What Do You Already Know About Future Tense?

Try these 5 "Self Check" quiz questions to see what you already know.

Value: 1

What are you doing next weekend?

Oh, I ____________ go Anne's party on Saturday night. How about you?

 
 

 

Value: 2

Masako is such a creative artist, and she loves children. She ________ be very successful as an art teacher!

[mark all correct answers]

 
 

Value: 1

Hello, Omar? I'm calling because my car won't start and I need a ride to class.

No problem, _______________.

 
 

Value: 1

Sam has a reservation for his flight to New York. He _________ tomorrow at 12:00.

 
 

Value: 1

The museum _________ at 9:00 Monday morning.

 
 

 

 

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Four ways to express future tense in English

In English, we can express future time in several ways:

  1. "will" - It will rain tomorrow. I will give you a ride to work.
  2. "be going to" - We are going to see a movie tonight.
  3. present progressive (be + ing) - Our plane is leaving at 8:00 tonight.
  4. simple present - The museum opens at 10:00.

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