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1 Present and future tenses

Name No. Class: Date

1. Jim decided to call his long-term friend Sam who is now living in
Scotland. Complete their conversation with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
JIM Hi Sam! What a. (you / do)?
SAM I b. (have) breakfast at the moment.
JIM Aren’t you late for college?
SAM No way! I only c. (have) one class today and it d.
(start) at 10 a.m. The bus I usually catch e. (not leave) until 9.35 a.m.
I’ve got plenty of time.
JIM All right, then. I just wanted to know how you f. (do).
SAM I’m OK but I g. (begin) to feel a bit lonely here. I miss my home and friends.
Besides, I don’t really know many people, and things h. (get) boring.
JIM You?! Lonely? I don’t believe it. You’re such an outgoing person. How is that possible?
SAM I’ve been very busy lately… but tonight… tonight i. (be) different.
JIM What j. (you / mean)? What k. (you / do)?
SAM I’ve been invited by one of my neighbours to go to a festival.
JIM What l. (they / celebrate) there?
SAM It’s the Royal National Mòd, Scotland’s a Gaelic festival
that m. (bring) together a huge range
of traditions and includes music performances.
JIM That n. (sound) interesting. I’m sure
you o. (love) it. p.
(you / eat) there?
SAM I q. (hope) so. I would like to try
some typical food and we r. (plan) to spend some time on the street.
I’ve already checked the weather forecast and it s. (not rain). How
about you?
JIM Actually, I’m very excited today because, at 3 p.m., I t. (interview)
Christiane Amanpour for a college project. u. (you / know) her?
SAM The British-Iranian journalist and former war reporter? Hang on. Someone
v. (knock) on the door.

2. All the following sentences have incorrect verb tenses. Underline and correct them.
There may be two mistakes in the same sentence.
a. I’ve done a lot of revision, but I’m sure that when I sit down to do the exam, I’m forgetting
everything.
b. The plane is leaving in one hour. It’s impossible to get to the airport on time. What do you do?

c. “Is
Sarah ready yet?” “She will take her time, but she says she is ready soon.”

d. It’s
a wonderful day! The sun shines and we will go for a walk with our new friends.

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