We use several different tense forms to talk about future. This grammar exercise tests your ability to express futurity in English.
1. I …………… you if you say that word again.
Wrong!
We use the simple future to express our intentions.
2. I think our team …………
Wrong!
We use the simple future to predict the future.
3. …………….. I help you with the housework?
Wrong!
We use shall in offers of help.
4. This time tomorrow I ……………. a discussion with my boss.
Wrong!
We use the future continuous to say that an activity will be in progress at a particular time.
5. By next Christmas we ……………….. in this city for twenty-five years.
Wrong!
We use the future perfect to say that something will be completed by a certain time.
6. I ………………….. home late tonight.
Wrong!
To predict future events we usually use will / shall + infinitive without to.
7. She …………….. before too long.
Wrong!
To predict future events we usually use will / shall + infinitive without to.
8. I will phone you when I …………… time.
Wrong!
In many subordinate clauses we use present tenses to refer to the future.
9. I will discuss your situation with my boss when I …………. him tomorrow.
Wrong!
In many subordinate clauses we use present tenses to refer to the future.
10. I will follow you wherever you ………….
Wrong!
In many subordinate clauses we use present tenses to refer to the future.
11. You can take anything I ……………
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In many subordinate clauses we use present tenses to refer to the future.
12. She ……………. upset when she finds out what you have done.
Wrong!
We use the simple future to predict the future.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. I will hit you if you say that word again.
2. I think our team will win.
3. Shall I help you with the housework?
4. This time tomorrow I will be having a discussion with my boss.
5. By next Christmas we will have lived in this city for twenty-five years.
6. I will be home late tonight.
7. She will arrive before too long.
8. I will phone you when I have time.
9. I will discuss your situation with my boss when I meet him tomorrow.
10. I will follow you wherever you go.
11. You can take anything I find.
12. She will be upset when she finds out what you have done.
