Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms

: " .................(we/have) pizza for dinner?"

B: "Yes. That'd be great! I ...................(order) one online."

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the future form shall we + infinitive to make a suggestion.

➪ In the second gap, we use will because we are making a decision at the moment of speaking (instant decision).

They [.........] (play) really well recently. If they keep playing like this, how many matches do you think they [.............] (win) by the end of the season?

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the present perfect continuous with an action verb to talk about a situation that started in the past and is still true.

➪ In the second gap, we use the future perfect to talk about an action that will be finished or completed at a certain time in the future.

A: "John? Where are you? I [........]  (look) for you all day."

B: "Sorry. I [..........]  (be) at home all day. I'm not feeling well."

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the present perfect continuous with a dynamic verb for a situation that started in the past and still continues or has just finished.

➪ In the second gap, we use the present perfect simple with a non-action verb (be) to talk about an unfinished situation that started in the past and is still true.

They [..................] (fly) for two hours when the captain [...............] (tell) them that there was a problem in one of the engines.

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the past perfect continuous to talk about a continuous action that started earlier in the past.

➪ In the second gap, we use the past simple to describe one of the main events in a story in chronological order.

t's Thanksgiving Day, and today at 3 p.m. most of us [........]  (eating) our turkey. But some other people [..........]  (not finish) cooking by that time and they'll have to wait a little longer to eat.

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the future continuous to talk about an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future. We could also use will + infinitive, or be going to but then the meaning would be different. It would mean that we will start eating at that time.

➪ In the second gap, we use the future perfect to talk about actions that will (not) be completed before certain time in the future.

A: "[............]  (you/ever/travel) to India?"

B: "Yes. I [.............]  (go) there a few years ago."

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the present perfect  to talk about past experiences when we don’t say when they happened. (Common with never, ever, before, superlative + ever, number of times until now.)

➪ In the second gap, we use the past simple to talk about a past finished actions with a past time expression: ‘a few years ago’.

We really liked the Scottish Parliament. We [..............] (visit) Edinburgh a few times before, but we [...............] (never/see) the Parliament.

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past perfect simple in the same way we use the present perfect simple but speaking from the past.

➪ In this sentence, we use the past perfect simple to talk about  experiences that we had had earlier in the past. (Common with never, ever, before, superlative + ever, number of times.)

A: "What [..........]  (you/do) with that piece of metal?"

B: Nothing. I [...........]  (just/find) it in the garden.

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use be going to to talk about somebody's plans or intentions. We could also use the present continuous with a different meaning:  to talk about an action in progress now.

➪ In the second gap, we use the present perfect simple with just to talk about a very recent event.

A: "I'm cold. [..........]  (you/turn on) the heating, please?"

B: "Yes. I [...........]  (do) it immediately."

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use will in requests, i.e. when we ask somebody to do something.

➪ In the second gap, we use will because it's an instant decision, i.e. a decision that we take at the moment of speaking.

A: "What time [..............]  (the train/arrive)?"

B: "I'm not sure. I [...........]  (check) online."

Answer explanation

➪ In the first gap, we use the present simple to talk about a timetabled future event.

➪ In the second gap, we use will to talk about a decision that we take at the moment of speaking (instant decision).