choose the correct alternative. He ........... fifteen next birthday.
1)have been 2)will be 3) would be 4)had been
Answers
The correct alternative for He ........... fifteen next birthday is the option 2) will be.
Will expresses the future tense and in this sentence they are talking about the next time, so future hence will is the correct optipon.
Will also talks about an event which is certain and is planned to happen in the ner future.
ANSWER:
He will be fifteen next birthday.
EXPLANATION:
The given sentence talks about the future tense as ‘next’ is used. It is certain that birthday will be once in a year and next year, the same day will be birthday again. So, out of all the options provided, ‘will be’ is the correct alternative to be used to satisfy the given sentence.
Simple future tense is a verb tense which indicates that things can happen in the future depending upon the certainty. One of the simple future tense is ‘will’ where things may happen if they are certain.