Preliminary Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses the present continuous?
Answer: They are playing football now.
Present continuous is 'be' + verb-ing for actions happening now.
What is the correct reported speech: He said, 'I am tired.'
Answer: He said he was tired.
In reported speech the present tense usually shifts back to the past.
Choose the correct quantifier: 'There isn't ___ milk left.'
Answer: much
'Much' is used with uncountable nouns like 'milk' in negatives.
Which option is a correct second conditional?
Answer: If I had more time, I would travel more.
The second conditional uses past simple in the if-clause and 'would' in the main clause.
What is the opposite of 'expensive'?
Answer: cheap
'Cheap' is the antonym of 'expensive'.
Which sentence shows correct word order?
Answer: She always drinks coffee in the morning.
Adverbs of frequency normally go before the main verb.
What grade range allows a candidate to receive a B1 Preliminary certificate?
Answer: Scores from 140 to 170 on the Cambridge scale
B1 Preliminary certificates are awarded for scores between 140 and 170.