WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Changing Past Tense into Future Tense
10 MCQs on Changing Past Tense into Future Tense
1. Past tense: "She wrote a long letter to her parents every Sunday without fail." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She is writing a long letter to her parents every Sunday without fail.
- B) She will write a long letter to her parents every Sunday without fail.
- C) She would be writing a long letter to her parents every Sunday without fail.
- D) She has written a long letter to her parents every Sunday without fail.
Answer: B) She will write a long letter to her parents every Sunday without fail. (The simple past tense "wrote" is changed to the simple future tense "will write" — the sentence describes an action that will regularly take place in the future and the auxiliary "will" is added before the base form of the verb while the time expression "every Sunday" is retained.)
2. Past tense: "He was working on an important assignment for his university course." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) He has been working on an important assignment for his university course.
- B) He worked on an important assignment for his university course.
- C) He will be working on an important assignment for his university course.
- D) He had been working on an important assignment for his university course.
Answer: C) He will be working on an important assignment for his university course. (The past continuous tense "was working" is changed to the future continuous tense "will be working" — the sentence describes an action that will be in progress at a particular point in the future and the auxiliary "was" is replaced by "will be" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
3. Past tense: "They had submitted all the required documents to the concerned department." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) They are submitting all the required documents to the concerned department.
- B) They will submit all the required documents to the concerned department.
- C) They will have submitted all the required documents to the concerned department.
- D) They were submitting all the required documents to the concerned department.
Answer: C) They will have submitted all the required documents to the concerned department. (The past perfect tense "had submitted" is changed to the future perfect tense "will have submitted" — the sentence describes an action that will be fully completed before a specific point in the future and the auxiliary "had" is replaced by "will have.")
4. Past tense: "She had been preparing for the entrance examination for the past eight months." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was preparing for the entrance examination for the past eight months.
- B) She will prepare for the entrance examination for eight months.
- C) She had prepared for the entrance examination for the past eight months.
- D) She will have been preparing for the entrance examination for eight months.
Answer: D) She will have been preparing for the entrance examination for eight months. (The past perfect continuous tense "had been preparing" is changed to the future perfect continuous tense "will have been preparing" — the sentence describes an action that will have been continuously in progress up to a certain point in the future and the phrase "the past" is removed as it is no longer appropriate in a future context.)
5. Past tense: "The teacher explained every lesson patiently and clearly to all her students." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) The teacher was explaining every lesson patiently and clearly to all her students.
- B) The teacher has explained every lesson patiently and clearly to all her students.
- C) The teacher will explain every lesson patiently and clearly to all her students.
- D) The teacher had been explaining every lesson patiently and clearly to all her students.
Answer: C) The teacher will explain every lesson patiently and clearly to all her students. (The simple past tense "explained" is changed to the simple future tense "will explain" — the sentence describes an action that will take place in the future and the auxiliary "will" is added before the base form of the main verb.)
6. Past tense: "The students were rehearsing their dialogues for the annual day stage performance." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) The students rehearsed their dialogues for the annual day stage performance.
- B) The students have been rehearsing their dialogues for the annual day stage performance.
- C) The students will be rehearsing their dialogues for the annual day stage performance.
- D) The students had rehearsed their dialogues for the annual day stage performance.
Answer: C) The students will be rehearsing their dialogues for the annual day stage performance. (The past continuous tense "were rehearsing" is changed to the future continuous tense "will be rehearsing" — the sentence describes an action that will be continuously in progress at a particular time in the future and the auxiliary "were" is replaced by "will be" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
7. Past tense: "He spoke three languages fluently and worked as a professional translator for many years." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) He was speaking three languages fluently and was working as a professional translator.
- B) He has spoken three languages fluently and has worked as a professional translator.
- C) He will speak three languages fluently and will work as a professional translator.
- D) He had spoken three languages fluently and had worked as a professional translator.
Answer: C) He will speak three languages fluently and will work as a professional translator. (Both simple past tense verbs "spoke" and "worked" are changed to their simple future tense forms "will speak" and "will work" — the sentence describes two actions that will take place in the future and both verbs must be consistently changed to maintain grammatical accuracy.)
8. Past tense: "She had never performed on a public stage before that memorable evening." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was never performing on a public stage before that memorable evening.
- B) She has never performed on a public stage before that memorable evening.
- C) She will never have performed on a public stage before that evening.
- D) She will never perform on a public stage.
Answer: D) She will never perform on a public stage. (The past perfect tense "had never performed" is changed to the simple future tense "will never perform" — the sentence is recast to describe a future intention or prediction and the auxiliary "will" is added with "never" retained to preserve the negative meaning while the past reference is removed.)
9. Past tense: "The engineers were designing a magnificent new bridge to connect the two cities." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) The engineers designed a magnificent new bridge to connect the two cities.
- B) The engineers had been designing a magnificent new bridge to connect the two cities.
- C) The engineers have designed a magnificent new bridge to connect the two cities.
- D) The engineers will be designing a magnificent new bridge to connect the two cities.
Answer: D) The engineers will be designing a magnificent new bridge to connect the two cities. (The past continuous tense "were designing" is changed to the future continuous tense "will be designing" — the sentence describes an action that will be in progress at a particular time in the future and the auxiliary "were" is replaced by "will be" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
10. Past tense: "She had been teaching at the same institution for over fifteen years before she retired." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was teaching at the same institution for over fifteen years before she retired.
- B) She has been teaching at the same institution for over fifteen years.
- C) She will have been teaching at the same institution for over fifteen years by the time she retires.
- D) She will be teaching at the same institution for over fifteen years before she retires.
Answer: C) She will have been teaching at the same institution for over fifteen years by the time she retires. (The past perfect continuous tense "had been teaching" is changed to the future perfect continuous tense "will have been teaching" — the sentence describes an action that will have been continuously in progress up to a certain future point and "before she retired" is appropriately changed to "by the time she retires" to reflect the future context.)
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