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Select the verb form that most appropriately completes the following sentence:

My sister ___________ me once or twice since the time she moved to Athens.

was messaging

has messaged

has been messaging

had messaged

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Past continuous doesn't connect the past action to the present and doesn't work with "since."

Option 2 -> Present perfect simple correctly expresses completed actions from past to present with "since" and specific countable instances "once or twice."

Option 3 -> Present perfect continuous suggests ongoing duration, which contradicts the discrete, countable nature of "once or twice."

Option 4 -> Past perfect is for actions before another past action, not for actions connected to the present with "since."

Hence, Option 2: has messaged -> The present perfect tense is required here because "since" indicates a time frame from the past continuing to the present, and "once or twice" refers to specific completed actions within that period -> correct

2026: 11 May Shift 1

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2023: 7 June Shift 2

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2023: 30 May Shift 3

Match the blanks in List - I with the correct Prepositions in List - II.

List - I (Sentence)	List - II (Preposition)
(A) Shivani reached her office __________ 10 a.m.	(I) on
(B) Ramesh did not turn up __________ sunday for the game.	(II) for
(C) Vegetables are good __________ health.	(III) of
(D) The team will consist __________ 15 members.	(IV) at

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2025: 23 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the prepositions in List-II

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) The city has undergone massive demographic changes _____ the last twenty years.	(I) upon
(B) The erstwhile prosperous farmers have, of late, fallen _____ evil days.	(II) over
(C) The wounded animal flung itself _____ its tormentor.	(III) at
(D) The child endured days of fear _____ the thought of being sent to a hostel.	(IV) on

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Don't loiter ______ the street.

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Choose the option that correctly transforms the given sentence into passive voice:

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Select the verb form that most appropriately completes the following sentence: My sister ___________ me once or twice since the time she moved to Athens.

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Select the verb form that most appropriately completes the following sentence:

My sister ___________ me once or twice since the time she moved to Athens.