FUTURE TENSE

FUTURE TENSE

The simple future tense will always follow  “shall+ verb+ construct  or will + verb construct”.

Example Sentences Using "Will" or “shall”

1.        I shall cry when it's time to leave.

2.        Aileen will complete her first novel this October.

3.        Kanye West will run for president - or will he?

4.        They will bake the pies.

5.        We shall arrive in the evening.

Complete the following sentences using the simple future tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. In two days, I ………………….. my results.

shall know

would know

will be knowing

2. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I ………………..’

would go

am going

shall go

3. You ..................... this decision.

will be regretting

will regret

would regret

4. We ………………….. what happened to her.

would never know

shall never know

will never be knowing

5. The whole nation ……………….. proud of you.

is

will be

would be

6. That …………………. our gift to the school.

will be

would be

will have been

7. Kind words ………………….. others joy.

will give

would give

will be giving

8. This piece of wisdom ………………. you ten dollars.

will cost

would cost

will be costing

9. You ..................... my position.

will never understand

would never understand

never understand

10. Someday I ........................ a novel.

will be writing

shall write

would write

11. I ...................... this.

shall not permit

would not permit

will not be permitting

12. He .....................… the test.

cannot pass

will not pass

will not be passing

Answers

1. In two days, I shall know my results.

2. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I shall go.’

3. You will regret this decision.

4. We will never know what happened to her.

5. The whole nation will be proud of you.

6. That will be our gift to the school.

7. Kind words will give others joy.

8. This piece of wisdom will cost you ten dollars.

9. You will never understand my position.

10. Someday I shall write a novel.

11. I shall not permit this.

12. He will not pass the test.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple future)

James, 18 years old, asked an ugly fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him:

You (be)  very happy.

You (get)  a lot of money.

You (buy)  a beautiful house.

Your friends (envy)  you.

You (meet)  a beautiful girl.

You (marry)  her.

You and your wife (travel)  around the world.

People (serve)  you.

They (not/refuse)  to make you happy.

But all this (happen / only)  when you are 70 years old.

Answers

·         will be

·         will get

·         will buy

·         will envy

·         will meet

·         will marry

·         will travel

·         will serve

·         will not refuse

·         will happen only

Change the verb into the future form:
1. I  (help) you with your homework.
2. She  (be) here very soon.
3. They  (come) at 8 o'clock.
4. You  (call) me next week.
5. I  (use) the money wisely.
6. We  (return) as soon as possible.
7. It  (rain) tomorrow.
9. Ralf  (pay) for it.
10. Amanda  (win) this game.
11. Maybe we  (stay) at home.
12. They  (bake) some cakes.
13. I  (take) you with me next month.
14. Ashley  (stay) at home tonight.
15. It  (be) very hot this summer.

ANSWERS

·         shall take

·         will stay

·         will be

·         shall help

·         will be

·         will come

·         will call

·         shall use

·         shall return

·         will rain

·         will pay

·         will win

·         shall stay

·         will bake

PAST TENSE

PAST TENSE

The main rule is that for every verb in English, there is only one form of it in the past tense. For example: The past tense of the verb want is wanted.

Examples of sentences using regular verbs in the past tense

Last night I played my guitar loudly and the neighbors complained.

She kissed me on the cheek.

It rained yesterday.

Angela watched TV all night.

John wanted to go to the museum.

EXERCISE

1)They all (go) ___ shopping.

went

2) I never (imagine) ____ I would see you here.

imagined

3) We (book) ___ two tickets for the show.

booked

4) He (collect) ___ his children from school.

collected

5) Were you (frighten) ___ of the dark when you were young?

frightened

6) Who (eat) ___ my chocolate?

ate

7) I (feel) so tired that I went straight to bed.

felt

8) We (grow) ___ this tree from a seed.

grew

9) She (lose) ___ her way home.

lost

10) He thought I (steal) his umbrella.

stole

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1.       Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.

2.       It (be)  fantastic.

3.       I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine .

4.       In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.

5.       In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.

6.       The weather (be)  strangely fine.

7.       It (not / rain)  a lot.

8.       But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.

9.       Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

ANSWERS

1.       went

2.       was

3.       visited, was

4.       walked

5.       went

6.       was

7.       did not rain

8.       saw

9.       did you spend

EXERCISE FOR SENTENCE PATTERN

Sentence Pattern - Exercise

Identify the pattern of the following sentence :

1.She / will come

a) SV      b) SVO  c) SVC   d) SVOC   

           

2.She became a teacher

a) SVCA                b) SVO  c) SVA   d) SVC   

3.One of the boys / must go

a) SVC   b) SVOA               c) SVCA                d) SV    

4.I wish you Happy new year

a) SV      b) SV IO DO        c) SVC   d)SVOC      

         

5. It is dark everywhere

a) SVC   b) SVCA                c) SVA   d) SVOA              

6.I am a programmer in this company

a) SVC   b) SVCA                c) SVA   d) SVOA              

7.He / always / dresses / neatly

a) SAVA                b) SVCA                c) SVOA                d) SVOAA           

8.He / gave / the book / to him

a) SVO  b) SV DO A          c) SV DO IO         d) SV IO DO       

9.The sun / shines

a) SO     b) SV     c) SA      d) S DO

10.I / met / his friend / yesterday

a) SVOA               b) ASV  c) SVC   d) SVOC              

11.They / gave / me / tea

a) SV IO DO         b) SVOA               c) SV IO                d) SCVA               

12.They / gave / a pen / to him

a) SVAC                b) SVOA               c) SV IO DO         d) SV DO IO       

13.He/ irons/ his shirt

a) SVC   b) SVOA               c) SVCA                d) SVO 

14.This morning / at seven / I / heard / a sound

a) SVO IO             b) AASVO            c) ASVO                d)SVCA

15.Sit / here

a) VA     b) OA    c) VO     d) V IO 

16.My grandfather/ told/ me/ a story

a) SVC   b) SV IO DO        c) SV IO                d) SVOA              

17.Mary/ cooks /deliciously

a) SVC   b) SVA  c) SVO   d) AVS 

18.I /gave/ her /a doll

a) SVA   b) SV IO A            c) SV DO IO         d) SV IO DO       

19.The cock / is / on the roof

a) SVA   b) SVC   c) SAC   d) SV    

20.Ricky is the team leader.

a) SVC   b) ASV  c) SVA   d) SVOC

ANSWERS                    

1.SV

2.SVC

3.SV

4.SVIODO

5.SVCA

6.SVCA

7.SAVA

8.SVDOIO

9.SV

10.SVOA

11.SVIODO

12.SVDOIO

13.SVO

14.AASVO

15.VA

16.SVIODO

17.SVA

18.SVIODO

19.SVA

20.SVC

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. The simple present tense is simple to form. Just use the base form of the verb: (I take, you take, we take, they take) The 3rd person singular takes an -s at the end. (he takes, she takes)

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS USED:

To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:

I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth)

To give instructions or directions:

You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.

To express fixed arrangements, present or future:

Your exam starts at 09.00

To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:

He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

EXAMPLES

For habits

He drinks tea at breakfast.

She only eats fish.

They watch television regularly.

For repeated actions or events

We catch the bus every morning.

It rains every afternoon in the hot season.

They drive to Monaco every summer.

For general truths

Water freezes at zero degrees.

The Earth revolves around the Sun.

Her mother is Peruvian.

For instructions or directions

Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.

You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.

For fixed arrangements

His mother arrives tomorrow.

Our holiday starts on 26th March.

With future constructions

She'll see you before she leaves.

We'll give it to her when she arrives.

FORMING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: TO THINK

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I think	Do I think?	I do not think
You think	Do you think?	You do not think
He thinks	Does he think?	He does not think
She thinks	Does she think?	She does not think
It thinks	Does it think?	It does not think
We think	Do we think?	We do not think.
They think	Do they think?	They do not think.

NOTES ON THE SIMPLE PRESENT, THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

In the third person singular the verb always ends in -s:

he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.

Negative and question forms use DOES (= the third person of the auxiliary 'DO') + the infinitive of the verb.

He wants ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He does not want vanilla.

Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to -ies:

fly --> flies, cry --> cries

Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:

play --> plays, pray --> prays

Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:

he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes

EXAMPLES

He goes to school every morning.

She understands English.

It mixes the sand and the water.

He tries very hard.

She enjoys playing the piano.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate simple present tense form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The plane ………………….. at 6.30. (arrive)

2. I will phone you when he …………………… . back. (come)

3. Unless we ………………………. now we can’t be there on time. (start)

4. The sun ……………………… in the east. (rise)

5. The next term …………………… on Monday. (begin)

6. She ……………………… an engineer. (be)

7. They …………………. our relatives. (be)

8. When does the train ……………………? (depart)

9. Let’s wait till he …………………….. his work. (finish)

10. Please ring me up as soon as he …………………………. (arrive)

Answers

1. The plane arrives at 6.30.

2. I will phone you when he comes back.

3. Unless we start now we can’t be there on time.

4. The sun rises in the east.

5. The next term begins on Monday.

6. She is an engineer.

7. They are our relatives.

8. When does the train depart?

9. Let’s wait till he finishes his work.

10. Please ring me up as soon as he arrives.

SIMPLE PRESENT FORMS

Simple Present Forms

The simple present is just the base form of the verb. Questions are made with do and negative forms are made with do not.

·    Statement: You speak English.

·    Question: Do you speak English?

·    Negative: You do not speak English.

In the third person singular, -s or -es is added. Questions are made with does and negative forms are made with does not.

·    Statement: He speaks English.

·    Question: Does he speak English?

·    Negative: He does not speak English.

Simple Present Uses

USE 1 Repeated Actions

Use the simple present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

·    I play tennis.

·    She does not play tennis.

·    Does he play tennis?

·    The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.

·    The train does not leave at 9 AM.

·    When does the train usually leave?

·    She always forgets her purse.

·    He never forgets his wallet.

·    Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.

·    Does the Sun circle the Earth?

USE 2 Facts or Generalizations

The simple present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Examples:

·    Cats like milk.

·    Birds do not like milk.

·    Do pigs like milk?

·    California is in America.

·    California is not in the United Kingdom.

·    Windows are made of glass.

·    Windows are not made of wood.

·    New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue.

USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future

Speakers occasionally use simple present to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well.

Examples:

·    The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.

·    The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM.

·    When do we board the plane?

·    The party starts at 8 o'clock.

·    When does class begin tomorrow?

USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Speakers sometimes use the simple present to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with non-continuous verbs and certain mixed verbs.

Examples:

·    I am here now.

·    She is not here now.

·    He needs help right now.

·    He does not need help now.

·    He has his passport in his hand.

·    Do you have your passport with you?