Unit 7: Master Tables & Practice
Tense Master Table
| Tense | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Present Simple | V1 / V1+s | He works. |
| Present Continuous | am/is/are + V-ing | He is working. |
| Present Perfect | has/have + V3 | He has worked. |
| Present Perfect Continuous | has/have been + V-ing | He has been working. |
| Past Simple | V2 / did + V1 | He worked. Did he work? |
| Past Continuous | was/were + V-ing | He was working. |
| Past Perfect | had + V3 | He had worked. |
| Future Simple | will + V1 | He will work. |
| First Conditional | If + present, will + V1 | If he comes, I will go. |
| Second Conditional | If + past, would + V1 | If I were rich, I would travel. |
| Third Conditional | If + past perfect, would have + V3 | If he had studied, he would have passed. |
Narration Quick Table (Backshifting)
| Direct | Common reported form |
|---|---|
| Present Simple | Past Simple after suitable past reporting verb |
| Present Continuous | Past Continuous |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect |
| Past Simple | Past Perfect where backshift applies |
| Will | Would |
| Can | Could |
| May | Might |
| Question | Statement word order |
| Command | told/ordered + object + to V1 |
Articles Fast Revision
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| a + consonant sound | a university |
| an + vowel sound | an hour |
| the + specific noun | the book on the table |
| no article + general plural | Books are useful |
| uncountable general noun | Information is useful |
High-Frequency SSC Grammar Table
| Pattern | Correct structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Each/Every | singular noun + singular verb | Each student has |
| A number of | plural noun + plural verb | A number of students are |
| The number of | plural noun + singular verb | The number of students is |
| One of | one of + plural noun + singular verb | One of my friends is |
| Many a | many a + singular noun + singular verb | Many a student has |
| Prefer | prefer X to Y | prefer tea to coffee |
| Senior etc. | senior/superior + to | senior to me |
| Look forward to | to + V-ing | look forward to meeting |
| Used to | used to + V1 | used to play |
| Be used to | be used to + V-ing/noun | used to playing |
| Modal | modal + V1 | can go |
| Did | did + V1 | did he go? |
| No sooner | no sooner...than | no sooner had...than |
| Hardly/Scarcely | hardly/scarcely...when | hardly had...when |
| Let's | let's...shall we? | Let's go, shall we? |
Voice Quick Flow (Active → Passive)
Active to Passive Steps
SSC Error-Spotting Mini Practice
Hinglish Explanation: Original SSC-style practice for application of the rules.
1. Each of the boys have a notebook.
Error: has.
Rule: 'Each' takes a singular verb.
Rule: 'Each' takes a singular verb.
2. He did not went to school.
Error: go.
Rule: Did + V1.
Rule: Did + V1.
3. She is senior than me.
Error: to.
Rule: Senior + to.
Rule: Senior + to.
4. I look forward to meet you.
Error: meeting.
Rule: 'To' is a preposition here, so use V-ing.
Rule: 'To' is a preposition here, so use V-ing.
5. One of my friends are a doctor.
Error: is.
Rule: 'One of' takes a plural noun but a singular verb.
Rule: 'One of' takes a plural noun but a singular verb.
6. He is good in English.
Error: at.
Rule: Good at (skill).
Rule: Good at (skill).
7. Neither Ram nor his friends is ready.
Error: are.
Rule: Verb agrees with the nearest subject ("friends").
Rule: Verb agrees with the nearest subject ("friends").
8. She has been study for two hours.
Error: studying.
Rule: Present perfect continuous takes V-ing.
Rule: Present perfect continuous takes V-ing.
9. He is a honest man.
Error: an honest.
Rule: Honest starts with a vowel sound.
Rule: Honest starts with a vowel sound.
10. Let's go, will we?
Error: shall we?
Rule: 'Let's' takes the tag 'shall we?'.
Rule: 'Let's' takes the tag 'shall we?'.
GOLDEN SSC RULE FOR ERROR SPOTTING:
When stuck, use this fixed scan order to save time:
Subject → Verb → Tense → Pronoun → Article → Preposition → Comparison → Conjunction → Parallelism.
When stuck, use this fixed scan order to save time:
Subject → Verb → Tense → Pronoun → Article → Preposition → Comparison → Conjunction → Parallelism.