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Exercise 173. Complete the sentences using the correct phrases in italics.

Example: ‘We will move / are moving house tomorrow.’ ‘Really? I will help / am
helping you with the furniture.’
‘We are moving house tomorrow.’ ‘Really? I will help you with the
furniture.’
1) Jack isn’t free on Saturday. He will work / is working. 2) According to the weather
forecast it will snow / is snowing tomorrow. 3) I expect he will arrive / is arriving
tonight. 4) I am sure she will come / is coming tonight. 5) I can’t see you this evening. A
friend of mine will come / is coming. 6) Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt /isn’t
hurting you. 7) He says the plane will take off / is taking off in a minute. 8) The wind is
getting stronger. It will rain / is raining in the night. 9) I hope the company will leave /
is leaving in a few minutes. 10) Ann thinks that they will stay / are staying at a hotel. 11)
Oscar says he will do / is doing the washing-up after dinner. 12) Will you go / Are you
going to Australia next Christmas? 13) I’m a bit scared because I will see / am seeing
the dentist this afternoon. 14) I have to revise tonight because we will have / are having
an exam tomorrow. 15) I will remember / am remembering this day for the rest of my
life! 16) I’m sure you will pass / are passing your driving test. Don’t worry. 17) I know!
I will go / am going to China this summer. 18) What will you do / are you doing this
evening? 19) ‘John is a better player than Martin, isn’t he?’ ‘Oh, yes. He will win / is
winning the match tomorrow, I expect.’ 20) Next year, more than a million tourists will
visit / are visiting our local area.

Exercise 175. Complete the sentences using the correct present simple or future simple
form of the verbs in brackets. You may have to use some negative or interrogative
forms.
Example: I __________ (hope) he __________ (be) at the office tomorrow.
I hope he will be at the office tomorrow.
A 1) ‘If you make a mistake, they will find you. If they find you they will
catch you.’ ‘If they catch me, I shall confess.’ ‘If you confess they will put you into
prison. If you are lucky, they won’t catch you.’ 2) If you go to Rome, you’ll see the
Coliseum. If you visit London, probably you’ll see the Queen. If you stay with me you
won’t see anything, but I’ll be happy. 3) When he proposes to her, she’ll marry him. But
she won’t be happy when she marries him. 4) I shall visit you as soon as I feel better. 5)
We shall stay here as long as our money last. 6) They won’t send us a telegram unless
there is something urgent. 7) You’ll phone me before you go away, won’t you? 8) I’ll
come to London after they find some place for us to stay at. 9) We’ll work till it gets
absolutely dark. 10) Students won’t get financial rewards unless they get high grades.
11) What will you do when summer comes? 12) If he doesn`t come we’ll have a
problem. 13) I am sure you will like the music. 14) At this time tomorrow we will far
from here. 15) Don’t wait for me, I will probably be late. 16) I am afraid they will miss
you very much. 17) Where do we meet)? 18) You will find a lot of interesting things in
this journal. 19) How long it will take us to get to the airport? 20) There will be a lot of
traffic and cars will move very slowly, I suppose we will take a taxi.
B 1) If you see this film, we will discuss it later. 2) If she has a problem, I will
help her. 3) If we travel by car, we will save a lot of money. 4) If he doesn`t give her
flowers once a week she will be offended. 5) If they blame him, it will serve him right.
6) When the children come home for Christmas, the parents will be happy. 7) When the
summer season comes, there are a lot of tourists here. 8) When you go shopping, use
your credit card. 9) You feel better, after you take the pill. 10) We will buy their car after
father gets his salary. 11) I don`t try on this dress before I know how much it will be
cost. 12) I will wake you up as soon as I get up. 13) They make an announcement about
the plane as soon as it lands. 14) As soon as Tom fix the engine we continue our
journey. 15) As soon as he writes to me I will let you know. 16) We will lie in the sun
and swim in the warm sea unless the weather change for the worse. 17) She won`t
marry him unless he gives up his bad habits. 18) You won`t lose weight unless you eat
less. 19) We are having a good time while our holiday last. 20) I am keeping you
here, until you tell the truth.

Exercise 176. Complete the sentences using the correct conjunctions from the box.

if when before after while


till until as soon as as long as unless

Example: She’ll look after our children __________ we are at the theatre.
She’ll look after our children while we are at the theatre.
1) If he gets the money now, he will spend it all at once. 2) We’ll start when it
stops raining. 3) Unless it rains hard, we’ll find shelter somewhere. 4) I am sure you’ll
like the melody when you hear it. 5) If you drive so fast, I’ll get out of your car. 6)
Make sure you put the house in order when I come back. 7) We’re going to be late
unless we take a taxi. 8) The children will go to bed only after they have a glass of
milk) 9. The club will have to close till we can attract more members. 10) We’ll speak
about it before the lecture is over. 11) Don’t look at me while I speak; if you do it, I’ll
feel nervous. 12) If offer him the job, I’m sure he’ll take it. 13) You can interrupt me if
you feel like. 14) When he tries to pull my leg, I’ll understand it. 15) We’ll feel safe as
long as you stay with us. 16) As soon as the dinner is cooked, we’ll sit down and eat.
17) If her mother finds out the truth she’ll be angry. 18) Don’t forget to lock the door
until you go to bed. 19) They’ll arrive on time unless something unexpected happens.
20) I’ll never give up my job, until I find a better one.

Exercise 179. Complete the sentences using the future continuous form the verbs in
brackets. You may have to use some negative or interrogative forms.
Example: The children __________ (do) their homework tonight.
The children will be doing their homework tonight.
1) He won`t be waiting for us at 6 o’clock tomorrow. 2) I will be translating
this article, when my mother comes. 3) The conference will be taking place from 2 till
6 o’clock on Monday. 4) How long will you be staying at your parents? 5) At this time
tomorrow I will be taking my examination. 6) I won`t be working at the library from 3
till 4 o’clock tomorrow. 7) I will be going past the post office. 8) Will you be speaking
to Robert? 9) I won`t be using my car tonight. 10) We will be getting some concert
tickets. 11) When will you be visiting Ann again? 12) Will you be driving into town
today? 13) Will you be going out this morning? 14) I won`t be using my camera at the
weekend. 15) Will you be going away this summer? 16) This time next week I will
be starting at my new school. 17) What will you be doing in ten years’ time? 18) All
tomorrow afternoon I will be working on my history project. 19) In three years’ time I
will be going into the army. 20) This time tomorrow I will be catching the plane to
Brazil!

Exercise 180. Complete the sentences using the correct future continuous form of the
verbs to denote routines.
Example: Bill works from home. He usually reads customers’ reviews in the evening.
‘Let’s go out tonight, Bill.’ ‘Sorry, I can’t. I __________ customers’ reviews
as usual.’
‘Let’s go out tonight, Bill.’ ‘Sorry, I can’t. I will be reading customers’
reviews as usual.’
1) Tom always goes to his brother’s for Christmas. ‘When are you going to see
your brother, Tom?’ ‘I will be seeing with him on 23 December.’ 2) Tony and Bob
usually meet on Tuesday nights. ‘Tony, are you going to see Bob this Tuesday?’ ‘Sure. I
will be meeting with him at The Goat and Compass.’ 3) Dr Jones usually gives talks
every Tuesday. ‘Do you know if Dr Jones will be here next Tuesday?’ ‘Of course, he
will. He will be being in room 103 as usual.’ 4) George usually drives to Glasgow for
weekends. ‘When are you planning to go to Glasgow next time, George?’ ‘I will be
going on Friday evening.’ 5) Nick goes to the club every Friday. ‘Nick, when are you
going to the club, do you know?’ ‘I will be going next Friday.’ 6) Emma sees Nona
every day. ‘Emma, are you likely to see Nona in the near future?’ ‘I will be seeing
tomorrow.’ 7) Henry goes to France every summer. ‘Are you going to France again soon,
Henry?’ ‘I will be going in June.’ 8) Matthew plays badminton every weekend. ‘When
are you going to play badminton again, Matthew?’ ‘I will be going to play badminton
next Saturday.’ 9) Daniel has lunch in the canteen every day. ‘Daniel, when are you next
having lunch in the canteen?’ ‘I will be having lunch from 12.30 to 1 o’clock.’ 10) Tom
stays at work till late. ‘Tom, will you be staying late at the office again?’ ‘Yes, why?’ ‘I
want to know when to cook.’ 11) The committee meets every Friday. ‘When is the
committee going to meet?’ ‘The committee will be going at the usual time on Friday.’
12) Mr Kennedy is always at the court on Thursday. ‘When can we discuss our case, Mr
Smith?’ ‘I will be being Mr Kennedy at the court tomorrow so we can discuss your case
then.’ 13) The meeting is always held on Wednesdays. ‘When will you present my
project?’ ‘We will be having our weekly meeting tomorrow, so I’ll present your project
then.’ 14) Sue always watches the 10 o’clock cartoons. ‘Will Sue go to the park
tomorrow morning?’ ‘No, she will be watching TV. She never skips her favourite
cartoon programme.’ 15) Mr Lee always interview candidates in the morning. ‘Can I call
Mr Lee at 11 a.m. tomorrow?’ ‘No, he will be interviewing candidates tomorrow. He’s
an HR.’ 16) Trevor and Laura always clean their house on Sundays. ‘Will Trevor and
Laura join us for a barbeque tomorrow?’ ‘I doubt. It’s Sunday, so they will be cleaning
their house tomorrow.’ 17) Staff briefings are held every morning. ‘Shall I inform the
other people about our decision?’ ‘No, I will be informing them at the briefing
tomorrow morning and inform everyone myself.’ 18) John’s house in on Sam’s way
home from work. ‘Can you drop on Sam tomorrow?’ ‘Sure. I will be dropping on his
house because it’s on my way home from work.’ 19) Mr White visits the headquarters at
least three times a week. ‘Mr White, would you like me to arrange a meeting with Mr
Brown for you?’ ‘Don’t bother to fix a time, because I will be going to the office
anyway several times next week.’ 20) Mary goes jogging at the lunch time. ‘Why don’t
you come to see us during lunch?’ ‘Sorry, but I will be lunching in the park as usual.’

Exercise 182. Complete the sentences using the future continuous or future simple form
of the verbs in brackets. You may have to use some negative or interrogative forms.
Example: This time tomorrow I __________ (leave) Kyiv for Vienna.
This time tomorrow I’ll be leaving Kyiv for Vienna.
Do you think Sarah __________ (like) the present we bought her?
Do you think Sarah will like the present we bought her?
1) Sit down and fasten your seat belts. We will take off in a few minutes. 2) Do
you think will you be still working here in five years’ time? 3) I don’t think I will see
him tonight. 4) They will be reaching the top of the mountain at this time tomorrow. 5)
will they still discuss the problem at 11 o’clock? 6) You will hear about it in the 14
o’clock news. 7) I won`t work as a teacher next year. 8) They will have a party on
Sunday as usual. 9) They will laugh at you if you tell them this absurd story. 10) Will
you be waiting for Jane at the theatre at 7 o’clock? 11) Don’t ring him up at 11 o’clock
tomorrow. He will be working at that moment. 12) At this time tomorrow my brothers
won`t be playing football. 13) We will probably play football tomorrow. 14) I wonder
what will happen. 15) I am afraid it will be raining all day tomorrow. 16) When the
train comes my parents will wait for me at the station. 17) I will finish this book very
soon; I will be reading it all day tomorrow. 18) I must tell John that Nick will be
waiting for him at ten o’clock tomorrow. 19) He will be busy tomorrow. He will be
putting electric light in our country-house. 20) The south of the city won`t affect by the
power cuts.

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