Future Simple vs.

Future Perfective
Unit 17

Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of the verb in brackets

1) Margaret: Do you think everything will be finished when I get back from the store? Jerry: Don't worry. By the time you get back, I (pick) up the living room and (finish) washing the dishes. Everything will be perfect when your parents arrive. Margaret: I hope so. They (arrive) around 6 o'clock.

2) Nick: I just have two more courses before I graduate from university. By this time next year, I (graduate) , and I will already be looking for a job. Stacey: Does that scare you? Are you worried about the future? Nick: Not really. I (go) to a career counselor and get some advice on how to find a good job. 3) He ____________ (write) this book for 3 months by the end of this week.

4) I promise I (not/smoke). 5) By 2005 we _________ (live) in London for 14 years. 6) Jane: I can't believe how late we are! By the time we get to the dinner, everyone (finish) eating. Jack: It's your own fault. You took way too long in the bathroom. Jane: I couldn't get my hair to look right. Jack: Who cares? By the time we get there, everyone (leave).

6) __________(finish, you) this project by the next week? 7) You should be careful what you spend or you (waste) your money by the time you really need it. 8) If you leave now, you (arrive) before it gets dark. 9) By 2005 we (live) in London for 14 years. 10) He __________ (write) a book by the end of the week.

11) When I am sixty, I'll (build) houses for thirty years. 12) Oh, that's cool. I think (go) to Germany to visit my grandparents. 13) A: How long have you been preparing your campaign, Derek? B: By the end of this month I (work) on it for a year. 14) Oh, I'm not sure. I (take, probably) at least a week. I (visit, also) my uncle who lives nearby.

15) The government has promised that it (tackle) the problem of immigration. 16) I wish you all good luck, Derek. And I hope that before your campaign ends, the public transport in our city (change) for the better. 17) _________ (you/answer) the phone, please?