Practice HAT Verbal Reasoning questions with answers and explanations.
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'Ought to' expresses advice or moral expectation.
Seeing a doctor is recommended if the condition continues.
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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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'Should have' expresses criticism or regret about a past action not performed.
The speaker believes earlier information was the proper action.
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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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'May have' expresses a possible explanation for a past event.
The evidence is suggestive but not conclusive.
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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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'Must be' expresses a strong logical deduction based on evidence.
The long working period makes exhaustion highly likely.
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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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'Must not' expresses prohibition.
'Need not' would mean the action is unnecessary, not forbidden.
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The sentence describes a repeated habit in a finished past period.
The simple past is appropriate.
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'Need not' means there is no necessity to bring food.
It does not imply that bringing food is forbidden.
