Tenses
If Clauses/Wish Clauses
Gerund/Infinitives
Modal verbs
Surprise
100
Please be quieter. The babies......... . (sleep)
What is the correct tense?
are sleeping (present continuous)
100
If you.......... (eat) too much junk food, you .............. (gain) weight.
What is the type of this sentence?
Type0 OR Type 1
eat, will gain (gain)
100
I am not used to ............. (drive) on the left.
driving (gerund)
100
You.............(leave) your door unlocked when you go out.
Give all the possible answers.
shouldn't leave
had better not leave
100
Sue wasn't hungry, so she ........... anything. (eat)
What is the correct tense?
didn't eat (past simple)
200
- He ............ (SEE) the accident when he ................... (DRIVE) home from work.
What is the correct tense?
saw/ was driving
past simple / past continous tense
200
They would pay the rent, if they ...........(not loose) their jobs.
What is the type of this sentence?
Type 2
did not loose
200
Please let me apologise for ..........(be) impolite to you.
being (gerund)
200
It's very cold today. Do you think it...... later? (snow)
Give all the possible answers.
might
could
may
200
Mother: You ____ wash your hands when you come in.
Little Boy: Ok! I _____ wash my hands when I come in.
must
have to
300
We ---- (live) in this town for 16 years and we love it here.
What is the correct tense?
have been living (present perfect continuous tense)
300
If only I _____ then what I _____ now. (know, realize)
had known, realized
300
She seems ........ (like) her new job.
to like (infinitive)
300
My aunt _____ (come) here tomorrow. She is abroad until next week.
can't come
300
If we ........... (build) a subway system 10 years ago,the traffic ...........(be) so bad today.
Which type is it?
had built
would not be
(mixed type: type 3, type 2)
400
We ---- (look for) her ring for two hours when we found it in the bathroom.
What is the correct tense?
had been looking for (past perfect continuous tense)
400
If I _____ so much vacation time, I _____ with you on the cruise to Miami next week. (have, go)
didn't have / wouldn't go
400
Do not forget .........(remind) the time of the meeting to the wrokers please!
to remind (infinitive)
400
I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ (wait )for a long time.
must have been waiting
400
We _____(wait) for the bus for over an hour that under heavy rain before it arrived. We have both caught a cold.
shouldn't have waited
500
By the year 2020, linguists............... (study) the Indy-European language family for more than 200 years.
What is the correct tense?
will have been studying (future perfect continuous tense)
500
She and her boyfriend _____ married now if only she _____ a scholarship to have an academic degree in the USA. (be, get)
would be, hadn't got
500
- Although she would rather __________ (comment/not) on my behaviour last night, she insisted on __________ (give) some explanation concerning the last events.
not comment / giving
500
It _____ (be) our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
can't have been (past deduction)
500
Her doctor forbade her __________ (smoke) without __________ (SAY) why she should __________ (STOP)
Gerund or infinitive ?
to smoke, saying, stop