Practice ECAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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'May' is used to ask for permission in a polite, formal way.
The sentence requests permission to borrow the pen.
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'Ought to' expresses advice or moral expectation.
Seeing a doctor is recommended if the condition continues.
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'Could' expresses general ability in the past.
The time phrase 'when she was five' requires a past modal.
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The fixed expression 'would rather' states a preference.
It is followed by the base form of the verb.
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The action will be in progress at a specified future time.
The future continuous tense expresses this situation.
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The degree will be completed before a stated future deadline.
The future perfect is used for such completion.
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'Yesterday' is a definite finished past time.
The simple past is required rather than the present perfect.
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The temporary action happening today contrasts with a usual habit.
The present continuous expresses the temporary situation.
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'Police' is treated as a plural noun in standard English.
It therefore takes the plural verb 'are.'
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The sentence describes a repeated habit in a finished past period.
The simple past is appropriate.
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When 'every' applies to coordinated singular nouns, the idea remains distributively singular.
Therefore, 'has' is correct.
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The action continued for a duration before another past event.
The past perfect continuous emphasizes that ongoing earlier activity.
