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Tenses and conditionals
5 Class 10 English questions with answers and explanations.
Printable worksheet with answer key
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If it rains, we ___ at home.
- 1 had stayed
- 2 stay
- 3 stayed
- 4 would stay
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Correct answer: stay
A first conditional uses the simple present in the if clause and will or the base form in the main clause.
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If I were rich, I ___ a big house.
- 1 bought
- 2 will buy
- 3 buy
- 4 would buy
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She ___ for two hours when I arrived.
- 1 has been studying
- 2 studies
- 3 had been studying
- 4 was study
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Correct answer: had been studying
The past perfect continuous shows an action that was going on before another past action.
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He said that he ___ the book the day before.
- 1 had read
- 2 has read
- 3 read
- 4 reads
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Correct answer: had read
Reported speech moves the past tense back to the past perfect.
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I ___ him since childhood.
- 1 am knowing
- 2 knew
- 3 have known
- 4 know
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Correct answer: have known
Since with a duration needs the present perfect.