Question

The given statement has some errors. From the given options, which is the correct way of writing the given sentence?
He left for America next week.
A) He is leaving for America next week.
B) He will leave for America next week.
C) He would have been leaving for America next week.
D) He was leaving for America next week.

Answer 1

Hint: Tenses tell us about the time at which the action takes place. There are 3 main tenses: past, present and future. In the given sentence there is an error in the use of tense. We are required to choose a sentence from the given options such that it is grammatically correct and conveys an appropriate meaning.

Complete answer:
Now let us analyze the given options:
A) Incorrect option -The time period mentioned in the sentence is ‘next week’ which is a future time. Whereas, ‘is leaving’ is given in the present continuous tense. Present continuous tells about something which is continuing to happen in the present time but the person in the sentence has to leave in the near future i.e. next week. Therefore, it is incorrect.
B) Correct option - The time period mentioned in the sentence is ‘next week’ which is a future time. ‘Will leave’ is also given in the simple future because ‘will+ base form of the verb’ form has been used. So the entire sentence is talking about an event that will take place in the future. Therefore, this option is correct.
C) Incorrect option- ‘Would have been’ is a finite clause with have as the verb. So based on its first word ‘would’ the tense of the clause will be past tense. Using past tense with future time ‘next week’ is grammatically incorrect. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
D) Incorrect option- ‘was’ again is a past form of the verb. Using past tense with future time ‘next week’ is grammatically incorrect. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: The form of the verb determines the tense of the verb. For e.g if we take the verb walk then it can take 12 forms which are as follows-

Present	Past	Future
simple- ‘walk’ , continuous - ‘walk+ing’, perfect - ‘has/have + walked(past participle form)’, perfect continuous - ‘has/have+been+walking’	Simple - ‘walked’, continuous - ‘ was +walking’, perfect - ‘had +walked(past participle form)’, perfect continuous - ‘ had+been+walking’	Simple - ‘will+walk’, continuous - ‘will+be+walking’, perfect - ‘will+have+walked’, perfect continuous - ‘will+have+been+walking’

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