WORKSHEET

I.Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate verb forms.

1. The plane will arrive at 4.30 pm.

a) arrive
b) arrives
c) will arrive
d) has arrive
2. I will call you when I will come back.
a) will come
b) comes
c) come
d) had come
3. We are visiting the Smiths this evening.
a) visit
b) visits
c) are visiting
d) have visited
4. Look at the sky. It is going to rain rain.
a) is going to
b) will rain
c) would rain
d) was going to
5. The train arrives before we reach the station.
a) arrives
b) arrive
c) would arrive
d) will have arrived

II. Fill in the correct future tense - will future, going to, present simple, present continuous
or future perfect.

1. Hurry up! The train …will depart…(to depart) in 10 minutes.

2. John: Wow, it's freezing out there.
Jane: I (make) I’ll make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?
John: Coffee sounds great! But I (have) I’ll have dinner with some friends later, so I'd better skip
the pie.

3.The president…will visit……….(to visit) Africa tomorrow.

4. Susan: We (go) are going camping this weekend. Would you like to come along?
Sam: That sounds great, but I don't have a sleeping bag.
Susan: No problem. I (lend) I’ll lend you one. My family has tons of camping gear.
5. I…will see……(to see) the dentist on Friday at 5 o’clock.
6. Barbara: I (buy) I’m going to buy a new car this weekend, but I'm a little worried because I
don't really know much about cars. I'm afraid the salesman (try) will try to take advantage of me
when he sees how little I know.
Dave: I used to work for a mechanic in high school and I know a lot about cars. I (go) will go with
you to make sure you are not cheated.
7. Pam: Can you see my future in the crystal ball? What (happen) will happen next year?
Fortune Teller: You (meet) will meet a man from the East Coast, perhaps New York or maybe
Boston. You (marry) will marry that mystery man.

8. By Tuesday, the roofers ……will finish……………(finish) laying the tiles. 9

9. I promise I won’t tell (not tell) your secret to anyone.

10. You can touch the walls tomorrow. The paint ……will be dry…………..(dry) by then.
 THE FUTURE

1.We use will ( will+ short infinitive)to talk about the future:
● when we make spontaneous decisions
● to express offers, requests, hopes, threats. promises, opinions
2. We use (be) going to ( to be present+going to+ short infinitive) :
● talk about plans and intentions(an intention is a plan for the future that you have already
thought about.): We're going to buy a new car next month.
● predictions based on evidence: Look at those black clouds. I think it’s going to rain
3. We use Present Continuous (to be present+vbing) to talk about arrangements. (An
arrangement is is a plan for the future that you have already thought about and discussed with
someone else.):
I'm meeting my mother at the airport tomorrow.
My sister's going to the dentist tomorrow.
4. We use Present Simple (Ivb) to talk about schedules (and outside of our control): The plane
leaves at 5.
5. We use Future Perfect ( will+ have+III vb ) to talk about an action finished before a certain
moment in the future:
By the time you come home, I will have cleaned the house.

III.Check what you believe would happen to NY if such situation did happen.