Question:
The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that has a grammatical error.
I am working with him since 2002, / but even today / I am unable / to understand his motives.
निम्नलिखित वाक्य को चार खंडों में विभाजित किया गया है। उस खंड की पहचान करें जिसमें व्याकरणिक त्रुटि है।
I am working with him since 2002, / but even today / I am unable / to understand his motives.
Options:
- a) I am unable
- b) I am working with him since 2002,
- c) to understand his motives.
- d) but even today
- a) I am unable
- b) I am working with him since 2002,
- c) to understand his motives.
- d) but even today
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
When indicating an action that started in the past and is still continuing up to the present with a time marker like ‘since 2002’, the present perfect continuous tense (‘have been working’) must be used instead of the present continuous tense (‘am working’). Thus, option (b) contains the error.
जब कोई कार्य भूतकाल में शुरू हुआ हो और वर्तमान समय तक जारी हो, और उसके साथ ‘since’ या ‘for’ का समय सूचक शब्द हो, तो Present Perfect Continuous Tense (‘have been working’) का प्रयोग किया जाता है, न कि Present Continuous (‘am working’) का। अतः, विकल्प (b) में त्रुटि है।