Ielts speaking Tips 9 Steps To a High Score in Your Speaking Test

Question: Have you ever been abroad?

Subira: I’m going to the USA in September?

The question is asked in the past tense but the answer is given in the future tense. Because of this, Subira hasn’t answered the question.

Here’s a better answer.    

Subira: No, I’ve never visited a foreign country but I’m going to the USA in September?

   

Not only does Subira correctly use the past tense in the first part of her answer, but she also adds a second clause in the future tense. This will earn her good marks.

So, here are the two rules for using the right tense for the main clause of your answer:

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