Fill in the blanks.
1Grandmother's flight ............... at 7:30 tomorrow.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Arrives" is usual for a fixed timetable, such as a flight schedule, but "is arriving" and "will arrive" are also possible for a future arrival. "Arrived" is past.
2He ............... on the evening flight tomorrow.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Is arriving" describes a planned arrangement, "arrives" a scheduled timetable event, and "will arrive" a simple future fact; all three are possible here. "Arrived" is past.
3I ............... on the weekends.
Wrong!
Use "don't work" for a regular habit or routine.
4She ............... the test because she hadn't studied hard enough.
Wrong!
Use "didn't pass" for a completed result in the past.
5............... tomorrow?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Are you working" and "Will you be working" can both ask about a future arrangement.
6Do you think that she ............... the test?
Wrong!
Use "will pass" to make a prediction about the future.
7Who ............... dinner tonight?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Is cooking" and "will be cooking" can both ask about a future plan.
8I ............... the weekend with my parents.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Am spending", "will be spending", and "am going to spend" can all express a future plan here.
9I ............... you back when I get a job.
Wrong!
Use "will pay" for a promise about the future.
10It is no use calling now. They ............... to bed.
Wrong!
Use "will have gone" to say that the action is probably complete by now.
11............... John there when you arrived?
Wrong!
Use "Was" to ask about someone's presence at a specific time in the past.
12No, he had already ...............
Wrong!
Use "left" as the past participle in the past perfect form.
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- Grandmother’s flight arrives / is arriving / will arrive at 7:30 tomorrow.
- He arrives / is arriving / will arrive on the evening flight tomorrow.
- I don’t work on the weekends.
- She didn’t pass the test because she hadn’t studied hard enough.
- Are you working / Will you be working tomorrow?
- Do you think that she will pass the test?
- Who is cooking / will be cooking dinner tonight?
- I am spending / will be spending / am going to spend the weekend with my parents.
- I will pay you back when I get a job.
- It is no use calling now. They will have gone to bed.
- Was John there when you arrived?
- No, he had already left.