Master Verb Tenses: Enhance Your English Language Proficiency

Question 1

Identify the correct past tense form of the verb 'play'.

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Played

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Plays

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Will play

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Playing

Question 2

Identify the tense of this sentence: 'I have been studying English for five years.'

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Present perfect continuous

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Present simple

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Past perfect

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Past simple

Question 3

Which word functions as an auxiliary verb in the future perfect tense?

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Have

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Will

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Is

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Was

Question 4

Select the correct sentence written in present simple tense.

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I goes to school every day.

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He is going to the park.

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She will arrive tomorrow.

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We have been friends for a long time.

Question 5

Which tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past?

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Past perfect

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Past simple

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Past continuous

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Future simple

Question 6

Identify the tense of this sentence: 'They were playing soccer when it started to rain.'

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Past continuous

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Present continuous

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Future continuous

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Present simple

Question 7

Which word is used to form the negative of present perfect continuous tense?

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Haven't been

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Not

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Isn't

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Didn't

Question 8

Select the correct sentence written in future perfect tense.

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I will have finished my homework by tomorrow.

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He is playing football now.

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She went to the store yesterday.

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We were studying for the test.

Question 9

For the third person singular pronoun 'she', which form of the verb 'to be' is correct in the present tense?

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is

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are

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was

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were

Question 10

Which tense is used to describe a completed action in the past?

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present perfect

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Future simple

Question 11

In which tense is the following sentence written: 'I will visit the park tomorrow.'

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Future simple

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Present continuous

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Present perfect continuous

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Future continuous

Question 12

Which tense describes an ongoing action that began in the past and continues into the present?

Accepted Answer

Present perfect continuous

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Present perfect

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Past continuous

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Past perfect continuous

Question 13

Which modal verb expresses possibility?

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May

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Must

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Should

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Will

Question 14

Which tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before another action in the future?

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Future perfect

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Future simple

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Future continuous

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Future perfect continuous

Question 15

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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I was going to the party.

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I were going to the party.

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I am going to the party.

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I will be going to the party.

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the usage of the past perfect continuous tense?

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To express an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past

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To indicate an action that occurred before another action in the past

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To show an action that will occur in the future

Question 17

When describing an action that is occurring at the moment, which tense should you use?

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Present continuous

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Present simple

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Past simple

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Future simple

Question 18

What is the correct past tense form of the verb 'speak'?

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Spoke

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Speak

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Spoken

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Speaking

Question 19

Which form of the verb 'be' is used in future tense questions?

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Will be

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Is

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Am

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Are

Question 20

Identify the correct future perfect tense form of the verb 'write':

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Will have written

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Will be writing

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Will write

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Will have been writing

Question 21

Which tense is used to describe actions that are certain to happen in the future?

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Future simple

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Present simple

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Future continuous

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Future perfect

Question 22

Identify the sentence that is written in past perfect continuous tense:

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I had been walking home for an hour before I realized I was lost.

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I was walking home when it started to rain.

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I will have walked home by the time you get there.

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I have been walking home every day this week.

Question 23

Which tense do we use to express regrets or hypothetical situations?

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Past perfect

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Past simple

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Past continuous

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Past perfect continuous

Question 24

Identify the correct present continuous tense form of the verb 'study':

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Is studying

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Studied

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Studies

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Will study

Question 25

Which sentence demonstrates the resultative use of the present perfect tense?

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I have completed my homework.

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I will finish my homework later.

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I finished my homework yesterday.

Question 26

Identify the sentence written in the present progressive tense:

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She is currently walking to school.

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She walks to school every day.

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She walked to school yesterday.

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She will walk to school tomorrow.

Question 27

Select the correct past tense form of the verb for the sentence: 'Yesterday, I (visit) my grandmother.'

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visited

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visit

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will visit

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am visiting

Question 28

Identify the sentence written in the future perfect tense:

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I had finished my homework by 8 pm.

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I will finish my homework by 8 pm.

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I finish my homework by 8 pm.

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I am finishing my homework by 8 pm.

Question 29

Choose the sentence in the appropriate tense for the given situation: 'The train (leave) the station at 10 am.'

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will leave

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leaves

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left

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is leaving

Question 30

Select the correct present perfect continuous tense form of the verb for the sentence: 'I (study) English for two hours.'

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have been studying

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study

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studied

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will study

Question 31

Identify the sentence written in the past perfect tense:

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She had already eaten when I arrived.

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She ate before I arrived.

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She will eat after I arrive.

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She is eating while I am waiting.

Question 32

Choose the sentence in the appropriate tense for the given situation: 'I (not finish) my work yet.'

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have not finished

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do not finish

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did not finish

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will not finish

Question 33

Which of the following is a function of the simple future tense?

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To express actions that will happen in the future

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To describe ongoing actions in the present

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To indicate actions that were completed in the past

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To show actions that are happening at the moment

Question 34

Which form of the verb "to be" is required for the past continuous tense?

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was/were

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am

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is

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are

Question 35

Which tense is used to describe an action that occurred at a specific time in the past?

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present perfect

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Future perfect

Question 36

Which tense is employed to express an action that will occur in the future?

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Future simple

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Present perfect

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Present continuous

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Future perfect

Question 37

Identify the sentence written in the future continuous tense:

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I will be completing my homework.

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I will complete my homework.

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I completed my homework.

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I have completed my homework.

Question 38

Which tense is used to express a habit or a general fact?

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Present perfect

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Future simple

Question 39

Identify the sentence written in the past perfect tense:

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I had completed my homework before your arrival.

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I completed my homework before your arrival.

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I will complete my homework before your arrival.

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I am completing my homework before your arrival.

Question 40

Which tense is used to describe an action that will be finished by a specific time in the future?

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Future perfect

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Future simple

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Future continuous

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Future perfect continuous

Question 41

Which tense is used to describe actions that had begun before another action in the past?

Accepted Answer

Past perfect

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Past simple

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Present perfect

Question 42

Which tense is used to express actions that are expected to happen in the future?

Accepted Answer

Future simple

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Future continuous

Question 43

Which tense is used to describe ongoing actions that will be taking place at a specific point in the future?

Accepted Answer

Future continuous

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Future perfect

Question 44

Which tense is used to describe actions that will be completed by a certain point in the future?

Accepted Answer

Future perfect

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Future simple

Question 45

Which tense is used to describe habitual actions or states that occur repeatedly in the present?

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Past continuous

Question 46

Which tense is used to describe an ongoing action at the present moment?

Accepted Answer

Present Continuous

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Future Continuous

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Present Simple

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Past Continuous

Question 47

Which tense is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues up to the present moment?

Accepted Answer

Present Perfect Continuous

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Present Progressive

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Past Perfect Continuous

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Future Perfect Continuous

Question 48

Which tense is used to describe a completed action at a specific time in the past?

Accepted Answer

Past Simple

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Past Continuous

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Past Perfect

Question 49

Which tense is used to describe an action that will occur at a specific time in the future?

Accepted Answer

Future Simple

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Future Perfect

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Present Continuous

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Past Simple

Question 50

Which tense is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past?

Accepted Answer

Past Continuous

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Future Continuous

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Present Continuous

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Past Simple

Question 51

Which tense is used to describe an action that will have been completed by a specific time in the future?

Accepted Answer

Future Perfect

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Past Perfect

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Present Perfect

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Conditional Perfect

Question 52

Which type of verb is used to express possibility or probability in the future?

Accepted Answer

Modal Verb (e.g., can, may, might)

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Past Simple

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Present Simple

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Future Simple

Question 53

Which tense is used to describe a hypothetical situation in the present with a possible outcome?

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Present Conditional

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Future Conditional

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Past Conditional

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Mixed Conditional