The Future Perfect Tense

Exercise 219. Make the sentences interrogative and negative.

1. The plane will have landed at four.

2. They will have met her by that time tomorrow.

3. She will have been in this town for 2 years next June.

4. We will have learned new words by tomorrow.

5. You will have done your work by April.

Exercise 220. Open the brackets using the Future Perfect Tense:

1. In 2 years John (to finish) the Institute.

2. If you don’t hurry, the bank (to close) by the time we arrive.

3. By the end of the month we (to spend) all our money.

4. An hour from now I hope I (to do) all the exercises.

5. By the time I finish reading this 2 000-page book, I (to forget) it’s beginning.

Exercise 221. Turn the following sentences into the Future Perfect Tense.

Model: I had written my composition by 3 o'clock.

I shall have written my composition by 3 o'clock.

1. I had done my homework by 6 o'clock. 2. The students had read three English books by the end of the year. 3. They had built a new school by the first of September. 4. The teacher had looked through our exercise books by the end of the lesson. 5. We had discussed the report by 4 o'clock in the afternoon. 6. Had you translated the article before I returned? 7. The children had dinner by 5 o'clock. 8. My sister had written a letter to her friend when I came home.

Exercise 222. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Future Indefinite Tense or the Future Perfect Tense.

1. The teacher (to correct) our dictations at night. 2. The teacher (to correct) our dictations by the next lesson. 3. I (to do) the exercises in the afternoon. 4. I (to do) the exercises by 8 o'clock. 5. Victor (to receive) a telegram tomorrow. 6. Vic­tor (to receive) a telegram by tomorrow. 7. By this time next week you (to take) your examination. 8. You (to take) your examination next week. 9. The writer (to publish) his new book by the end of the year. 10. He (to publish) his new book next year.

The Sequence of Tenses

Exercise 223. Open the brackets using the sequence of tenses.

1. A doctor said he …… (come) next day.

2. My mother said she …… (study) English at school.

3. Friends say they …… (love) me.

4. A teacher said she …… (check) the students’ works.

5. A boy promised he …… (help) his friend on Sunday.

Exercise 224. Open the brackets using the sequence of tenses.

1. A girl says she …… (be) busy.

2. A woman said she …… (be) hungry.

3. John said he …… (love) Mary.

4. A doctor said he …… (operate) on the patient next week.

5. A scientist …… already …… (finish) his project when I entered the room.

Exercise 225. Complete following sentences using sequence of tenses.

1. You said you are/were tired.

2. Tom said he didn't/doesn't like Brian.

3. A teacher said he checked/had checked our testes.

4. My friend was sure he will/would come to the party on Friday.

5. Charlie said he is/was thinking of going to live in Canada.

Exercise 226. Translate into English:

1. Том сказав, що почувається погано.

2. Аня сказала, що купила нову машину.

3. Я думала, що він пішов.

4. Я впевнена, що їй подобається Джон.

5. Дівчинка сказала, що хоче поїхати в Київ наступного тижня.