Practice Questions

Eat എന്നതിന്റെ Past form (V2) ആണ് ate

Eaten → Past participle (V3)

Eating → -ing form (V4)

Mason -  is a person who builds in or works with stone.

If they had requested me, I would have helped them.

<h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Understanding Tenses and Sentence Acceptability</h4>
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<li>The acceptability of a sentence often hinges on the correct usage of verb tenses, particularly when dealing with time expressions.</li>
<li><strong>Present Perfect Continuous Tense:</strong> This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.</li>
<li><strong>Key Signal Words:</strong> The phrase 'since' often indicates the starting point of an action that continues to the present, making the Present Perfect Continuous tense appropriate.</li>
<li><strong>Example Application:</strong> In the context of weather, if it started raining in the morning and is still raining now, the action began in the past ('morning') and continues into the present. Therefore, 'It has been raining since morning' correctly employs the Present Perfect Continuous tense.</li>
<li><strong>Common Errors to Avoid:</strong> Simple tenses like the simple present ('It rains since morning') or simple past ('It rained since morning') are grammatically incorrect with 'since' when the action is ongoing. The present perfect simple ('It has rained since morning') is also less common and often implies the action is completed, which contradicts the sense of continuation usually conveyed by 'since'.</li>
<li><strong>Competitive Exam Relevance:</strong> Questions testing sentence acceptability frequently focus on tense agreement, especially the correct use of tenses with time adverbs like 'since' and 'for'. Mastering these distinctions is crucial for accurate grammar and scoring well in exams.</li>
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<h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Understanding Conditional Sentences and Future Tense</h4>
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<li>This sentence structure deals with <strong>conditional clauses</strong>, specifically the <strong>first conditional</strong>, which talks about a possible future event and its likely result.</li>
<li>The structure is generally: <strong>If + present simple, ... will + base verb</strong>.</li>
<li>In this case, 'If it rains for some more time' is the condition (present simple tense).</li>
<li>The consequence, 'they will open the shutters of the dam', uses the future simple tense ('will open').</li>
<li>This construction is crucial for expressing cause and effect in future scenarios, a common theme in competitive exams testing grammar and sentence construction.</li>
<li><strong>Key Point for Exams:</strong> Always look for the 'if' clause. If it's in the present simple, the main clause predicting the future outcome will typically use 'will' + verb.</li>
<li><strong>Example for Practice:</strong> If she studies hard, she 
 ______________ the exam. (Answer: will pass)</li>
<li><strong>Example for Practice:</strong> If they don't hurry, they 
 ______________ the train. (Answer: will miss)</li>
<li>Recognizing this pattern helps in filling in blanks correctly or identifying errors in sentence construction in multiple-choice questions.</li>
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they would be open the shutters of the dam.

they will be opened the shutters of the dam.

<h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Grammar: Verb Tense and Time Clauses</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li><strong>Present Perfect Continuous Tense:</strong> The sentence "It has been raining since morning" correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense. This tense is formed using 'has/have been' + the present participle (verb ending in -ing).</li><li><strong>Usage with 'Since':</strong> The present perfect continuous tense is frequently used with time clauses introduced by 'since' to indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.</li><li><strong>'Since' vs. 'For':</strong><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li><i>'Since'</i> refers to a specific point in time when the action began (e.g., since Monday, since 2023, since morning).</li><li><i>'For'</i> refers to a duration of time (e.g., for three days, for two hours, for a long time).</li></ul></li><li><strong>Common Errors in Tense Usage:</strong> In competitive exams, questions often test the correct application of tenses, especially with time conjunctions like 'since' and 'for'. Incorrect tense usage can lead to an unacceptable sentence.</li><li><strong>Example of Incorrect Usage:</strong> A sentence like "It is raining since morning" would be incorrect because the present continuous tense typically describes an action happening *now*, not an action that started in the past and continues.</li><li><strong>Significance in Sentence Correction:</strong> Understanding these grammatical rules is crucial for sentence correction questions, where candidates need to identify and choose the grammatically sound option among given choices.</li></ul>

<h3 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Understanding Future Perfect Tense</h3><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li><strong>Future Perfect Tense</strong> is used to describe an action that will be completed <strong>before</strong> a specific point in the future.</li><li>The structure of the Future Perfect Tense is: <strong>Subject + will have + past participle (V3)</strong>.</li><li>This tense emphasizes the <strong>completion</strong> of an action by a certain future time.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">When to Use Future Perfect Tense:</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>To indicate an action completed before another future action: "By the time you arrive, I <strong>will have finished</strong> dinner."</li><li>To indicate an action completed before a specific future time or date: "By the end of this year, we <strong>will have sent</strong> five hundred letters."</li><li>To express an assumption about a past action: "He <strong>will have left</strong> by now." (This is less common in exam contexts for this specific structure).</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Key Indicators:</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Look for phrases that indicate a future deadline or completion point, such as:<ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>"by the end of..."</li><li>"by this time..."</li><li>"by [a specific future date/year]..."</li><li>"by then..."</li><li>"by the time..."</li></ul></li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Common Mistakes to Avoid:</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Do not confuse Future Perfect Tense with Future Simple (will send) or Future Continuous (will be sending). The key is the <strong>completion</strong> of the action by the future point.</li><li>Ensure the verb is in its <strong>past participle</strong> form.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Example Analysis:</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>In the sentence "By the end of this year, we ________ five hundred letters asking for contributions," the phrase <strong>"By the end of this year"</strong> clearly indicates a future point by which the action of sending letters will be completed. Therefore, the Future Perfect Tense (will have sent) is the appropriate choice.</li></ul>

<ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>The sentence uses the phrase "since yesterday". This indicates an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.</li><li>This grammatical structure requires the <strong>Present Perfect Continuous Tense</strong>.</li><li>The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is formed using: <strong>have/has + been + verb-ing</strong>.</li><li>The subject of the sentence is "The girls and boys of class V", which is plural.</li><li>Therefore, the correct auxiliary verb to use is "have".</li><li>Combining these elements, the correct verb form is "<strong>have been requesting</strong>".</li><li>This tense emphasizes the duration of the action, highlighting that the requesting has been ongoing since yesterday.</li><li>Options that do not follow this structure, such as simple past or present perfect simple, would not correctly convey the continuous nature of the action starting from a specific point in the past.</li></ul>

<h3 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Understanding the Past Perfect Tense</h3><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>The correct tense form for the given sentence is the <b>Past Perfect Tense</b>: "had finished".</li><li>The <i>Past Perfect Tense</i> is formed using <b>had + past participle</b> of the verb (e.g., had eaten, had gone, had finished).</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">When to Use the Past Perfect Tense</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>The Past Perfect Tense is used to indicate an action that was <b>completed before another action or a specific point in the past</b>. It helps to show the sequence of events when both events happened in the past.</li><li>In the given sentence, "When her mother arrived, Isha had finished laundry," two past actions are mentioned:<ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>1. Isha finished the laundry.</li><li>2. Her mother arrived.</li></ul></li><li>The act of <i>Isha finishing the laundry</i> happened <b>before</b> her mother arrived. Therefore, the earlier action (finishing laundry) should be in the Past Perfect Tense, and the later action (mother arriving) should be in the Simple Past Tense.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Comparison with Other Tenses</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>If we used the <b>Simple Past Tense</b> ("Isha finished laundry"), it would imply that Isha finished the laundry at the same time or immediately after her mother arrived, or it would simply state two separate past events without a clear chronological relationship. For instance, "When her mother arrived, Isha finished laundry" sounds awkward as it implies simultaneity or immediate succession.</li><li>The Past Perfect clearly establishes that the laundry was already done <i>before</i> the arrival.</li></ul><h4 style="color: rgb(255,255,255);">Key Pointers for Competitive Exams</h4><ul style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>The Past Perfect Tense is crucial for demonstrating a sequence of events in the past, especially when one action precedes another.</li><li>Look for time conjunctions like <b>'when', 'before', 'after', 'by the time', 'as soon as', 'until'</b> which often signal the need for Past Perfect or Simple Past in complex sentences.</li><li><i>Example:</i> "By the time we reached the station, the train <b>had already left</b>." (Leaving happened before reaching).</li><li><i>Example:</i> "She <b>had studied</b> English before she moved to London." (Studying happened before moving).</li><li>Mastering the use of Past Perfect helps in identifying and correcting grammatical errors in sentence correction and fill-in-the-blanks questions frequently asked in competitive examinations.</li></ul>

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