1. Past Perfect
Choose the most accurate option:
By the time we arrived, the meeting ___
A) already started
B) has already started
C) had already started
D) already starts
C) had already started
Multiple Choice:
She’s not answering. She ___ be in a meeting.
A) must
B) can’t
C) might
D) has to
C) might
Multiple Choice:
My car, ___ I bought last year, has already broken down.
A) that
B) which
C) what
D) where
B) which
Multiple Choice:
This time tomorrow, I ___ on the plane.
A) will fly
B) will be flying
C) will have flown
D) fly
B) will be flying
Multiple Choice:
After finishing school, she wants to ___ for a course in engineering.
A) get
B) apply
C) do
D) pass
B) apply
Rephrase using past perfect:
When I got to the station, the train left.
When I got to the station, the train had left.
Complete using a modal of deduction (past):
They look exhausted. They ______ (work) all night.
must have worked
Combining Sentences:
The students are very motivated. They applied for the programme.
The students who applied for the programme are very motivated.
Gap Fill
By next year, she ______ (complete) her degree.
will have completed
Gap Fill:
He’s planning to ______ abroad to improve his English.
study
Correct the Mistake:
She didn’t realise she lost her keys until she got home.
She didn’t realise she had lost her keys until she got home.
Rewrite using a modal of deduction:
I’m sure he didn’t see the message.
He can’t have seen the message.
Correct the Mistake:
The course, that I told you about, starts next week.
The course, which I told you about, starts next week.
Rephrase using future continuous:
Don’t call me at 8 — I plan to study then.
Don’t call me at 8 — I will be studying then.
Correct the Mistake:
She wants to make an apprenticeship in a big company.
She wants to do an apprenticeship in a big company.
Complete the sentence correctly:
He was angry because someone ______ (take) his laptop and ______ (not return) it.
had taken / hadn’t returned
Correct the Mistake:
She must has forgotten about the meeting.
She must have forgotten about the meeting.
Complete with a suitable relative pronoun (or Ø if possible):
That’s the company ______ I applied to last month.
hich / that / Ø
Correct the Mistake:
By the time you arrive, we will finish the project.
By the time you arrive, we will have finished the project.
Rephrase using a phrase from the list:
He wants to start his own company.
He wants to set up his own business.
Rewrite the sentence to emphasise cause before effect using past perfect:
He felt nervous because he didn’t prepare for the interview.
He felt nervous because he hadn’t prepared for the interview.
Multiple Answer Production:
Write two deductions with different certainty levels:
The lights are off and the door is locked.
Rewrite using a non-defining relative clause:
She decided to study medicine. This surprised everyone.
She decided to study medicine, which surprised everyone.
Mixed Use (Gap Fill)
Complete with future continuous or future perfect:
This time next month, I ______ (travel) around Europe, and I ______ (visit) at least five countries.
will be travelling / will have visited
Multiple Choice
Which sentence is the MOST natural?
A) I’m going to do a career in medicine.
B) I want to make a degree in law.
C) I plan to get a degree in engineering.
D) I will apply a job next year.
C) I plan to get a degree in engineering.