WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Changing Present Tense into Future Tense
10 MCQs on Changing Present Tense into Future Tense
1. Present tense: "She writes a letter to her grandmother every Sunday morning." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was writing a letter to her grandmother every Sunday morning.
- B) She will write a letter to her grandmother every Sunday morning.
- C) She would be writing a letter to her grandmother every Sunday morning.
- D) She has written a letter to her grandmother every Sunday morning.
Answer: B) She will write a letter to her grandmother every Sunday morning. (The simple present tense "writes" 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.)
2. Present tense: "He is working on an important research paper for his university." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) He was working on an important research paper for his university.
- B) He has been working on an important research paper for his university.
- C) He will be working on an important research paper for his university.
- D) He had been working on an important research paper for his university.
Answer: C) He will be working on an important research paper for his university. (The present continuous tense "is 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 "is" is replaced by "will be" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
3. Present tense: "They have submitted all the necessary documents to the concerned authority." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) They had submitted all the necessary documents to the concerned authority.
- B) They will have submitted all the necessary documents to the concerned authority.
- C) They will submit all the necessary documents to the concerned authority.
- D) They are submitting all the necessary documents to the concerned authority.
Answer: B) They will have submitted all the necessary documents to the concerned authority. (The present perfect tense "have 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 "have" is replaced by "will have.")
4. Present tense: "She has been preparing for the competitive examination for the past six months." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was preparing for the competitive examination for the past six months.
- B) She will prepare for the competitive examination for the past six months.
- C) She had been preparing for the competitive examination for the past six months.
- D) She will have been preparing for the competitive examination for six months.
Answer: D) She will have been preparing for the competitive examination for six months. (The present perfect continuous tense "has 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 future point and the auxiliary "has been" is replaced by "will have been.")
5. Present tense: "The teacher explains the lesson clearly to all the students in the classroom." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) The teacher was explaining the lesson clearly to all the students in the classroom.
- B) The teacher has explained the lesson clearly to all the students in the classroom.
- C) The teacher will explain the lesson clearly to all the students in the classroom.
- D) The teacher had been explaining the lesson clearly to all the students in the classroom.
Answer: C) The teacher will explain the lesson clearly to all the students in the classroom. (The simple present tense "explains" 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. Present tense: "The students are rehearsing their parts for the annual day cultural performance." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) The students were rehearsing their parts for the annual day cultural performance.
- B) The students will be rehearsing their parts for the annual day cultural performance.
- C) The students have been rehearsing their parts for the annual day cultural performance.
- D) The students had rehearsed their parts for the annual day cultural performance.
Answer: B) The students will be rehearsing their parts for the annual day cultural performance. (The present continuous tense "are 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 "are" is replaced by "will be" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
7. Present tense: "He speaks three languages fluently and works as a professional interpreter." 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 interpreter.
- B) He has spoken three languages fluently and has worked as a professional interpreter.
- C) He will speak three languages fluently and will work as a professional interpreter.
- D) He had spoken three languages fluently and had worked as a professional interpreter.
Answer: C) He will speak three languages fluently and will work as a professional interpreter. (Both simple present tense verbs "speaks" and "works" 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. Present tense: "She has never travelled outside her home country before this year." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was never travelling outside her home country before this year.
- B) She had never travelled outside her home country before this year.
- C) She will never have travelled outside her home country before this year.
- D) She will never travel outside her home country.
Answer: D) She will never travel outside her home country. (The present perfect tense "has never travelled" is changed to the simple future tense "will never travel" — 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.)
9. Present tense: "The engineers are designing a new and innovative bridge across the river." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) The engineers were designing a new and innovative bridge across the river.
- B) The engineers had been designing a new and innovative bridge across the river.
- C) The engineers have designed a new and innovative bridge across the river.
- D) The engineers will be designing a new and innovative bridge across the river.
Answer: D) The engineers will be designing a new and innovative bridge across the river. (The present continuous tense "are 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 "are" is replaced by "will be" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
10. Present tense: "She has been teaching at this institution for the past ten years." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the future tense?
- A) She was teaching at this institution for the past ten years.
- B) She had been teaching at this institution for the past ten years.
- C) She will have been teaching at this institution for ten years.
- D) She will be teaching at this institution for the past ten years.
Answer: C) She will have been teaching at this institution for ten years. (The present perfect continuous tense "has 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 point in the future and the phrase "the past" is removed as it is no longer appropriate in a future context.)
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