Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1.

Put the following into the Future Simple tense; use the short form in negative sentences.

I never believe you. You don’t understand it. I don’t buy cheap things. He never cleans his own shoes. It doesn’t cost very much. I eat an orange every day.

He feels ill. I never have much money. It doesn’t hurt you. I know the answer now. (Tomorrow...) I never look as pretty as her. He doesn’t like it at all.

Exercise 2.

Change the following sentences into the «going to» form of future.

1. He will leave tomorrow.

2. Where will he stay?

3. John will wait for us there.

4. He will lend me the money.

5. We shall eat them all.

6. I’m afraid it will cost a lot of money.

7. Mr Thomson will sell his house.

8. I’ll sing it again this evening.

9. We’ll work harder next year.

10. He’ll speak to us about it.

11. I shall have three weeks’ holiday this year.

12. They will learn Spanish.

Exercise 3.	Rewrite the following sentences: a) in «shall/will» form, and b) in «going to» form. Use a future time expression if necessary.
e.g.	He has just finished it. He’ll finish it next week. He’s going to finish it next week.

1. My sister cleaned my room yesterday.

2. We’ve already climbed the mountain.

3. They came here last year, didn’t they?

4. It didn’t cost so much a week ago.

5. He cut you a bigger piece of cake last time.

6. They didn’t do any business with us in 1990.

7. He looked for you at the party last night.

8. I saw the queen three days ago.

9. Did we go out yesterday afternoon?

10. He stayed at home till six o’clock.

11. They haven’t paid me since March.

12. We didn’t have time to see them all.

Exercise 4.

Put questions to the following statements.

1. The car of the future will come in grey colour.

2. The top speed of the supercar will be five miles per hour.

3. Harold is going to pay for the card.

4. He will get a bottle of lemonade in the supermarket.

5. They are going to make a trip to the old castle.

Exercise 5.

Put «when» or «if» into each gap.

1. _____ I go home tonight, I’ll have a bath.

2. _____ there is a good programme on TV, I’ll watch it.

3. _____ there’s nothing in the fridge, we’ll eat out.

4. _____ I’ll pay you back the money _____ I get my next pay cheque.

5. We’ll go skiing next winter _____ we have enough money.

6. _____ it’s a nice day tomorrow, we’ll go swimming.

7. I’m coming to London tomorrow. I’ll phone you _____ I arrive.

8. We’re thinking of going to Spain for our holidays. _____ we decide to go, I’ll let you know.

Exercise 6.

Add the missing time conjunction (when, until, as soon as, before, after, while) in the following sentences.

1. I’ll come and see you ___ I have time.

2. We shall be ready ___ you are.

3. We shall go ___ he is ready.

4. You must wait ___ the light changes to green.

5. I’ll write to you ___ I leave England.

6. He will remain in the south ___ the cold weather lasts.

7. ___ I live, I shall always remember his face.

8. You will be able to play the piano ___ you like.

9. They will not climb the hill ___ the moon rises.

10. Don’t buy bananas ___ they become cheaper.

Exercise 7.

Put the verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

1. We shall go as soon as you (be) ready.

2. He will tell you when you (get) home.

3. We’ll go out when the rain (stop).

4. I’ll be ready before you (count) ten.

5. He’ll eat strawberries until he (look like) them.

6. Please sit here until my husband (come).

7. The house will stay empty till we (return).

8. As soon as you buy the book, I (borrow) it from you.

9. I’ll believe it when I (see) it.

10. She (not come) until you are ready.

Exercise 8.	Put «if, when» or «as soon as» into each box, and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
e.g.	If When As soon as	I ___ (see) Peter, I ___ (tell) him the news.
	When	I see Peter I’ll tell him the news.

Paul:	Buy, darling. Have a good trip.
Mary:	Thanks. I ___ (ring) you					I ___ (arrive) at the hotel.
Paul:	That’s lovely, but remember I’m going out.
Mary:	Well,		you ___ (be) out				I ___ (ring), I ___ (leave) a
	message on the answer phone so you know I’ve arrived safely.
Paul:	Great. What time do you expect you’ll be there?
Mary:		the plane ___ (arrive) on time, I ___ (be) at the hotel at about
	10.00. That’s 8.00 your time.
Paul:	All right. And remember. Give me a ring								you know the time
	of your flight back, and I ___ (pick) you up.
Mary:	Thanks, darling. Bye!

Exercise 9.

Supply a suitable tense for the verbs in brackets.

1. Don’t get off the bus till it (stop).

2. You will be amazed when you (see) the view.

3. Let’s go to a café when the concert (be) over.

4. I don’t know when I (find) a job.

5. I won’t play cards with you again till you (stop) cheating.

6. You won’t forget to lock up the house before you (go) out, will you?

7. I can’t express an opinion until I (know) the facts.

8. We must wait until the waiter (bring) the coffee.

9. I don’t think he (phone) before he arrives.

10. They haven’t said if he (be) there.

11. I (not move) from here until you get back.

12. You’ll know him when you (see) him.

Exercise 10.	Change the following sentences according to the pattern, using «may».
e.g.	John will see you tomorrow. John may see you tomorrow.

1. If she stays, she’ll get a job.

2. My sister must go to Manchester tomorrow.

3. He will be irritable, if you interrupt him.

4. I won’t allow you to use my pen.

5. If you go alone, you will lose your way.

6. They will never come again.

7. Ask Peter - he knows all about it.

8. Perhaps we’ll go to Spain for our holidays.

9. Perhaps I’ll get my cheque today.

10. Perhaps Joe and Ellie will pop in for a drink this evening.

11. Put the keys somewhere safe. Perhaps you’ll lose them.

12. Don’t buy that book for John. Perhaps he won’t like it.

Exercise 11.

Choose the correct verb form in the following sentences.

1. Don’t wait for me. I’ll be/I might be late. It depends on the traffic.

2. What are you doing tonight? – I don’t know. I am going/I might go out, or I’m staying/I might stay at home.

3. We have guests coming for Sunday lunch. I’m going to cook/I might cook roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. I’ve bought all the ingredients.

4. I’m going to buy George a pink shirt. – I wouldn’t if I were you. – Why not? – He isn’t going to like/ He might not like the colour pink.

5. Good-bye, darling! I’ll phone/I might phone as soon as I arrive. – Thanks.Bye!

6. Catherine wants to be a politician. Who knows? One day she’ll be/she might be Prime Minister!

Exercise 12.	Add the adverbs of place and time to the sentences below.
e.g.	soon/ there I’ll meet you there soon.

on Main Street/ now this morning/ at the library at 10 o’clock/ in front of the office tomorrow/ downtown to school/ early right now/ up the street there/ in a little while this summer/ in the mountains last year/ to the seashore at home/ every day

They live ___ ___ . I saw you ___ ___ . I’ll meet you ___ ___ . They have to go ___ ___ . Johny goes ___ ___ . Mr Jones is coming ___ ___ . We’ll see you ___ ___ . We are going camping ___ ___ . They went ___ ___ . She stays ___ ___ .

Exercise 13. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Он легко сдаст свой экзамен по английскому языку. 2. Ты будешь здесь завтра? 3. Когда ты собираешься закончить эту книгу? 4. Если они будут много работать, они легко сдадут экзамены. 5. Ты уже написал письмо? – Нет, но собираюсь. 6. Где мистер Миллер? – Вероятно, в гараже. 7. Ты мне поможешь сегодня вечером? – Нет, но я мог бы помочь завтра. 8. Если я поступлю в университет, я буду изучать историю.

UNIT 13

Grammar: Texts:

1. The Future Continuous Tense 2. The Future Perfect Tense 3. Modal Verbs can, could 1. «When the Tornado Hits» 2. «Hannah Jones Gazes into the Future of Futurology» 3. «To the Old Castle» Dialogue

Text One

«When the Tornado Hits»

A tornado is about to strike this family’s farm. It’s moving quickly towards them, but luckily they’ve already seen it coming. The mother has wrapped the baby in a blanket; the father has called all the children. The family is rushing into

Vocabulary: to wrap a blanket puppies storm cellar

to be safe to hide chicken barn

the storm cellar, where they’ll be safe under the ground.

When the tornado hits, they’ll be sitting in the storm cellar. They’ll be hiding in the safest part of the cellar. The mother will still be holding the baby, but the animals will probably be running around, making noise.

Each person will be listening to the sounds of the storm. They’ll all be thinking about the farm and asking themselves questions about it:

«What will the farm look like when we come out of the storm cellar?» «Will the house still be standing?» «Will the barn still be standing?» «Will all the animals be alive?» Will it be raining very hard?»