Sunday, August 15, 2010

EngQuizzitive-18 (grammar) : Answers

Concluding series on Tenses : Future tense

Answers
  1. I will have completed my work by this time tommorow.
  2. I will/shall sing at the concert tomorrow. [the meaning would change]
  3. Would you like to have a cup of coffee? [for explanation check the post on modals]
  4. If I were the President of India,I would help alleviate the problem of poverty in India.[conditional clause : the verb with I is always were ;If+I=were]
  5. In the fall I will have been studying here for two years. [Future perfect continuous]

13 comments:

  1. Ma'am, could you please explain the difference in 'would have been' and 'will have been' in the last statement. Thanks!

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  2. hi ma'am its divya this time the quiz was ok. i happen to have forgotten all the basics of tenses i need to revise it. thanks for the quiz,made me realize what i have to study.

    adieu

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  3. Ma'am, how can the last statement sound well?? I didn't understand..

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  4. Dear Ma'am,
    Kindly explain the difference between 'would have been' and 'will have been'.
    Thanks!
    Kavitha.

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  5. dear mam
    could you plz explain the 1st and the 2nd question
    "will have completed... tomorrow" &
    "will/shall "

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  6. Ma'am

    Your quizzes have been helping me a lot, especially pointing out the areas that i have to concentrate upon.

    Thanks!
    Malavika

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  7. Ma'am,

    What will be the meaning of the 2nd sentence with 'will' and with 'shall'?

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  8. Dear M'am,

    Kindly explain the first and the last question

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  9. pls explain the first and last statement ma'am bhavana

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  10. Ma'am
    Can you please explain the first sentence.

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  11. Dear Ma'am
    Can you please explain the first sentence.

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  12. Dear Neha,

    A lot of you seem to have a query in this one.Since I'm using the future perfect continuous tense I will have to use a 'will' and not a 'would'.'Would' is used as a past of 'will'

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  13. rerequest :) 1st sentence plz mam...am not getting any clue

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