1. Choose which words fit best.

a. Jack is / is going to be sixty-five next month so he retires / will be

retiring.

b. Look out, here comes the instructor! What will we say / are we going to
say about the broken monitor?

c. Marriages seldom last these days. Ashley and Jason are bound to
separate / are on the verge of separating.

d. Don’t be so impatient! I’m coming / I’ll come!

e. I must be back before suppertime so I’m leaving / I leave at the break.

f. What do you think you’ll be doing / you’ll do in five year’s time.

g. Step on it, shake a leg, or we’ll miss / we’ll have missed the beginning of
the movie!

h. Will you be working / Will you work all summer? I’ve been thinking about
spending my holiday in Vancouver.

i. It is so frustrating, isn’t it? By the time, they manage to do it, it’ll be / it will
have been too late!

j. Don’t phone after 10:00 in the evening. I’ll be / I’ll have been asleep.
2. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word highlighted in
capitals. Do not change the word in any way.

a. Brad and Jennifer’s wedding is next weekend. Married

Brad and Jennifer will get married next weekend.

b. What time is the bus for Whistler? Leave

What time will the bus for Whistler leave?

c. The instructor is bound to be here on time. Won’t

The instructor won’t be late.

d. What do you expect to do now? Going

What are you going to do now?

e. You’ll find me waiting on the other side of the baggage claim area. Be
I’ll be waiting on the other side of the baggage claim area.

f. Nobody really knows who is going to win the European Cup. What
What nobody knows is who will win the European Cup.

g. They are on the brink of making a vital breakthrough. About

They are about to make a vital breakthrough.

h. Amanda is pregnant again. Have

Amanda will have a baby.

i. Who will be your assistant on this mega-project? Working

Who will be working with you on this mega-project?

j. I’ll be home late! Until

I won’t be home until late.
3. Complete each sentence with a suitable word or words referring to
future time.

a. By this time next year, I will have found a dream job and will finally be
earning my own money.

b. Cheers for now. I  will be         in touch with you a bit later in the week.

c. Could you wait for me in the office until   I come          back? It shouldn’t be
more than fifteen minutes.

d. I won’t be long. I   will               just          go         to the ATM on Burrard.

e. No one can predict exactly what they   will do             next.

f. The info was only completed yesterday so it   won’t be        posted on the
website yet.

g. Are   you going to do something   tomorrow evening? I’ve booked a few

seats at the Sports Pub so that we can watch the match in good company.

h. I’ve forgotten the password! How   am I going to    get in now?

i. This time next year I   will be             working in Brazil.

j. We are on    the verge of        signing the mega-project deal.

4. Choose the most appropriate ending for each sentence.

a. Don’t get so worked up about the mistake you have made, nobody
1. will take notice.
2. is taking notice.
3. will be taking notice.

b. The flight from Hong Kong is bound to be late although

1. it arrives at 14:35.
2. it’s due at 14:35.
3. it’s arriving at 14:35.

c. You can try asking admin. for help but

1. it won’t do you any good.
2. it’s not doing you any good.
3. it will not be doing you any good.

d. It’s no use trying to get in touch with him, he

1. is leaving.
2. will have left.
3. will be leaving.

e. Can I have the results sent to me as soon as you

1. are hearing anything?
2. will have heard anything?
3. hear anything?

f. Everyone seems to believe that this time Italy

1. are going to win the UEFA Cup.
2. are winning the UEFA Cup.
3. win the cup.

g. According to the latest provincial government forecast, BC ferries fares

1. will be raised 15% next spring.
2. will have been raised 15% next spring.
3. is raised 15% next spring.
h. I really don’t feel like visiting my family this summer so
1. I’m not going.
2. I don’t go.
3. I won’t go.

i. Sure. You can use this computer, I

1. am not needing it at the moment.
2. am not going to need it.
3. won’t have been needing it.

j. Look, the unit exercises aren’t ready yet, but

1. they will have been ready in a few minutes.
2. they are going to be ready in a few minutes.
3. they will be ready in a few minutes.