Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. The winter session ………………………. on December 5th.
The simple present is sometimes used to talk about future events that are part of a time table.
2. I will call you if I ……………………….. time.
The simple present is often used in subordinate clauses with a future meaning.
3. ……………………….. we call the police?
Shall is used when asking for instructions.
4. ……………………….. you make me a cup of tea?
Will is used to give instructions.
5. The plane ……………………….. at three o’clock.
Either could be used here; however, the simple present is more common.
6. By next January, we ………………………….. here for ten years.
The future perfect is used to say that something will have been completed by a certain time in the future.
7. I promise I ……………………….. you this evening.
Will is used in promises.
8. Let’s have something to eat, …………………………. we?
We use shall in question tags after let’s.
9. ………………………….. a ghost?
The present perfect is commonly used with the expressions ever, never, already etc.
10. I ………………………… James in the morning and he said that he was quitting.
The simple past is the most normal tense for talking about finished events.
11. She ………………………… all her life in India.
The present perfect is used to mean up to now.
Answers
1. The winter session starts on December 5th.
2. I will call you if I have time.
3. Shall we call the police?
4. Will you make me a cup of tea?
5. The plane arrives at three o’clock.
6. By next January, we will have been here for ten years.
7. I promise I will phone you this evening.
8. Let’s have something to eat, shall we?
9. Have you ever seen a ghost?
10. I saw James in the morning and he said that he was quitting.
11. She has lived all her life in India.
