4. Correct errors where necessary.

1. The jumper was shrinking when I had washed it.

2. Mike got really exhausted in his first marathon because he didn't run such a long race before.

3. The light in the room showed that Mr Simpson had been waiting for me.

4. The Titanic had been travelling to New York when it hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic.

5. The footballer ran towards the goal when he fell over.

6. George said that he didn't decide yet which side to support.

7. I took the decision after I have spoken to him.

8. Bill was working at the same problem for two hours when Jack phoned him and asked if he solved it.

9. I knew that Nick had boarded with an American family since his arrival and he had been learning a great deal about American habits and customs.

10. I found out why my pen friend didn't get my letters. I've been sending them to the wrong address!

1.6. Ways of expressing future actions in english

A. The Future Simple Tense

FORMATION

The Future Simple (Indefinite) tense is formed with the help of the auxiliary shall/will and the Infinitive of the main verb without to.

Table 10

Affirmative			Negative			Interrogative
I	shall	work	I	shall not	work	shall	I	work?
you he she it	will		you he she it	will not		will	you he she it
we	shall		we	shall not		shall	we
you they	will		you they	will not		will	you they

Contractions

'11 = will (shall) shan't = shall not won't = will not

In modern English will is preferable with all persons. Any difference between shall and will disappears in everyday speech, where the contractions I'll and we'll are normally used.

USAGE

The Future Simple (Indefinite) denotes: