Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1What time ............... this program end?
Wrong!
Use "does" to make a present simple question with the singular subject "this program".
2There is very little petrol ............... in the tank, and the nearest petrol station is a long way away.
Wrong!
Use "left" to mean that only a small amount remains.
3We ............... out of petrol. Where is the nearest petrol station?
Wrong!
Use "are running" for a situation that is happening now and is still in progress.
4"Did you phone her?" "No, I forgot. I ............... her now."
Wrong!
Use "will phone" for a decision made at the moment of speaking.
5Don't worry. I ............... you outside the hotel in half an hour.
Wrong!
Use "will meet" to make a promise or offer about the near future.
6We ............... a party next week. Would you like to come?
Wrong!
Use "are having" for a fixed future arrangement.
7"Don't forget to get me a newspaper when you ............... out." "No, I won't."
Wrong!
Use "go" after "when" to talk about a future event in a time clause.
8I asked her what had happened, but she ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't tell" to mean that she refused to tell me in the past.
9I don't want to go alone. ............... you come with me?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Will" and "Can" are natural ways to ask someone to come with you.
10Don't go out now. It is raining. You will ...............
Wrong!
Use "get wet" to describe becoming wet in the rain.
11You have no chance of getting that job. If you apply for it, you will ............... your time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "waste" and "be wasting" are correct after "will" here; "be wasting" emphasizes the useless activity in progress. "Will wasting" is not possible because "will" needs the base form.
12We are late. By the time we get to the cinema, the film ...............
Wrong!
Use "will have started" for an action completed before a specific future time.
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- What time does this program end?
- There is very little petrol left in the tank, and the nearest petrol station is a long way away.
- We are running out of petrol. Where is the nearest petrol station?
- “Did you phone her?” “No, I forgot. I will phone her now.”
- Don’t worry. I will meet you outside the hotel in half an hour.
- We are having a party next week. Would you like to come?
- “Don’t forget to get me a newspaper when you go out.” “No, I won’t.”
- I asked her what had happened, but she wouldn’t tell me.
- I don’t want to go alone. Will / Can you come with me?
- Don’t go out now. It is raining. You will get wet.
- You have no chance of getting that job. If you apply for it, you will waste / be wasting your time.
- We are late. By the time we get to the cinema, the film will have started.