Tenses & Verbs
15 questions available
FILTER BY SUBTOPIC
Q1.Choose correct: "If I ___ you, I would apologize."
Correct Answer: C
Subjunctive "were" is used in hypothetical conditions.
Q2.Choose correct: "She will have left by the time you ___."
Correct Answer: D
After "by the time" use simple present for future reference.
Q3.Choose correct: "I wish I ___ a doctor."
Correct Answer: C
"I wish" takes the subjunctive "were".
Q4.Choose correct: "He acts as if he ___ the boss."
Correct Answer: C
"As if" takes subjunctive "were".
Q5.Choose correct: "No sooner ___ he left than it rained."
Correct Answer: B
"No sooner had + subject + V3" is the correct inversion.
Q6.Choose correct: "By 2010, he ___ ten years in the army."
Correct Answer: C
Past perfect for completed action before a past point in time.
Q7.Choose correct: "I ___ here since last year."
Correct Answer: D
Present perfect continuous for an action continuing since a point in time.
Q8.Choose correct: "It is time we ___ home."
Correct Answer: B
"It is time" takes past tense (subjunctive): "went".
Q9.Choose correct: "He would have passed if he ___ harder."
Correct Answer: C
Third conditional: "would have + V3...if + had + V3".
Q10.Choose correct: "She suggested that he ___ a doctor."
Correct Answer: A
Subjunctive after "suggest that": base verb without "to".
Q11."I had better study" — "had better" is followed by:
Correct Answer: C
"Had better" is always followed by base form of verb.
Q12.Choose correct: "___ he worked hard, he would have passed."
Correct Answer: B
Third conditional inversion: "Had he worked hard" = "If he had worked hard".
Q13.Choose correct: "He spoke as though he ___ everything."
Correct Answer: D
"As though" takes past perfect in reporting a past claim.
Q14.Choose correct: "If I had more time, I ___ more."
Correct Answer: C
Second conditional: if + past, would + base verb.
Q15.What is the voice of: 'The mouse was chased by the cat'?
Correct Answer: B
Subject receives the action; 'was + past participle + by' format (from FPSC 2025).