Past Perfect & Past Simple
Choose the correct verbs for the sentence.
"After Columbus ___________ (discover) America, _________ (return) to Spain."
A. discovered, returned
B. discovered, had returned
C. had discovered, had returned
D. had discovered, returned
D. had discovered, returned
Past Perfect of discover: had discovered
Past Simple of return: returned
After Columbus had discovered America, he returned to Spain.
What type of conditional is this sentence?
"I will be cranky soon unless we leave and go home."
Change the sentence to use 'if' instead of 'unless.'
First Conditional
"I will be cranky soon unless we leave and go home."
Unless + present simple, will + infinitive
"I will be cranky soon if we don't leave and go home soon."
What form of the future tense is best for situations where future predictions are made based on evidence?
Be Going to future tense
Be going to + infinitive
Choose the correct verbs for the sentence.
"George is late. He may __________ in traffic."
A. have been caught
B. have be caught
C. had caught
D. had been caught
A. have been caught
"George is late. He may have been caught in traffic."
Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence.
"They ____ be on holiday, but I'm not sure."
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. should
B. may
"They may be on holiday, but I'm not sure."
Choose the correct verbs for the sentence.
"Before the class ___________ (start), the teacher ___________ (plan) a lesson."
A. started, planned
B. started, had planned
C. had started, had planned
D. had started, planned
B. started, had planned
Past Simple of start: started
Past perfect of plan: had planned
Before the class started, the teacher had planned a lesson.
What type of conditional is this sentence?
"I would be grateful if you helped me study."
Second Conditional
"I would be grateful if you helped me study."
If + past simple, would + infinitive
Fill in the correct form of the future tense verb.
This time tomorrow my mom ___________ (fly) from California to see me in Miami.
Identify the form of the future you use.
This time tomorrow my mom will be flying from California to see me in Miami.
Will be Future Tense of fly: will be flying
Choose the correct verbs for the sentence.
"My laptop _________ from the library yesterday."
A. was stealed
B. is stolen
C. was stolen
D. has been stoled
C. was stolen
"My laptop was stolen from the library yesterday."
Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence.
"It's impossible - they _____ have finished it already!"
A. must
B. mustn't
C. can
D. can't
D. can't
"It's impossible - they can't have finished it already!"
Choose the correct verbs for the sentence.
"My teacher __________(ask) me what types of animals I ___________(see) in Africa."
A. had asked, saw
B. asked, saw
C. asked, had seen
D. had asked, had seen
C. asked, had seen
Past Simple of ask: asked
Past Perfect of see: had seen
My teacher asked me what types of animals I had seen in Africa.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the conditional verb.
"If you went on a holiday, you ___________ (feel) more relaxed."
What type of conditional is this sentence?
"If you went on a holiday, you would feel more relaxed."
Second Conditional
Fill in the correct form of the future tense verb.
Hurry up! Our plane __________ (leave) in half an hour!
Identify the form of the future you use.
Hurry up! Our plane leaves in half an hour!
Presnet Simple of leave: leaves
Change this sentence into the Passive Voice.
"Brandon will turn off the lamp."
Identify the verb tense used in the sentence.
"The lamp will be turned off by Brandon."
"The lamp will be turned off."
Future Simple (will)
Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence.
"That ____ be true- she would never say something like that."
A. mightn't
B. can't
C. must
D. mustn't
B. can't
"That can't be true- she would never say something like that."
Fill in the correct verbs for the sentence.
"They ________ (drink) a cup of tea after they __________ (finish) lunch.
They drank a cup of tea after they had finished lunch.
Past Simple of drink: drank
Past Perfect of finish: had finished
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the conditional verb.
"She _____________ (tell) him the answer unless he had asked her for it."
What type of conditional is this sentence?
"She wouldn't have told him the answer unless he had asked her for it."
Third Conditional
Fill in the correct form of the future tense verb.
By the end of May, Sam _________ (graduate) with Honors from University.
Identify the form of the future you use.
By the end of May, Sam will have graduated with Honors from University.
Future Perfect of graduate: will have graduated
Change this sentence into the Passive Voice.
"Someone already cleaned the kitchen."
Identify the verb tense used in the sentence.
"The kitchen has already been cleaned by someone."
"The kitchen has already been cleaned."
Present Perfect
Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence.
"Teacher, ______________ explain this grammar to me again, please?"
A. you could
B. could you
C. you may
D. might you
B. could you
"Teacher, could you explain this grammar to me again, please?"
Fill in the correct verbs for the sentence.
My sister _________ (eat) all the chocolate before my parents ________ (come) home.
My sister had eaten all the chocolate before my parents came home.
Past Perfect of eat: had eaten
Past Simple of come: came
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the conditional verb.
"Unless you behave at the restaurant, I ___________ (no/let) you have any dessert tonight."
What type of conditional is this sentence?
"Unless you behave at the restaurant, I won't let you have any dessert tonight."
First Conditional
Fill in the correct form of the future tense verb.
A: "I think I just heard a knock on the door."
B: "I _________ (answer) it!"
Identify the reason you would pick this form of the future tense.
A: "I think I just heard a knock on the door."
B: "I will answer it!"
The 'will + infinitive' future form is used for spontaneous decisions or in the moment actions without prior planning.
Change this sentence into the Passive Voice.
"She is going to brew coffee later."
Identify the verb tense used in the sentence.
"The coffee is going to be brewed by her later."
"The coffee is going to be brewed later."
Future - Be going to
Choose the correct modal verbs to complete the sentences.
Teacher: "Marco, ______________ erase the blackboard for me?"
Marco: "_________________, teacher."
A. you could please / Yes, I may
B. can you please/ Yes, I might
C. would you please / Yes, I can
D. you may please / Yes, I must
C. would you please / Yes, I can
Teacher: "Marco, would you please erase the blackboard for me?"
Marco: "Yes, I can, teacher."