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