Present/Past/
Future Tenses
Future Tenses
Complete the sentences with since/for:
The entire team has been working hard on this project ______ three months, i.e. ____ October.
for, since
Which sentence is correct?
A. She remembered to feed the cat this morning or else it would have been hungry all day.
B. She remembered feeding the cat this morning or else it would have been hungry all day..
A. She remembered to feed the cat this morning or else it would have been hungry all day.
Which sentence uses a non-defining relative clause?
A. The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
B. My brother, who lives in Canada, is visiting next week.
C. The car that I bought last week is already broken.
D. The students who study hard usually pass the exam.
B. My brother, who lives in Canada, is visiting next week.
Choose the sentence that expresses a strong certainty about a past event:
A. She may have taken the wrong bus.
B. He could have left already.
C. They must have forgotten the meeting.
D. We couldn’t have heard them correctly.
They must have forgotten the meeting.
Choose the correct sentence for the zero conditional:
A. If you will heat water to 100°C, it boils.
B. If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
C. If you heated water to 100°C, it boils.
D. If you would heat water to 100°C, it boils.
B. If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
Complete the sentence using past tenses:
During the 19th century, as some nations ____ (strive) for independence, Latin American leaders like Simón Bolívar _____ (formulate) strategies to challenge colonial rules.
were striving
were formulating
the word as functions like while
Choose the best option to complete the sentence:
He stopped __________ junk food because he wanted to lose weight.
A. to eat
B. eating
C. eat
B. eating
Explanation: Stop + gerund = quit doing something.
Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun:
That’s the student ________ won the scholarship.
who
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb:
"I’m feeling quite stressed. I __________ take a break and relax for a while or else I'll be burned out."
A. ought to
B. can
C. would rather
A. ought to
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:
If it __________ (rain) tomorrow, we will stay inside
rains
Answer:
Which type of future event is indicated by Future Perfect tense?
Which type of future event is indicated by Future Continuous tense?
Perfect future consists of subject + will + has/have+ past participle to indicate an event will happen before a certain time in the future
Continuous future consists of subject + will be + gerund to indicate an event will happen in progress for some time in the future
Rewrite the sentence with the opposite meaning using either a gerund or infinitive:
Original: She stopped to call her friend.
Your version (opposite meaning): ______________________________________
Example answer: She stopped calling her friend.
Explanation:
Stopped to call = paused another action in order to call.
Stopped calling = no longer calls her friend.
In this sentence, is the relative clause acting as a subject or object?
"The book that she recommended was fascinating."
Correct answer: Object
Explanation: She is the subject of recommended, and that refers to the object of the recommendation.
Find and correct the error in this sentence:
She must had missed the email — she didn’t mention it.
The correct structure is must have + past participle, not must had.
Rewrite the sentence using the second conditional:
"I don’t have enough money to buy the car."
If I had enough money, I would buy the car.
Create a sentence that uses future perfect and future continuous together.
Hint: use time clauses to help you if you are stuck
By the time you arrive, I will have finished the report and will be meeting with the clients."
Read the two sentences and choose the correct explanation of the difference:
1. I regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
2. I regret telling her the truth — it only made things worse.
What is the difference in meaning between these two uses of "regret"?
A. Both sentences express regret about something that happened in the past.
B. Sentence 1 refers to a future or intended action, while Sentence 2 refers to a past action.
C. Sentence 1 is incorrect; only gerunds can follow "regret."
D. Sentence 2 shows formal writing, while Sentence 1 is informal.
Correct answer: B
Explanation:
Regret to inform = you feel sorry about what you are about to do (typically used in formal contexts).
Regret telling = you feel sorry about something you already did (a past action).
Rewrite this sentence using a reduced relative clause:
The man who is standing by the door is my uncle.
The man standing by the door is my uncle.
"who is standing" can be reduced to "standing" when the relative clause uses be + verb-ing.
Choose the best option to complete the sentence with the correct deduction:
The lights were off and no one answered the door. They ___________ gone out for the evening.
must have
Based on strong evidence (lights off, no answer), we infer with high certainty.
Choose the correct sentence for the third conditional:
A. If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended.
B. If I know about the meeting, I will attend.
C. If I knew about the meeting, I would attend.
D. If I had known about the meeting, I would attend.
A. If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended.
The third conditional is used to talk about past unreal situations and their possible past results
Use _________ to make predictions about something you can see now.
Use _________ to make promises in the future.
Use _________ for future predictions that you are not sure of.
Options:
will
be going to
present simple
present continuous
future perfect
Use be going to to make predictions about something you can see now.
Use will to make promises in the future.
Use will for future predictions that you are not sure of.
Which part of the following sentence is a gerund phrase, and which part is an infinitive phrase?
"Writing detailed summaries every day helped him to retain new vocabulary more effectively."
Gerund Phrase:
"Writing detailed summaries every day"
Function: Subject of the sentence (What helped him? → Writing detailed summaries every day)
Infinitive Phrase:
"to retain new vocabulary more effectively"
Function: Object complement explaining what the action of helped led to (What did it help him to do? → to retain new vocabulary)
Transform the sentence using a reduced relative clause, then identify whether the original relative clause acted as a subject or object:
Original: The emails that she sent yesterday were full of useful information.
Step 1: Rewrite the sentence with a reduced relative clause.
Step 2: Is the original relative clause (that she sent yesterday) a subject or object clause?
Step 1 (Reduced Clause): The emails sent yesterday were full of useful information.
Step 2 (Clause Type): Object
Explanation: "She" is the subject of the verb "sent," and "that" refers to the object (emails).
Read the short paragraph and choose the most accurate interpretation for each blank:
"When I arrived at the office, Jane wasn’t there, and her computer was off. She ___________ left early. But I’m not sure—she ___________ been called into an off-site meeting."
Which option best completes the sentence?
A. must have / may have
B. could have / couldn’t have
C. must have / couldn’t have
D. may have / must have
A. must have / may have
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
If I __________ (take) that job offer in New York last year, I __________ (be) living there now, but instead, I decided to stay in London.
If I had taken that job offer in New York last year, I would have been living there now, but instead, I decided to stay in London.
The sentence implies a past decision (not taking the job) has a current consequence (not living in New York).