Question

Fill in the blank with the future tense form of the verb given in the brackets.
By next month, he ________ (sell) all his books.
a) will be selling
b) sell
c) will have sold
d) shall have been selling

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given us indicates ongoing action in the future. Thus, the answer should be in future continuous tense which indicates exactly that.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'will be selling', refers to future continuous tense. Therefore, option (a.) is correct.
Option (b.), ‘sell', refers to simple present tense. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as we need the answer to be in the future continuous tense.
Option (c.), ‘will have sold', refers to the future perfect tense. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need the answer to be in the future continuous tense.
Option (d.), ‘shall have been selling', refers to present perfect continuous tense. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we need the answer to be in the future continuous tense.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of tense. Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. There are three tenses- past, present, and future.