TGPSC HMWSSB Manager 2015 Paper 1 · Question 128

Question 128 of the TSPSC Manager (Engineering), HMWSSB, 2015: Paper 1 (General Studies) (1 November 2015). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Manager 2015 Paper 1 (GS) · Q128 · English · Grammar

   Raghav is not ______ the meeting today because he has a medical emergency at home.

   1. attend
   2. attended
   3. is attending
   4. attending
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   Answer: (4) attending

   "Is not attending" is the present continuous used for a fixed plan; after the auxiliary "is" only the -ing form fits, and "is attending" would repeat "is".

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