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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Future Tense (Questions)

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Most stories you read are written in the past tense. Sometimes, we speak in the future tense by saying ‘I will help you’. This means I will do it, I’m not doing it now and I haven’t done it yet. We can also say, 'I will do it tomorrow' using the word 'tomorrow' as a time stamp.

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Which phrase suggests it is in the future tense?

[ ]	I am
[ ]	I will
[ ]	I have
[ ]	I did

Which phrase suggests it is in the future tense?

[ ]	I am going to
[ ]	I already have
[ ]	I am doing it
[ ]	I did it

Which word is not a time stamp?

[ ]	later
[ ]	tomorrow
[ ]	next week
[ ]	shoes

'I will wash my hair.' Which word tells us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I
[ ]	will
[ ]	wash
[ ]	my

'It is my birthday tomorrow.' Which word tells us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	it is
[ ]	my
[ ]	birthday
[ ]	tomorrow

'Next month it is Easter.' Which words tells us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	Next month
[ ]	it is
[ ]	Easter
[ ]	is Easter

'I am going to learn how to swim.' Which words tell us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I am
[ ]	going to
[ ]	learn
[ ]	to swim

'I will brush my teeth.' Which word tells us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	will
[ ]	brush
[ ]	my
[ ]	teeth

Which sentence is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I went for a jog.
[ ]	I am jogging.
[ ]	I jogged.
[ ]	I will go for a jog.

10.

Which sentence is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I am chopping that tree down.
[ ]	I will chop that tree down tomorrow.
[ ]	I have chopped that tree down.
[ ]	I have already chopped that tree down.

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Language - Future Tense (Answers)

Which phrase suggests it is in the future tense?

[ ]	I am
[x]	I will
[ ]	I have
[ ]	I did

Anytime you see or hear 'I will' it means it will happen in the future and hasn't happened yet.

Which phrase suggests it is in the future tense?

[x]	I am going to
[ ]	I already have
[ ]	I am doing it
[ ]	I did it

Anytime you see or hear 'going to' it means it hasn't happened yet.

Which word is not a time stamp?

[ ]	later
[ ]	tomorrow
[ ]	next week
[x]	shoes

The first three answers tell us a time in the future.

'I will wash my hair.' Which word tells us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I
[x]	will
[ ]	wash
[ ]	my

You don't always need to say when you are going to do something, you can just say 'will' and that places it in the future without the need of a time stamp.

'It is my birthday tomorrow.' Which word tells us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	it is
[ ]	my
[ ]	birthday
[x]	tomorrow

'It is' - is present tense but that changes because we wrote 'tomorrow' - a time stamp.

'Next month it is Easter.' Which words tells us this is written in the future tense?

[x]	Next month
[ ]	it is
[ ]	Easter
[ ]	is Easter

The time stamp for this one is 'next month.'

'I am going to learn how to swim.' Which words tell us this is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I am
[x]	going to
[ ]	learn
[ ]	to swim

If you are going to do something, then you haven't done it yet.

'I will brush my teeth.' Which word tells us this is written in the future tense?

[x]	will
[ ]	brush
[ ]	my
[ ]	teeth

You should brush your teeth every morning and night.

Which sentence is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I went for a jog.
[ ]	I am jogging.
[ ]	I jogged.
[x]	I will go for a jog.

Jogging is slower than running and many people jog to stay fit and healthy.

10.

Which sentence is written in the future tense?

[ ]	I am chopping that tree down.
[x]	I will chop that tree down tomorrow.
[ ]	I have chopped that tree down.
[ ]	I have already chopped that tree down.

When people chop down many trees it is called 'deforestation'.