Which sentence contains a parallelism error?

She likes swimming, to run, and dance.

She enjoys swimming, running, and cycling.

He likes to read books, to watch films, and to travel.

The manager asked us to be punctual, hardworking, and honest.

She likes swimming, to run, and dance.

Choose the correctly written sentence.

He is different from his brother.

The committee are divided on this issue.

He is different from his brother.

Everyone have their own opinion.

Identify the error in: 'The news are very disturbing today.'

news (should be treated as singular)

Which part of the sentence contains an error? 'By the time she arrived, the meeting already ended.'

already ended (should be 'had already ended')

Which sentence correctly uses the article?

She is an honest woman who serves the society.

He bought a umbrella from the market yesterday.

The gold is a precious metal found in many countries.

She is honest woman who works hard every day.

PPSC Welfare Officer (BS-16) English Tenses — Set 3

Question 1

Q1. Which sentence has a tense error?

A) He has been studying for three hours.
B) She will call you when she arrives.
C) They have reached the station an hour ago.
D) We had finished dinner before he came.

Answer: They have reached the station an hour ago.

Explanation: "An hour ago" requires the simple past tense, not the present perfect; "have reached" should be "reached" because "ago" always pairs with simple past.

Question 2

Q2. Choose the correct sentence using Present Perfect tense:

A) She has went to the market.
B) She have gone to the market.
C) She has gone to the market.
D) She had gone to the market.

Answer: She has gone to the market.

Explanation: The Present Perfect tense is formed with "has/have" + past participle; "gone" is the correct past participle of "go," making "has gone" the only grammatically sound option.

Question 3

Q3. Choose the correct sentence using Past Perfect tense:

A) He had finished his work before she arrived.
B) He has finished his work before she arrived.
C) He finished his work before she had arrived.
D) He was finished his work before she arrived.

Answer: He had finished his work before she arrived.

Explanation: The past perfect tense uses "had + past participle" to show an action completed before another past action; "he had finished before she arrived" is the correct structure.

Question 4

Q4. Which sentence uses the Future Perfect tense correctly?

A) They will finishing the project by Friday.
B) They will have finished the project by Friday.
C) They have finished the project by Friday.
D) They had finished the project by Friday.

Answer: They will have finished the project by Friday.

Explanation: Future Perfect tense is formed with "will have + past participle"; "will have finished" correctly expresses an action that will be completed before a future point.

Question 5

Q5. Choose the correct use of "lay" (present tense, transitive):

A) I lay on the sofa every afternoon.
B) She lies the baby in the crib carefully.
C) Please lay the documents on the table.
D) He lied the book on the shelf.

Answer: Please lay the documents on the table.

Explanation: "Lay" is a transitive verb requiring a direct object; "lay the documents on the table" correctly uses it with "documents" as the object, meaning to place something down.

Question 6

Q6. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the present perfect tense.

A) I have saw that film twice.
B) I have seen that film twice.
C) I had seen that film twice.
D) I was seeing that film twice.

Answer: I have seen that film twice.

Explanation: The Present Perfect uses "have/has" + past participle; "seen" is the past participle of "see," making "I have seen" the correct form for an action with present relevance.

Question 7

Q7. Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

A) By the time we arrived, they ate dinner.
B) By the time we arrived, they had eaten dinner.
C) By the time we arrived, they have eaten dinner.
D) By the time we arrived, they were eating dinner.

Answer: By the time we arrived, they had eaten dinner.

Explanation: The past perfect tense ("had + past participle") is used for an action completed before another past action; "had eaten" correctly shows the meal finished before the arrival.

Question 8

Q8. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense?

A) She is studying for three hours.
B) She was studying for three hours.
C) She has been studying for three hours.
D) She had been studying for three hours.

Answer: She has been studying for three hours.

Explanation: The present perfect continuous tense is formed with "have/has + been + present participle"; "has been studying for three hours" correctly shows an ongoing action from past to present.

Question 9

Q9. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense to show sequence?

A) After he eaten breakfast, he went to work.
B) After he has eaten breakfast, he went to work.
C) After he was eating breakfast, he went to work.
D) After he had eaten breakfast, he went to work.

Answer: After he had eaten breakfast, he went to work.

Explanation: The past perfect ("had eaten") is used for the earlier of two past actions to clarify sequence; "after he had eaten" establishes that the eating was completed before he went to work.

Question 10

Q10. Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect tense?

A) By tomorrow, I finish the report.
B) By tomorrow, I will be finish the report.
C) By tomorrow, I would have finished the report.
D) By tomorrow, I will have finished the report.

Answer: By tomorrow, I will have finished the report.

Explanation: The future perfect tense uses "will + have + past participle" to express an action completed before a future time; "will have finished" is the correct construction.

Question 11

Q11. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense?

A) She has worked here since 2018.
B) She worked here since 2018.
C) She is working here since 2018.
D) She had worked here since 2018.

Answer: She has worked here since 2018.

Explanation: The present perfect with "since" connects a past starting point to the present moment; "has worked here since 2018" correctly indicates an action that began in the past and continues now.

Question 12

Q12. Choose the correct form: She _____ to school every day.

A) goes
B) is going
C) has gone
D) went

Answer: goes

Explanation: The present simple is used for habitual or routine actions. The adverb "every day" signals a repeated habit, so "goes" is correct.

Question 13

Q13. Choose the correct form: They _____ a film last night.

A) watch
B) watched
C) have watched
D) are watching

Answer: watched

Explanation: The past simple is used for completed actions at a definite time in the past. "Last night" is a definite past time marker, so "watched" is correct.

Question 14

Q14. Choose the correct form: Look! The children _____ in the garden.

A) play
B) played
C) are playing
D) have played

Answer: are playing

Explanation: The present continuous expresses an action happening at the moment of speaking. "Look!" signals that the action is in progress right now, making "are playing" correct.

Question 15

Q15. Choose the correct form: I promise I _____ you tomorrow.

A) call
B) am calling
C) called
D) will call

Answer: will call

Explanation: The future simple with "will" is used for promises and spontaneous decisions. "Tomorrow" and "promise" together confirm the future simple "will call" is correct.

Question 16

Q16. Choose the correct form: I _____ never been to Karachi.

A) was
B) am
C) have
D) had

Answer: have

Explanation: The present perfect "have + past participle" is used to express life experiences up to the present. "Have never been" correctly describes an experience (or lack thereof) relevant to now.

Question 17

Q17. Choose the correct form: When I arrived, she _____ dinner.

A) cooked
B) has cooked
C) was cooking
D) cooks

Answer: was cooking

Explanation: The past continuous is used for an action in progress when another past action interrupted it. "Was cooking" correctly describes the ongoing action at the time of arrival.

Question 18

Q18. He said, "She is reading a book." The reported speech is:

A) He said that she is reading a book.
B) He said that she reads a book.
C) He said that she had read a book.
D) He said that she was reading a book.

Answer: He said that she was reading a book.

Explanation: In reported speech, the present continuous "is reading" backshifts to past continuous "was reading" when the reporting verb "said" is past tense.

Question 19

Q19. Choose the correct form: At this time tomorrow, I _____ my exam.

A) take
B) will be taking
C) have taken
D) took

Answer: will be taking

Explanation: The future continuous "will be + present participle" is used for an action that will be in progress at a specific future time. "At this time tomorrow" is the key time marker here.

Question 20

Q20. Choose the correct form: By the time she arrived, the train _____.

A) left
B) had left
C) has left
D) was leaving

Answer: had left

Explanation: The past perfect "had + past participle" is used for an action completed before another past action. "By the time she arrived" signals that the train's departure happened first, requiring "had left."

Level 1

Which sentence has a tense error?