8.6. Practice file

Ex. I. Match sentences 1-6 with their uses a)-f).

1. I think they will investigate the issues of corporate reputation

next month. _B_

1. During the interview I am going to demonstrate business acumen. ___

2. The briefing session starts at noon tomorrow. ___

3. They will have closed these accounts by next month. ___

4. The photocopier is broken. – Ok, I will call maintenance. ___

5. This time next year I will have been working for this

multinational for twenty years! ___

1. timetables and schedule

2. action which may happen in the future

3. action which will be finished before a specific future time

4. duration of an action up to a particular time in the future

5. fixed arrangements in the near future

6. decision made at the moment of speaking

Ex. II. Underline the correct form in italics (Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous). The first one has been done for you.

1. By next month this company will have sued / will sue / will have been suing for payment by the other side of the contract for a year.

1. Tomorrow from 5 till 6 our supermarket will sell / will have sold / will be selling some loss leader products to attract many customers into the shop.

2. We will raise / will have raised $100 m by holding a fund-raising concerts by the end of the business year.

3. I hope I will have realized / will realize / will have been realizing my potential within the company.

4. By the end of this year, Rosa will have been learning / will learn / will be learning regularly for two years.

5. I expect my employer will develop / will have developed / will be developing an employee value proposition.

6. By the time you get to the office we will negotiate / will be negotiating / will have been negotiating the penalty clauses for an hour.

7. Unfortunately, I will not be finishing / won’t have finished / won’t be finishing this work by 6 tomorrow.

Ex. III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of future tenses, use the verb in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

1. The personnel manager … will be assessing … (ASSESS) the performance of the staff tomorrow at 2 p.m.

2. Next year I ………………… (HEAD UP) the R&D department for twenty years.

3. By the time you come, I ………………… (FULFILL) the plan.

4. We think the on-the-job training scheduled for next Monday …………………

(MAKE) us more proficient at the job.

5. Our department ………………… (RECALL) some of the motions by the end of the next month.

6. We ………………… (SHIP) your order by the end of the business day.

7. Richard ………………… (TAKE) the minutes at the conference tomorrow at noon.

8. My sibling ………………… (CONDUCT) his business for ten years by next March.

Ex. IV. Underline in the correct form of the verb describing a future action, using the present or future tense. The first one has been done for you.

1. I’ve got a problem, I know nothing about this World Trade Fair. – Don’t worry, I will look for / will have looked for / am going to look for necessary information on the Internet.

2. We will leave / are going to leave / will have left in a month’s time.

3. Please don’t hang up. I am dialing / will dial / dial the number again.

4. Many companies should stretch the budget until the crisis is / will be / is being over.

5. We will not be investing / don’t invest / are not going to invest into this country – there are too many trade restrictions.

6. Is it good time to talk? – Oh, no. I’m driving, but I pull over / am pulling over / will pull over, a moment please.

7. If this is / will be / will be the last remark, I will move on / will have moved on / am moving on to the next issue.

8. I’ve got a problem. I don’t have any idea how to describe the financial standing of our company. – Don’t worry. I will have explained / explain / will explain it to you.

9. We won’t make any concessions unless they perform / will be going to / will perform the obligations.

10. We have made preliminary arrangements. Tomorrow we will close / are closing / close the contract for sure.

Ex. VI. Cross the extra word out. The first one has been done for you.

1. Maybe things will have change in the future.

2. We will have been done this market research by next month.

3. If you will have any questions, do give us a ring.

4. Our brother will live with us until he will finds a flat of his own.

5. Unless you will cut the costs, we won’t renew the contract.

*Ex. VII. Correct the mistakes if there are any. A model is provided.

Model: By next month, I will be getting a promotion.

… By next month, I will have got a promotion. …

1. Don’t worry! I’ll help you with this.

…………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Would you wait a moment please! My PA will be ushering you to the boardroom.

…………………………………………………...………………………………

3. I hope Professor Smith will have accepted the chairmanship of the humanities department.

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4. You won’t feel comfortable until you have settled an argument.

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5. They have been negotiating all day.

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