All future tenses in English

Which sentence best fits this description?

Mary needs help with her bags.

Johnny says ____

• I'll help you.

• I'm helping you.

Answer explanation

will + verb

can be used to offer.

Which sentence best fits this description?

Jack has a meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

Rephrase this sentence.

• Jack is having a meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

• Jack will have had meeting before 9 a.m. tomorrow

Answer explanation

When talking about future arrangements, use the present progressive. In this case, "is having a meeting."

Which sentence best fits this description?

The Johnsons planned a road trip for next weekend.

• The Johnsons are going to go on a road trip next weekend.

• The Johnsons will go on a road trip next weekend.

Answer explanation

going to + verb = plan

Which sentence best fits this description?

The teacher is giving instructions about an exam that students are about to do.

• I'll be handing out a worksheet, but you can only start the test when I say, off you go!

• I'll have handed out a worksheet, but you can only start the test when I say, off you go!

Answer explanation

future progressive (will be + doing something) is used to let people know what to expect next.

Which sentence best fits this description?

Jake is saying that he will certainly meet the deadline for the project.

• I'll have finished the project by next Monday.

• I will have been working on the project for ten days by this evening.

Answer explanation

"I'll have finished the project by Monday" implies that all the work will be done before then.

"I'll have been working on the project for ten days by this evening" is just about the length of time taken by the project from the beginning until this evening, but it doesn't mean that it will have been finished at all.

Choose the options that conveys the following idea:

Peter is talking about an action in course at a certain point in the future

• I'll be flying to London at this time tomorrow.

• I'll have flown to London by this time tomorrow.

Choose the options that conveys the following idea:

Chirs won't be studying in college anymore after a certain time in the future.

• I'll have graduated by the end of the year.

• I'll have been in college for two years by the end of the year.

Choose the options that conveys the following idea:

The weather girl is making a prediction about the weather on the weekend.

• It will rain on the weekend.

• It's raining on the weekend.

Choose the options that conveys the following idea:

You are talking about your schedule for the weekend.

• I'm not going to Bob's party this weekend.

• I won't have gone to Bob's party this weekend.

Choose the options that conveys the following idea:

You are asking about about their future actions exactly at this time next year.

• What will you be doing at this time next year?

• What will you do at this time next year?