Right form of verb- Exercise - 12 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination
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RIGHT FORM OF VERBS
1. Raj and his family ........... here since March 2010. [DoE LA: 20]
A. is living
B. have been living
C. lives
D. has lived
Ans: B
(Explanation: The phrase "since March 2010" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. Since "Raj and his family" is a plural subject, we use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense: "have been living".)
2. Since 1996, Rahim ........... in Dhaka. / Since 1995, Fatema ........... in Dhaka. [BR SAE: 13]
A. live
B. lived
C. have lived
D. has been living
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Since 1996" requires the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. The subject (Rahim/Fatema) is singular, so we use "has been living".)
3. It ........... raining since morning. [DU: 18-19]
A. has been
B. had been
C. was
D. were
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Since morning" indicates duration continuing up to the present. "It has been raining".)
4. The building ........... left unoccupied since 1950. [BIWTA AD: 23]
A. would be
B. would being
C. has been
D. will be
Ans: C
(Explanation: The sentence is in the Passive Voice (the building receives the action). "Since 1950" triggers the Present Perfect Passive: "has been left".)
5. He (give) a lecture yesterday. [MoH SAE: 16]
A. given
B. will give
C. gave
D. is giving
Ans: C
(Explanation: The word "yesterday" places the action in the specific past. This requires the Past Simple Tense. "He gave".)
6. What you (to do) last night? [DTE Office Assistant: 21]
A. did you
B. you did
C. did you do
D. had you done
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Last night" requires a Past Simple Question. Structure: Question Word + did + Subject + Base Verb. "What did you do...?")
7. He ........... go to his office yesterday. [CAG Auditor: 15]
A. does not
B. did not
C. do not
D. has not
Ans: B
(Explanation: "Yesterday" requires the Past Simple negative form: "did not".)
8. Select the correct sentence. [DSS SSO: 10]
A. The child was born yesterday
B. The child has born yesterday
C. The child had been born yesterday
D. The child has been born yesterday
Ans: A
(Explanation: Birth is treated as a past fact using the Passive Voice of "bear" in the Past Simple. "The child was born yesterday".)
9. Which one is correct? [RU: 15-16]
A. The old man was died yesterday
B. The old man died yesterday
C. The old man has died yesterday
D. The old man had died yesterday
Ans: B
(Explanation: "Die" is an intransitive verb and cannot be passive ("was died" is incorrect). "Yesterday" requires Past Simple. "The old man died yesterday".)
10. I (see) him long since. / I ........... him long ago. [DAE SAAO: 11]
A. have seen
B. see
C. saw
D. had seen
Ans: C
(Explanation: Phrases like "long ago" or "long since" (when meaning 'ago') mark a completed past event. Past Simple: "I saw him".)
11. The letter ........... a year ago. [Various Ministries AO: 18]
A. is written
B. was written
C. wrote
D. has written
Ans: B
(Explanation: "A year ago" -> Past Simple. The letter received the action -> Passive Voice. "The letter was written".)
12. I (go) ........... to England two years ago, but I (go, not) ........... anywhere since then. [MoFA PO: 13]
A. went, didn’t go
B. gone have gone
C. have gone, didn’t go
D. went, haven’t gone
Ans: D
(Explanation:
"Two years ago" -> Past Simple ("went").
"Since then" -> Present Perfect ("haven't gone").)
13. If I (know) you before. [DSS DAD: 05]
A. known
B. knew
C. know
D. will know
Ans: B
(Explanation: This sentence acts as a wish or a hypothetical condition about the past ("If only I knew you before"). The Past Simple ("knew") is used to express this unreal meaning.)
14. He ........... abroad for ten years before he settled down in Bangladesh. [NU: 05-06]
A. had worked
B. worked
C. has worked
D. would work
Ans: A
(Explanation: An action completed before another past action ("settled") uses the Past Perfect. "He had worked... before he settled".)
15. The old man ........... last Monday. [DPE Accounts Assistant: 13]
A. has died
B. dead
C. died
D. had died
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Last Monday" -> Past Simple. "Died".)
16. I ........... to hospital last Sunday. / I ........... to hospital last Saturday. [PTI Insturctor: 19]
A. had to go
B. have gone
C. have to go
D. had go
Ans: A
(Explanation: To express obligation in the past ("Last Sunday"), we use "had to". "I had to go".)
17. He ........... home last Monday. [BREB AEC: 17]
A. has left
B. had left
C. has leave
D. left
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Last Monday" -> Past Simple. "He left".)
18. They ........... across the river last yer. [BRTA VI: 17]
A. have swum
B. has swum
C. swam
D. have been swimming
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Last year" -> Past Simple. The past tense of 'swim' is "swam".)
19. I ........... a new house last year, but I ........... my old house yet. [DSS AT: 17]
A. bought, did not sell
B. bought, have not sold
C. have bought, have not sold
D. have bought, will not sell
Ans: B
(Explanation:
"Last year" -> Past Simple ("bought").
"Yet" -> Present Perfect ("have not sold").)
20. The Times ........... its life in 1785. [MoLPA Registrar: 12]
A. began
B. had began
C. have began
D. begin
Ans: A
(Explanation: "In 1785" -> Past Simple. "Began".)
21. We ........... to Dhaka in 1994 and ........... here since then. [DU: 14-15]
A. came, lived
B. came, were living
C. came, had lived
D. came, have been living
Ans: D
(Explanation:
"In 1994" -> Past Simple ("came").
"Since then" -> Present Perfect Continuous ("have been living").)
22. At four he (look) the same as now. [DNC AD: 13]
A. looks
B. look
C. looking
D. looked
Ans: D
(Explanation: "At four" refers to his age in the past. Past Simple. "He looked".)
23. He ........... in a terrible fight with some drunken sailors. [DoF SFI: 11]
A. was died
B. was killed
C. killing
D. has been died
Ans: B
(Explanation: "Was killed" is the correct Passive Voice usage. "Was died" is grammatically incorrect.)
24. I ........... were glasses because my eyes weren’t very good. [DoR Sub-Registrar: 04]
A. had to
B. have to
C. has to
D. nothing
Ans: A
(Explanation: The context is past ("weren't very good"). Therefore, the past obligation "had to" is required. Note: "were glasses" in the question text is likely a typo for "wear glasses".)
25. She was very extravagant, she always (buy) herself new clothes. [DSHE AT: 98]
A. was buying
B. bought
C. has bought
D. buys
Ans: A
(Explanation: Using "always" with the Past Continuous ("was always buying") emphasizes a repeated habit in the past that was noteworthy or annoying.)
26. English has ........... a must for every educated person in the world. [JU: 15-16]
A. since long time been
B. for a long time been
C. since long been
D. long since been
Ans: D
(Explanation: The phrase "long since" is used with perfect tenses to mean "for a long time". "English has long since been...")
27. As soon as I came in, she ........... the room. [NBR ARO: 14]
A. was leaving
B. had left
C. left
D. had been leaving
Ans: C
(Explanation: "As soon as" connects two actions happening almost simultaneously. Both take the Past Simple. "As soon as I came in, she left".)
28. While he ........... in the garden, a snake bit him. [IFIC Bank TAO: 18]
A. wlaked
B. walks
C. is walking
D. was walking
Ans: D
(Explanation: "While" introduces a continuous background action interrupted by a specific event. Past Continuous: "was walking".)
29. It ........... when I reached home. [MES Storeman: 18]
A. had raining
B. is raining
C. was raining
D. has been raining
Ans: C
(Explanation: "When I reached" (Past) interrupted the action. "It was raining".)
30. I ........... TV When the telephone rang. [DMLC Junior Teacher: 18]
A. was watching
B. watched
C. are watching
D. were watching
Ans: A
(Explanation: Similar to Q29. "I was watching TV" (continuous action) when the phone rang.)
31. I quickly lost interest in Mr. Rahim’s story because he was ........... himself. [DTE Office Assistant: 21]
A. repetitions
B. repeated
C. repeating
D. repeatedly
Ans: C
(Explanation: Past Continuous: "He was repeating himself".)
32. He tried to make it appear that she ........... suicide. [DMLC Junior Teacher: 18]
A. had committed
B. committed
C. would commit
D. was committing
Ans: A
(Explanation: Use Past Perfect to show the action happened before the time of the main verb ("tried"). "She had committed".)
33. The accused person confussed that he ........... the car. [DNC AD: 09]
A. stole
B. had stolen
C. would stolen
D. stolen
Ans: B
(Explanation: Reported/Indirect Speech. The theft happened before the confession. Past Perfect: "had stolen".)
34. When we got home last night, he found that somebody ........... into the flat. [DSHE UDA: 21]
A. entered
B. has entered
C. had entered
D. enters
Ans: C
(Explanation: The entry happened before they got home. Past Perfect: "had entered".)
35. I asked him if he ........... his lessons. [DSHE Storekeeper: 21]
A. has prepared
B. is preparing
C. had prepared
D. has been preparing
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect speech backshift. "Have you prepared?" becomes "if he had prepared".)
36. We asked him why he ........... telephoned earlier. [BB AD: 08]
A. did not
B. has not
C. had not
D. would not
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect question referring to a prior missed action. "why he had not".)
37. The passer-by said that he ........... a lot the previous day. [DoP Postal Operator: 16]
A. had travelled
B. travelled
C. has travelled
D. was travelled
Ans: A
(Explanation: "The previous day" indicates a shift from "yesterday". The verb shifts to Past Perfect. "had travelled".)
38. He mentioned that he ........... in my room the previous day. [Passport AD: 14]
A. will lie
B. would lie
C. had lain
D. had laid
Ans: C
(Explanation: The verb is "lie" (to recline). The Past Perfect is "had lain". "Laid" is for 'lay' (put down).)
39. He told me that he …. in Khulna in the previous year. [Nursing & Midwifery Directorate - Midwife-24; Various Ministries AO: 18]
A. had been working
B. has been working
C. has worked
D. was working
Ans: A
(Explanation: Reported speech: "I was working/have been working" shifts to "had been working".)
40. She told that she (visit) London next month. [Various Ministries PO: 19]
A. visited
B. will visit
C. had visited
D. would visit
Ans: D
(Explanation: Indirect speech: "I will visit" becomes "she would visit".)
41. He ........... there for three years when she joined the company. [CU: 11-12]
A. worked
B. working
C. had worked
D. have worked
Ans: C
(Explanation: Duration up to a past point ("when she joined"). Past Perfect (or Past Perfect Continuous). "He had worked".)
42. It was not until she ........... home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor. [IF AD: 16]
A. arrives
B. arrived
C. had arrived
D. have arrived
Ans: B
(Explanation: In "It was not until..." constructions, we typically use the Past Simple in the until-clause. "It was not until she arrived...".)
43. Mary ........... her homework when we arrived. So we all went out for the evening. [CU: 05-06]
A. ha finished
B. is finishing
C. had finished
D. was finished
Ans: C
(Explanation: She finished before we arrived. Past Perfect: "had finished".)
44. The man sitting beside the window was nervous. He ........... before. / The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he - [IF AD: 16]
A. hasn’t flown
B. didn’t fly
C. hadn’t flown
D. wasn’t flying
Ans: C
(Explanation: A past state (nervous) caused by a lack of experience before that time. Past Perfect: "hadn't flown".)
45. She ........... a nurse when she decided to qualify as a doctor. [NSI FO: 02]
A. has been
B. is being
C. is
D. had been
Ans: D
(Explanation: She was a nurse before she decided (past). Past Perfect: "had been".)
46. The thief said that he was ashamed of what he - [BFIDC AM: 13]
A. has done
B. did
C. had done
D. done
Ans: C
(Explanation: He did the action before he felt ashamed. Past Perfect: "had done".)
47. We asked him why he ........... telephone earlier. [BB AD: 08]
A. did not
B. has not
C. had not
D. would not
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect question about a past failure. "why he had not [telephoned]".)
48. I’d scarcely any time to think about it before they ........... me for my option. [IF AD: 16]
A. had asked
B. did ask
C. asked
D. have asked
Ans: C
(Explanation: In "Scarcely... before/when" structures, the second clause (after before/when) uses the Past Simple. "before they asked".)
49. The train has started before __ [DNM Midwife: 17]
A. we had reached the station
B. we reached the station
C. we were reaching the station
D. we had been reaching the station
Ans: B
(Explanation: Past Perfect Rule: "The train had started before we reached...". Note: The prompt says "has started", which is likely a typo for "had started" given the options. If "had", the answer is B.)
50. Choose the correct sentence. [BCC PA: 19]
A. His brother was left before I reached there
B. His brother has left before I reached there
C. His brother left before I reached there
D. His brother had left before I reached there
Ans: D
(Explanation: Standard Past Perfect structure: "His brother had left (1st) before I reached (2nd) there".)
1. The news ……….. by the BBC several times a day. [IF AD: 16]
A. broadcast
B. broadcasting
C. is broadcast
D. been broadcasting
Ans: C
(Explanation: "The news" is a singular noun (despite the 's'). The sentence is in the Passive Voice because the news is transmitted by the BBC. The verb "broadcast" has the same form for Present, Past, and Past Participle (broadcast-broadcast-broadcast). "Is broadcast" is the correct Present Simple Passive form.)
2. The parcel ……….. tomorrow. [DU: 02-03]
A. will be delivered
B. will deliver
C. will be delivering
D. will have delivery
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Tomorrow" indicates the future. Since the parcel receives the action (it doesn't deliver itself), the Future Passive is required. "Will be delivered".)
3. The car ……….. by the side of the road. [Various Ministries AME: 17]
A. have parked
B. parking
C. was parked
D. none of these
Ans: C
(Explanation: Passive Voice. The car was placed there by someone. "Was parked" describes the state or the completed past action.)
4. There is somebody walking behind us. I think we are ……….. [JnU: 09-10]
A. being followed
B. following
C. followed
D. being following
Ans: A
(Explanation: The action is happening right now ("is walking"). We are receiving the action. Present Continuous Passive: "are being followed".)
5. The room ……….. for a meeting today. [IF AD: 16]
A. is used
B. used
C. is being used
D. was used
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Today" combined with the context usually implies an action currently in progress or a temporary arrangement. Present Continuous Passive: "is being used".)
6. Very few countries in the world ……….. by monarchs. [CU: 09-10]
A. now rule
B. now ruling
C. are now ruled
D. now ruled
Ans: C
(Explanation: Passive Voice. Countries are governed by monarchs. "Are now ruled".)
7. ……….. you do a favour, please. [IF AD: 16]
A. are
B. was
C. would
D. were
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Would" is used to make polite requests. "Would you do a favour...?")
8. I (wait) for the bus for 30 minutes. [NSI Computer Operator: 20]
A. have been waiting
B. waited
C. would have waited
D. am waiting
Ans: A
(Explanation: "For 30 minutes" indicates the duration of an action leading up to the present. Present Perfect Continuous: "I have been waiting".)
9. The sun ……….. set, we reached home. / The sun ……….. set, the cheering crowed home. [PSC AD: 04]
A. had
B. having
C. has
D. was
Ans: B
(Explanation: Nominative Absolute construction. The first action ("sun having set") precedes the second action. "The sun having set...".)
10. The play ……….. over, we left the field. [BSA DO: 13]
A. is
B. being
C. was
D. were
Ans: B
(Explanation: Similar to the previous question. "The play being over..." implies "Because the play was over".)
11. Some of the characters in the play …… Macbeth , but no one ……him as much as Lady Macbeth[CU: 11-12]
A. fear, love
B. feared, loved
C. fears, love
D. fear, loves
Ans: D
(Explanation:
"Some of the characters" (Plural) -> "fear".
"No one" (Singular) -> "loves".)
12. She asked me ……….. the place until she comes back. [RU: 15-16]
A. to not leave
B. not to leave
C. do not leave
D. to no leave
Ans: B
(Explanation: Indirect negative command. "not to leave".)
13. Before my father ……….. a house on the plot, paddy was grown here. [MoFA Cypher Officer: 99]
A. constructing
B. constructed
C. constructs
D. did construct
Ans: B
(Explanation: The main clause "paddy was grown" is in the Past. The "before" clause must also be Past. "Before my father constructed".)
14. Take an umbrella before you - [IF AD: 16]
A. go out
B. went out
C. will go out
D. would go out
Ans: A
(Explanation: Future time clause (implied future imperative). "Before you go out".)
15. Without the new taxes, houses built before World War II ……….. lower costs than more modern homes do. [BIWTA AD: 23]
A. has
B. have
C. are
D. is
Ans: B
(Explanation: The subject is "houses" (plural). The verb is "have".)
16. Sadia made me ……….. my gloves before using the fork in the dinning table. [BSMRSTU: 18-19]
A. taking off
B. taken
C. take off
D. let off
Ans: C
(Explanation: Causative verb "make" is followed by the Base Verb. "Made me take off".)
17. I shall ……….. the sum before the teacher comes. [SFDF DRM: 13]
A. have done
B. done
C. being done
D. do
Ans: A
(Explanation: Future Perfect Tense. An action will be completed before another future event ("teacher comes"). "I shall have done".)
18. They started ……….. the lesson before the teacher came in. [BRTA AD: 05]
A. to write
B. have written
C. wrote
D. writing
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Start" can be followed by a gerund or infinitive. "Writing" is the best fit here for the continuous nature of the action.)
19. We must get the house ……….. before mother comes. [CoU: 18-19]
A. clean
B. cleaned
C. to be cleaned
D. cleaning
Ans: B
(Explanation: Causative "Get" + Object + V3 (Past Participle). "Get the house cleaned".)
20. It being a very hot day, I ……….. (remain) in my tent. [DSHE Storekeeper: 21]
A. had remained
B. remain
C. remained
D. shall remain
Ans: C
(Explanation: Narrative past context. "I remained".)
21. Rangpur city is very different now. It ……….. a lot. [BRUR: 16-17]
A. changes
B. had changed
C. changed
D. has changed
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Now" indicates the present result of a past change. Present Perfect: "It has changed".)
22. Despite ……….. hard, he failed the examination. [IF AD: 16]
A. he studied
B. study
C. studied
D. studying
Ans: D
(Explanation: The preposition "despite" is followed by a Gerund. "Despite studying".)
23. The stone is hard - [IF AD: 16]
A. when felt
B. when it is felt
C. when it felt
D. feeling
Ans: A
(Explanation: Reduced Passive Clause. "The stone is hard when [it is] felt".)
24. Much as Rome ……….. roads through Europe in the year of the Roman Empire, Britain ……….. railways and strung telegraph wires in India. [DU: 14-15]
A. had built, built
B. built, built
C. builds, is building
D. had built, was building
Ans: B
(Explanation: Both actions are historical facts in the past. Past Simple for both. "Built... built".)
25. I ……….. many countries in Europe, but I never Poland. [DDM Office Assistant: 19]
A. have been
B. have
C. was
D. were
Ans: A
(Explanation: Life experience. "I have been to many countries...".)
26. You might ……….. about Milton. [MoFA Supertendent: 19]
A. hear
B. be heard
C. heard
D. have heard
Ans: D
(Explanation: Modal + Perfect to express a past possibility. "Might have heard".)
27. The small child does whatever his father was done. [DEI UDA: 19]
A. has done
B. did
C. does
D. had done
Ans: C
(Explanation: Habitual action/imitation. "The child does whatever his father does." Note: The question text contains "was done" as the error to correct.)
28. The son asked his mother if he - [DEI UDA: 19]
A. can go out
B. may go out
C. might go out
D. did go out
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect speech backshift. "May" changes to "might".)
29. I have ……….. my super. [MoCA SAE: 19]
A. has
B. will have
C. had
D. having
Ans: C
(Explanation: Present Perfect of 'have' (to eat). "Have had".)
30. Trace the correct sentence. [BREB AEC: 19]
A. You came late today
B. You come late today
C. You had come late today
D. You have come late today
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Today" with a completed action often takes the Past Simple. "You came late today".)
31. Choose the correct sentence. [MoFA AO: 19]
A. He likes jogged
B. He likes to be jog
C. He likes jogging
D. He like to jogging
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Like" + Gerund (jogging) is standard for hobbies/interests.)
32. Find out the correct sentence. [MoCA SAE: 19]
A. We heard them singing
B. We heard them to sing
C. We heard them sang
D. We heard them to singing
Ans: A
(Explanation: Verb of perception (hear) + Object + Participle (singing). "We heard them singing".)
33. They ……….. at least an hour ago. [DPHE Estimator: 18]
A. might have arrived
B. ought to arrive
C. should arrive
D. must have arrived
Ans: D
(Explanation: Logical deduction about the past. "Must have arrived" indicates strong probability.)
34. I am tired. I ……….. (go) bed now. [DSS Computer Operator: 19]
A. going
B. will go
C. am going
D. go
Ans: C
(Explanation: Immediate future/intent. "I am going to bed now".)
35. Some day scientists will ……….. find a cure for cancer. [Various Ministries AO: 18]
A. have
B. be able to
C. have to
D. sure to
Ans: B
(Explanation: "Will be able to" expresses future ability. "Can" has no future form.)
36. Did you see her ……….. towards you? [Various Ministries AO: 18]
A. to come
B. coming
C. was coming
D. came
Ans: B
(Explanation: See + Object + Participle. "Did you see her coming...?")
37. ……….. as fast as she could , she managed to arrive on time. [PWD SAE: 18]
A. being driever
B. driver
C. driving
D. having driving
Ans: C
(Explanation: Present Participle clause describing the method. "Driving as fast as she could...")
38. It is time for ……….. his bad habits. [DFP FWV: 18]
A. changes
B. changed
C. changing
D. change
Ans: C
(Explanation: Preposition "for" + Gerund. "for changing".)
39. He found the gold coin ……….. the floor. [MoD AD: 19]
A. as he had cleaned
B. while he cleans
C. which he is cleaning
D. while cleaning
Ans: D
(Explanation: Reduced clause. "While cleaning the floor".)
40. Good friends ……….. listen to each other. [Various Ministries AO: 18]
A. never
B. ever
C. might
D. must
Ans: D
(Explanation: Obligation/Advice. Good friends must/should listen.)
41. Unfortunately, their house ……….. while they were at the restaurant celebrating their anniversity. [BSC Officer: 18]
A. got burgled
B. went burgled
C. burgled
D. had burgled
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Get" passive. "Got burgled" means "was burgled".)
42. Choose the correct sentence. [MoTJ Instructor: 20]
A. My brother returns home just now
B. My brother is returning home just now
C. My brother will have returned home just now
D. My brother has returned home just now
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Just now" (meaning a moment ago/recently) often takes the Present Perfect. "Has returned".)
43. As I reached home, I saw my sister……….. for help. [DNC Wireless Operator: 20]
A. shouting
B. to shout
C. shouted
D. shout
Ans: A
(Explanation: See + Object + Participle. "Saw my sister shouting".)
44. Which sentence is not correct? [BADC AAO: 20]
A. I want that he go
B. I want that he goes
C. I want him to go
D. I prefer that he go
Ans: B (and A)
(Explanation: In English, "I want that..." is generally incorrect syntax. The correct form is "I want him to go" (C). Option D uses the subjunctive ("prefer that he go"), which is formal but accepted. B "want that he goes" is definitely incorrect. Note: Usually C is the "correct" sentence sought, but the question asks "not correct". Both A and B are poor style, but B is grammatically wrong in subjunctive contexts too.)
45. Many children ……….. at different sections now. [ACC DECO: 19]
A. works
B. have been working
C. are working
D. worked
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Now" -> Present Continuous. "Are working".)
46. Because of his ill health, the doctor advised Sakib ……….. smoking. [BPATC Office Assistant: 20]
A. to refrain to
B. to be refrain from
C. to refrain from
D. to not refrain from
Ans: C
(Explanation: Advise + Object + To-infinitive. The phrase is "refrain from". "To refrain from".)
47. We look forward ……….. a response from you. [ACC DAD: 20]
A. to receiving
B. to receive
C. in receiving
D. for receiving
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Look forward to" is followed by a Gerund. "To receiving".)
48. The plane has noty yet come and I wonder when - [PTI Instructor: 19]
A. it comes
B. it has come
C. it will come
D. it came
Ans: C
(Explanation: Wondering about the future arrival. "When it will come".)
49. He died so that he ……….. save the flat. [BCC PA: 19]
A. was
B. did
C. could
D. can
Ans: C
(Explanation: Purpose in the past. "So that he could".)
50. I (buy) a new bicycle last week. [PWD SAE: 17]
A. have bought
B. had bought
C. bought
D. have been buying
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Last week" -> Past Simple. "Bought".)
51. Selim is absent because he ……….. a cold. [BRTA VI: 17]
A. is having
B. will have
C. have
D. has
Ans: D
(Explanation: Stative usage of 'have' for illness. "He has a cold.")
52. The door ……….. automatically. [BTV AE: 17]
A. opened
B. was opened
C. has been opened
D. had been opened
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Open" can be ergative (used intransitively for the action itself). "The door opened automatically".)
53. I asked him if I ……….. borrow his cap for a day. [CGDF Auditor: 17]
A. will
B. could
C. can
D. should
Ans: B
(Explanation: Indirect speech backshift. "Can" becomes "could".)
54. They are said ……….. a dynamic new play. [MoICT AP: 17]
A. to have wrote
B. to have written
C. to have writting
D. have wirtten
Ans: B
(Explanation: Passive reporting of a past action. "Said to have written".)
55. I ……….. call you back when I get free. [DoP Inspector: 16]
A. would
B. might
C. will be
D. will
Ans: D
(Explanation: Future promise/intent. "I will call you back".)
56. It ……….. a hot day, we remained in the tent. [MoPA PO: 16]
A. be
B. being
C. was
D. having
Ans: B
(Explanation: Absolute phrase. "It being a hot day...".)
57. The boy is ……….. answer the question. [7th BJS]
A. to dull too
B. too dull to
C. to dull to
D. to very dull
Ans: B
(Explanation: Structure: Too + Adjective + To + Verb. "Too dull to answer".)
58. It is high time you tried for a job? The sentence express - [Various Ministries PO: 18]
A. command
B. advice
C. request
D. order
Ans: B
(Explanation: "It is high time" expresses strong advice or urgency.)
59. He is not present in the class. He must be sick. Here ‘must be’ expresses - [Various Ministries PO: 18]
A. certainly
B. possibility
C. obligation
D. intention
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Must be" here expresses logical deduction or near certainty.)
60. Correct the sentence. The father could not help but cry at his conditions. [DoP UP: 16]
A. cry on
B. cry for
C. crying
D. no correction
Ans: C (or D in some contexts)
(Explanation: The traditional correct idioms are "could not help crying" or "could not but cry". "Could not help but cry" is a common blend, often accepted in informal US English, but strictly speaking, C corrects it to the standard gerund form "crying".)
61. If you lose your credit card. [7th BJS]
A. you had to ring the bank
B. you have to ring the bank
C. you must to ring the bank
D. you should be ring the bank
Ans: B
(Explanation: First Conditional / Zero Conditional instruction. "You have to ring".)
62. Rony was listening to music. [MoFA PO: 19]
A. as sitting in a traffic jam
B. when sitting in a traffic jam
C. by sitting in a traffic jam
D. while sitting in a traffic jam
Ans: D
(Explanation: "While sitting" indicates two simultaneous continuous actions.)
63. Your dress or jacket is dirty. It ……….. cleaning. [MoHFW AE: 17]
A. will need
B. needs
C. is needed
D. has needed
Ans: B
(Explanation: "Need" + Gerund (active form, passive meaning). "It needs cleaning".)
64. Let me begin ……….. my prayer. [DSHE AT: 06]
A. to say
B. say
C. saying
D. by saying
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Begin by doing something".)
65. Honey is (taste) ……….. my sweet. [MoHFW AE: 17]
A. taste
B. tasting
C. tasted
D. being tasted
Ans: C
(Explanation: The proverb is "Honey is sweet when tasted".)
66. He advised me ……….. the doctor. [DU: 18-19]
A. that I see
B. to see
C. seeing
D. see
Ans: B
(Explanation: Advise + Object + To-infinitive. "Advised me to see".)
67. My aunt (to be) ill for nearly a week. [DNS AD: 13]
A. is
B. was being
C. has been
D. was
Ans: C
(Explanation: Duration up to now. Present Perfect. "Has been".)
68. Alexander Graham Bell ……….. the telephone. [DPE ATEO: 09]
A. who invented
B. inventing
C. invented
D. in inventing
Ans: C
(Explanation: Past historical fact. "Invented".)
69. Selim is absent because he ……….. a cold. [DDM PIO: 04]
A. is having
B. have
C. will have
D. has
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Has" a cold.)
70. George is a detective. He likes ……….. my steries. [MoLPA AS: 05]
A. to solve
B. solution of
C. to solution
D. to solving
Ans: A
(Explanation: Like + To-infinitive. "Likes to solve".)
71. The teacher asked the boys - [BR SAE: 06]
A. to write
B. for write
C. writing
D. write
Ans: A
(Explanation: Ask + Object + To-infinitive. "Asked the boys to write".)
72. ……….. thrice, he did not want to try again. [MoRTB AO: 06]
A. Failed
B. Failing
C. After failing
D. Having failed
Ans: D
(Explanation: Perfect Participle. Indicates the cause/prior action. "Having failed thrice...".)
73. You’ll be able to swim if you ……….. hard. [BRTA AD: 05]
A. have practised
B. will practise
C. practise
D. are practising
Ans: C
(Explanation: First Conditional. If + Present Simple. "If you practise".)
74. A runner went that she ……….. at the examination. [DSS DAD: 05]
A. found cheating
B. had cheated
C. has cheated
D. caught cheating
Ans: B
(Explanation: (Rumour went...). Indirect speech/Past Perfect. "She had cheated".)
75. Many patiens began to show symptoms ……….. the drug. [DSHE AT: 03]
A. after they stopped taking
B. after they stop taking
C. after they have stopped taking
D. after they will stop taking
Ans: A
(Explanation: Past sequence. "After they stopped taking".)
76. When your plane ……….. , please call me. [NIMC AD: 03]
A. will arrive
B. arrives
C. arrived
D. will have arrived
Ans: B
(Explanation: Future time clause. "When your plane arrives".)
77. I haven’t seen her for ……….. that I’ve forgotten what she looks like. [MOLPA AS: 05]
A. so long
B. a so long time
C. a long time
D. such a long time
Ans: D (or A)
(Explanation: "For such a long time" is emphatic. "For so long" (A) is also correct and common.)
78. Select the sentence which is future perfect of the sentence ‘She will manage to finish it’. [BRTA AD: 05]
A. She will finishe it
B. She may finish it
C. She will manage finish it
D. She will have managed to finish it
Ans: D
(Explanation: Future Perfect structure: Will + Have + V3. "She will have managed...".)
79. You’d better go and see the boss and say what you’ve done. If you put off ……….. it to her, she’ll only be more annoyed. [MOLPA AS: 05]
A. explain
B. to explain
C. explaining
D. to have explained
Ans: C
(Explanation: Phrasal verb "put off" is followed by a Gerund. "Put off explaining".)
80. ……….. a car when they were living in London. [MOLPA AS: 05]
A. had they
B. did they have
C. were they having
D. have they had
Ans: B
(Explanation: Past Simple Question. "Did they have a car...?")
81. Which of the following is a correct sentence? [ACC DAI: 04]
A. She denied that she wrote the letter
B. She denied that she had written the letter
C. She denied that she has written the letter
D. She denied that she had been written the letter
Ans: B
(Explanation: Sequence of tenses. The writing happened before the denial. "Denied that she had written".)
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106. I — three kilometers to my office. (আমি তিন কিলোমিটার হেঁটে অফিসে যেতাম) [RU (D) 11-12]
A. am used to walking
B. used to walk
C. am used to walk
D. used to walking
Ans: B
107. Look at those black clouds. It — rain. [BRUR (B) 12-13, উপজেলা সমাজসেবা-০৮]
A. will
B. is going to
C. would
D. needs
Ans: B
108. The train — arrive at 11.30 but it was an hour late. [JnU (C) 14-15]
A. supposed to
B. is supposed to
C. was supposed to
D. none
Ans: C
109. We saw him at New Market when he was supposed — at office. [RU (B) 12-13]
A. being
B. go
C. to be
D. attend
Ans: C
110. Choose the correct sentence: (আমি যদি প্রাসাদটিতে ঢুকতে পারতাম!) [JU (B) 10-11]
A. Would that I could enter the palace!
B. Would that I had been in the palace!
C. Would that I have been in the palace!
D. Would that I should entered the palace!
Ans: A
111. — that I could be a young man again! (আমি যদি আবার যুবক হতে পারতাম!) [CU (B) 07-08]
A. Were
B. Had
C. Might
D. Would
Ans: D
112. Some — famous. (কেউ কেউ বিখ্যাত হয়ে জন্মায়) [RU (F) 14-15]
A. by birth
B. are born
C. born
D. have been born
Ans: B
113. The news — by the BBC several times a day. [CU (L) 15-16]
A. broadcast
B. broadcasting
C. is broadcast
D. been broadcasting
Ans: C
114. Choose the correct passive sentence. [DU (B) 15-16]
A. The meeting is to be reschedule
B. The meeting is to be rescheduled
C. The meeting is to rescheduled
D. The meeting to be rescheduled
Ans: B
115. Last night I came to my house to find that the door — . [RU (A) 15-16]
A. had been broken
B. was broken
C. has been broken
D. is broken
Ans: A
116. That room — for a meeting today. (ঐ রুমটি আজকে একটি মিটিংয়ের জন্য ব্যবহৃত হচ্ছে) [CU (G) 15-16]
A. is used
B. used
C. is being used
D. was used
Ans: C
117. In today’s globalized world, indigenous culture — by foreign culture. (আজকের বিশ্বায়িত বিশ্বে দেশি সংস্কৃতি বিদেশি সংস্কৃতি দ্বারা আক্রান্ত হচ্ছে) [CU (D) 10-11, (A) 13-14, (D1) 15-16]
A. is assault
B. is assaulting
C. is to assault
D. is being assaulted
Ans: D
118. The criminal — last night. (গতকাল অপরাধীটিকে গ্রেপ্তার করা হলো) [CU (D) 10-11]
A. had arrested
B. is arrested
C. was arrested
D. must be arrested
E. arrested
Ans: C
119. Wars — by human greed. [CU (C) 09-10]
A. caused
B. are causing
C. are caused
D. have caused
E. causing
Ans: C
120. In all ages, the weak — by the strong. [CU (D) 09-10]
A. are oppressed
B. is oppressed
C. are being oppressed
D. is being oppressed
Ans: A
121. Two boys and two girls — found involved in the plot. [BSMRSTU (F) 11-12]
A. have
B. have been
C. was
D. being found
Ans: B
122. There is somebody walking behind us. I think we are— [JnU (D) 09-10] Some people are walking behind the children. I think the children are - [SUST (A) 10-11]
A. being followed
B. following
C. followed
D. being following
Ans: A
123. The match — on Saturday. (ম্যাচটি শনিবার খেলা হবে) [JnU (D) 14-15]
A. is going to play
B. is going to be played
C. is playing
D. is going to be playing
Ans: B
124. In the past a large quantity of jute — from Bangladesh. (অতীতে বিশাল পরিমাণ পাট বাংলাদেশ থেকে রপ্তানি করা হয়েছিল) [DU (C) 07-08, BRUR (A) 13-14, JU (G) 17-18, KU (A) 18-19]
A. were exported
B. exported
C. was exported
D. were being exported
Ans: C
125. In 1962, the story of the Helen Keller’s life — into a film. The Miracle Worker. [BSMRSTU (D) 12-13, DU (A) 13-14, BSMRSTU (E) 14-15]
A. made
B. had made
C. was made
D. has been made
Ans: C
126. The car — by the side of the road. [ডাক অধিদপ্তরের পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৬, পরিবার পরিকল্পনা সহকারী-১০, সহকারী শিক্ষক-০৩]
A. have parked
B. parking
C. was parked
D. None of these
Ans: C
127. Mr. Khan — this factory in 1961. [JU (C) 11-12, 40th BCS] Jagannath school was — in 1868.
A. founded
B. was found
C. has found
D. was founded
Ans: A
128. The parcel — tomorrow. (পার্সেলটি আগামীকাল পৌঁছানো হবে) [DU (D) 01-02, KU (URP) 05-06]
A. will be delivered
B. will deliver
C. will be delivering
D. will have delivery
Ans: A
129. A new house — at the corner of the road. [MBSTU (D) 11-12]
A. been built
B. is being built
C. building
D. is building
Ans: B
130. Honey is sweet when it — . (মধুর স্বাদ নিলে মিষ্টি লাগে) [DU (D) 01-02, RU (A5) 11-12, (E) 18-19]
A. tested
B. tasted
C. is tasted
D. taste
Ans: C
131. If a bar magnet is — , the two pieces form two complete magnets, each with north and south pole. [বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের সহকারী পরিচালক-০১]
A. broken
B. broke
C. breaking
D. break
Ans: A
132. Ancient Greek — in some schools. (এখনো কিছু স্কুলে প্রাচীন গ্রীক ভাষা শেখানো হয়) [CU (B-4) 10-11]
A. still being taught
B. is still taught
C. still teaches
D. is still
E. taught
Ans: B
133. Very few countries in the world — by monarchs. [CU (C) 09-10]
A. now rule
B. now ruling
C. are now ruled
D. now ruled
Ans: C
134. She cannot go along here because the road is — [RU (BBA) 09-10]
A. been repaired
B. repaired
C. repair
D. being repaired
Ans: D
135. Computer — all over the world at the moment. [পোস্টমাস্টার জেনারেল/পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৬] Now the internet — all over the world. (এখন সারাবিশ্বে ইন্টারনেট ব্যবহৃত হচ্ছে) [CU (I) 16-17]
A. is using
B. has used
C. has been using
D. is being used
Ans: D
136. English is — in many countries. (অনেক দেশে ইংরেজি ভাষা বলা হয়) [সরকারী মাধ্যমিক শিক্ষক-০৬]
A. spoken
B. spoke
C. speaking
D. speaks
Ans: A
137. English (to speak) in many parts of the world. [BSMRSTU (E) 14-15]
A. English is spoken in many parts of the world.
B. The English is spoken in many parts of the world.
C. English is being spoken in many parts of the world.
D. English is being spoken in many parts of the world.
Ans: A
138. — you do a favour, please. (দয়া করে আমার একটা উপকার করবে/করবেন কি?) [CU (G) 15-16]
A. Are
B. Was
C. Would
D. Were
Ans: C