Grammar Scan - Michael Swan David Baker 2008

2 present and future verbs
Upper Intermediate

1 A. stays

F. pulls

B. replies

G. catches

C. pushes

H. enjoys

D. completes

I. examines

E. hurries See 462.2.

2 A. Wrong. Should be sitting. See 562.2.

B. Right. Normally traveled in American English; see 562.6.

C. Wrong. Should be stopping. See 562.2.

D. Right.

E. Wrong. Should be hoping. See 562.3.

F. Wrong. Should be beating. See 562.4.

G. Right.

H. Wrong. Should be developing.

See 562.5.

3 A. says

B does See 462.3.

4 C and E. See 463.1 and 463.2.

5 Both are possible. If you thought A was wrong, see 463.1. If you thought В was wrong, see 464.2.

6 A. See 463.1.

7 All of them are possible. If you thought C was wrong, see 217.4.

8 All three are wrong. See 463.3 and 471.

9 A. See 463.5.

10 A. See 465.3.

11 It's wrong. Should be: How long have you known her? - I've known her since 1980. See 463.6 and 460.1.

12 C. See 217.2.

13 B. See 216.2.

14 They are all possible but we would normally use В and C (the simple present) here for 'timetabled' events in the future. See 463.4 and 215.1.

15 A. See 580.2.