CELSA Verb Tense and Form 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If it ______ tomorrow, the outdoor concert will be cancelled.
- rains (Correct answer)
- will rain
- rained
- would rain
Correct answer: rains
In a first conditional (real possibility), the if-clause uses simple present ('rains'), not 'will.'
Question 2: If she ______ harder, she would pass the exam.
- studies
- studied (Correct answer)
- will study
- had studied
Correct answer: studied
The second conditional uses simple past in the if-clause ('studied') to describe an unlikely or hypothetical present situation.
Question 3: If he had left earlier, he ______ the train.
- catches
- would catch
- would have caught (Correct answer)
- had caught
Correct answer: would have caught
Third conditional ('would have caught') describes an unreal past situation and its hypothetical result.
Question 4: By next June, the construction crew ______ the bridge.
- will finish
- finishes
- will have finished (Correct answer)
- is finishing
Correct answer: will have finished
Future perfect ('will have finished') expresses an action that will be completed before a specific future time ('by next June').
Question 5: This time next week, we ______ on the beach in Hawaii.
- will relax
- will be relaxing (Correct answer)
- are relaxing
- would relax
Correct answer: will be relaxing
Future continuous ('will be relaxing') describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment.
Question 6: The contract ______ before the end of this quarter.
- is going to signed
- will be signed (Correct answer)
- will sign
- is signing
Correct answer: will be signed
Future passive ('will be signed') is correct when the subject (the contract) receives the action.
Question 7: Which sentence correctly uses 'going to' for a plan?
- She is going to finishes her report tonight.
- They going to travel next month.
- He is going to apply for the scholarship. (Correct answer)
- We are going apply for the job.
Correct answer: He is going to apply for the scholarship.
'Is going to apply' is the correct 'going to + base verb' structure for a future plan.
CELSA Verb Tense and Form 3
If it ______ tomorrow, the outdoor concert will be cancelled.