Tenses & Verbs

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Q101.The news ___ shocking.

Hard
A is
B are
C were
D have
Subject-Verb Agreement PMS

Correct Answer: A

News is an uncountable singular noun.

Q102.The number of students ___ increasing.

Hard
A is
B are
C were
D have
Subject-Verb Agreement PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The number of takes singular verb.

Q103.The police ___ investigating the case.

Hard
A are
B is
C was
D has
Subject-Verb Agreement PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Police is treated as plural.

Q104.The quality of apples ___ good.

Hard
A is
B are
C were
D have
Subject-Verb Agreement FPSC

Correct Answer: A

Subject is quality (singular).

Q105.There ___ a book and two pens on the desk.

Hard
A is
B are
C were
D have
Subject-Verb Agreement CSS

Correct Answer: A

Verb agrees with nearest subject (a book).

Q106.There ___ many reasons to support this plan.

Hard
A are
B is
C was
D has
Subject-Verb Agreement PMS

Correct Answer: A

Plural reasons require are.

Q107.Time and tide ___ for none.

Hard
A wait
B waits
C waiting
D waited
Subject-Verb Agreement PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Fixed expression: plural sense with "wait".

Q108.Fill in the blanks:He has --------the Sakardu.He went there is June.

Easy
A Been
B Went
C Gone
D Go
Past Tense PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: A

'Has been to' indicates past experience/visit to a place.

Q109.Choose the correct sentence?

Medium
A Does Ahsan play football.
B Do Ahsan play football.
C Have Ahsan play football.
D None of these
Subject-Verb Agreement PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: A

With a singular subject like 'Ahsan', the auxiliary verb 'does' is correct.

Q110.The policeman ________ that man if he doesn't stop disturbing neighbours.

Medium
A Arrests
B Will arrest
C Arrested
D Had arrested
Future Tense PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: B

In a first conditional sentence, the main clause uses the future simple 'will arrest'.

Q111.Replace the underlined phrase with a suitable option: Hush! I am hearing some voice in the next room.

Medium
A heard
B hear
C was hearing
D None of these
Present Tense PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: B

Verbs of perception like 'hear' are typically used in simple present, not continuous, form.

Q112.Which is the correct auxiliary verb in the sentence: you speak three languages?

Easy
A Does
B Are
C Did
D Do
Subject-Verb Agreement PPSC 2025

Correct Answer: D

Q113.Identify the sentence with the incorrect use of the verb modifier:

Hard
A She can barely speak French.
B He has almost finished his homework.
C They will have been married for ten years soon.
D The company has nearly doubled its profits last year.
Verb Forms CSS 2026

Correct Answer: D

In (d), 'has nearly doubled' (present perfect) should not be combined with the past time marker 'last year'; the tense is inconsistent.

Q114.Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:

Medium
A Neither of the boys have done his homework.
B Neither of the boys has done his homework.
C Neither of the boys have done their homeworks.
D Neither of the boy has done his homework.
Subject-Verb Agreement CSS 2026

Correct Answer: B

'Neither' is singular and takes the singular verb 'has', making (b) correct.

Q115.Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Hard
A The committee, consisting of experts in their respective fields, were divided.
B Neither the professor nor her students have received their assignments.
C The phenomenon of quantum entanglement bewilder even seasoned physicists.
D The team's performance have been consistently excellent.
Subject-Verb Agreement CSS 2026

Correct Answer: B

In (b), 'nor' correctly pairs singular subjects with the singular-agreeing verb 'have' referring to 'students' (the nearer subject).

Q116.What is the voice of: 'The mouse was chased by the cat'?

Medium
A Active voice
B Passive voice
C Direct speech
D Interrogative
Mixed Tenses FPSC 2026

Correct Answer: B

Subject receives the action; 'was + past participle + by' format (from FPSC 2025).

Q117.Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the given sentence He__ for a walk every day:

Easy
A goes
B has gone
C go
D None of these
Verb Forms PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: A

Goes' is correct — third person singular present tense for a habitual action.

Q118.Choose the correct form of VERB to complete the given sentence Unless you___ hard you cannot succeed?

Easy
A work
B will work
C will worked
D None of these
Verb Forms PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: A

Work' (simple present) is correct after 'unless' in a conditional structure.