Choose the correct or more appropriate form of the verb to fill in the blanks.
1According to the timetable, the train ............... at 4.30 every afternoon.
Wrong!
We use the present simple for timetable events and regular schedules, so the correct answer is "arrives".
2He will meet you when he ............... back.
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After "when" referring to the future, we use the present simple, so the correct answer is "comes".
3When I got home, my dog ............... at the gate waiting for me.
Wrong!
We use the past continuous for an action in progress at a past time, so the correct answer is "was sitting".
4I ............... Gupta this evening. We arranged it last week.
Wrong!
We use the present continuous for a fixed future arrangement, so the correct answer is "am visiting".
5Look at the sky. It ............... to rain.
Wrong!
We use "is going" for a prediction based on present evidence.
6By the time we reach the station, the train ............... already.
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We use the future perfect for an action completed before a future time, so the correct answer is "will have arrived".
7Perhaps we ............... Singapore next month.
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With "perhaps", we use "will visit" for a possible future action.
8The next term ............... on Monday.
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We use the present simple for scheduled events, so the correct answer is "begins".
9Oh dear! I ...............!
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In this exclamation, "am dying" expresses how the speaker feels right now.
10I’m sure she ............... the job.
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After "I’m sure", we use "will get" to make a confident prediction.
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- According to the timetable, the train arrives at 4.30 every afternoon.
- He will meet you when he comes back.
- When I got home, my dog was sitting at the gate waiting for me.
- I am visiting Gupta this evening. We arranged it last week.
- Look at the sky. It is going to rain.
- By the time we reach the station, the train will have arrived already.
- 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.