Perfect & Past Tense
Q: Complete the sentence:
“She ____ in Madrid since 2022.”
A: has lived / has been living
“I think technology ____ our lives even more in the future.”
A: will change
Q: Which modal expresses strong obligation?
A: must
Q: Complete:
“If I see Ana, I ____ tell her.”
A: will
Q: Change to passive:
“People speak English in many countries.”
A: English is spoken in many countries.
Q: Complete:
“When we arrived, they ____ dinner.”
A: had finished
Q: Complete:
“Look at him! He ____ fall off the bike.”
A: is going to
Q: Complete:
“You ____ use your phone during the exam.”
A: mustn’t
Q: What conditional is this?
“If I were taller, I’d play basketball.”
A: Second Conditional
Q: Change to passive:
“They are building a new shopping centre.”
A: A new shopping centre is being built.
Q: What tense is this?
“They have been studying all afternoon.”
A: Present Perfect Continuous
Q: Complete:
“This time next week, I ____ my final exams.”
A: will be taking
Q: Complete:
“She isn’t answering. She ____ be asleep.”
A: might / could / may
Q: Complete:
“If they had left earlier, they ____ the train.”
A: wouldn’t have missed
Q: Change to reported speech:
“We are studying for the exam,” they said.
A: They said that they were studying for the exam.
Q: Correct the mistake:
“I know her since I was a child.”
A: I have known her since I was a child.
Q: Complete:
“By 2050, scientists ____ a solution to climate change.”
A: will have found
Q: Complete:
“They ____ have left already because the lights are off.”
A: must
Q: Rewrite using “wish”:
“I can’t speak German.”
A: I wish I could speak German.
Q: Report the question:
“Have you finished your homework?” she asked me.
A: She asked me if/whether I had finished my homework.
Q: Complete:
“By the time the teacher arrived, the students ____ for 20 minutes.”
A: had been waiting
Q: Explain the difference:
“I’ll call you tonight” vs “I’m calling you tonight.”
A: “Will” = spontaneous decision/promise; Present Continuous = fixed arrangement
Q: Explain the difference:
“You didn’t need to study” vs “You needn’t have studied.”
A: Didn’t need to = no necessity (maybe you didn’t do it); needn’t have studied = you studied, but it was unnecessary
Q: Rewrite using “wish”:
“I spent all my money.”
A: I wish I hadn’t spent all my money.
Q: Correct the mistake:
“He told that he was tired.”
A: He said that he was tired.