Question

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate future tense forms.
You’ve got an appointment with Mr. Sharma? Wait a while. He ________ probably __________ at 5 o’clock.
A) Shall, arrive
B) Is, arriving
C) Is, going to arrive
D) Will, arrive

Answer 1

Hint: Verb tenses plays an important role in framing a sentence as it gives the complete idea about the sentence. Verb tenses come in three forms: Past, present and future tense. Future tense is used to express an action that will take place in the future. For example: I am going to eat pizza in Delhi.

Complete answer:
Option A) Shall, arrive – is an incorrect answer because ‘shall’ is used for the first person to form the future tense and this option does not fit well in the blanks. Thus, this option is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Is, arriving – is an incorrect answer because ‘is’ is used for the simple present tense and not for the future tense and ‘arriving’ is a gerund. Thus, this option does not fit well in the blank and this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Is, going to arrive – is an incorrect answer because ‘is’ is used for the simple present tense and not the future tense. However, arrive itself is the root form of the verb. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Will, arrive – is the correct answer because this option fits best in the blank. Will and arrive indicates the simple future tense. Thus, this is the correct answer.
You’ve got an appointment with Mr. Sharma? Wait a while. He will probably arrive at 5 o’clock. (Option D).

Note: Simple future tense talks about an action or situation that will begin and end in the future, here, the arrival of Mr. Sharma at 5 o'clock. The formula for the simple future tense is will + root form of verb.