ENGLISH NMDCAT

Test-1 Forms of Verb, Tenses and The Grammar of Verb

Directions: Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb.

Q.1 I ___her since 1990.
A) know B) knows
C) knew D) have known
Explanation
To measure up duration to the present, we use a present perfect tense. Here is a list
of some common verbs which are not often used in progressive forms: Know, think,
see, believe smell, taste
Q.2 Dad ___next year.
A) retire B) had retired
C) retires D) has retired
Q.3 We ___him at 9 o’ clock tonight.
A) have been meeting B) were meeting
C) had been meeting D) are meeting
Q.4 I think I ___to bed early tonight.
A) will go B) would go
C) had been going D) Both a& b
Q.5 My office ____at 10:00am.
A) open B) opening
C) has open D) opens
Q.6 Once it___ raining, we started the game again.
A) stops B) stopped
C) has stopped D) was stopping
Q.7. You haven’t been prowling up in those ruins, ______
A) haven’t you? B) have you?
C) are you? D) aren’t you?
Q.8 He suggested that it ___in the upland town of Ankra.
A) sits B) sit
C) should sit D) both b&c
Q.9 Switch off the printer before_____ the roller.
A) replacing B) you replaced
C) have replaced D) Both a& b
Q.10 Ain’t you got anybody home ___you to wash your face?
A) told B) to tell
C) tell D) to telling
Directions: Spot the error.
Q.11 This year is (A) the period which (B) began (C) in January and lasted up (D) to the
present time.
A. is B. which
C. began D. lasted up (has lasted up)
Explanation
We use the present perfect with today and phrases with this, e.g. this morning, this
week, this year.
Q.12 I don’t know(A) to give(B) a poodle haircut, but even if I know(C) how, I wouldn’t do
(D) it.
A. don’t know B.to give (how to give)
C. know D. wouldn’t do
Q.13 Feelings which are involving (A) fears such as (B) this are(C) called (D)superstitions.
A. are involving (involve) B. such as
C. this are D. called

Q.14 He then struck(A) the man himself(B) a similar blow, which fell(C) him to the earth. (D)
A. struck B. the man himself
 C. fell (felled) D. to the earth
Q.15 Once he rose(A) a hand to touch(B) the lowest of the swings that(C) were hung(D) from
the ceiling.
A. rose (raised) B. to touch
C. that D. were hung
Q.16 It makes me to yearn(A) to borrow(B) a collecting box and go round(C) doing good. (D)
A. to yearn (yearn) B.to borrow
C. go round D. doing good
Q.17 Having made(A) his bows, he was lead to (B) a seat, his life’s ambition(C) achieved. (D)
A. Having made B. was lead to (was led to)
C. life’s ambition D. achieved
Q.18. The man felt his hair (A) flutter (B) and the tissues of his body drew (C) tight as if he
were (D) standing at the center of a vacuum.
A. his hair B. flutter
C. drew (draw) D. were
Q.19. You don’t remain (A) an athlete all your life, and(B) he still had to get(C) the post to
create. (D)
A. don’t remain B. and
C. had to get D. to create (created)
Q.20. Old Smith had had (A) his crop to eat (B) to the ground. Quick, (C) get your fires started.
(D)
A. had B.to eat (eaten)
C. Quick, D. started
Directions: Choose the correct option.
Q.21
A. The crowd contented themselves with shouting insults.
B. The crowd contented with shouting insults.
C. The crowd contented with themselves with shout insults.
D. The crowd contented with them with shouting insults.
Q.22
A. Nobody have any more to say, the meeting was closed.
B. Nobody having any more to say, the meeting was closed.
C. Nobody has any more to say, the meeting was closed.
D. Nobody to having any more to say, the meeting was closed.
Explanation: A participle clause can have its own subject. This happens most often in a
rather formal style. (Practical English Usage by MICHAEL SWAN) Option (C) is also
wrong because there is no use of Conjunction between two independent clauses, so there
is a mistake of Comma Splice.
Q.23
A. They all singing a song when I entered the room.
B. They all have been singing a song when I entered the room.
C. They all are singing a song when I entered the room.
D. They all were singing a song when I entered the room.
Q.24
A. I cried and cried until he makes me another plough.
B. I cried and cried until he will make me another plough.
C. I cried and cried until he made me another plough.
D. I cried and cried until he has made me another plough.
Q.25
A. This is the second time Rachel forgot to give me a message.
B. This is the second time Rachel has forgotten to give me a message.
C. This is the second time Rachel forgets to give me a message.
D. This is the second time Rachel was forgotten to give me a message.
Q.26
A. No change has ever observed in the order in which they were worn.
B. No change ever observed in the order in which they were wore.
C. No change ever observes in the order in which they were weared.
 D. No change was ever observed in the order in which they were worn.
Q.27
A. Most visitors to Britain aren't used to drive on the left.
B. Most visitors to Britain aren't used to driving on the left.
C. Most visitors to Britain aren't used driving on the left.
D. Most visitors to Britain aren't used to driven on the left.
Q.28
A. I would rather he does not go out alone.
B. I would rather he is not going out alone.
C. I would rather he did not go out alone.
D. I would rather he has not gone out alone.
Q.29
A. You had better not told Oliver.
B. You had better didn’t tell Oliver.
C. You had better had not told Oliver.
D. You had better not tell Oliver.

Q.30 Identify the tense of the given sentence.

Did he have many books?
A. Present Perfect B. Past Perfect
C. Present Simple D. Past Simple