Read the following sentence and select its future tense form from the options given below:
Rachel and Rahul joined forces on a project and successfully completed it within a month.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Rachel and Rahul will join forces on a project and successfully complete it within a month.
Error concept: Incorrect tense usage in other options.
What is wrong: The original sentence is in past tense. To convert it to future tense, the auxiliary “will” must be used with the base form of the verbs. Other options either use present tense, present continuous, or modal verbs that do not indicate simple future.
Grammatical concept:
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Future tense is formed using “will + base verb” for simple future statements.
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Past tense verbs like “joined” and “completed” need to be changed to “will join” and “will complete.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using forms like “have joined,” “should join,” or “are joining” does not correctly express a simple future action.
How to correct: Replace past tense verbs with “will + base verb.”
Correct phrase/ correction: will join … will successfully complete
Final sentence: Rachel and Rahul will join forces on a project and successfully complete it within a month.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.