Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1According to the programme, the workshop ............... at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "starts" because the present simple is used for fixed future schedules.
2I’ll call you when the train ............... to Leeds.
Wrong!
Use "gets" after "when" in a future time clause, not "will get".
3If we ............... the report today, we can send it before lunch.
Wrong!
Use "finish" after "if" in a real future condition.
4Please come to reception as soon as the bell ...............
Wrong!
Use "rings" after "as soon as" in a future time clause.
5We won’t leave the café until the bookshop next door ...............
Wrong!
Use "opens" after "until" when talking about a future time.
6What time ............... the last bus leave tonight?
Wrong!
Use "does" because transport timetables often use the present simple for future events.
7Check the room number before you ............... upstairs.
Wrong!
Use "go" after "before" in a future time clause.
8In the new timetable, our English class ............... at 3:30 on Fridays.
Wrong!
Use "ends" because a class schedule takes the present simple for the future.
9You can join the trip provided that you ............... by Friday.
Wrong!
Use "pay" after "provided that" in a real future condition.
10Once the taxi ..............., we’ll put the bags in the boot.
Wrong!
Use "arrives" after "once" when it means "when" in the future.
11When ............... the museum open on bank holiday Monday?
Wrong!
Use "does" because official opening times are fixed schedules, so we use the present simple.
12Unless you ............... from me by six, meet me outside the cinema.
Wrong!
Use "hear" after "unless" in a real future condition.
Answers
- According to the programme, the workshop starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
- I’ll call you when the train gets to Leeds.
- If we finish the report today, we can send it before lunch.
- Please come to reception as soon as the bell rings.
- We won’t leave the café until the bookshop next door opens.
- What time does the last bus leave tonight?
- Check the room number before you go upstairs.
- In the new timetable, our English class ends at 3:30 on Fridays.
- You can join the trip provided that you pay by Friday.
- Once the taxi arrives, we’ll put the bags in the boot.
- When does the museum open on bank holiday Monday?
- Unless you hear from me by six, meet me outside the cinema.
