PSC English Grammar Model Question 10

Choose the correct verb form to fill in the gap in each

1. I ................... his marriage if he had invited me
1. attended
2. would attend
3. would have attended
4. would be attending
2. Water ............. at a lower temperature on the top of a tall mountain
1. boils
2. will boil
3. would boil
4. would have boiled
3. If you .............. ill, go to a doctor
1. have been
2. were
3. had been
4. are
4. Were he to come here, I .............. him to be more punctual
1. will tell
2. would have told
3. told
4. would tell
5. If he ............ hard, he would pass next time
1. works
2. worked
3. will work
4. will have worked
6. If you .............. by post office, please post this letter
1. go
2. will go
3. would go
4. went
7. If I were the prime minister of India, I ............. jobs to all people
1. will provide
2. will have provided
3. will have been providing
4. would provide
8. Had he not told me, I ............. about the accident
1. will not have known
2. would not have known
3. did not know
4. would not know
9. The child .............. if you take away his toys
1. shall cry
2. would have cried
3. would cry
4. will cry
10. If you give him money, he ............ it on expensive food and clothes
1. should waste
2. shall waste
3. will waste
4. wasted
11. I ............ you how this machine works if you can spare some time.
1. should show
2. shall show
3. showed
4. should have shown
12. Work hard and you ................ with flying colours
1. would come out
2. would have come out
3. will come out
4. came out
13. If you go by train, you  ............... there much quicker
1. would reach
2. will reach
3. reach 
4. would have reached
14. If you (be) proficient in Arabic, you will get a good job in Saudi
1. are
2. were
3. have been
4. had been
15. Had he not wasted his time, he ............ very high marks
1. will have scored
2. would have scored
3. would score
4. had scored
16. If it .............., take an umbrella with you.
1. rained
2. will rain
3. rains
4. is raining 
17. The child ............. if you do not give him milk
1. would cry
2. shall cry
3. would have cried
4. will cry
18. If you heat water, you .............. steam
1. got
2. will get
3. get
4. would have got
19. Were he to come here again, I ........... him to get lost
1. would tell
2. will tell
3. told
4. would have told
20. If you bought a house on that locality, it ......... you a fortune.
1. will cost
2. would have cost
3. would cost
4. costs

ANSWERS

1. 3
2. 1
3. 4
4. 4
5. 2
6. 1
7. 4
8. 2
9. 4
10. 3
11. 2
12. 3
13. 2
14. 1
15. 2
16. 4
17. 4
18. 3
19. 1
20. 3

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