Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
This is the second time she ___ the competition.
A. won
B. has won
C. had win
D. wins yesterday
Correct Answer: B
'This is the second time...' normally takes the present perfect.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The meeting ___ before we reached the office.
A. starts
B. had started
C. has started tomorrow
D. was start
Correct Answer: B
The meeting began before another past action, so past perfect is appropriate.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I ___ him since we graduated.
A. did not see
B. have not seen
C. had not saw
D. am not seeing
Correct Answer: B
'Since' with a past starting point commonly requires the present perfect.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
If the weather improves, we ___ the trip.
A. resumed
B. will resume
C. would resume
D. would have resumed
Correct Answer: B
First conditional: present simple in the if-clause and 'will + base verb' in the main clause.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She told me that she ___ the movie already.
A. saw
B. had seen
C. has seen tomorrow
D. sees
Correct Answer: B
An earlier past action in reported speech is commonly expressed with the past perfect.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He said that he ___ the document before the deadline.
A. will submit
B. would submit
C. submits
D. has submit
Correct Answer: B
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, 'will' normally becomes 'would'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
By this time next year, I ___ here for a decade.
A. work
B. will have been working
C. worked
D. am working
Correct Answer: B
Future perfect continuous expresses duration up to a future point.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She ___ for the bus since 7 a.m.
A. waits
B. is waiting
C. has been waiting
D. was waited
Correct Answer: C
An action continuing from a past starting point to the present takes the present perfect continuous.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He ___ dinner when I called him.
A. had
B. was having
C. has
D. had had yesterday
Correct Answer: B
The ongoing action at the time of the call is expressed with the past continuous.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
When you ___ the form, submit it at the counter.
A. will complete
B. complete
C. completed
D. would complete
Correct Answer: B
Future time clauses use the present simple, not 'will', after 'when'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She ___ three emails so far today.
A. sent
B. has sent
C. had sent
D. sends yesterday
Correct Answer: B
'So far today' refers to an unfinished time period, favoring the present perfect.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I ___ the report yet.
A. did not finish
B. have not finished
C. had not finish
D. am not finish
Correct Answer: B
'Yet' in a present unfinished context commonly takes the present perfect.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He ___ in this office for ten years before he retired.
A. works
B. had worked
C. has worked
D. is working
Correct Answer: B
Past perfect can describe a state extending up to another point in the past.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
By the time the police arrived, the thief ___.
A. escaped
B. has escaped
C. had escaped
D. was escape
Correct Answer: C
The escape happened before another past event, so past perfect is appropriate.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. She has gone to Lahore last week.
B. She went to Lahore last week.
C. She had gone to Lahore last week ago.
D. She goes to Lahore last week.
Correct Answer: B
A finished past-time expression such as 'last week' requires the simple past.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. One or two mistakes is understandable.
B. One or two mistakes are understandable.
C. One or two mistake are understandable.
D. One or two mistakes has understandable.
Correct Answer: B
'One or two + plural noun' normally takes a plural verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The poor needs more support.
B. The poor need more support.
C. The poors need more support.
D. The poor is need more support.
Correct Answer: B
'The + adjective' referring to a class of people takes a plural verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Every one of these machines ___ tested before delivery.'
A. are
B. have
C. is
D. were
Correct Answer: C
'Every one' is singular, so the singular verb 'is' is correct.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. What he says and what he does is different things.
B. What he says and what he does are different things.
C. What he say and what he does are different.
D. What he says and does are different thing.
Correct Answer: B
Two separate noun clauses joined by 'and' form a plural subject.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct completion: 'Two hours ___ enough to complete this section.'
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have
Correct Answer: C
A period of time viewed as a single amount takes a singular verb.