Question

Fill in the blank with the correct tense form:

He works hard so that he ______ a millionaire.

• A. will become
• B. became
• C. had become
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A will become

Option A is correct. While tenses in the main clause and subordinate clause should be the same, the tense can change depending on timing of the actions. In the case of this option, the order of the actions make sense as the subject is working hard in the present so that a future action (will become) may occur.

Option B is incorrect. The subordinate clause gives the purpose of the action in the independent clause. "Became" is the past tense. It is not possible for the reason for the present action to occur before the action (works hard) even occurs. The present must come after the past.

Option C is incorrect for the same reason as B. The past - "had become a millionaire" - cannot happen before the present.