He asked us, "Have you been shopping?"

A. He wanted to know if we had been shopping

B. He asked us if we have been shopping

C. He asked us if we were shopping

D. He asked us if we had been shopped

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761.
I hope they _ the city before I reach there.
Correct Answer: B. will not have left
One-liner
The correct completion is 'I hope they will not have left the city before I reach there.'
762.
_ you like feeding wild birds?
Correct Answer: A. Do
One-liner
The correct auxiliary verb to complete the question is Do.
763.
She for three hours when the power went out.
Correct Answer: C. had been studying
One-liner
She had been studying for three hours when the power went out.
764.
Identify the verb type in the sentence: He killed a snake.
Correct Answer: D. Transitive verb
One-liner
In the sentence 'He killed a snake,' the verb 'killed' is a transitive verb because it takes a direct object 'a snake'.
765.
Identify an active voice sentence:
Correct Answer: C. Ali threw the ball
One-liner
The active voice sentence is Ali threw the ball.
766.
He asked us, "Have you been shopping?"
Correct Answer: A. He wanted to know if we had been shopping
One-liner
When reporting the question 'Have you been shopping?', the correct indirect form is that he wanted to know if we had been shopping.
767.
Occasionally, a metro the earth.
Correct Answer: B. Reaches
One-liner
The correct verb form for a habitual action is 'Reaches', as in 'Occasionally, a metro reaches the earth.'
768.
How much _ where you live?
Correct Answer: C. do houses cost
One-liner
The correct phrase to complete the question is 'do houses cost', making it: 'How much do houses cost where you live?'
769.
He clung to it as though his life on it. (Change the verb in the bracket to Past Indefinite) [depend]
Correct Answer: B. depended
One-liner
The correct past indefinite form of 'depend' in the sentence is depended.
770.
Past Paper MCQ
How many moods are there in a verb?
Correct Answer: B. 3
One-liner
There are 3 moods in a verb: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive.

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