TEST (TENSES)

What does the present simple tense usually describe?

• An action happening at the moment of speaking.

• A habit or a general truth.

• An action that has been completed.

• • An action happening in the past.

Which is the correct time expression for the past simple tense?

• Now, at the moment.

• Tomorrow, next year.

• Yesterday, last week.

• Always, often.

They (have) ______ dinner at the moment.

• are having

• have

• had

• having

While I ______ (cook), the phone rang.

"As if" and "as though" are used to:

• Compare two real situations.

• Express a completed action.

• Describe an unreal or imaginary situation.

• Talk about future plans.

What is the correct structure of the third conditional?

• If + S + V2, S + would + V.

• If + S + V1, S + will + V.

• If + S + had + V3/ed, S + will + V.

• If + S + had + V3/ed, S + would + have + V3/ed.

He ______ (visit) his family every summer.

I wish I ______ (know) how to play the piano.

They ______ (leave) the house before the rain (start) ______

Which conditional sentence expresses a general truth?

• Zero conditional.

• First conditional.

• Second conditional.

• Third conditional.