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THE FUTURE TENSES
1. Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.
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9. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful |
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(start) looking for a job at the end of the summer because I |
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great time. I |
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(see) her this evening, as usual, so I expect she 8) |
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9).................................. (start) at 9 o'clock tomorrow so I 10)..........................
(drive) down to the library to do some last-minute revision. Even though I 11)................................... (study) Russian for four years by the time these exams are over, I feel I've still got a lot to learn about the language. Give my love to Sam and Rover.
Yours, Jason
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We've almost run out of petrol. – Don't worry. We.............. |
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Have you found your bracelet yet? – No, but I'm sure I.............. |
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11. What do you want to eat? – I.............. |
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4. Fill in the correct present or future forms.
We 1) ……………..... (go) on holiday next Friday. The plane 2)....................
(leave) at 5.00 am, so we 3).......................................... (sunbathe) in Bermuda by lunchtime! We've got a lot of luggage and neither of us wants to drive so we
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(probably/be) quite nervous. I 6).............................. |
(have to) sit by her and hold her hand all the time. By the time we get there, we
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(fly) for quite a long time and so we 8).......................... |
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5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You can use between two and five words. Don’t change the word given.
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She's the cleverest person I've ever met. |
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6.Decide which form of the verb is correct (or more natural) in these sentences. Cross out the one which is wrong.
1.I will go / am going to a party tomorrow night. Would you like to come too?
2.According to the weather forecast it will rain / is raining tomorrow.
3.I'm sure Tom will get / is getting the job. He has a lot of experience.
4.I can't meet you this evening. A friend of mine will come / is coming to see me.
5.A: Have you decided where to go for your holidays yet? – Yes, we will go / are going to Italy.
6.Don't worry about the dog. It won't hurt / isn't hurting you.
7.Answer these questions using the words in brackets.
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What do you think she'll say? (probably / nothing) |
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Do you think you'll miss her? (I'm sure / very much) |
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8. In this exercise you have to put the verb into the correct form using will or going to.
1. I've got a terrible headache. – Have you? Wait there and .................................
................. (get) an aspirin for you.
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2. Why are you filling that bucket with water? – I........................ |
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I've decided to re-paint this room. – Oh, have |
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4. Look! There's smoke coming out of that house. It's on fire! – Good heavens! I.......................................... (call) the fire-brigade immediately.
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8.What would you like to drink - tea or coffee? – I.....................................
(have) tea, please.
9.Has George decided on what to do when he leaves school? – Oh yes. Every-
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(start) a computer programming course. |
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9. This time you have to write three sentences, one each about the past, present and future. Bob always reads the newspaper in the morning. It always takes him half an hour from 8 o'clock until 8.30. So:
1.At 8.15 yesterday morning Bob
2.It's 8.15 now. He..................................................................................................
3.At 8.15 tomorrow morning he........................................................................................................................................................
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10.This time you have to ask questions with Will you be -ing?
1.You want your friend to give Tom a message this afternoon. (you / see / Tom this afternoon?)
2.You want to use your friend's typewriter tomorrow evening. (you / use / your typewriter tomorrow evening?)
3.Your friend is going shopping. You want him/her to buy some stamps for you at the post office.
(you / pass / the post office when you're in town?)
11.In this exercise you have to use will have done.
1.Jim always goes to bed at 11 o'clock. Tom is going to visit him at 11.30 this evening.
When Tom arrives, (Jim /go/to bed)
2.Tom is on holiday. He has very little money and he is spending too much too quickly. Before the end of his holiday, (he /spend / all his money)
3.Chuck came to Britain from the US nearly three years ago. Next Monday it will be exactly three years since he arrived. Next Monday (he / be / here / exactly three years)
12. Fill in the correct present or future forms.
We never use future forms after: as soon as, as long as, after, before, by the time, if (conditional), unless, in case, until/till, when (time conjunction), whenever, while, once, suppose/supposing, on condition that etc.
The manager will see you as soon as he comes out of the meeting. I'll buy a new sofa when I get paid.
“When” used as a question word and “if” meaning “whether” particularly after the expressions: I don't know, I doubt, I wonder etc can both be used with future forms.
When will John go to Paris?
I don't know if the teacher will punish Tim for that (= whether)
If you …………….. (want) to travel long distances on your bicycle, you must learn how to mend a puncture. As soon as your tyre ……………………. (become) flat, get off the bike or you ……………………. (damage) the wheel. Then turn the bicycle upside down. Once it ……………………(be) in position, remove the tyre using tyre-levers or, if you 5)...................................... (have) nothing else, use spoons. When the tyre ………………… (be) off, pump up the inner-tube. Put it in some water and turn it until you …………………. (see)
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bubbles coming from it. This is your puncture. Before you …………………..
(apply) the patch, you must clean and dry the area around the hole. After this you ………………………….. (put) glue around the hole and wait until it
………………………. (dry) a little. Then select a suitably sized patch. Stick the patch over the hole and don't forget to put some chalk over it. Unless you do this, the inner-tube ……………………… (stick) to the inside of the tyre. Replace the tube, pump up the tyre and ride away. I don't know if you
………………………… (be able to) remember all this, but it's worth trying because you never know when it ………………………… (be) useful to you.
13. Underline the correct item.
1."I really need a drink." "OK, I'll buy / 'm buying you one. What would you like?"
2."You look dreadful," "I know, I'm seeing / 'll see the doctor tomorrow at 4 o'clock."
3."Did you remember to water the plants today?" "Oh no, I forgot; I'll water / water them now."
4.I've already told you why I can't see you tonight. I'm having / 'll have guests.
5.I'm sorry. I promise I'll stay / 'll be staying out of trouble in the future.
6.I'm sure he'll understand / 's going to understand if you explain it to him clearly.
7.I will have finished / will finish my exams by the end of August.
8."I've burnt the dinner". "Never mind, I'll go / 'm going to the restaurant and get a takeaway pizza.'
9.I'll have been working / 'll work here for forty years by the time I retire next week.
10. "I forgot to invite Fergus to the party." "That's OK. I see / will be seeing him this afternoon."
11. If I have / will have enough money, I'll buy a new bicycle.
12. I don't think I'll have finished / 'll finish these exercises by 3 o'clock.
13. Excuse me, Colin. Will you be going / Will you go to the library this morning?
14. I'm not sure when I go / 'll go on holiday this year.
15. If we go / will go to Greece in the summer, we will visit the islands. 16. We can't get into the office until Jane arrives / will arrive with the key. 17. I doubt if they are / will be on time.
14. All the sentences in this exercise are about the future. Put the verbs into
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Tom might phone this evening. ................... |
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I think he'll get the job. I'll be very surprised ................... |
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17. Complete the following sentences using the words in brackets.
1.I _____ (study) Spanish for two years, but I still don’t speak it very well.
2.I ______________ (have) it for about a year.
3.They ______________ (buy) cameras.
4.Where is Nick now? He _________ (plant) trees. He ______________
(plant) trees the whole morning.
5.We must be nearly there by now. We _________ (walk) for over an hour.
6.Jennifer ______________ (write) the letter.
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7.The child ______________ (wash) his hands.
8.We ______________ (see) that movie on TV.
9.She ______________ (understand) the work very well. 10. I ______________ (tell) her the answer to the question.
11. How long ____________ you ______________ (have) your new car? 12. Peter ______________ (cook) the dinner.
13. Tina ______________ (draw) wonderful pictures.
14. We ______________ (open) our books.
15. He __________ (run). He ___________ (run) for ten minutes without any rest.
16. ___________ Garry ______________ (lose) his passport at the airport? 17. We ______________ (live) in the USA for nearly ten years now.
18. Why is he so late? They ______________ (wait) here for hours. 19. I ______________ (know) the telephone number for several weeks.
20. The boys must be tired. They __________ (play) football the yard all afternoon.
21. It’s time to do your homework. You _______ (watch) television all night. 22. Jack ______________ (work) in his father’s business since he left school. 23. What ____________they __________ (do) now? They ______________
(work) in the library. They ______________ (work) for two hours.
24. She ____________ (wash) in the bathroom now. She ____________ (wash) for half an hour.
25. Megan is a traveler. She ______________ (see) many places. 26. Peter ______________ (be ill) since Friday.
27. I ______________ (speak) English for ages.
28. Our cousin ______________ (dance) at the Bolshoi Theatre.
29. Why ___________ you not ______________(write)? I ______________
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30. ______________ the weather really ______________ (become) colder during the last days.
18. Write a paragraph describing the ideal car of the future. Use your imagination. What material will it be made of? What form of energy is it going to use? How fast will it go? What features is it going to have? (not less than 100 words).
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CONTENTS
PART I
THE PRESENT TENSES………………………………………….…………..3 THE PAST TENSES………………………………………………………….19
THE FUTURE TENSES…………………………………………...…………27
PART II
HOME EXERCISES……………………………………………….…..…..…44
The Present Tenses…………...…………………………….……….……44
The Past Tenses…………………………………………………………...52
The Future Tenses………………………………………..…………….. ..59
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………..……………………………........67
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