FUTURE TENSE QUIZ

1. Which sentence is in the simple future tense?

• a) She is going to the market.
  

• c) He was sleeping yesterday.

• b) They will study for the exam.

• d) I have finished my homework.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'They will study for the exam.' is in the simple future tense, indicating an action that will happen later. The other options use different tenses: present continuous, past continuous, and present perfect.

2. What is the correct future tense form for the sentence: "By this time next year, I __________ (graduate) from college".

a) will graduate
b) have graduated
c) will have graduated
d) will be graduated

• A) have graduated

• b) will graduate

• c) will be graduated

• d) will have graduated

Answer explanation

The correct choice is d) will have graduated. This future perfect tense indicates that the action of graduating will be completed by a specific time in the future, which is 'by this time next year'.

3. Choose the correct sentence using the future continuous tense:

• a) She will cook dinner tonight.

• b) They will have finished their work.

• c) We will be visiting the museum tomorrow.

• d) I have been reading a book.

Answer explanation

The future continuous tense describes an action that will be ongoing in the future. Option c) "We will be visiting the museum tomorrow" correctly uses this tense, while the other options do not.

4. Select the correct future perfect form for the sentence: "By 8 p.m., we __________ (eat) dinner."

• a) will have eaten

• b) will eat

• c) will be eating

• d) eat

Answer explanation

The correct choice is a) 'will have eaten' because the future perfect tense indicates an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future, which is 8 p.m. in this case.

5. By next summer, I __________ (move) to a new house.

• a) will be moving

• b) will have moved

• c) will move

• d) am moving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is b) will have moved, as it indicates a completed action by next summer, emphasizing that the move will be finished before that time.

1. Choose the correct sentence in the future perfect tense:

• a) I will be finishing the report by tomorrow morning.

• b) I will have finished the report by tomorrow morning.

• c) I will finished the report by tomorrow morning.

• d) I will finish the report by tomorrow morning.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence in the future perfect tense is b) 'I will have finished the report by tomorrow morning.' This tense indicates an action that will be completed before a specified time in the future.

"By 2025, she __________ (work) at the company for five years."

• a) will have worked
  

• 
  b) will be working
  

• 
  c) will have been working
  

• d) will work

Answer explanation

1. The action will have started in the past (she started working five years before 2025).

2. The action will still be ongoing until a point in the future (2025).

So, the future perfect continuous ("will have been working") is the best fit for expressing the idea of a continuous action happening over a span of time and still happening up until that future point.

"He __________ (send) the email later."

a) will have sent
b) will send
c) will be sending
d) sent

• a) will have sent

• b) will send

• c) will be sending

• d) sent

Answer explanation

This sentence is describing a simple action that will happen at some point in the future ("later"). In this case, the future simple tense is the most appropriate tense to use. The future simple is used for actions that are decided or expected to happen in the future without focusing on the duration or completion.

• "Will send" indicates that the action (sending the email) will occur at a future time ("later").

Next week at this time, they __________ (fly) to Paris for the conference.

• a) will fly
  

• b) will have flown

• c) will be flying

• d) fly

Answer explanation

This sentence needs the future continuous tense (will be flying) to indicate that an action (flying to Paris) will be happening at a specific point in the future (next week at this time).

By the time the meeting starts, I __________ (read) the report.

• a) will read

• b) will be reading

• c) will have read

• d) will have been re

Answer explanation

The future perfect tense (will have read) is used to indicate that the action (reading the report) will be completed before another action or time (the meeting starts).