The future perfect tense

81. Open the brackets using the verbs in the appropriate Future tenses.

Learn your horoscope for the coming week!

A RIES: You (work 1) really hard for the first four days of the week. The situation (change 2) by Friday. On this day you (have 3) some pleasant surprise. By the weekend you (save 4) enough money for a nice relaxing evening in the restaurant with your family.

TAURUS: Your mind (be 5) on entertainment rather than work. All the week through you (have 6) fun. But be careful, otherwise you (spend 7) all your money by the weekend.

GEMINI: This week (change 8) your life. A long-lost friend (call 9) you this Wednesday.

CANCER: Don’t plan anything serious: you (laze about 10) all the week. Even if you decide to do something, all your attempts (fail 11). Relax! You (have 12) enough problems to solve later.

LEO: By Thursday you (find 13) the way out of the situation which has troubled you for such a long time. You (be 14) generously rewarded for all your efforts.

VIRGO: You (not have 15) much time for yourself. You (help 16) your family to solve some urgent problems all the week.

LIBRA: One of these days you at last (meet 17) your soulmate. You (need 18) your intuition in order not to miss your chance.

SCORPIO: All the week you (generate 19) new ideas like a computer. By Friday you (work 20) out an original plan which (help 21) you to reorganize the working process in your office.

SAGITTARIUS: This week (bring 22) you some unpleasant surprises. People (bother 23) you with their problems all the time. Don’t lose your temper, otherwise you (get 24) into trouble on Friday.

CAPRICORN: By Wednesday you finally (get 25) rid of the relationship you are fed up with. You (make 26) some really interesting acquaintances at the end of the week.

AQUARIUS: By Tuesday you (make 27) some important decisions which (influence 28) all your future life.

PISCES: If you try hard enough, you (finish 29) all the week’s work by Thursday, and you (have 30) a nice weekend with your family and friends.

General review: perfect tenses

82. Find five mistakes in each of the jokes below.

1. A young midshipman (курсант военно-морского училища) report to the captain for duty. The captain sized up the young man and said, “Well, young one, I have supposed that as usual they’ve send the fool of the family to sea.” “Oh, no, sir,” replied the young man, “They changed all that since you have been young, sir.”

2. Brendan Behan, a famous Irish writer, had a cutting tongue, and he always knows how to use it. At a party one night he was staying in a corner sipping his drink and looking at the people who have gathered there. He was plainly bored with them. He was tired of their idle chatter. Suddenly the hostess came up to him. “Have not you met any interesting people?” she asked teasingly. “Not yet,” answered Behan. “But then, I am here only for five hours!”

83. Open the brackets using the verbs in the appropriate tense forms.