Choose the best future form to complete each sentence.
1You look tired. ............... your bag for you?
Wrong!
"Shall I carry" is used to offer help when the speaker sees that someone is tired.
2Leah and I ............... the client at 11 tomorrow; the appointment starts at 11 and is in both our calendars.
Wrong!
"are meeting" describes a confirmed future arrangement shown by the appointment in the calendars.
3The museum's regular timetable is unchanged: it ............... at 10 tomorrow, just as it does every day.
Wrong!
"opens" uses the present simple for a regular published timetable.
4Nadia has paid the non-refundable course fee and confirmed her place. She ............... a photography class in September.
Wrong!
"is going to take" expresses Nadia's firm future intention, supported by her payment and confirmed place.
5Our flight leaves London at 9 and lands in Berlin at 12. At 10 tomorrow, we ...............
Wrong!
"will be flying to Berlin" describes an action that will be in progress at 10, between departure and arrival.
6Dinner will be ready before seven, so by the time you arrive at seven, I ...............
Wrong!
"will have finished cooking" shows that the cooking will be complete before the stated future time.
7The software installation is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. At 2 p.m., the IT team ............... it.
Wrong!
"will be installing" describes work in progress at 2 p.m., during the scheduled installation period.
8The forecast gives a 40% chance of storms, so the outdoor concert ............... cancelled.
Wrong!
"might be" expresses a future possibility, matching the forecast's 40% chance of storms.
9If we miss the last bus tonight, we ............... a taxi home.
Wrong!
"will have to take" gives the likely future result of the real condition about missing tonight's bus.
10Please wait here until the manager ............... from her meeting.
Wrong!
"returns" is correct because present forms, not "will", normally follow future time words such as "until".
11It is 3:00 now, and the train is on time. According to the timetable, it ............... at 3:20.
Wrong!
"should arrive" expresses a future expectation based on the timetable and the train's on-time departure.
12I haven't decided what to do during half-term, but I ............... visit my cousins.
Wrong!
"might" expresses an undecided future possibility, matching "haven't decided".
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- You look tired. Shall I carry your bag for you?
- Leah and I are meeting the client at 11 tomorrow; the appointment starts at 11 and is in both our calendars.
- The museum’s regular timetable is unchanged: it opens at 10 tomorrow, just as it does every day.
- Nadia has paid the non-refundable course fee and confirmed her place. She is going to take a photography class in September.
- Our flight leaves London at 9 and lands in Berlin at 12. At 10 tomorrow, we will be flying to Berlin .
- Dinner will be ready before seven, so by the time you arrive at seven, I will have finished cooking .
- The software installation is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. At 2 p.m., the IT team will be installing it.
- The forecast gives a 40% chance of storms, so the outdoor concert might be cancelled.
- If we miss the last bus tonight, we will have to take a taxi home.
- Please wait here until the manager returns from her meeting.
- It is 3:00 now, and the train is on time. According to the timetable, it should arrive at 3:20.
- I haven’t decided what to do during half-term, but I might visit my cousins.