FUTURE FORMS

Future Simple Be going to Present Continuous Present Simple

A decision made now at Plan, intention The arrangement has been or situations that often or
the moment of speaking. made some time before. regularly happen.

Underline the correct verb form.

1 I’m free tomorrow. (I’m not working . / I won’t work.)
2 I’ve decided to go into town. (I’ll buy / I’m going to buy ) some new clothes.
3 My sister can’t come with me. (She works / She’s working ) tomorrow morning.
4 Who can I ask to go with me? I know! (I’m going to phone / I’ll phone) Kate.
5 We can get the 8.30 bus. (We’ll be / We’re going to be) in town at 9.00.

Complete the sentences with the correct future form:

1. The train ____________________ (to arrive) at 12:30.

2. We ___________________ (to have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.
3. It ___________________(to snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.
4. On Friday at 8 o’clock I ___________________ (to meet) my friend.
5. Paul ___________________ (to fly) to London on Monday morning.
6. Wait! I ___________________ (to drive) you to the station.
7. The English lesson ___________________ (to start) at 8:45.
8. Are you still writing your essay? If you ___________________ (to finish) by 4pm, we can go for a walk.
9. I ___________________ (to see) my mother in April.
10. Look at the clouds – it ___________________ (to rain) in a few minutes.
11. You’re carrying too much. I ___________________ (to open) the door for you.
12. When I __________ (to see) you tomorrow, I ___________________ (show) you my new book.
13. After you ___________________ (to take) a nap, you ___________________ (to feel) a lot better
14. I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you __________ (to finish) your work.
15. I ___________________ (to buy) the cigarettes from the corner shop when it __________ (to open).
16. I ___________________ (to let) you know as soon as the builders ___________________ (to finish) decorating.
17. Before we ___________________ (to start) our lesson, we ___________________ (to have) a review.
18. I don’t think you ___________________ (to have) any problems when you land in Boston.
19. ___________________ (you / take) your children with you to France?
20. Now I ___________________ (to check) my answers.
21. They (spend) _________________ their holidays in the Bahamas next year
22. James! We (go) __________________ to the cinema! Would you like to com e with us?
23. When (you, make) ____________________the Christmas cake?
24. “When (you, go) _________________ to see Hamlet ?” - “I don’t really know. Perhaps I (go) _________________
sometimes next week.” - “Well, in that case, if you don’t mind, I (come) _________________ with you
25. “_________________ (you, work) in the garden this afternoon?” - “What ! You’re joking! It (be)
_________________ far too hot to do any work outside, I think I (stay) _________________ in the living room
and have forty winks.”
26. Tomorrow afternoon, Jill (spend) _________________ a couple of hours cleaning her flat.
27. Look. That driver is going the wrong way! He (cause) __________ an accident.