English Grammar Concepts for PCE

Identify the verb tense in the sentence: 'She has been studying for three hours.'

• Present perfect continuous tense

• Present simple tense

• Past perfect tense

• Future continuous tense

What is the correct prefix for the word 'happy' to indicate its opposite?

• dis-

• un-

• anti-

• non-

Choose the correct form: 'I enjoy (to read/reading) books in my free time.'

• to read

• reading books

• to read books

• reading

Construct a relative clause: 'The book is on the table. It is mine.'

• The book is mine, which is on the table.

• The book that is on the table is yours.

• The book, which is on the table, is mine.

• The book is on the table, which is yours.

If it rains tomorrow, what will you do? (Formulate a conditional sentence)

• If it rains tomorrow, I will go for a swim.

• If it rains tomorrow, I will stay indoors.

• If it rains tomorrow, I will have a picnic.

• If it rains tomorrow, I will wash my car.

Convert to reported speech: 'He said, "I will call you later."'

• He said that he would call me later.

• He said that he will call you later.

• He said that he would call you now.

• He said, 'I will call you later.'

Change to passive voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A meal was cooked deliciously by the chef.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: 'the dog barked loudly at the stranger.'

• Loudly the dog at the stranger barked.

• The stranger barked loudly at the dog.

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

• At the stranger the dog barked loudly.

What is the correct modal verb to express ability in the past?

• could

• might

• should

• would

Identify the sentence structure: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

• Compound sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence