CELSA Verb Tense and Form 3

Question 1

If it ______ tomorrow, the outdoor concert will be cancelled.

Accepted Answer

rains

Answer

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.

Accepted Answer

studied

Answer

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.

Accepted Answer

would have caught

Answer

Third conditional ('would have caught') describes an unreal past situation and its hypothetical result.

Question 4

By next June, the construction crew ______ the bridge.

Accepted Answer

will have finished

Answer

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.

Accepted Answer

will be relaxing

Answer

Future continuous ('will be relaxing') describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment.

(CELSA) Combined English Language Skills Assessment Practice Test