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2. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the future simple.
1. A: I'm going to the gym tonight.
B: Well, while you ...are... (be) there, I.................................................(do) the
shopping.
2. A: ....................................(you/call) me when you ……………...............(get)
home?
B: Yes, of course.
3. A: As soon as John .............................(come) in, tell him to come to my
office.
B: Certainly, sir.
4. A: I'm exhausted.
B: Me too. I wonder if David.......................................................(come) to
help tonight.
5. A: Are you going to visit Aunt Mabel this afternoon?
B: Yes, I.......................................(visit) her before
I ..........................................(do) the shopping.
6. A: Is George going to eat dinner with us?
B: No, by the time he....................................(get) home
it.......................................(be) very late.
7. A: When .................................(you/pay) the rent?
B: When I...........................(get) my pay cheque.
8. A: What are your plans for the future?
B: I want to go to university after I ...........................................(finish)
school.
9. A: If you ....................................(pay) for dinner, I
.........................................(pay) for the theatre.
B: Okay, that's a good idea.
10. A: Can you give this message to Mike, please?
B: Well, I'll try, but I doubt if I ...................................................(see) him
today.
3. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple, the present simple or
the present continuous.
1. A: I ...am seeing... (see) Roger at seven o'clock tonight.
B: Really? I thought he was out of town.
2. A: .........................................................(you/do) anything on Friday
morning?
B: No, I'm free.
3. A: I .............................................(go) to the cinema. There's a new film on.
Do you want to come with me?
B: What time.................................(the film/start)?
4. A: Helen ...................................(have) a party the day after
tomorrow...........................(you/go)?
B: As a matter of fact, I haven't been invited.
5. A: The new exhibition ................................(open) on April 3rd
and...............................(finish) on May 31st.
B: I know. I ...............................................................(go) on the first day.
6. A: Aunt Maggie.........................(come) to visit us tomorrow.
B: I know. What time........................(she/arrive)?
7. A: Excuse me, what time....................................... (the train/leave)?
B: At half past three, madam.
8. A: Michael Jackson..................................(give) a concert at the Olympic
Stadium next week.
B: I know. I .........................(want) to get a ticket.
9. A: I'm really thirsty.
B: I..............................(get) you a glass of water.
10. A: Are you looking forward to your party?
B: Yes. I hope everyone....................... (enjoy) it.
11. A: How old is your sister?
B: She.............................(be) twelve next month.
12 A: What are you doing tonight?
B: I .............................................(probably/watch) TV after dinner.
6. Complete the news report about the village of Brickfield. Use will or be
going to. Sometimes either is possible.
We have learned this week that the local council has plans for Westside
Park in Brickfield. The council
….is going to sell......(sell) the land to a builder, Forbes and Son. The plans
are all ready. ‘(1).......................................................(we / build) fifty houses,'
said Mr Forbes. 'In two years' time everything
(2)........................................................(be) finished. I'm sure people
(3)...................................................(like) the houses. Most of them
(4).......................................... (be) for young families. And we intend to take
care of the environment. (5)..................................................(we / not/ cut)
down all the trees, only a few of them.' But people living near the park are
angry. This is a terrible idea. We're all against it,' said Mrs Mary Brent.
'6)...................................................(we / have) a protest march on Saturday. I
expect everyone in Brickfield (7)...................................................(be) there.
We've reached our decision. (8)...................................................(we / stop) this
plan.'
7. Fill in the future simple, the present simple or the present perfect.
A My car is being repaired and I don't know when it 1) ...will be... (be) ready. I
doubt whether I
2) ............................................ (be able to) collect it before the weekend. I
wonder if John 3) ......................(give)
me a lift to the party on Saturday. I'll ask him when he 4)......................
(come) home.
B I was calling to ask if you'd like to go out after we 1)................................
(finish) work tomorrow or if you
2)................................(want) to watch a video instead. Call me back as soon
as you 3)........................(get) in.
I'll wait until I 4) .................................(hear) from you.
C I will leave the hotel early in case there 1) .................. (be) a lot of traffic. I
don't know how long the journey
2)....................(take) or what time the plane 3) ......................................
(land), but I 4) .................................
(call) you as soon as I 5) ...............................................(arrive) at the
airport. Then, I will wait until you
6) ........................................(come) to collect me.
D Paula is drinking tea as she is waiting for Charles. She wonders if he
1) .............................(be) late as usual.
She will wait until the clock 2) .........................(strike) five and then she will
call him in case he
3)......................................(forget).
8. Mark and Sarah are continuing the conversation. Put in the verbs. Use
will or the Present Simple.
Sarah: If …you take.... (you /take) a train, …it'll be...... (jt/ be) much more
comfortable.
If (1).............................................(you / need) a car, you can hire one
when
(2).............................................(you / get) to Glasgow.
Mark: If (3).............................................(I / hire) a car,
(4).............................................(it/be) too complicated. I'd
rather take my own.
Sarah: It's too dangerous. You might fall asleep on the motorway.
Mark: I won't fall asleep. I can play loud music. Anyway,
(5).............................................(I / get) there much
quicker when (6).............................................(there / be) no traffic on
the road. As soon as
(7).............................................(I / arrive),
(8).............................................(I / ring) you, I promise.
Sarah: (9).............................................(I / be) worried until
(10)............................................. (I / hear) from you. But
don't ring before (11).............................................(I / be) awake in
the morning.
Mark: (12).............................................(I / lie) down for a couple of hours
before
(13).............................................(I/go).
Sarah: Good idea. (14).............................................(you / be) exhausted
tomorrow if
(15).............................................(you / not / get) some sleep this
evening.
10. You want to ask a friend to do something for you or to let you do
something. Find out if it is convenient
for your friend. Use the verbs in brackets.
You want to have a look at your friend's magazine tonight, (read)
.....Will you be reading your magazine tonight?............
1 You want your friend to take your library book back today, (go to)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2 You want your friend to send your best wishes to Vicky soon, (write to)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3 You want to use your friend's calculator this afternoon, (use)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4 You want your friend to give a photo to Daniel tomorrow, (see)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5 You want your friend to give you a lift to the festival, (drive)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6 You want your friend to give a message to her sister soon, (phone)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple or the future
continuous.
Kevin: Shall we go to the beach tomorrow?
Ruth: Well, I'm working in the morning, but I 1) ..I'II phone... (phone) you
when I finish.
Kevin: Shall we ask Ben and Linda to come with us?
Ruth: Yes. I 2)..............................(see) Linda at work in the morning, so I
3) .............................(ask) her then.
Kevin: If they want to come I 4) ................................... (pick) you up from
work and we can all go together.
Ruth: Great! Just think, we 5)..................................... (swim) in the sea this
time tomorrow! I can't wait!
12. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
1. A: Are you looking forward to your holiday?
B: Oh, yes! This time next week I ...will/'ll be lying...(lie) on the beach.
2. A: We're having a party on Saturday.
B: Oh, good. I .........................................(make) a cake to bring along.
3. A: Have you finished that report yet?
B: Yes. I......................(give) it to you in a minute.
4. A: Why are you buying all those vegetables?
B: Because I...............................................(make) vegetable soup.
5. A: This writing is too small for me to read.
B: Give it to me and I ...................(read) it to you,
6. A: I.......................(stay) at Claire's house tonight,
B: Alright. I won't expect you home, then.
7. A: Would you like to join me for lunch today?
B: Yes, please. I...............................(meet) you at half past one.
8. A: .......................................(you/help) me with the shopping tomorrow?
B: Of course.
9. A: Are you excited about your trip?
B: Yes. This time tomorrow I...........................(sit) on the plane.
10. A: I can't hear the television very well.
B: I .......................................(turn up) the volume.
13. Paul wants to be an artist. He's reading about a famous artist called
Winston Plummer.
Winston Plummer was a great artist, who had a wonderful career. He won
lots of prizes before he was twenty. By the age of twenty-five he had had his
own exhibition. He was the subject of a TV documentary by the time he was
thirty. By the age of thirty-five he had become world-famous. He made millions
of pounds from his pictures before he was forty.
Paul is daydreaming about his own future career. What is he thinking?
I hope …..I’ll have won lots of prizes.......before I'm twenty.
1 Perhaps.................................................................my own exhibition by
the age of twenty-five.
2 I wonder if............................................................................................... by
the time I'm thirty.
3 Maybe................................................................................................. by
the age of thirty-five.
4 I hope ............................................................................by the age of forty.
14. How good is your maths? Can you work out the answers?
It's quarter to six. Melanie is putting something in the oven.
It needs to be in the oven for an hour and a half. When will it have
cooked?
It will have cooked at quarter past seven.
1 It's seven o'clock in the evening, and Andrew is starting to write an essay.
He writes one page every
fifteen minutes. He plans to finish the essay at midnight. How many pages
will he have written?
He will have written.............................................pages.
2 It's Monday morning, and Sarah is travelling to work. It's twenty miles from
her home to the office.
How far will she have travelled to and from work by the time she gets home
on Friday?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4 Matthew is doing press-ups - one every two seconds. How many will he have
done after five minutes?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect or the future perfect
continuous.
1 By 3 o'clock, she ...will have been studying... (study) for six hours.
2 By the end of next month,
Sam ..................................................................................(finish) the project.
3 He ............................................................(not/start) painting the kitchen
before Tuesday.
4 By the time she arrives in Paris, she ...........................................................
(travel) for four hours.
5 I hope I ............................................................(buy) my own house by the
time I'm thirty-five.
6 By Saturday, Lisa.................................................................................(diet)
for two weeks.
7 Hopefully, they..............................................(learn) everything by the time
they sit the exam.
8 By 4 o'clock, I ...................................................(sit) in the hairdresser's for
three hours.
9 By Christmas, I..............................................(work) for this company for
eighteen months.
10 By next weekend, Brian .............................................................................
(move) house.
11 Hopefully, the builders .............................................(finish) building the
house by next month.
12 By Tuesday, Alan ..................................................................................
(sail) for twelve days.
13 By tomorrow morning, she...........................................................(sleep) for
twelve hours.
16. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous or the future
perfect.
1. A: I can't come shopping on Saturday morning because I ...will/'ll be
working... (work).
B: That's a pity.
2. A: Don't phone me later than midnight
because .......................................................(sleep) then.
B: Shall I give you a call at about 10:30, then?
3. A: Come to my house at six o'clock.
B: .................................................(you/finish) your homework by then?
4. A: Have you made the preparations for the party?
B: Not yet, but I ..........................................(finish) them by this evening.
5. A: ..............................................................(you/go) to James' party on
Saturday night?
B: Yes.
A: Would you mind giving me a lift?
6. A: There's a meeting tomorrow at 4 o'clock.
B: I can't go if it is that late. I...........................................................(leave)
by then.
Future Tenses Review
19. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
Dear Victoria,
The holidays are coming and I've made lots of ] plans. This time next week,
I (1) ...’ll be buying... (buy) Christmas presents for my family and friends. I
(2) .......................... (get) everything in one day, so
that I can enjoy myself for the rest of the holidays. I'm staying at home with my
family on Christmas
Day, but two days later I (3).......................................(leave) for Austria. Becky
and I (4)..............................
..................(spend) a week there skiing. I'm sure we
(5).........................................(have) a wonderful time.
When I come back from Austria, I
(6)..................................................................................(probably/have)
a party, because it's my birthday on January 5th. I (7)......................................
(be) nineteen! I hope you
(8).......................................(come).
Well, I must go now. I'm going to help my mother with the housework. See
you soon!
Love, Penny.
20. Study the following situations, then make sentences using the correct
future tense, as in the example.
1 Your sister says that she is feeling cold. The window is open. You offer to
close it.
.../'// close the window.............................................
2 You have been invited to a party next weekend, but you can't go. You phone
your friend to tell him.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3 You get up in the morning and look out of the window. You see big black
clouds in the sky. You tell your brother about the weather.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5 Your friends want you to go away with them next weekend. You have
already planned to spend the weekend with your parents. Tell your friends.
.........................................................................................................................
21. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
1 My grandmother is very old. She ...will be... (be) ninety next month.
2 I'm afraid I...........................................................................(fail) my exams
this year.
3 This time next week, they ....................................................................(lie)
on a sandy beach.
4 The team.......................................................................(leave) the office by
9 o'clock tomorrow.
5 By 10 o'clock, Sue ........................................................................... (drive)
for twelve hours.
6 Jenny..............................................................(see) Paul at work, so she can
give him the letter.
7 The film .............................................................................(start) by the
time they get to the cinema.
8 Tom expects he.....................................................................................(get)
a pay rise soon.
9 By 6 o'clock, the
secretary......................................................................................(type) for
three hours.
10 I hope I .....................................................................(buy) my own car by
the time I'm thirty.
11 By next week, they ................................................................................
(live) in this town for two years.
12 I .........................................................................(help) you carry your
shopping.
13 Martin.......................................................................(do) the work by
Sunday evening.
14 Mother .....................................................(go) to the supermarket tonight.
She has already made her
shopping list.
15 The play .......................................................................(start) at 6 o'clock.
26. Complete the live news report. Put in will and the simple, continuous
or perfect form of the verb.
The Quiz Marathon .......will begin......(begin) in five minutes.
(1)................................................(it / be) a big test for the World Quiz
Champion, Claude Jennings, (2).............................................. (who / answer)
questions from a group of quiz writers. Claude (3)..............................................
(answer) their questions for a very long time. In fact,
(4).......................................................(he / still / give) answers when the rest
of us are in bed tonight. Claude hopes that after 24 hours
(5)..............................................(he / reply) to about seventeen thousand
questions. No meal breaks are planned, so
(6)...........................................................(he / not / eat) anything. If all goes
well, his name
(7)...........................................(be) in the next Guinness Book of Records.
Claude has also got a number of sponsors, and by tomorrow
(8)......................................................(he / earn) at least £10,000 for charity.
Well,
(9)................................................(we / return) this afternoon for news of how
Claude is getting on. We think that by then (10)...........................................
(he / get) some way past the five thousandth question.
27. Complete the conversation. In each sentence choose the best form of
the verb to express the future. Usually more than one answer is possible.
Mark: Hello, Claire. Sarah tells me ……you’re going......(you / go) to New York.
Claire: Yes, (1).............................................(I / spend) a couple of days there
next week
(2).............................................(I / look) round the shops.
Mark: (3).............................................(that / be) exciting.
Claire: Exhausting, you mean. I think (4).............................................(I / be)
pretty tired when I get back.
Mark: (5).............................................(you / stay) with friends?
Claire: No, (6).............................................(I / stay) at a hotel near Central
Park. But (7)..............................................
(I / see) my friends. (8)............................................. (I / go) to their
apartment for a meal one evening. And
It isn't definite yet, but (9).............................................(we / see) a
show.
Mark: And when (10).............................................(you / leave)?
Claire: My flight (11).............................................(be) on Tuesday morning.
Mark: OK, (12).............................................(I / see) you when you get back
then.