Choose the sentences in which the verb forms are used correctly:
(A) Unless the transport office extends the deadline, hundreds of drivers will lose their licences next month.
(B) On long train journeys, Kavya is always preferring the upper berth to the window seat.
(C) I will message you as soon as I have reached the hostel.
(D) Arjun is learning the tabla since he was seven.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Unless the transport office extends the deadline, hundreds of drivers will lose their licences next month. — Correct.
- An “unless” part about the future takes the simple present, “extends”, not “will extend”.
- The other part takes “will”.
(B) On long train journeys, Kavya is always preferring the upper berth to the window seat. — Incorrect.
- “Prefer” is a verb of liking, not an action.
- Such verbs do not take the -ing form.
- A regular choice takes the simple present.
- Correct form: On long train journeys, Kavya always prefers the upper berth to the window seat.
(C) I will message you as soon as I have reached the hostel. — Correct.
- An “as soon as” part about the future never takes “will”.
- It takes the simple present or the present perfect.
- “Have reached” shows that the reaching will be over first.
(D) Arjun is learning the tabla since he was seven. — Incorrect.
- The given sentence uses “is learning” with “since”.
- An action that began in the past and still goes on takes the present perfect continuous: has been + V-ing.
- Correct form: Arjun has been learning the tabla since he was seven.