Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1Their tickets are booked. They ............... in the afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "are arriving" for a fixed future arrangement that has already been planned.
2What ............... this evening?
Wrong!
Use "are you doing" to ask about a planned activity this evening.
3Look at the sky. It ............... to rain.
Wrong!
Use "is going" when present evidence shows that something is likely to happen soon.
4What ............... for dinner tonight?
Wrong!
Use "are we having" to ask about a planned meal.
5We ............... the money by the 15th.
Wrong!
Use "will need" for a future need or requirement.
6I expect they ............... the job by Friday.
Wrong!
Use "will finish" for a prediction about a future result.
7I think our team ............... the match tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "will win" after "I think" to make a prediction.
8She ............... in a couple of minutes.
Wrong!
Use "will be here" to predict that someone will arrive very soon.
9There is someone at the door. That ............... the milkman.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "will be" and "should be" can express a logical expectation here.
10If you are hungry, I ............... you something to eat.
Wrong!
Use "will get" for a decision made at the moment of speaking.
11She ............... if you invite her.
Wrong!
Use "will come" in the main clause of a first conditional sentence.
12We are visiting France in June. That ............... fun.
Wrong!
Use "will be" to make a prediction about the visit.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Their tickets are booked. They are arriving in the afternoon.
- What are you doing this evening?
- Look at the sky. It is going to rain.
- What are we having for dinner tonight?
- We will need the money by the 15th.
- I expect they will finish the job by Friday.
- I think our team will win the match tomorrow.
- She will be here in a couple of minutes.
- There is someone at the door. That will be / should be the milkman.
- If you are hungry, I will get you something to eat.
- She will come if you invite her.
- We are visiting France in June. That will be fun.
