Question

Change the following sentence into simple future:
At this time tomorrow, I will be leaving.
a. At this time tomorrow, I will leave.
b. At this time tomorrow, I will have left.
c. At this time tomorrow, I will have been leaving.
d. At this time tomorrow, I leave.

Answer 1

Hint: There is only one auxiliary verb used in simple future tense and that is, will. The use of another auxiliary verb, ‘have’ with ‘will’, indicates future perfect tense.

Complete Solution:
We should know that simple future tense adds the auxiliary verbs ‘will’ or ‘shall’ to the main verb. Now that we know what simple future tense is,
let us proceed to analyse the given options in order to change the given sentence:

> “At this time tomorrow, I will leave.” We observe that the simple future tense form of the verb, leave has been used in the sentence. Thus, we can say that the given sentence has been correctly changed to simple future tense. Hence, option ‘a’ is the correct answer.

> “At this time tomorrow, I will have left.” We observe that future perfect tense form of the verb has been used. Future perfect tense is used to indicate an activity that is scheduled to happen in future. Hence, option ‘b’ is not the correct answer.

> “At this time tomorrow, I will have been leaving.” We observe that future perfect continuous tense form of the verb, leave has been used. Future perfect continuous tense is used to indicate actions that will continue until a certain time in the future. Hence, option ‘c’ is not the correct answer.

> “At this time tomorrow, I leave.” We observe that it is an ungrammatical sentence as the present tense form of the verb, leave is being used with respect to the noun, tomorrow. Tomorrow is used to indicate the day after today and thus, requires future form the verb. Hence, option ‘d’ is not the correct answer.

Hence A is the right answer

Note: It is to be noted that simple future tense is a verb tense used to convey an activity that is expected to happen at a later period of time. Such questions require a familiarity with the various verb forms and their usage, to identify the correct answer.