Verb Tenses
Fill in the sentence with the right verb tense: It ______(rain) all day yesterday so we ________(decide) to stay at home. Maybe tomorrow we _______(go) out
rained / decided/ will go
Choose: I (must/ may) be late this morning. There is a lot of traffic
may
If it ______ (rain) tomorrow, we ______ (stay) at home.
rains/ will stay
Which action describes putting papers neatly into folders?
a) assemble
b) file
c) plug in
assemble
Change this instruction into the opposite:
“Turn on the camera.”
Turn off the camera
Fill in the sentence with the right verb tense: I ________ (never/ go) to Italy before. Next year, I _______(want) to go and visit Rome.
have never gone / want
Choose: They (may/ must) be working hard. The room is silent
must
If he ______ hard, he will pass the test.
a) studies
b) studied
c) study
studies
Fix the sentence: She was stand up during the meeting.
She was standing up / she was on foot during the meeting
Which action means “take something out”?
a) insert
b) remove
c) reach for
remove
Fill in the sentence with the right verb tense: She _________ (arrive) to the office before anyone else. She ______(set) her bag on the desk and _______(wait).
had arrived OR arrived / set/ waited
What's the difference between:
1. may
2. must
3. couldn't
may - possibiliity / permission
must - certainity / obligation
couldn't - past inability/ present impossibility
Fix the error
If I will see him, I will tell him the news.
If I see him, I will tell him the news
What’s something in your office you sometimes have to disassemble and later assemble again?
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Which verb means “make a something tighter”?
a) loosen
b) tighten
c) pull
Fill in the sentence with the right verb tense: They_________ (work) at EDSC for 12 years. How long _____________ here?
have worked OR have been working / have you been working
Choose: No one is answering the phone. The store (could/ should) be closed
could
If I ______ (be) you, I ______ (take) the job.
were/ would take
Match the task with its object:
reach for ___
plug in ___
hang up ___
a) a file
b) a coat
c) a charger
reach for a file
pplug in a charger
hang up a coat
If the printer is jammed, you might need to ______ it before using it again.
fix
Fill in the sentence with the right verb tense: I ________ (call) Mark after he __________ (send) me a confusing email
called / had sent
Choose: The reports (should have/ might have) been sent to the wrong person
might have
What's the difference between:
If I have time, I may help you.
If I had time, I could help you.
First conditional: real possibility
Second conditional: imaginary / unlikely/ impossible
Think of your daily work. Which of these actions do you do seated and which do you do standing? (Give at least 2 examples for each.)
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Match the action with the correct tool or object:
wipe ___
press ___
organize ___
copy and ___
a) folders or drawers
b) paste
c) a button
d) a whiteboard
wipe a whiteborad
press a button
oraganize folders or drawers
copy and paste