Grade 7 English Functional Grammar - Simple Present and Simple Future Tense

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards for Grade 7 Functional Grammar covering Simple Present Tense and Simple Future Tense rules, structures, time expressions, and usages.

Simple Present is used to talk about an action which happens on a __________ basis.

regular

We use the present tense to talk about something that is true in the __________.

present

In Simple Present Tense, the main verb form used with 3rd person singular subjects is __________.

V1+ s/es

The auxiliary verbs used for negative and interrogative sentences in Simple Present Tense are __________.

do / does

Present Simple Tense is used with adverbs of repeated time, such as in the example: 'She __________ makes her bed herself.'

always

Present Simple Tense is used to state universal truths, such as 'The moon orbits the __________.'

earth

Present Simple Tense can be used for timetables, as in the example: 'The train to Lahore departs at __________.'

10 pm

The affirmative sentence structure for Simple Future Tense is __________.

shall / will + V1

The negative sentence structure for Simple Future Tense is __________.

shall not/will not + V1

Simple Future Tense is used to make future assumptions using expressions like 'I think', 'probably', and __________.

perhaps

In Simple Future Tense, promises and intentions use verbs like in the example: 'I promise, I shall never let you __________.'

down

When making instant or spontaneous decisions, we use __________ + V1.

will

When talking about prior plans or decided things, we use __________ + V1.

be going to

Predictions without any signs use __________ + V1.

will

Predictions based on a present situation, sign, or evidence use __________ + V1.

be going to

In the example 'She is going to start a new job next Monday', the evidence of a prior plan is that 'She has already signed the __________.'

contract

In the example 'Look! Those boys are going to fight', the present evidence observed is 'They are clenching their __________.'

fists