Tenses
This tense is used to describe habitual actions, daily routines, or general truths.
The Simple Present tense.
Every morning, one of the players (arrive/arrives) early to practise free throws
arrives
The trophy ________ to the winning team at the end of the tournament yesterday.
A) presented
B) was presented
C) is presenting
D) presents
B) was presented
If our team wins the championship match tomorrow, the coach ________ (take) everyone out for pizza.
will take
Jack was extremely tired after practice; ________, he stayed up late to finish his assignment.
A) because
B) although
C) so
D) however
D) however
The boys ________ (play) video games when the teacher suddenly walked into the classroom.
were playing
Ten kilometres (is/are) a long distance to run without taking any water breaks.
is
Thousands of excited fans ________ the new sports stadium every weekend.
A) are visited
B) visit
C) was visited
D) visited by
B) visit
If I ________ (have) more free time this weekend, I would join the basketball tournament with you.
had
________ working two part-time jobs during the term, Alex managed to score top grades in all his subjects.
A) In spite of
B) Although
C) Even though
D) Whereas
A) In spite of
Sam is tired because he ________ (study) for his exams since six o'clock this morning.
has been studying
The captain, along with all his teammates, (is/are) excited about entering the finals next week.
is
Look at the pitch! A brand new scoreboard ________ right now for the championship game.
A) is installing
B) has installed
C) is being installed
D) installs
C) is being installed
If Alex ________ (set) his alarm clock last night, he wouldn't have missed the morning training session.
had set
The coach reorganized the defensive lineup ________ prevent the opposing team from scoring in the second half.
A) so that
B) in order to
C) with a view to
D) for the purpose of
B) in order to
When Mark arrived at the bus stop, the school bus ________ (already/leave).
had already left
Neither the head coach nor the basketball players (was/were) satisfied with their performance in yesterday's game.
were
All the equipment must ________ to the storage room immediately after training.
A) be returned
B) return
C) being returned
D) have returned
A) be returned
If Sam had saved his pocket money last month, he ________(have) enough cash to buy the new sports gear today.
would have
The captain remained completely focused on leading his team; ________, his teammates refused to give up until the final whistle.
A) despite this
B) on the contrary
C) likewise
D) nevertheless
C) likewise
By midnight tonight, the swimmers ________ (swim) across the English Channel for twelve hours without a single break.
will have been swimming
A pair of new running shoes (was/were) left on the bench after training session ended.
was
The runner-up was disappointed to learn that the grand prize ________ to another contestant before the recount.
A) had already awarded
B) was awarding
C) had already been awarded
D) has been awarded
C) had already been awarded
*Use inverted conditional*
________ (the team/prepare) more thoroughly for the final match, they might have won the trophy.
Had the team prepared
The match was cancelled ________ the heavy rain made the pitch unplayable.
A) despite
B) so that
C) because of
D) owing to the fact that
D) owing to the fact that