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Tenses — Future tenses & Sequence of Tenses MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 14 Tenses — Future tenses & Sequence of Tenses questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, the selection committee ______ the candidates, as the interviews will run from 9 a.m. to noon.
Future continuous is used for an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. The cues are "At 10 a.m. tomorrow" and "the interviews will run from 9 a.m. to noon." Therefore, only "will be interviewing" shows that the committee will be engaged in the interviews at that time.
Q2Read the following statements and choose the correct answer. Apply the usual exam rule of backshift in indirect speech after a past reporting verb. Statement 1: He said that he will attend the interview the next day. Statement 2: He said that he would attend the interview the next day.
In ordinary indirect speech, a future form is backshifted after a past reporting verb: "will" becomes "would." The cue is the past reporting verb "said." Therefore, only Statement 2 is correct because it uses "would attend"; Statement 1 incorrectly keeps "will attend."
Q3Read the Assertion and Reason carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): In the sentence "If it rains tomorrow, the match will be postponed," the verb "rains" is correct. Reason (R): In a real future condition, the if-clause usually takes the simple present while the main clause takes the future form.
In a real future condition, the if-clause normally uses the simple present and the main clause uses a future form. The cues are "If it rains tomorrow" and "will be postponed." Therefore, A is true, R is true, and R correctly explains why "rains" is used.
Q4Select the tense that clearly shows the action will be completed before the supervisor's future arrival. By the time the supervisor arrives, the clerks ______ the attendance register.
The future perfect tense is used for an action that will be finished before a specified future point. The cue is 'By the time the supervisor arrives', which sets a future deadline. Since the register must be complete before that arrival, only 'will have completed' expresses the required meaning.
Q5Assertion (A): The sentence 'At 10 a.m. tomorrow, I will be attending the training session' correctly uses the future continuous tense. Reason (R): The future continuous tense is formed with 'will be + present participle' and can show an action in progress at a particular time in the future.
The future continuous tense is formed with 'will be + present participle' and is used for an action in progress at a specified future moment. The cue is 'At 10 a.m. tomorrow', which marks that future moment. The verb phrase 'will be attending' matches the form and meaning exactly, so both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. Therefore, option D is correct.
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6Choose the correct sentence for referring to a future action after a time clause.
7Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. By the time the clerk reaches the office tomorrow morning, the manager ______ the attendance register.
8Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer. List I: 1. I am meeting the manager at 11 a.m. tomorrow. 2. The train will have left by 6 p.m. 3. Look at those dark clouds; it is going to rain soon. 4. At this time tomorrow, we will be writing the test. List II: a. Future perfect showing completion before a future point b. Future continuous showing an action in progress at a future time c. Present continuous used for a fixed future arrangement d. 'Going to' future used for a prediction based on present evidence
9For a real future condition, which one of the following sentences is incorrect?
10Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option. By this time next week, the clerk ______ all pending applications.
11For the intended meaning "I promise to phone you after I reach the office", choose the grammatically correct sentence.
12Which one of the following reported-speech sentences is incorrect? Assume the reported future events are already past now.
13Read the following statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: In reported speech, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of a dependent noun clause generally shifts back. Statement 2: Universal truths, scientific facts and still-continuing habitual facts need not change merely because the reporting verb is in the past.
14Assertion (A): In the sentence 'She said that she would attend the meeting', 'would attend' is the correct reported form of direct speech: 'I will attend the meeting.' Reason (R): When direct speech in the future tense is reported after a past reporting verb, 'will' is usually changed to 'would'.