Choose the correct or more appropriate form of the verb to fill in the blanks.
1The train ............... at 4.30.
Wrong!
We use the simple present tense to talk about future events that are part of a timetable.
2He will meet you when he ............... back.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the simple future tense, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to the future.
3When I got home, my dog ............... at the gate waiting for me.
Wrong!
4I ............... Gupta this evening.
Wrong!
If the arrangement already exists, we use the present continuous tense to talk about future.
5Look at the sky. It ............... to rain.
Wrong!
6The train ............... before we reach the station.
Wrong!
7Perhaps we ............... Singapore next month.
Wrong!
8The next term ............... on Monday.
Wrong!
9Oh dear! I ...............
Wrong!
10I’m sure she ............... the job.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- The train arrives at 4.30.
- He will meet you when he comes back.
- I am visiting Gupta this evening.
- Look at the sky. It is going to rain.
- The train will have arrived before we reach the station.
- Perhaps we will visit Singapore next month.
- The next term begins on Monday.
- Oh dear! I am dying
- I’m sure she will get the job.
