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Correct the form of the verb:
1. My brother ______________________ (be) 45 in October.
Answer: My brother will be 45 in October.
Justification:
→ Will is used for future facts (age on a known future date).
By the time we ______________________ (get) to the theatre, the play ____________ (already, start)
Answer:
By the time we got, the play had already started.
Justification:
→ Past Perfect for the action that happened first.
As Claire ______________________ (dust) the furniture, she ______________________ (break) her mum’s vase
Answer:
As Claire was dusting, she broke the vase.
Justification:
→ Continuous background + sudden past action.
Pam and I ______________________ (study) for the history exam when the lights ____________ (go) off
Answer:
Pam and I were studying for the history exam when the lights went off.
Justification:
→ Past Continuous interrupted by Past Simple.
This time next week I _________________________ (relax) at the beach.
Answer: I will be relaxing at the beach.
Justification:
→ Future Continuous.
2. - The phone is ringing and I’m in the shower!
- Don’t worry Mark, I _______________________ (answer) for you.
Answer: I will answer for you.
Justification:
→ Decision made at the moment of speaking.
Last night I ______________________ (dream) about going to the Moon.
Answer: I dreamt / dreamed about going to the Moon.
Justification:
→ Past Simple for a finished past action.
My sister ______________________ (never, be) to the circus before last week.
Answer: My sister had never been to the circus before last week.
Justification:
→ Past Perfect + never for first experience before a past time.
. I ________________ (be) very sad if you do that
Answer: I will be very sad if you do that.
Justification:
→ First conditional (real future situation).
. I think she ______________________ (pass) tomorrow's exam.
Answer: I think she will pass the exam.
Justification:
→ Opinion/prediction.
3. James Jones _______ (probably / become) the next President.
Answer: James Jones will probably become the next President.
Justification:
→ Will + adverb shows prediction/opinion.
When Ginny ______________________ (see) me yesterday, I ______________________ (cross) the street.
When Ginny saw me, I was crossing the street.
Justification:
→ Past Continuous = action in progress
→ Past Simple = shorter interrupting action
My cousin and I ______________________ (sit) at a park bench when we _ _____________ (hear) a thunder
Answer:
My cousin and I were sitting at a park bench when we heard a thunder.
Justification:
→ Past Continuous interrupted by Past Simple.
I ___________________ (tell) you everything when I go back.
Answer: I will tell you everything when I go back.
Justification:
→ Main clause in future, time clause in present.
I can visit you at 5. We _____________________ (finish) the game by then.
Answer: We will have finished the game by then.
Justification:
→ Future Perfect.
4. Mum is unemployed but she _______________
(not / apply) for that job because it isn’t well-paid.
Answer: She isn’t going to apply for that job.
Justification:
→ Going to for a planned decision already made.
My dad ______________________ (paint) the living room for two hours before my brother _____________ (come) to help him.
Answer:
My dad had been painting for two hours before my brother came to help him.
Justification:
→ Past Perfect Continuous for duration before another past action.
By six o’clock Ted ______________________ (pack) all his stuff and his backpack.
Answer: By six o’clock Ted had packed all his stuff and his backpack.
Justification:
→ Past Perfect shows completion before a past time.
. Don't phone me between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. I ________________ (work).
Answer: I will be working.
Justification:
→ Action in progress during a future time.
Sorry, but I can't come at 5. I _________________(play) football with my mates.
Answer: I will be playing football.
Justification:
→ Future action in progress.
5. I’m so excited! We __________________ (move)
to a bigger house next month.
Answer: We are moving to a bigger house next month.
Justification:
→ Present Continuous for future arrangements.
Before the Smiths ______________________ (buy) their new house, they _ ______________________ (look) for a suitable one for a year.
Answer:
Before they bought, they had been looking for a suitable one for a year.
Justification:
→ Past Perfect Continuous for long action before another past action.
. I ______________________ (sunbathe) for two hours before it ___________ (start) to rain.
Answer:
I had been sunbathing before it started to rain.
Justification:
→ Duration before another past action.
By the end of the week he ____________________ (spend) all his money
Answer: He will have spent all his money.
Justification:
→ Future Perfect (completed before future time).
In half an hour everybody __________________ (watch) the film.
Answer: Everybody will be watching the film.
Justification:
→ Future Continuous.