GATE DA English Grammar: 1 chapters, 2 previous year questions (25% of Verbal Aptitude), 106 practice questions and one solved question from each chapter.
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Which of the following statements about English verb tenses and aspects contains a fundamental logical contradiction regarding the 12 Tense Grid?
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GATE DA English Grammar: 1 chapters, 2 previous year questions (25% of Verbal Aptitude), 106 practice questions and one solved question from each chapter.
About English Grammar Short Notes
Quick revision sheets for English Grammar in GATE DA. Every chapter is condensed into key formulas, shortcuts and common traps so you can revise 1 chapters fast before the exam.
English Grammar Weightage in GATE DA
English Grammar accounts for 2 of 8 Verbal Aptitude previous year questions in our bank (25%), about 1 per paper across 2 papers.
One Solved Question from Each English Grammar Chapter
Question 1 · Grammar: Prepositions and Verb TensesMCQ
Which of the following statements about English verb tenses and aspects contains a fundamental logical contradiction regarding the 12 Tense Grid?
A.
The Future Perfect aspect is used to project oneself into the future and look back at an action that will be completed before that future reference point.
B.
The Past Continuous aspect is correctly used to describe an action that was fully completed before another specific action occurred in the past.
C.
The Present Perfect Continuous aspect emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.
D.
The Simple Past aspect presents an action as a completed, factual event situated within a definitively finished time frame.
Correct Answer:
B
Step-by-Step Solution
Key idea: The 12 Tense Grid strictly separates 'Continuous' (ongoing/in-progress) from 'Perfect' (completed before a reference point).
Step 1: Analyze the definition of each aspect provided in the options.
Step 2: Option (A) correctly defines Future Perfect (completion before a future anchor).
Step 3: Option (B) claims Past Continuous describes an action "fully completed before another specific action". This is a logical contradiction. An action completed before another past action requires the Past Perfect aspect. Past Continuous strictly describes an action that was ongoing or in progress at a past reference time.
Step 4: Options (C) and (D) correctly define Present Perfect Continuous (duration up to present) and Simple Past (completed fact in finished time).