{"id":40884,"date":"2024-04-15T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=40884"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:15:08","slug":"complete-the-given-sentence-using-the-most-appropriate-verb-form-as-per-the-situationgeorge-says-hes-80-years-old-but-nobody-_____-him-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/complete-the-given-sentence-using-the-most-appropriate-verb-form-as-per-the-situationgeorge-says-hes-80-years-old-but-nobody-_____-him-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete the given sentence using the most appropriate verb form as per the situation:George says he&#8217;s 80 years old but nobody _____ him. 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