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ENGL 211 (QUIZ #1) Chapter 4 (Future Time) I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Next Wednesday, when there (be) ___________________ a symposium on tropical
diseases, Dr. Khan (deliver) _________________________________ a presentation on malaria and distributing pamphlets on the subject. 2. Waleed (intend) ___________________________ to go to bed immediately after he
(brush) ______________________________ his teeth and taken a shower. 3. A: How many sets of Supplementary Notes (give, Peter) _______________________
his students by the end of this course? B: He (give) ____________________________ them six sets of notes by that time. 4. I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I had better go to bed. Let me say
good-bye now because I won’t see you in the morning. I (leave, already) _________________________ by the time you (get) _______________________ up. 5. Ali’s meeting us for dinner tonight, but he (probably, be) __________________ a little
late. We’ll start eating at 7:30. If he arrives at 7:50, we (eat) _____________________ for about 20 minutes by the time he (join) _________________________ us. 6. A: What (Mona, do) __________________________________ at this exact time
tomorrow? B: Probably preparing dinner for her family.
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A: How long (she, do) ________________________________ that? B: She’ll have been cooking food in her kitchen for over half an hour.
/13 marks II. Multiple Choice Circle the answer that best completes each sentence below. 1. firm.
After Ibrahim ________ his degree, he plans to seek employment in an engineering A. will finish B. has finished
C. is going to finish D. will be finishing
2. By the time Abdullah leaves the bank today, he ________ over twenty thousand riyals into his savings account. A. will have deposited B. had been depositing 3.
C. will be deposited D. is depositing
“What time will your bus ________ tomorrow morning?” “At exactly 9:30, so I must be at the station no later than 9:15 am.” A. leaves B. be going to leave
4.
C. have been left D. be leaving
I stayed in the Taj Hotel for three nights the last time I ________ Mumbai, India. A. visited B. have visited
C. had visited D. am visiting
5. William has trouble keeping a job. By the time he was thirty, he ________ eight different jobs. A. already has B. was already having 6.
C. had already had D. had already been having
I ________ hard to help support my family ever since I was a child. A. worked B. work
C. am working D. have worked 2
7. Mona’s eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She ________ at the computer for five straight hours. Finally she took a break. A. is sitting B. has been sitting 8.
C. was sitting D. had been sitting
“Where is Peter going to be at 11:30 tomorrow morning?” “He ________.” A. B. C. D.
(emphasize place)
is in his office going to be marking papers is going in his office to be marking papers is going to be in his office marking papers is going to be marking papers in his office
9. Faisal ________ to go mountain climbing the next time he ________ Canada. A. is hoping . . . will visit B. hopes . . . visits
C. will hope . . . visits D. hopes . . . will have visited
10. Everyone is predicting that the Nasser team ________ the Hilal team next weekend. A. defeats B. will be defeated
C. is defeating D. is going to defeat
11. “Our Smart Board’s not working right now!” “Oh! In that case, I ________ the technician right away so he can fix it.” (no prior plan) A. call B. will call 12.
C. am going to call D. have called
“When is Miss Carter planning to retire?” “Soon, I think. She ________ here for a long time. She’ll probably retire either next year or the year after that.” A. worked B. had been working
C. has been working D. is working
13. By the end of next week, Sultan ________ advanced grammar for six weeks. He will be almost half way through the course. A. is studying B. will be studying
C. will have been studied D. will have been studying 3
14. The plane ticket to Australia I bought last month was very expensive. Until then, I ________ so much on an overseas flight. A. never spent C. was never spent B. had never spent D. had never been spending 15. I feel really worn out this afternoon! That’s why I ________ a nap for several hours as soon as I get home from work today. A. am taking B. will have taken
C. take D. took
16. By the time I ________ home last Thursday evening, my naughty cat had already pulled half the leaves off my tropical plants. A. get B. was getting 17.
C. got D. had gotten
A small rabbit ran across the path in front of me as I ________ through the woods. A. was walking B. had walked
C. am walking D. will be walking
18. When my aunt ________ at the airport tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be at work. Therefore, I can’t pick her up. A. will arrive B. will have arrived 19.
C. is going to be arriving D. arrives
By the time Mohammed graduated from medical school, he ________ for 20 years. A. had been studied B. will be studying
20.
C. has been studying D. had been studying
Nawaf’ll invite his cousins over for dinner the next time he ________ them. A. will see B. sees
C. has seen D. will have seen
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III. Error Analysis (Each sentence below contains 2 errors.)
1. As soon as I will put on my shoes, I will have run for half an hour in the park.
2. Kayed won’t plan to lend his cousin any money next week because he probably doesn’t
pay him back.
3. That patient will have been losing 15 kilograms by next December.
4. Is English still being an international language in 25 years?
5. Naif will already have been eaten and gone home by the time you will get here tomorrow.
6. By the time Faisal goes to bed tonight he will have finish all of his homework.
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__________________________________________ Peter Lambe ENGL 211 Quiz #1 (Fall 2014)
ANSWER KEY (Quiz #1) I.
Fill in the Blank
1. is, will be delivering/is going to be delivering* (*parallel structure) 2. intends/is intending, has brushed* (*parallel structure) 3. will Peter have given, will have given 4. will already have left/will have already have left, get 5. will probably be, will have been eating, joins 6. will Mona be doing/is Mona going to be doing, will she have been doing/is she going to have been doing
II.
Multiple Choice 1. B
(future time clause – verb takes present progressive)
2. A
(future perfect used with by the time clause)
3. D
(future progressive)
4. A
(simple past used in the last time clause)
5. C
(past perfect)
6. D
(present perfect)
7. D
(past perfect progressive)
8. C
(future progressive with be going to containing an adverbial of place)
9. B
(a present form of hope + simple present for future time clause)
10. D
(future prediction with be going to) 6
11. B
(future with will – willingness)
12. C
(present perfect progressive)
13. D
(future perfect progressive)
14. B
(past perfect)
15. A
(present progressive – expressing future plan)
16. C
(simple past – required inside a time clause beginning with by the time)
17. A
(past progressive – time clauses with as/while require a progressive verb)
18. D
(simple present – future time clause)
19. D
(past perfect progressive)
20. B
(simple present –future time clause with the next time)
III. Error Analysis 1. As soon as I put (or have put) on my shoes, I will run (or am going to run) for half an hour in the park. 2. Kayed doesn’t plan (or isn’t planning) to lend his cousin any money next week because he probably won’t pay him back. 3. That patient will have lost 15 kilograms by next December. (Delete been.) 4. Will English still be an international language in 25 years? 5. Naif will already have eaten (or will have already eaten) and gone home by the time you get here tomorrow. (Delete been and the second will.) 6. By the time Faisal goes to bed tonight, he will have finished all of his homework. (Add a comma after the time clause.)
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__________________________________________ Peter Lambe ENGL 211 Quiz #1 (Fall 2014)
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