Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1By next Christmas we ............... here for eight years.
Wrong!
Use the future perfect with "will have been" to show duration up to a future time.
2I will tell you what I ............... out.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "find" after "what" when the main clause refers to the future result.
3The summer term ............... on April 10th.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "starts" for a fixed timetable or schedule.
4I will hit you if you ............... that again.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "do" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
5Janaki ............... for a drink this evening.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "is coming" for a planned arrangement this evening.
6She will pay us back when she ............... a job.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "gets" after "when" to refer to a future event.
7Once upon a time there ............... a rabbit called Jack.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "was" to begin a traditional story set in the past.
8This time tomorrow, I ............... on the beach.
Wrong!
Use the future continuous "will be lying" for an action in progress at a specific future time.
9If it rains, the match ...............
Wrong!
Use the passive future form "will be cancelled" because the match receives the action.
Done.
Score: 0/9
Answers
- By next Christmas we will have been here for eight years.
- I will tell you what I find out.
- The summer term starts on April 10th.
- I will hit you if you do that again.
- Janaki is coming for a drink this evening.
- She will pay us back when she gets a job.
- Once upon a time there was a rabbit called Jack.
- This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
- If it rains, the match will be cancelled
