D) No improvement
45. He jumped off the train while it had been
running . [SSC CGL TIER-I 2017]
A) has been running B) ran
C) was running D) No improvement

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