Practice Questions

I wish I would have gone to the party.

A. I wish I had gone
B. I wish I went
C. I wish I would go
D. I wish I had have gone

'Wish' about the past requires past perfect ('had gone').

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If it rains, we will cancel the picnic.

A. If it rained
B. If it rains
C. If it rain
D. If it had rained

First conditional structure: 'If' + present, 'will' + base form.

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He asked me to whom I was speaking.

A. He asked me who
B. He asked me whom
C. He asked me whose
D. He asked me to whom

'Whom' is the object of the preposition 'to'.

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The police is coming.

A. The police are
B. The police was
C. The police has
D. The police were

'Police' is a collective noun functioning as plural.

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One of my friends are going to Lahore.

A. One of my friends is
B. One of my friends were
C. One of my friends have
D. One of my friends are

The subject is 'One' (singular).

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Hard work and dedication is the key to success.

A. Hard work and dedication are
B. Hard work and dedication has
C. Hard work and dedication were
D. Hard work and dedication are

Multiple subjects ('work and dedication') take a plural verb.

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Ten kilometers are a long distance to walk.

A. Ten kilometers is
B. Ten kilometers were
C. Ten kilometers have
D. Ten kilometers are

Distances, treated as a single unit, take a singular verb.

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He is the man whom I think is honest.

A. He is the man who
B. He is the man whom
C. He is the man whose
D. He is the man to whom

'Who' is the subject of 'is honest'.

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I would rather you stay here.

A. I would rather you stayed
B. I would rather you stay
C. I would rather you had stayed
D. I would rather you should stay

'Would rather' followed by a subject requires the subjunctive (past tense) verb.

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The phone was laid on the table.

A. The phone was lain
B. The phone was lied
C. The phone was lying
D. The phone was laid

'Lie' (to recline) has the participle 'lain', but 'lying' is better; 'lay' requires an object. 'Lying' is the correct active form.

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