C1 · Advanced Tense Use — Practice

Exercise 1

Choose the correct advanced tense form

8 points

1

By next year, she _____ the project for a decade.

2

This time tomorrow, we _____ on the beach.

3

She looked exhausted because she _____ all night.

4

I _____ get up early when I worked at the market.

5

When they arrived, the food _____ for an hour.

6

By the time you arrive, I _____ dinner.

7

She _____ know the answer. (habitual state — use used to, NOT would)

8

He _____ walk his dog every evening when he was younger.

Exercise 2

Explain the tense used and why

4 points

1

By 2050, global temperatures will have risen by 2 degrees. — Which tense and why?

2

She had been crying, so her eyes were red. — Which tense and why?

3

We would visit my grandparents every Christmas. — What does would express here?

4

I have been waiting for an hour. — Why use the continuous?

Exercise three — Production

Write original sentences using the target structure. Feedback appears automatically as you type.
Scoring: full marks for correct structure · partial for present but imperfect · zero for absent.

1

Write a narrative sentence using past perfect or past continuous alongside past simple.