#1 of 82
BUMHS 2025 / Balochistan MDCAT 2025
The students decided to meet the teacher and request him for a favour. The main verb in this sentence is:
[BUMHS 2025 / Balochistan MDCAT 2025]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Main Predicate Verbs.
Solution: "Decided" is the inflected finite main verb of the sentence.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Non-finite infinitive complements.
#2 of 82
KMU 2025 / KPK MDCAT 2025
Each of the boys _ ambitious to lead the team.
[KMU 2025 / KPK MDCAT 2025]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Singular Indefinite Subjects.
Solution: 'Each' requires singular linking verb
'is'.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & D: Plural forms.
- Option B: Cannot link directly to adjective without 'been'.
#3 of 82
SZABMU 2025 / Federal MDCAT 2025
Pick out the sentence which illustrates the use of an infinitive.
[SZABMU 2025 / Federal MDCAT 2025]
A
He refused to obey the orders.
B
He refused obeying the orders.
C
He refused obey the orders.
D
He refused obeyed the orders.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Infinitive Structures.
Solution: "to obey" is an infinitive structure.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B, C, & D: Gerund or ungrammatical verb forms.
#4 of 82
UHS 2025 / Punjab MDCAT 2025
Which of the following sentences has correct subject verb agreement?
[UHS 2025 / Punjab MDCAT 2025]
A
The teacher give the students homework.
B
The teacher gives the students homework.
C
The teachers gives the student homework.
D
The teachers given the student homework.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Solution: Singular subject
'teacher' takes singular verb
'gives'.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, C, & D: Agreement or tense errors.
I suggest that you ____ visit a doctor.
[NUMS 2025]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Modals for Recommendations.
Solution: Following verbs of advice or recommendation like
'suggest', the modal auxiliary
"should" is standard for recommending actions.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A & D: Express strict obligation/compulsion rather than advice.
- Option C: 'Ought to' is redundant and less conventional after 'suggest'.
Choose the correctly structured sentence.
[NUMS 2025]
A
Had he been there, he would see us
B
Had he been there, he would had seen us
C
Had he been there, he would have seen us
D
Had he been there, he would have see us
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Inverted Third Conditionals.
Formula: $$\text{Had} + \text{Subject} + \text{V3}, \quad \text{Subject} + \text{would have} + \text{V3}$$
Solution: The inverted past perfect condition
"Had he been there" pairs exclusively with
"would have + past participle" (
would have seen).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Uses simple conditional verb in main clause.
- Option B: Uses ungrammatical auxiliary 'would had'.
- Option D: Uses base verb 'see' after 'would have'.
#7 of 82
KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024
After she ____ the stairs, her heart almost gave out from exhaustion.
[KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Perfect Tense Sequence.
Solution: The action of climbing was completed prior to the past heart reaction (
"heart almost gave out"), requiring the Past Perfect tense (
had climbed).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Present perfect tenses break past tense sequence.
- Option D: Past continuous implies simultaneous rather than prior completion.
#8 of 82
KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024
Choose the correct sentence according to the rules of subject-verb agreement and auxiliaries:
[KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024]
A
She didn't knew about the surprise party.
B
She hasn't knew about the surprise party.
C
She didn't know about the surprise party.
D
She doesn't knew about the surprise party.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Auxiliary Verb + Bare Infinitive.
Formula: $$\text{did / didn't} + \text{Base Verb (V1)}$$
Solution: The negative past auxiliary
"didn't" must always be followed by the base form of the main verb (
know).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & D: Pair 'didn't' / 'doesn't' with simple past verb 'knew'.
- Option B: Pairs 'hasn't' with simple past 'knew' instead of past participle 'known'.
#9 of 82
KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024
Choose the sentence with the correct tense and sentence structure:
[KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024]
A
He is going to the market yesterday.
B
I had been waiting for the bus, and it arrives.
C
She will finish her homework before she went to bed.
D
They were playing football when it started to rain.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Sequence of Tenses.
Solution: Option D correctly pairs Past Continuous (
were playing) with Simple Past (
started) to depict interrupted action.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Combines present continuous with past time adverb 'yesterday'.
- Option B: Mixes past perfect continuous with present tense 'arrives'.
- Option C: Mixes future tense 'will finish' with past tense 'went'.
#10 of 82
KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024
Choose the grammatically correct sentence:
[KPK MDCAT 2024 / KMU 2024]
A
My father was talking to his friend on mobile phone when I fall from the bicycle.
B
My father is talking to his friend on mobile phone when I fall from the bicycle.
C
My father was talking to his friend on mobile phone when I fell from the bicycle.
D
My father was talking to his friend on mobile phone when I am falling from the bicycle.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Continuous Interrupted by Simple Past.
Solution: The interrupting event must be expressed in the Simple Past tense (
fell) while matching the ongoing Past Continuous (
was talking).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Uses present tense 'fall' with past continuous 'was talking'.
- Option B: Present tense inconsistency.
- Option D: Uses present continuous 'am falling' with past continuous 'was talking'.
The plane ought to be taking off in a minute. The underlined verb 'ought to' is a/an:
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Classification of Auxiliaries.
Solution: "Ought to" is a semi-modal /
modal auxiliary verb used to express probability, obligation, or expectation.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Linking verbs connect subjects to complements.
- Option C: Broad category; 'modal auxiliary' is the precise classification.
- Option D: Non-modal main verb form.
During the heavy rain, the sky grew dark. The underlined verb 'grew' is a/an:
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Copular / Linking Verbs.
Solution: The verb
"grew" links the subject (
the sky) to the predicate adjective complement (
dark), making it a
linking verb.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Transitive verbs take direct objects.
- Option C: Di-transitive verbs take both direct and indirect objects.
- Option A: It is a finite, past-tense verb.
His courage brought him honour. The underlined verb 'brought' is:
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Di-transitive Verbs.
Solution: The verb
'brought' takes two objects: an indirect object (
him) and a direct object (
honour), defining it as
di-transitive.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Broad term; specifically it is di-transitive.
- Option C: Requires a direct object and an object complement.
- Option D: Does not connect subject to adjective/noun predicate.
The teacher assigned the students an assignment to be completed during vacation. The underlined verb 'assigned' is:
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Verb Valency.
Solution: 'Assigned' takes two objects: indirect object (
the students) and direct object (
an assignment), making it
di-transitive.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Mono-transitive verbs take only one direct object.
- Option D: Intransitive verbs take no objects.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb indicating Past Perfect Continuous Tense: He ____ walking home from work regularly since he joined his office.
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Perfect Continuous Structure.
Formula: $$\text{had been} + \text{Verb-ing}$$
Solution: Since 'walking' is already present in the stem, the auxiliary portion required is
"Had been".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Duplicates the verb 'walking'.
- Options C & D: Simple or perfect past verb forms.
"All desire wealth and some acquire it." The sentence exemplifies:
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Simple Present Tense.
Solution: The base verbs
"desire" and
"acquire" express general states in the
Present Indefinite tense.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B, C, & D: Lack past endings, -ing participles, or future auxiliaries.
"If I were a doctor, I would serve humanity." The sentence is an example of:
[NUMS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Second (Type II) Conditionals.
Formula: $$\text{If} + \text{Past Subjunctive (were)}, \quad \text{would} + \text{Base Verb}$$
Solution: Hypothesizes an unreal present situation using
were and
would serve, matching
Type II Conditional.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Uses simple present in both clauses.
- Option C: Uses past perfect (had been) and would have.
- Option D: Uses simple present and will.
Choose the sentence which is correctly structured:
[NUMS 2024]
A
If we had found him earlier, we have saved his life
B
If we had found him earlier, we could save his life
C
If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life.
D
If we had found him earlier, we could save his life.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Type III Conditional Modals.
Solution: If + past perfect (had found) must be paired with
modal + have + past participle (
could have saved).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & D: Use present or simple conditional verb forms in the main clause.
#19 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024
We are about ___ at the place where we can set up our tents.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Infinitive Structures after 'About'.
Solution: The idiom
"about to" requires the base form of the verb (infinitive without tense inflection) to express an action in the immediate future.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Gerund form is incorrect following 'about to'.
- Options C & D: Distort infinitive tense structures.
#20 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024
It is common knowledge to anyone who studies science, that the earth ____ on its own axis once every 24 hours.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Simple Present Tense for Universal Facts.
Solution: Permanent astronomical facts and general scientific truths are always expressed in the Simple Present Tense (
revolves for singular subject
'the earth').
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Plural verb form; fails subject-verb agreement with singular 'earth'.
- Options C & D: Perfect tenses incorrectly frame a continuous universal fact as a completed past event.
#21 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024
When I him, Rauf cricket.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Interrupted Past Actions.
Solution: A longer continuous past action uses Past Continuous (
was playing), while the short interrupting past action uses Simple Past (
saw).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Incomplete structure.
- Option B: Mixes past tense 'saw' with present continuous 'is playing'.
- Option D: Fails to represent the ongoing nature of the cricket game when seen.
#22 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024
Many modern architects insist on ____ materials native to the region that will blend into the surrounding landscape.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Preposition + Gerund Objects.
Solution: Prepositions (
insist on) must be followed by a gerund verb form (
using).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Base verbs and infinitives cannot act directly as objects of prepositions.
- Option C: Lacks necessary verbal complements to take a direct object ('materials').
#23 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024
Unless a student ____ with the university regulations, he can be removed from the university.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Real First Conditional Clauses.
Solution: Conditional clauses introduced by
"unless" take the simple present tense (
complies) when predicting main clause future outcomes (
"can be removed").
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B & C: Past tenses break real conditional present-future sequence.
- Option D: Modal 'will' is forbidden inside conditional clauses.
#24 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024
If ____ the match, I will go to Lahore to meet the sports board chairman.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2024 / BUMHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Type 1 Conditional Structure.
Formula: $$\text{If} + \text{Simple Present (I win)}, \quad \text{Will} + \text{Base Verb}$$
Solution: The 'if' clause requires Simple Present tense (
I win).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B & C: Future auxiliaries are ungrammatical in 'if' clauses.
- Option D: 'wins' violates subject verb agreement with 'I'.
#25 of 82
FMDC 2024 Reconduct / NUMS 2021 / NUMS 2023
Unless we ____ now, we cannot be on time.
[FMDC 2024 Reconduct / NUMS 2021 / NUMS 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Conditional Subordinate Clauses.
Solution: 'Unless' means
'if not' and takes the simple present affirmative verb
"start".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Modal 'will' cannot appear in the conditional clause.
- Option C: Creates a double negative error (unless... do not).
- Option D: Ungrammatical structure.
#26 of 82
FMDC 2024 Reconduct
I suppose ____ when we start.
[FMDC 2024 Reconduct]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Future Continuous Predictions.
Solution: "It will be raining" correctly predicts an ongoing action occurring at a specific future time (
"when we start").
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Refers to continuous past-to-present action.
- Option C: Simple present does not convey future continuous expectation.
- Option D: Missing subject and verb.
#27 of 82
FMDC 2024 Reconduct
She jumped off the bus while it ____.
[FMDC 2024 Reconduct]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Concurrent Past Actions.
Solution: "Was moving" (Past Continuous) indicates the background ongoing action during which the sudden event occurred.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Simple past fails to emphasize ongoing background movement.
- Options B & D: Perfect tenses misplace the sequence of time.
#28 of 82
FMDC 2024 Reconduct
He was sitting here. The given sentence is in which tense?
[FMDC 2024 Reconduct]
A
Past Progressive / Continuous
D
Past Perfect Continuous
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Identification of Tenses.
Formula: $$\text{Subject} + \text{was/were} + \text{Verb-ing}$$
Solution: The structure
"was sitting" is the standard form of the
Past Continuous tense.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Requires simple past verb 'sat'.
- Option D: Requires 'had been sitting'.
#29 of 82
FMDC 2024 Reconduct / NUMS 2021 / NUMS 2023
I ____ English for five years.
[FMDC 2024 Reconduct / NUMS 2021 / NUMS 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Solution: Time expressions with
"for + duration" indicating an action continuing up to the present require
"have been studying".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & D: Simple or continuous present tenses cannot express multi-year ongoing durations.
#30 of 82
FMDC 2024 Reconduct
Choose the correct conditional sentence:
[FMDC 2024 Reconduct]
A
Had she gone there, she would control the situation.
B
Had she gone there, she would have controlled the situation.
C
Had she went there, she would control the situation.
D
Had she gone there, she would controlled the situation.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Third Conditional Inversion.
Solution: Had + subject + V3 in the conditional clause must pair with
would have + V3 in the result clause.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & C: Use simple conditional present verbs.
- Option D: Uses ungrammatical 'would controlled'.
#31 of 82
FMDC 2024 / SZABMU 2024
Supply the correct form of verb: We had taken our meal before we _
[FMDC 2024 / SZABMU 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Sequence of Past Tenses with 'Before'.
Solution: In past temporal clauses joined by 'before', the earlier completed event uses Past Perfect (
had taken) and the later past action uses Simple Past (
left).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Redundant Past Perfect.
- Options B & D: Incorrect tense sequence.
#32 of 82
FMDC 2024 / SZABMU 2024
Supply the correct form of verb: Had I known the answer I ____ it.
[FMDC 2024 / SZABMU 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Third Conditional Inversion Structure.
Solution: Had + subject + V3 matches exclusively with
would have + past participle.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & D: Violate standard third conditional main clause structures.
#33 of 82
FMDC 2024 / SZABMU 2024
Supply the correct form of verb: Farah has planned _ before the next term.
[FMDC 2024 / SZABMU 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Verbs Followed by Infinitives.
Solution: The verb
'plan' takes an infinitive complement (
to resign).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & C: Base verbs, nouns, or gerunds cannot complement 'planned' in this structure.
#34 of 82
Sindh MDCAT 2024 / DUHS 2024
Complete the main clause of the following sentence: If I went to Paris, ____
[Sindh MDCAT 2024 / DUHS 2024]
A
I can see the Eiffel Tower
B
I must see the Eiffel Tower
C
I should see the Eiffel Tower
D
I could see the Eiffel Tower
E
I would see the Eiffel Tower
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option E
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Second Conditional Clause Structure.
Formula: $$\text{If} + \text{Simple Past (went)}, \quad \text{would} + \text{Base Verb (see)}$$
Solution: A hypothetically imaginary past condition (
went) matches with
"I would see" in the result clause.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, C, & D: Modal auxiliaries that do not form standard second conditionals.
#35 of 82
Sindh MDCAT 2024 / DUHS 2024
Choose the correct form of the tense: I would gladly have helped him if he ____ me into confidence.
[Sindh MDCAT 2024 / DUHS 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Third Conditional Structure.
Solution: Main clause
"would have helped" requires Past Perfect (
had taken) in the conditional 'if' clause.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Simple past form used for second conditionals.
- Options B & D: Present perfect forms break conditional sequence.
#36 of 82
Sindh MDCAT Reconduct 2024
Identify the tense of the given sentence: The sick child has been sleeping for three hours.
[Sindh MDCAT Reconduct 2024]
A
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
D
Present Continuous Tense
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Tense Identification.
Formula: $$\text{has/have been} + \text{Verb-ing}$$
Solution: "has been sleeping" represents the
Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B, C, & D: Do not match the auxiliary string 'has been -ing'.
Choose the correct option according to subject-verb agreement / tense rule:
[UHS MDCAT 2024]
A
In 1838 schleiden suggested that all plants were made of cells
B
In 1838 schleiden suggest that all plants were made of cells
C
In 1838 schleiden suggested that all plants were make of cells.
D
In 1838 schleiden suggested to all plants were made of cells
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Historical Statements.
Solution: Past year marker
'In 1838' takes simple past verb
'suggested' followed by past complement
'were made'.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Uses present tense 'suggest'.
- Option C: Uses ungrammatical base verb 'were make'.
- Option D: Inserts ungrammatical preposition 'suggested to all'.
I ____ him for a long time.
[UHS MDCAT 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Present Perfect for Continuing States.
Solution: Stative verb
'know' with duration phrase
"for a long time" requires Present Perfect tense (
Have never known).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B & D: Double tense errors ('had knew', 'would knew').
- Option C: Passive transformation error.
Pick the correct option:
[UHS MDCAT 2024]
A
The supervisor has nor will ever compromise.
B
The supervisor have nor will ever compromise.
C
The supervisor has not compromised nor will ever compromise.
D
The supervisor has nor will ever compromised.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Elliptical Parallel Auxiliary Structures.
Solution: Both auxiliary verbs must be followed by grammatically complete principal verb forms:
has not compromised nor will ever compromise.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & D: Omit necessary past participle 'compromised' after auxiliary 'has'.
Choose the correct subjunctive sentence:
[SZABMU 2023]
A
I wish I have been a millionaire
B
I wish I am being a millionaire
C
I wish I were a millionaire
D
I wish I was a millionaire
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Subjunctive Mood for Wishes.
Formula: $$\text{I wish} + \text{Subject} + \mathbf{were}$$
Solution: Hypothetical present wishes take subjunctive
"were" across all personal pronouns.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Present indicative tenses.
- Option D: Informal indicative 'was' is disfavored in standard test English.
None of us _ beyond a mile.
[SZABMU 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Singular Pronoun 'None'.
Solution: In formal MDCAT grammar keys, indefinite pronoun
'None' takes singular verb
"Has gone".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Participle lacking auxiliary verb.
- Option B: Plural auxiliary verb.
- Option D: Ungrammatical 'were go'.
Choose the correct sentence:
[BUMHS 2023]
B
He doesn't like coffee.
D
He doesn't likes coffee.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Third Person Singular Present Negation.
Solution: Singular pronoun
'He' takes negative auxiliary
doesn't followed by bare infinitive
like.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Uses plural auxiliary 'don't'.
- Option C: Omits auxiliary verb 'does'.
- Option D: Double inflection error ('doesn't likes').
The director as well as the manager of the hotel ____ attending the meeting.
[KMU MDCAT 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement with 'As well as'.
Solution: Expressions like
'as well as' do not make subjects plural. The verb agrees strictly with the singular primary subject
"The director" $\rightarrow$
Is.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B & C: Plural verbs.
- Option D: Auxiliary 'has' requires past participle 'attended' rather than 'attending'.
If I were younger, I ____ around the world.
[KMU MDCAT 2023]
A
Will travel around the world
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Type II Subjunctive Conditionals.
Formula: $$\text{If} + \text{were}, \quad \text{would} + \text{Base Verb}$$
Solution: Unreal present conditional
'were' requires
"would travel" in the result clause.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Future modal 'will'.
- Option B: Third conditional form 'would have travelled'.
- Option D: Simple present.
Identify the simple past tense sentence:
[KMU MDCAT 2023]
A
We have been reading in the classroom since morning
B
He had broke this window.
C
They spoke in Urdu to the waitress.
D
She is enjoying the weather on the roof.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Tense Identification.
Solution: "They spoke..." uses simple past verb
'spoke' without auxiliary verbs.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Present Perfect Continuous.
- Option B: Ungrammatical Past Perfect ('had broke').
- Option D: Present Continuous.
The town _ its appearance completely since 1980.
[FMDC 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Present Perfect with Time Markers ('Since').
Solution: Time markers starting with
"since + past year" require Present Perfect tense (
has changed) to connect past start point to present state.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Present continuous or simple present tenses cannot express a action spanning past to present.
- Option D: Simple past ignores connection to the present.
By next March, we ____ here for four years.
[FMDC 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
Formula: $$\text{By + Future Time} \rightarrow \text{shall/will have been + Verb-ing}$$
Solution: Projecting continuous residence duration up to a specified future point (
By next March) requires Future Perfect Continuous (
Shall have been living).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Ungrammatical 'would had been'.
- Options B & D: Do not emphasize continuous ongoing duration.
Fill in the blank: The students, accompanied by the teacher ____ entering the museum.
[FMDC 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Parenthetical Phrases.
Solution: Parenthetical expressions introduced by
'accompanied by' do not change the number of the real subject. The true subject is plural
"The students", requiring plural verb
"Are".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Singular verb mistakenly agreeing with parenthetical singular noun 'teacher'.
- Options B & D: Auxiliary 'has/have' cannot take dynamic continuous participle 'entering' without 'been'.
Fill in the blank with appropriate option: I ____ before 10 p.m.
[FMDC 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Future Perfect Irregular Participles.
Solution: Future Perfect tense uses
shall/will have + past participle. The irregular past participle of 'sleep' is
slept.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Misspells irregular past participle as 'sleeped'.
- Option C: Uses base verb 'sleep' after 'have'.
- Option D: Passive transformation error.
#50 of 82
KMU CAT 2023 Part 1
You ____ quit smoking or it will damage your lungs.
[KMU CAT 2023 Part 1]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Modal Verbs of Strong Necessity.
Solution: "Must" conveys vital subjective necessity or urgent health obligation.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option C: Expresses weak possibility.
- Option D: Expresses mild advice rather than urgent warning.
#51 of 82
KMU MDCAT 2023 Retake
The dogs ____ escaped.
[KMU MDCAT 2023 Retake]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Plural Subject Past Perfect.
Solution: Plural subject
'dogs' takes auxiliary
"Had" with past participle
'escaped'.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: 'Did' takes base verb 'escape'.
- Option B: Singular auxiliary.
- Option D: 'Will' takes base verb 'escape'.
#52 of 82
KMU MDCAT 2023 Retake
____ you like a cup of coffee?
[KMU MDCAT 2023 Retake]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Polite Modal Offers.
Solution: "Would you like..." is the standard polite expression for offers.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & C: Non-standard or improper polite offer structures.
#53 of 82
KMU MDCAT 2023 Retake
The police ____ arrested the suspect.
[KMU MDCAT 2023 Retake]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Collective Plural Subjects.
Solution: The noun
"police" is inherently plural and takes plural verb
"Have".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Singular auxiliary.
- Options C & D: Base or participle forms cannot serve as primary tense auxiliaries alone.
#54 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2023
Choose the correct sentence:
[Balochistan MDCAT 2023]
A
Work all day, my father doesn't have much time to spare.
B
Working all day, my father don't have much time to spend.
C
Working all day, my father doesn't have much time to spend.
D
Working all day, my father doesn't have much time to spent.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Participial Modifiers and Subject-Verb Agreement.
Solution: Participial modifier
"Working all day" modifies subject
'my father', singular verb
doesn't agrees with subject, and infinitive takes base verb
spend.
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Uses imperative verb 'Work' creating dangling modifier.
- Option B: Plural verb 'don't' violates agreement.
- Option D: Uses past participle 'spent' after 'to'.
#55 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2023
Neither she nor ____ am guilty. Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Proximity Rule in Correlative Subjects.
Solution: With
'neither... nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Since the verb is
'am', the first-person subject pronoun
'I' (or 'me' in options key) is required.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & C: Plural pronouns cannot agree with first-person singular verb 'am'.
#56 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2023
The boys on the opposite side made me ____ the bird.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Causative Verbs.
Formula: $$\text{Make} + \text{Object} + \text{Bare Infinitive (Base Verb)}$$
Solution: The active causative verb
'make' takes a bare infinitive without 'to' (
kill).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Full infinitive 'to kill' is ungrammatical after active 'make'.
- Options B & D: Conjugated verb forms.
#57 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2023
You will have to catch the morning flight, so you ____ better get ready.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Modal Expression 'Had Better'.
Solution: The fixed modal expression
"had better" is used to give strong advice or recommendations.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & C: Do not form standard idiomatic structures with 'better' (e.g. 'would better' is incorrect).
#58 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2023
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
[Balochistan MDCAT 2023]
A
Forty years seems a long time.
B
Forty years seem long time.
C
Forty years seems long time.
D
Forty years seem a long time.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Measure Units as Singular Subjects.
Solution: Periods of time, sums of money, or distances treated as a single unified entity take singular verbs (
seems) and indefinite singular noun complements (
a long time).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B & D: Use plural verb 'seem'.
- Option C: Omits article 'a' before singular noun 'long time'.
#59 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT 2023
I ____ from college by this time next year and will be looking for a job.
[Balochistan MDCAT 2023]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Future Perfect Tense.
Solution: An action that will be completed prior to a specific future time marker (
"by this time next year") requires Future Perfect tense (
will have graduated).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & C: Simple future or future continuous tenses do not emphasize completion before a future deadline.
- Option B: Past tense.
#60 of 82
Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022
Figure out the error: "Scientist now hope that cloning can successfully be conducted in human beings in the near future."
[Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022]
A
can successfully be conducted in.
B
Scientist now hope that cloning.
D
conducted in human beings
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement.
Solution: Plural present verb
'hope' requires plural noun
"Scientists" instead of singular
'Scientist'.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, C, & D: Correct grammatical components.
#61 of 82
Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022
Charles his father in the shop until school .
[Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022]
D
has helped, is starting
E
was helping, will start
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Temporary Present Actions with Time Clauses.
Solution: Temporary continuous ongoing state (
is helping) paired with habitual simple present condition (
starts).
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B, C, D, & E: Disrupted or ungrammatical tense combinations.
#62 of 82
Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022
Fill in with a suitable verb: The teacher _ completed this chapter.
[Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Singular Subject Present Perfect.
Solution: Singular third-person subject
'The teacher' takes singular auxiliary
"Has".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & C: Plural verbs.
- Option B: Continuous auxiliary cannot take past participle 'completed' directly in active voice.
#63 of 82
Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022
One must consider any matter before ___ it.
[Sindh MDCAT / DUHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option E
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Preposition + Gerund Object.
Solution: Preposition
'before' must take gerund verb form
"Deciding".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, C, & D: Finite inflected verb forms cannot act directly as objects of prepositions.
#64 of 82
Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022
To give one some idea of rabies' horrors, one ____ only read such descriptions...
[Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Semi-Modal Verb 'Need'.
Solution: When used as a semi-modal auxiliary followed directly by bare infinitive (
read),
"need" does not take 's' even with singular pronoun 'one' (
one need only read).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Main verb form requiring full infinitive 'to read'.
- Options C & D: Past tenses.
#65 of 82
Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022
By 2030, people ____ been reading the works of Charles Dickens for more than 190 years.
[Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
Formula: $$\text{By + Future Year (2030)} \rightarrow \mathbf{Will\ have\ been\ + Verb-ing}$$
Solution: Time marker
"By 2030" specifies future completion of duration, requiring
"Will have".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & C: Past or present perfect auxiliaries.
- Option B: Lacks 'have' needed for perfect continuous 'been reading'.
#66 of 82
Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022
Choose the correct sentence:
[Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022]
A
Penny did not let me to get my book.
B
Penny was not leaving me to get my book.
C
Penny did not let me get my book.
D
Penny had not left me get my book.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Causative Verb 'Let'.
Formula: $$\text{Let} + \text{Object} + \mathbf{Bare\ Infinitive}$$
Solution: The causative verb
'let' requires a bare infinitive (
get, not 'to get').
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Uses full infinitive 'to get'.
- Options B & D: Inappropriate verb selection ('leaving'/'left') disrupting meaning.
#67 of 82
Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022
The newly elected president and CEO for the newly established branch ____ arrived recently.
[Punjab MDCAT / UHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Single Entity Compound Nouns.
Solution: "The newly elected president and CEO" refers to a
single individual holding both titles, requiring singular verb
"has".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & C: Plural auxiliaries used when referring to two distinct individuals.
- Option B: Non-finite participle.
A full description of car accidents ____ reported.
[NUMS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Subject-Verb Agreement with Prepositional Phrases.
Solution: True subject is singular noun phrase
"A full description", requiring singular verb
"was".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & D: Plural verbs mistakenly agreeing with plural prepositional object 'accidents'.
Ahmed ____ me for a long time.
[NUMS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Present Perfect for Duration.
Solution: Singular subject
'Ahmed' with duration phrase
"for a long time" takes
"has known".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Plural auxiliary 'have'.
- Options C & D: Simple present or simple past tenses cannot express multi-year ongoing duration.
The head master ____ to speak to you.
[NUMS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Stative Verbs.
Solution: Stative verb
'want' takes Simple Present singular
"Wants".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B & C: Continuous verb forms forbidden for stative desire verbs.
- Option D: Plural verb form.
Knowledge and wisdom ___ no time for connection.
[NUMS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Compound Subject Agreement.
Solution: Compound subject
'Knowledge and wisdom' takes plural verb
"have".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Singular verb.
- Option C: Past tense.
- Option D: Linking verb.
Each of the boys ____ to ride.
[NUMS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Singular Indefinite Pronoun Agreement.
Solution: Indefinite pronoun
'Each' takes singular verb
"loves".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options B, C, & D: Plural or continuous verb forms.
Choose the correctly structured sentence:
[NUMS 2022]
A
Mr. Shan. with his family together goes to England.
B
Mr. Shan, together with his family, goes to England.
C
Mr. Shan. together with his farni y, go to England.
D
Mr. Shan, with his family, go to England logether
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Parenthetical Phrases and Agreement.
Solution: Parenthetical phrase
'together with his family' is set off by commas and does not change singular subject agreement with
'Mr. Shan' $\rightarrow$
goes.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & C: Erroneous periods inserted in place of commas.
- Option D: Plural verb 'go' mistakenly agrees with parenthetical phrase.
#74 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022
Choose the correct form of verbs to be filled in the blank: I _ with my parents.
[Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: First-Person Agreement.
Solution: Pronoun
'I' takes continuous auxiliary
"Am living".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Third-person singular form ('lives').
- Option C: Third-person singular auxiliary ('is').
- Option D: Modal 'shall' takes base verb, not -ing participle directly.
#75 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022
When I opened my eyes, I ____ a strange sight.
[Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option D
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Tense Sequence.
Solution: Simple past
'opened' requires simple past
"Saw" for immediate sequential perception.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Present tense forms break past sequence.
- Option C: Passive voice.
#76 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022
The neighbours _ so loudly last night that they __ all awake until after midnight.
[Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022]
A
are shouting/are keeping
C
shouted/have been keeping
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Past Continuous Interrupted by Simple Past Result.
Solution: Time marker
'last night' requires past continuous (
were shouting) paired with simple past outcome (
kept).
Why other options are incorrect:- Option A: Present continuous forms.
- Options C & D: Mismatched tenses.
#77 of 82
Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022
Bread and butter is what the poor _ today.
[Balochistan MDCAT / BUMHS 2022]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Nominal Adjectives as Plural Subjects.
Solution: Expressions like
"the poor" represent a plural group of people, requiring plural present verb
"Need".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Singular verb 'needs'.
- Option C: Past tense conflicts with present time marker 'today'.
- Option D: Participle lacking finite auxiliary verb.
#78 of 82
NUMS 2021 / DUHS 2021 / SZABMU 2021 / KMU 2021 / NUMS 2023 / UHS MDCAT 2024
The soup ____ good.
[NUMS 2021 / DUHS 2021 / SZABMU 2021 / KMU 2021 / NUMS 2023 / UHS MDCAT 2024]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Stative Verbs.
Solution: Singular subject
'soup' takes Simple Present
"Tastes".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, C, & D: Plural or progressive verb mismatches.
#79 of 82
NUMS 2021 / DUHS 2021 / UHS 2021 / KMU 2021
She ____ unconscious since 4 o’clock.
[NUMS 2021 / DUHS 2021 / UHS 2021 / KMU 2021]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Present Perfect for Duration.
Solution: Uses
"Has been" with time expression
'since 4 o'clock'.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A & B: Simple tenses cannot take time expressions with 'since'.
- Option D: Modal auxiliary.
#80 of 82
NUMS 2021 / KMU 2021
I wish I ____ the answer.
[NUMS 2021 / KMU 2021]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option B
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Subjunctive Wishes.
Solution: Unreal present wish takes Simple Past
"Knew".
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, C, & D: Present or future indicative forms.
Neither the students nor the teacher ____ present today.
[NUMS 2021]
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option C
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Proximity Rule with 'Neither... nor'.
Solution: Verb agrees with nearer subject singular
'teacher' $\rightarrow$
was.
Why other options are incorrect:- Options A, B, & D: Plural verb forms mistakenly agreeing with distant plural 'students'.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
[KMU 2021]
A
The team plays well together.
B
The team play well together.
C
The team playing well together.
D
The team is play well together.
View Answer & Propolis Autopsy
Correct Key: Option A
Diagnostic Explanation
Concept: Collective Noun Agreement.
Solution: Collective noun
'team' acting as a single unit takes third-person singular present verb
"plays".
Why other options are incorrect:- Option B: Plural verb 'play'.
- Options C & D: Participle fragments or ungrammatical auxiliary combinations.
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