Temporal | MCQs

Explanation

"For" is used with a duration of time (e.g., for an hour, for two days).

"Since" is used for a specific point in time (e.g., since morning, since 2 PM).

Here, "nearly an hour" is a duration, so "for" is the correct choice.

Explanation

Since: point of time

For: period of time

She lived here for ten days.
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Explanation

Contemporary refers ti people living in the same period.

Contemporary people means ہم عصر لوگ 

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Explanation

Now means موجودہ وقت تک

Then means پچھلے وقت تک

Explanation

I had scarcely entered the room when the guest arrived.

جب مہمان آیا تو میں مشکل سے کمرے میں داخل ہوا تھا۔

When means "at or during the time that" (as conjunction)

When is used as a conjunction here  "someone entered the room at or during the time that".

Explanation

Lately – حال ہی میں، کچھ عرصہ پہلے

Recently (حال ہی میں، تازہ تازہ)

Explanation

Till means the same thing as until.

Till is not an abbreviation of until—it's actually older than until—and it should not be written with an apostrophe.

Explanation

Defer means adjourn.

To defer means ملتوی کرنا

Explanation

Seven days are collectively called week.