EXPRESSING FUTURE

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tense. In some cases there may be more than one
correct answer.

1. This bus is very slow. I think we ……………………………………………… (miss) the train.

2. You have failed four subjects. What ………………………………………………………… (you/tell) your parents

3. I’m not sure whether he ……………………………………………. (manage) to be here before dinner.

4. Look at the sun! It ………………………………………………….. hot today. (be)

5. What ………………………………………………….. (you/do) on Saturday evening?

6. We ……………………………………………………….. (meet) Sarah and David after the concert at Sacks.

7. A: I have no money left. B: Don’t worry, I ………………………………….. (buy) your drink.

8. When Sally ………………………………………. (finish) school she will be 18.

9. At this time next week, we ………………………………………………………. (fly) to London.

10. I expect by the year 2020 they ……………………………………………………….. (find) a cure for cancer.

11. Look at Tom. He’s really angry. He ………………………………………………. (talk) to the manager.

12. A: They’ve packed because they ………………………………………….. (drive) to Manchester tomorrow.

B: …………………………………………………………. (they/leave) in the early morning?

13. I promise I ………………………………………………….. (not speak) to you like that again.

14. What time ……………………………………………….. (your train /leave)?

15. …………………………………………………… (Tina/probably/help) us with the organization of the event.

16. Look out! The dog ……………………………………………………………. (bite) you!

17. I’ll phone you as soon as we …………………………………….. (have) some news.

18. We ………………………………………………… (have) a party on Friday. It will start at 8 pm.

19. I must do the shopping before the children …………………………………………………… (come) from school.

20. There …………………………………………………….. (not be) any newspapers tomorrow.

21. Watch the baby! She ……………………………………………… (fall off) the bed.

22. I’ve got three exams next week, so this weekend, while everybody is out having fun I
………………………………………… (study).

23. My parents ……………………………………………….. (stay) with us at the weekend. We’ve got tickets for
the opera on Saturday.

24. Put the fish in the fridge. The cat ………………………………………………….. (eat ) it.
25. We ……………………………………………… (go) to the seaside next weekend.

26. Richard will visit his parents before he …………………………………………. (leave) for Brussels.

27. I suppose ………………………………………………………… (there/be) a lot of people at the meeting.

28. What time ………………………………………………………. (the lessons/start) in your school?

29. Can I use your computer tomorrow morning or ……………………………………………….. (you/use) it?

30. How can we go to the airport? I know! I………………………………………………. (borrow) Sue’s car!

31. A: There’s someone at the door. B: OK, I ……………………………………………….. (answer) it.

32. I think the exam ………………………………………… (be) quite easy.

33. He has eaten too many cakes. He …………………………………………… (be) sick.

34. A: I’ve lost my keys! B: I …………………………………………….. (help) you look for them.

35. Unless medicine develops a lot, by the year 2150 we ………………………………………………… (die).

36. What do you think ………………………………………………………… (your mum/do) right now?

37. By the month of July our summer holidays ………………………………………………… (start) and we
………………………………………………………………… (relax) in the swimming pool or the beach.

38. I wonder what I ……………………………………………………… (do) this time next year.

39. I promise I ………………………………………………. (phone) you every day.

40. A: Oh dear, we have run out of milk. B: I ……………………………………… go to the shop and buy some.

41. If she continues with that diet, she ……………………………………………….. (lose) 10 kilos by the end of
the month and she ……………………………………………. (be) really weak.

42. A: There’s a very good film on TV this evening. B: I know, I ………………………………………. (watch) it.

43. Peter and Astrid ………………………………………… (get married) in June. They have already sent out the
invitations and booked a holiday in Barbados for their honeymoon.

44. George says that he will never forget Anne as long as he ……………………………………………… (live).

45. What …………………………………………….. (you/do) when you have finished school?

46. If the train is late I …………………………………………………… (miss) my appointment.

47. I’ve made up my mind, I ……………………………………………. (give up) smoking.

48. We …………………………………………… (have) some friends for lunch tomorrow evening. I have already
made the starter and the dessert .

49. Don’t call me until after 12.00. I …………………...…………. (attend) a meeting between 10.00 and
11.45.

50. Don’t touch that! You …………………………………………….. (hurt) yourself!