FUTURE TENSES WITH KEY

FUTURE TENSES: WILL, BE GOING TO, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE CONTINUOUS OR FUTURE PERFECT.


1. Complete the sentences with the correct future tense.

  1. Hurry up! You _______________________________ (miss) your bus.
  2. Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock I ______________________________ (study) in the library.
  3. By the time Nicole finishes university, she _________________________ (learn) four languages.
  4. _________________________________ (you / work) this summer?
  5. I think she ________________________ (get) better marks this year.
  6. Tell me about my future. ____________________________ (I / ever meet) the love of my life?
  7. They _______________________________ (lie) on the beach at this time next year.
  8. Are you sure of that? Then I ________________________ (go) to the party, too.
  9. The concert _______________________ (start) at exactly 10 o’clock.
  10. See you at the station! I _____________________________ (wear) a red jacket.
  11. Don’t worry! I _____________________________ (not leave) without you.
  12. Speak lower! You ___________________________ (wake) the baby up.
  13. We certainly _____________________________ (not finish) the work by this time tomorrow.
  14. It’s definite. My friends and I _________________________ (travel) to Colombia next summer.
  15. Anne _______________________________ (invite) some of her friends for dinner after work.
  16. _____________________________ (she / remember) to call us this afternoon?
  17. What _________________________________ (you / do) at the weekend?
  18. Look! That driver __________________________ (crash) into the lorry.
  19. My brother _________________________ (not leave) by the time I get home, so I’ll be able to speak to him.
  20. I believe scientist ______________________ (find) a cure for AIDS in the near future.
  21. Gerry can’t come to the party on Saturday night because he _____________________ (work) then.
  22. Isn’t that a beautiful ring? I ____________________________ (buy) it.
  23. The film _______________________ (end) in half an hour.
  24. By the time you finish eating, I ____________________________ (wash) all the dishes.
  25. I’ve already seen the film so I ______________________ (go) to see it again.
  26. Don’t come after 9.00 because I _______________________ (leave) and nobody will be at home.
2. Fill in the text with the correct future tense.

Jeff’s family usually comes to stay with us for Christmas, but this Christmas we _______________________ (visit) them instead. They live on the coast of Queensland in South Australia. I can hardly wait – I ________________________ (have) a fantastic time there. School holidays _________________________ (start) on Friday and we _____________________________ (leave) the following morning. At this time next week, I ________________________ (swim) in the sea, and snorkelling with Jeff. He’s an expert snorkeller, and he _________________________ (practise) with me every day. On the last day of our visit, Jeff’s dad ________________________ (take) us to visit the Great Barrier Reef. I hope by then I ______________________ (improve) enough to snorkel at the reef and see the magnificent coloured corals and brightly coloured fish close up. The reef is 2,200 kilometres long and people say it’s an underwater wonderland. Next year I ________________________ (learn) scuba diving, because only serious divers can dive in the deeper waters on the outer edges of the reef.

3. Complete each sentence using the verb in brackets and the correct future tense.

1. Tennis practice starts at 10, and we plan to play for two hours. (finish)
By 12 o’clock, ______________________________________________________
2. There’s someone at the door. (open)
I _________________________________________________________________
3. Do you want to come to the disco with us? (come)
_____________ you ________________________________________________ ?
4. Look at that child! (fall down)
He _______________________________________________________________
5. Their plane lands at 7.30. Let’s get there earlier. (wait)
At 7 o’clock, we ______________________________________________________

KEY
FUTURE TENSES: WILL, BE GOING TO, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE CONTINUOUS OR FUTURE PERFECT. KEY

1. Complete the sentences with the correct future tense.

  1. Hurry up! You ___are going to miss_______________________ (miss) your bus.
  2. Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock I __will be studying________ (study) in the library.
  3. By the time Nicole finishes university, she __will have learnt / __ (learn) four languages.
  4. __Are you going to work____________________ (you / work) this summer?
  5. I think she ___will get__________ (get) better marks this year.
  6. Tell me about my future. __Will I ever meet____________ (I / ever / meet) the love of my life?
  7. They __will be lying_________________ (lie) on the beach at this time next week.
  8. Are you sure of that? Then I __will go /’ll go_________ (go) to the party, too.
  9. The concert __will start_____________ (start) at exactly 10 o’clock.
  10. See you at the station! I ___will be wearing___________ (wear) a red jacket.
  11. Don’t worry! I ___won’t leave____________ (not leave) without you.
  12. Speak lower! You ___are going to wake_____________ (wake) the baby up.
  13. We certainly ____won’t have finished___ (not finish) the work by this time tomorrow.
  14. It’s definite. My friends and I ___are travelling / are going to travel_______ (travel) to Colombia next summer.
  15. Anne __is going to invite / is inviting_______________ (invite) some of her friends for dinner after work.
  16. __Will she remember_________________ (she / remember) to call us this afternoon?
  17. What ___are you going to do / are you doing___________ (you / do) at the weekend?
  18. Look! That driver __is going to crash_______________ (crash) into the lorry.
  19. My brother __won’t have left________ (not leave) by the time I get home, so I’ll be able to speak to him.
  20. I believe scientists ___will find__________ (find) a cure for AIDS in the near future.
  21. Gerry can’t come to the party on Saturday night because he __will be working_____ (work) then.
  22. Isn’t that a beautiful ring? I __will buy / ‘ll buy___________ (buy) it.
  23. The film __will end_____________ (end) in half an hour.
  24. By the time you finish eating, I ___will have washed______________ (wash) all the dishes.
  25. I’ve already seen the film so I __am not going to see it again / won’t see_________ (not see) it again.
  26. Don’t come after 9.00 because I ___will have left________ (leave) and nobody will be at home.

2. Fill in the text with the correct future tense.

Jeff’s family usually comes to stay with us for Christmas, but this Christmas we __are going to visit_________________ 1 (visit) them instead. They live on the coast of Queensland in South Australia. I can hardly wait – I __will have________________ 2 (have) a fantastic time there. School holidays __will start_______________________ 3 (start) on Friday and we __are going to leave / are leaving________ 4 (leave) the following morning. At this time next week, I__will be swimming__________ 5 (swim) in the sea, and snorkelling with Jeff. He’s an expert snorkeller, and he __is going to practise_________ 6 (practise) with me every day. On the last day of our visit, Jeff’s dad __is going to take____________ 7 (take) us to visit the Great Barrier Reef. I hope by then I __will have improved_________ 8 (improve) enough to snorkel at the reef and see the magnificent coloured corals and brightly coloured fish close up. The reef is 2,200 kilometres long and people say it’s an underwater wonderland. Next year I __am going to learn______________ 9 (learn) scuba diving, because only serious divers can dive in deeper waters on the outer edges of the reef.

3. Complete each sentence using the verb in brackets and the correct future tense.

1. Tennis practice starts at 10 and we plan to play for two hours. (finish)
By 12 o’clock _will have finished tennis practice_______________________
2. There’s someone at the door. (open)
I ___will open it_________________________________________________
3. Do you want to come to the disco with us? (come)
_Are_____ you __going to come / coming____________________________?
4. Look at that child! (fall down)
He __is going to fall down_________________________________________
5. Their plane lands at 7.30.Let’s get there earlier. (wait)
At 7 o’clock, we ___will be waiting__________________________________


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