Future Tense Mastery

What is the simple future form of 'to go' for 'Mia'?

• Mia goes

• Mia will go

• Mia going

• Mia will gone

Answer explanation

The simple future form for 'he' is 'he will go'. This structure uses 'will' to indicate future action, making 'he will go' the correct choice. The other options are either present tense or incorrect forms.

Choose the correct future progressive form: 'David (to play) soccer at 3 PM tomorrow.'

• David is playing soccer at 3 PM tomorrow.

• David will be playing soccer at 3 PM tomorrow.

• David will play soccer at 3 PM tomorrow.

• David played soccer at 3 PM tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct future progressive form is 'They will be playing soccer at 3 PM tomorrow.' This indicates an ongoing action that will occur at a specific time in the future.

Identify the future tense verb in the sentence: 'Avery will finish her homework later.'

• will finishing

• will finish

• finishes

• finished

Answer explanation

The future tense verb in the sentence is 'will finish'. 'Will' indicates the future, and 'finish' is the base form of the verb. The other options do not represent the future tense correctly.

Complete the sentence: 'David (to visit) his grandparents next week.'

• David will visit his grandparents next week.

• David is visiting his grandparents next week.

• David visited his grandparents next week.

• David has visited his grandparents next week.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I will visit my grandparents next week.' because it uses the future tense, indicating a planned action. The other options either use the wrong tense or imply actions that do not fit the time frame.

Which sentence uses the future progressive tense?

• Priya studied at 8 PM.

• Priya will be studying at 8 PM.

• Priya is studying at 8 PM.

• Priya will study at 8 PM.

Answer explanation

The future progressive tense describes an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. 'I will be studying at 8 PM' indicates that the studying will be in progress at that time, making it the correct choice.

Transform the sentence to simple future: 'Harper is eating dinner.'

• Harper has eaten dinner.

• Harper will eat dinner.

• Harper was eating dinner.

• Harper eats dinner.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'I am eating dinner' is in the present continuous tense. To transform it to simple future tense, we use 'will' + base form of the verb. Thus, the correct transformation is 'I will eat dinner.'

Identify the future tense verb: 'Scarlett will travel to Paris next summer.'

• traveling to Paris

• traveled to Paris

• will travel

• will be traveling

Answer explanation

The future tense verb in the sentence is 'will travel', indicating an action that will happen in the future. The other options do not represent the future tense correctly.

What is the simple future form of 'to be' for 'Olivia' and 'Harper'?

• Olivia and Harper were

• Olivia and Harper have been

• Olivia and Harper are

• Olivia and Harper will be

Answer explanation

The simple future form of 'to be' for 'they' is 'they will be'. The other options represent different tenses: 'they were' is past, 'they have been' is present perfect, and 'they are' is present.

Choose the correct future progressive form: 'Mia (to read) a book at this time tomorrow.'

• Mia will be reading a book at this time tomorrow.

• Mia is reading a book at this time tomorrow.

• Mia was reading a book at this time tomorrow.

• Mia will read a book at this time tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She will be reading a book at this time tomorrow.' This form indicates an ongoing action in the future, which is the essence of the future progressive tense.

Transform the sentence to simple future: 'Mia is studying for her exams.'

• Mia has studied for her exams.

• Mia will study for her exams.

• Mia was studying for her exams.

• Mia studies for her exams.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'She is studying for her exams' is in the present continuous tense. To transform it to simple future, we use 'will' to indicate a future action, resulting in 'She will study for her exams.'