Sequence of Tenses-MDCAT

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1. She is ____ her elder sister.     

A) so intelligent so 
B) as intelligent as 
C) so intelligent as 
D) as intelligence as 

ANSWER= (B) as intelligent as
Explanation: She is as intelligent as her elder sister. 

2. He kept ____ to see that their plates were never empty.

A) watched
B) watches
C) watch
 D) to watch

ANSWER= (C) watch
Explanation: He kept watch to see that their plates were never empty.  

3. She sat ____ a movie for two hours. 

A) watched
B) will watch
C) watching
D) watch

ANSWER= (C) watching
Explanation: She sat watching a movie for two hours. 

4. His guests enjoyed all that fuss about ____ the tea. 

A) mixes
B) mixed
C) mixing
D) to mixing

ANSWER= (C) mixing
Explanation: His guests enjoyed all that fuss about mixing the tea. 

5. Does she pay full attention ____ her studies? 

A) at 
B) to 
C) in 
D) for 

ANSWER= (B) to 
Explanation: Does she pay full attention to her studies?  

6.  The rescue team was still searching for the ____ child. 

A) missing
B) missed
C) misses
D) to miss

ANSWER= (A) missing
Explanation: The rescue team was still searching for the missing child. 

7. He made a special point of ____ all the new boys and having them to tea with him during their fir term.     

A) get to know
B) got to know
C) get to know
D) getting to know

ANSWER= (D) getting to know 
Explanation: He made a special point of getting to know all the new boys . . . .

8. You are such a remarkable old boy that one never ____ 

A) know
B) knows 
C) knew
D) known 

ANSWER= (B) knows 
Explanation: You are such a remarkable old boy that one never knows. 

9.  Have you heard how John ____? 

A) are
B) is
C) be 
D) being 

ANSWER= (B) is 
Explanation: Have you heard how John is? 

10.  Katherine considered herself responsible for Chips's accident, she used ____ along the side of the lake the house.     

A) bicycling
B) bicycle
C) to bicycle 
D) bicycling

ANSWER= (C) to bicycle
Explanation: Katherine considered herself responsible for Chips's accident, she used to bicycle along the side of the lake the house. 

11. She had never meeting anyone like her.

A) She had never meet anyone like her. 
B) She had never met anyone like her. 
C) She had never meeting anyone like her. 
D) She had never met anyone like hers. 

ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: She had never met anyone like her. 

12. She believed that women ought to be admitted ____ universities.  

A) for
B) to 
C) at 
D) for 

ANSWER= (B) to 
Explanation: She believed that women ought to be admitted to universities. 

13. He had to take care of himself when there ____ east winds.  

A) blue
B) blew
C) blown
D) blows

ANSWER= (B) blew
Explanation: He had to take care of himself when there blew east winds. 

14. When Chips entered ____ the midst of the uproar there was an instant hush. 

A) by 
B) over 
C) at 
D) in

ANSWER= (D) in 
Explanation: When Chips entered in the midst of the uproar. 

15. There was a more genuine friendliness ____ master and boy.      

A) either 
B) between
C) neither
D) else

ANSWER= (B) between 
Explanation: There was a more genuine friendliness between master and boy. 

16. Has she ____ the exam already?   

A) take
B) takes
C) is taking
D) taken

ANSWER= (D) taken
Explanation:  Has she taken the exam already?

17. When did you ____ last?   

A) saw
B) see
C) seeing
D) seen

ANSWER= (B) see
Explanation: When did you see her last? 

18. He ____ interviewed yesterday. 

A) were 
B) is 
C) was 
D) has 

ANSWER= (C) was 
Explanation: He was interviewed yesterday. 

19. Not only ____ the poor, but he also provided them shelters. 

A) he helps
B) he helped 
C) does he help
D) did he help 

ANSWER= (D) did he help
Explanation: Not only did he help the poor, but he also provided them shelters.   

20. Has she ___ all the letters?

A) is posted
B) posted
C) posing
D) posts

ANSWER= (B) posted 
Explanation: Has she posted all the letters? 

21. She is very much interested _____ . 

A) in hers studies
B) in her studies
C) in hers studies
D) in her study

ANSWER= (B) in her studies
Explanation: She is very much interested in her studies. 

22. Do you not ____ the real situation?

A) perceived
B) perceiving
C) perceives
D) perceive

ANSWER= (D) perceive
Explanation: Do you not perceive the real situation?

23. Can you ____ me a favour, please?

A) does
B) do
C) did
D) done

ANSWER= (A) do
Explanation: Can you do me a favour, please? 

24. Need you ____ much? 

A) has paid
B) have paid
C) having paid
D) had paid

ANSWER= (B)  have paid
Explanation: Need you have paid much? 

25. Did he not ____ the novel thoroughly? 

A) to read
B) reading
C) read 
D) reads

ANSWER= (C) read 
Explanation: Did he not read the novel thoroughly? 

27. Does she always ____ her meal herself?

A) cooked
B) cooks
C) cook
D) cooking

ANSWER= (C) cook
Explanation: Does she always cook her meal herself? 

28. He need not worry much. 

A) needed
B) need
C) to need
D) needs

ANSWER= (B) need
Explanation: He need not worry much. 

29. When you ____, we shall be ready. 

A) came
B) comes
C) to come
D) come

ANSWER= (D) come
Explanation: When you come, we shall be ready. 

30. What did make her ____ much?

A) worry
B) worried
C) worrying
D) worries  

ANSWER= (A) worry
Explanation: What did make her worry much?