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    Simple Future Tense

    To show an action in the future

    1. “will” or “shall” + verb to show something that will be done or will happen in the
    future

    2. “will” when we decide to do something now.

    3. ” going to” to talk about something that we have decided to do in the future.

    4. is + ing verbs form of the present continuous.

    The simple future tense is used:

    1. To show the future action that has been planned.

    Example:

     I shall go to the market tomorrow morning.


     They will visit their parents next weekend.

    Note “shall is usually used with ‘I” and “We”.

    “Will” is usually used with “you”, “she”. “it”, “they “and other subjects.

    1. The going to form shows actions that have been planned and are likely to
    happen in the future.
     Janet is going to paint the fence at 8 am
     It is going to rain soon.
     Oil prices are going to rise next year.

    Exercise 1

    Fill in the simple future tense or the going form of the verbs in brackets.

    1. I am going to read (read) out the result soon.

    2. Are you going to sell (sell) your car. I will buy (buit from you.
    3. How are you going to get(get) there as none of us has the time to drive you?

    4. He will make(make) sure that we arrive on time for the meeting.

    5. They ________________(release) the balloons when the signal is given.

    6. The floor is dirty. Aren’t you _____________________(sweep) it?

    7. The bus ______________(leave) soon. You ______________(miss) it if you do not


    hurry.

    8. father is ______________(paint) the fence tomorrow. You ___________(help ) him,


    won’t you?

    9. They ____________(have) lunch at noon and ____________(start) the ceremony at


    one-thirty.

    10. Both of them _______________(attend) the seminar on PMR exam on Thursday.

    Exercise 2

    Fill in the blanks with the future tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

    1. School holidays will be coming to an end. The school (open) _________1____


    on Monday, 12 June. The administrator office (open) _______2___ at 9 am on
    that day too. Students (register) _________3___ for the term’s classes from 9.30
    am to 1 pm. All residential students (check in) _____________4____ to their
    hostel on Sunday, 11 June. They (clean) _______5_____ their rooms on the
    same day. It will be busy first few days until everyone is sorted out.

    1. Taking care of Mother Nature has never been important than it is today. As the
    Earth’s population increases, people (need) ________1____ more space to build
    houses, school and factories. There (be) ______2____ more mouths to feed.
    People (cut) _____3_______down our forests to clear land for agriculture. These
    forests are homes to many wild animals (face) _________4_____ extinction and
    (vanish) _____________5____ soon if we do not take steps to protect them. We
    should act now before it is too late.

    Simple Past Tense

    Complete the sentences with the past tense form of the verbs in brackets.
    1. The boys ___________(run) for shelter when it ___________(rain) cats and dogs.

    2. We ___________(sing) and ___________(dance) until the wee hours of the morning.

    3. Jason ___________ _(buy) the car on Monday and ________(give) us a ride to town
    the next day.

    4. He always ___________(plan) the class parties) when he __________(study) here.

    5. The lion _________(spring) at the hunter as he ___________(bend) down to pick up


    his gun.

    6. Alan __________(stare) in awe at the “kavadi” carriers and then he


    ___________(turn) around to look at the chariots.

    7. She said that she _____________(comprehend) what the teacher


    _______________(want) them to do.

    8. You __________________(choose) the wrong clue and _______(lose) the chance of


    winning.

    Exercise 3

    Fill in the blanks with past tense and the past continuous tense forms of the verbs in
    brackets.

    1. The waiter _______________(put) down the dishes when I _____________(stretch)


    out my hand.

    2. We_________________(have) breakfast when the postman ___________(come).

    3. He __________(burn) his tongue while he ________________(drink) the hot coffee.

    4. The wind ____________________(blow) strongly and the boats were


    ________________(tug) at the ropes.

    5. My dog _______________(bark) fiercely and the man ________________( call ) for


    help.
    6. She _____________(board) the bus when I ________________(saw) her this
    morning.

    7. Just as I _________________(start) to cook, the doorbell


    ________________________(rang).

    8. The lady _______________________(cross) the road when the traffic light


    _____________________(turn) red.

    9. I _______________(step) on the weighing machine and _________(cross) my


    fingers that my weight had not changed.

    10. The boxes of goods ______________________(load) onto the lorry which


    __________(take) them to the port.

    The common mistakes

    Students tend to do mistake when speaking and writing in English because of their
    mother tongue.

    1. Word omission: The words that are left out in the sentences such as articles “ a, an,
    the” , prepositions of place, prepositions of time, prepositions of manner, etc.

    2. Transpose: The placing of subject and object,

    3. Wrong Word Use: words sounds the same (homonyms)

    Exercise 1: Read each sentence given below carefully. Identify the word that has
    been left out by underlining it. Rectify or insert the correct word at the place
    where you think is suitable.

    1. I’am going there now. ________ _

    2. Last holidays I went to my uncle house at fishing village. __________

    3. My mothers’ brother is always quarrelling with her. __________

    4. Rudolf Rassendyll sister in law, Rose always scold him. __________

    5. Many people go beach every Fridays and Saturdays. __________


    6. The baby crying because he hungry. __________

    7. When I free time, I will come to your house. __________

    8. Zoo is place where wild animals are kept. __________

    9. Never feed animals when you at the zoo. __________

    10. You must buy a ticket before entering cinema. _________

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