Temporals

A Circle the correct answers.

1 She will travel abroad when she is / will be older.
2 As soon as I reach / will reach the top of the hill, I’ll take a picture.
3 You can walk the dog when you finish / will finish eating dinner.
4 After you pay / will pay the bill, we can leave the restaurant.
5 Wait here until the bus comes / will come.
6 They will be exhausted by the time they finish / will finish running the marathon.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
comes (come) home from the university.
1 We will have a party when Katie ......................
2 I will stay on the beach until the sun ...................... (go) down.
3 They ...................... (pay) us the moment we finish the job.
4 You ...................... (not find) your MP4 player until you tidy your room.
5 Anne will lock the door after we ...................... (leave).
6 Participants ...................... (get) a cold drink once they finish the walk.
7 You can go out after you ...................... (wash) your hands.
8 My little sister ...................... (not go) to sleep until I read her a story.
9 By the time they ...................... (give) their permission, it will be too late.
10 Susan ...................... (answer) the e-mail when she has time.
11 Once I ...................... (see) the plans, I can decide what to do.
12 By the time Nathan becomes a doctor, he ...................... (be) 30 years old.
13 Stephanie won’t give up until she ...................... (succeed).
14 Liz will wait for us until we ...................... (arrive).

C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple, Future Simple, Modals or the Imperative.
will help (help) you as soon as I ......................
1 I ...................... finish (finish) my homework.
2 Dan ...................... (fly) first class when he ...................... (travel) to the Far East.
3 Please ...................... (take) the dog for a walk to the park when you ...................... (come back)
from school.
4 My aunt ...................... (not buy) a new car until her old one ...................... (break down).
5 You ...................... (should / read) the instructions before you ...................... (take) this medicine.
6 
...................... (call) me as soon as you ...................... (arrive) in Venice.

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Temporals – Answers
A 1 is 4 pay
2 reach 5 comes
3 finish 6 finish

B 1 comes 8 won’t go
2 goes 9 give
3 will pay 10 will answer
4 won’t find 11 see
5 leave 12 will be
6 will get 13 succeeds
7 wash 14 arrive

C 1 will help, finish

2 will fly, travels
3 take, come back
4 won’t buy, breaks down
5 should read, take
6 Call, arrive

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