Simple & Continuous tenses
If you add two crotchets, you ........ a minim. (TO GET)
If you add two crotchets, you GET a minim.
Peter ........ his new sonata yet. (NOT TO COMPOSE)
Peter HASN'T COMPOSED his new sonata yet.
You ........ to the Vienna Philharmonic concert, it will be stunning! (TO GO)
You MUST GO / SHOULD GO / OUGHT TO GO to the Vienna Philharmonic concert, it will be stunning!
If he has time, he ........ you how to master the scales on the piano. (TO SHOW)
If he has time, he WILL SHOW you how to master the scales on the piano.
An audition ........ by this orchestra every year. (TO ORGANISE)
An audition IS ORGANISED by this orchestra every year.
My sister ........ very often, so her grades are dropping. (NOT TO STUDY)
My sister DOESN'T STUDY very often, so her grades are dropping.
The mayor ........ a lot for the city’s cultural outlook, so the citizens are not voting for him again. (NOT TO DO)
The mayor HASN'T DONE a lot for the city’s cultural outlook, so the citizens are not voting for him again.
........ I ........ the window? It’s freezing. (TO CLOSE)
SHALL I CLOSE the window? It’s freezing.
Supposing you ........ the conservatory entrance exam, what will you do? (TO PASS)
Supposing you PASS the conservatory entrance exam, what will you do?
The date for the concert ......... yesterday. (TO ANNOUNCE)
The date for the concert WAS ANNOUNCED yesterday.
Miguel de Cervantes ........ the first part of Don Quijote de la Mancha in 1605. (TO WRITE)
Miguel de Cervantes WROTE the first part of Don Quijote de la Mancha in 1605.
After the orchestra ........, the conductor came on stage to begin the concert. (TO TUNE)
After the orchestra HAD TUNED, the conductor came on stage to begin the concert.
Peter ........ here at noon tomorrow. It would be the perfect time to meet him. (TO REHEARSE)
Peter WILL BE REHEARSING here at noon tomorrow. It would be the perfect time to meet him.
Pamela ........ you a CD if she had known you liked Vivaldi that much. (TO BUY)
Pamela WOULD HAVE BOUGHT you a CD if she had known you liked Vivaldi that much.
You ........ at the conservatory unless you do well on the entrance exam. (NOT TO ACCEPT)
You WON'T BE ACCEPTED at the conservatory unless you do well on the entrance exam.
Listen! Someone ........ my favourite piece in the next room, how lovely! (TO PLAY)
Listen! Someone IS PLAYING my favourite piece in the next room, how lovely!
Nobody noticed that the timpani's drumhead ........ during the symphony’s grand finale. (TO BREAK)
Nobody noticed that the timpani's drumhead HAD BROKEN during the symphony’s grand finale.
The President ........ London next week. (TO VISIT)
The President IS TO VISIT London next week.
If I ........ you, I ........ that masterclass as it is a great opportunity. (TO BE / TO ATTEND)
If I WERE you, I WOULD ATTEND that masterclass as it is a great opportunity.
Have you heard the news? A new concert hall ........ in our neighbourhood! (TO BUILD)
Have you heard the news? A new concert hall HAS BEEN BUILT / WILL BE BUILT in our neighbourhood!
Frank ........ TV at ten o’clock last night. (TO WATCH)
Frank WAS WATCHING TV at ten o’clock last night.
........ you ........ how to play the bassoon by the time you were 14? (TO LEARN)
HAD you LEARNT how to play the bassoon by the time you were 14?
Don’t worry about being late for the concert; I ........ my assignment by eight o’clock, so we will have plenty of time to go. (TO FINISH)
Don’t worry about being late for the concert; I WILL HAVE FINISHED my assignment by eight o’clock, so we will have plenty of time to go.
I wish you ........ smoking; as a trumpet player, it is really bad for your lungs. (TO STOP)
I wish you WOULD STOP smoking; as a trumpet player, it is really bad for your lungs.
The play ........ by the time we arrive to the theatre, so don't bother to rush. (TO FINISH)
The play WILL HAVE BEEN FINISHED / WILL BE FINISHED by the time we arrive to the theatre, so don't bother to rush.