SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 3

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. I will be twenty-five next Sunday.

• "I will be twenty-five next Sunday" is written in the future tense
• Since it refers to an upcoming event (the speaker's turning twenty-five next Sunday).
• "Will be" is used, which is a certain sign of the future tense.
• compared to other options:
  • "I have been twenty-five next Sunday":  is not right since "have been" refers to an activity that began in the past and is ongoing in the present, but it doesn't make sense when combined with "next Sunday" (a reference to a future date).
  • "I should be twenty-five next Sunday":  the word "should," which denotes a possibility, recommendation, or obligation but not a definite future action.
  • "I could be twenty-five next Sunday": uses "could," which indicates a possibility, but it’s not in the simple future tense and doesn't express certainty about a future event.