Advanced Tenses
Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly?
A. She has worked here for five years.
B. She has been working here for five years.
C. She is working here for five years.
D. She works here for five years.
Answer: B. She has been working here for five years.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the subjunctive mood?
A. If I were you, I would apologize.
B. If I was you, I would apologize.
C. If I am you, I will apologize.
D. If I were you, I will apologize.
Answer: A. If I were you, I would apologize.
Which of the following sentences is an example of a mixed conditional?
A. If I had known, I would have acted differently.
B. If I were rich, I would travel the world.
C. If I had studied harder, I would be in university now.
D. If it rains, I will stay home.
Answer: C. If I had studied harder, I would be in university now.
Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A. The committee will make a decision.
B. A decision will be made by the committee.
C. The committee has made a decision.
D. The committee is making a decision.
Answer: B. A decision will be made by the committee.
What is the correct reported speech for: “I am going to the store,” she said?
A. She said that she is going to the store.
B. She said that she was going to the store.
C. She said that she would go to the store.
D. She said that she went to the store.
Answer: B. She said that she was going to the store.
Identify the correct use of the past perfect tense:
A. By the time I arrived, they had left.
B. By the time I arrive, they leave.
C. By the time I was arriving, they had left.
D. By the time I arrived, they leave.
Answer: A. By the time I arrived, they had left.
What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: “It is essential that she __________ (be) on time”?
A. is
B. be
C. was
D. were
Answer: B. be
Identify the correct form for the sentence: “If she __________ (ask) me, I would have helped her.”
A. had asked
B. asks
C. would ask
D. asked
Answer: A. had asked
What is the passive form of “The chef cooked the meal”?
A. The meal is cooked by the chef.
B. The meal was cooked by the chef.
C. The meal has been cooked by the chef.
D. The meal will be cooked by the chef.
Answer: B. The meal was cooked by the chef.
Identify the correct transformation: “He said, ‘I will help you tomorrow.’”
A. He said that he would help you tomorrow.
B. He said that he will help you tomorrow.
C. He said that he helped you tomorrow.
D. He said that he would help you the next day.
Answer: D. He said that he would help you the next day.
Which of the following is an example of the future perfect tense?
A. I will finish my project by tomorrow.
B. I will have finished my project by tomorrow.
C. I finish my project by tomorrow.
D. I have finished my project by tomorrow.
Answer: B. I will have finished my project by tomorrow.
Identify the correct use of the subjunctive mood:
A. I suggest that he goes to the doctor.
B. I suggest that he go to the doctor.
C. I suggested that he going to the doctor.
D. I suggested that he went to the doctor.
Answer: B. I suggest that he go to the doctor.
Which of the following is an example of a zero conditional?
A. If you heat ice, it melts.
B. If I were you, I would call her.
C. If I had money, I would travel.
D. If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
Answer: A. If you heat ice, it melts.
Choose the correct passive form: “The book __________ (write) by George Orwell.”
A. was written
B. is written
C. will be written
D. has been written
Answer: A. was written
What is the correct reported form of: “Do you like ice cream?” he asked.
A. He asked if I like ice cream.
B. He asked if I liked ice cream.
C. He asked did I like ice cream.
D. He asked that I like ice cream.
Answer: B. He asked if I liked ice cream.
What is the correct form for the sentence: “If she __________ (study) harder, she would have passed the exam”?
A. studied
B. had studied
C. studies
D. was studying
Answer: B. had studied
In the sentence “If it were to rain, we would stay indoors,” which mood is used?
A. Indicative
B. Conditional
C. Subjunctive
D. Imperative
Answer: C. Subjunctive
What is the correct form of the sentence: “If I __________ (know) you were coming, I would have prepared dinner”?
A. knew
B. had known
C. know
D. would know
Answer: B. had known
Identify the correct passive construction: “The song __________ (sing) at the concert last night.”
A. was sung
B. is sung
C. has sung
D. sang
Answer: A. was sung
What is the correct reported form of: “Do you like ice cream?” he asked.
A. He asked if I like ice cream.
B. He asked if I liked ice cream.
C. He asked did I like ice cream.
D. He asked that I like ice cream.
Answer: B. He asked if I liked ice cream.
Which sentence uses the future continuous tense correctly?
A. They will be arriving at six o'clock.
B. They arrive at six o'clock.
C. They will arrive at six o'clock.
D. They are arriving at six o'clock.
Answer: A. They will be arriving at six o'clock.
Choose the correct form: “I wish he __________ (not, be) so stubborn.”
A. isn’t
B. wasn’t
C. weren’t
D. had not been
Answer: C. weren’t
Identify the sentence that correctly uses a third conditional:
A. If he studies hard, he will pass.
B. If she had known, she would have come.
C. If they were rich, they would buy a mansion.
D. If it rains, I will take an umbrella.
Answer: B. If she had known, she would have come.
Which of the following is in the passive voice?
A. The teacher teaches the students.
B. The students are taught by the teacher.
C. The students will learn from the teacher.
D. The teacher has taught the students.
Answer: B. The students are taught by the teacher.
Which sentence is the correct reported speech for: “They asked, ‘Where have you been?’”
A. They asked where had I been.
B. They asked where I had been.
C. They asked where I have been.
D. They asked where I was been.
Answer: B. They asked where I had been.