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20.At the rate he is going he (spend) all his money by the time he is twenty-one.

21.The train (leave) before we reach station.

22.If I continue with my diet I (lose) 10 kilos by the end of the month.

23.By the time that he leaves school his parents (spend) £25,000 on his education.

24.By the end of the term I (read) all twelve volumes.

25.I’m going to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches. – You’ll be too late. By the time you get there they (finish( their speeches and everybody (go) home.

Ex. 146 Make up short dialogues according to the model:

Model: A:It’ll take you ages to paint all these chairs, won’t it?

B: No, I’ll have painted them all by the end of the week.

It’ll take you (them, us, her, him) ages to … , won’t it?

Ex. 147 Use the given verbs in the Future Perfect Simple:

Mary is very ambitions. These are the things she believes she will have done by the time she’s forty. Write down about the things you’ll have done by the time you are thirty.

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Model: buy a Rolls Royce - I’ll have bought a Rolls Royce.

1.become a multi-millionaire

2.have my own computer business

3.move to California

4.buy a mansion in Beverly Hills

5.join a highly exclusive tennis club

6.marry a handsome actor

7.earn over $2,000,000

8.give up smoking

9.have two children

10.learn Japanese

Ex. 148 Answer the questions using the Future Perfect Simple:

Model: Has he spent the money his father left him? (he lives so extravagantly, by next year) – Not yet, but he lives so extravagantly that he’ll have spent it all by next year.

1.Has he already returned? (by the end of the month).

2.Has she ended her lecture-tour? (by the end of the week)

3.Have they finished their preliminary training? (in two months’ time)

4.Have you done your packing? (come back in an hour, by then)

5.Have you taken your exams? (by the end of December).

6.Have they built any houses in that area? (by next winter, four houses).

7.Have you filed all the copies? (by the end of the working day, all of them).

8.Have all the guests come? (by the time you get there, all of them).

9.Have the children come home from school? (they, before she leaves for work).

10.Have you finished the report? (by the end of the day).

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Ex. 149 Put the verb in brackets into the Future Perfect Simple:

1.I (to leave) university by this time tomorrow.

2.We (to go away) before you come.

3.He (to pass) his examinations before you return from the south.

4.She (to return) the book to the library before you come.

5.He (to give) the final answer by this time tomorrow.

6.The expedition (to leave) for the north by April.

7.We (to go) by five o’clock tomorrow.

8.I (to finish) my report by Monday.

9.He (to post) the letter by the time we come.

10.She (to do) her homework by that time.

Ex. 150 Translate into English:

1.Мы сделаем это упражнение к двум часам, а потом вместе пойдем в парк.

2.Они построят эту школу к 1 сентября.

3.Завтра исполняется 10 лет с тех пор, как она начала работать в этой фирме.

4.Надеюсь, к концу недели они починят нашу стиральную машину.

5.Рабочие закончат ремонт дома к началу осени.

6.Что ты успеешь сделать к тому времени, как я приду?

7.Они закончат строительство к зиме, не правда ли?

8.Уверен. Что он не прочтет эту книгу к назначенному сроку.

9.Они не напишут тест к приходу учителя.

1.20. THE FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Ex. 151 Use the Future Perfect Progressive:

1.By next year we (live) in this city for twenty-five years.

2.By this time next week, he (work) on his book for a year.

3.Do you realize that on September 15, you (repair) our car for three months?

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4.We (fly) non-stop for three hours before we get to London tomorrow.

5.Radio waves from Earth (travel) for light years before anyone picks them up.

6.I (write) my course paper for two months before I defend it.

7.The children (play) out of doors the whole evening till their parents return

home.

8.My father (dig) in the garden for three hours before he plants these bushes.

9.We (admire) the beauty of Italy for two weeks before we leave home.

10.By the time he arrives, I (pick) apples in our garden for two hours.

11.My mother (sit) in front of the TV-set for the whole evening till I come home. 12.By the end of this year I (live) in England for three years.

13.I (cook) for a few hours before the guests arrive.

14.The children (decorate) the New-Year tree for the whole evening before they go to bed.

Ex. 152 Put the verb in brackets into the Future Perfect Progressive:

1.At three o’clock I (to write) for six hours.

2.I (to work) for three hours by five o’clock tomorrow.

3.He (to listen) for some time before you come home.

4.We (to travel) by sea for several hours already by this time tomorrow.

5.She (to skate) for more than an hour when you come home.

6.They (to play) the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto for about twenty minutes by the time I get home.

7.He (to work) at this plant for twenty years by the first of June.

8.When you return home at five o’clock I (to work) for seven hours.

9.By next May I (to live) here for ten years.

10.How long you (to write) a test before you give it to the teacher?

Ex. 153 Translate into English:

1. Я начну работать в десять часов утра. Когда вы вернетесь домой в пять часов, я буду уже работать семь часов.

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2.На будущий год к этому времени они будут изучать английский язык уже четыре года.

3.Мы уже будем обедать полчаса, когда вы заедете за нами.

4.Он будет писать статью уже два часа, когда ты придешь.

5.Я буду учить новые слова уже час, когда ты позвонишь мне.

6.На будущий год к этому времени она уже будет работать над диссертацией два года.

7.К следующему сентябрю она будет преподавать французский язык уже десять лет.

8.Я буду играть на скрипке шесть лет, когда мне будет двадцать один год.

9.В будущем июне будет шесть месяцев, как я живу в этом доме.

10.К 1 декабря будет уже 15 лет, как я работаю здесь.

1.21. DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXPRESSING FUTURITY

Ex. 154 Match the following forms with the meanings and examples in the table:

the Future Simple with will  the Future Simple with shall the Future Progressive  to be going to + Infinitive

to be to + Infinitive  the Future Simple in the Past the Present Simple  the Present Progressive

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 will – to be going to 

Ex. 155 Complete the sentences using to be going to to express intentions:

6.- Have you decided on the present?

9.- Have you decided what to do when you leave school?

- Yes,___________________psychology. study

10.I don't know how to make a cake yet, but

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Ex. 156 Complete the sentences. Use be going to for predicting the future based on some evidences.

2.Look! The man has been lying in the sun for about two

Ex. 157 Use the notes to write about Polly's watching TV at different moments in the future. Choose the best form of the verb correlating with the given time signals.

e.g. Polly is going to watch TV

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Ex. 158 Complete the sentences with will to show the decisions made at the moment of speaking or to be going to to show the decisions or intentions made some time before the moment of speaking.

1.It's stuffy. I _________ (to open) the window.

2.Nick starts working for a chemical company in Arizona. – I'm sure he ______

(to enjoy) it.

3.What are your plans for the summer? _________ (to return) home?

4.Let's go to Vienna for a holiday. – Sounds brilliant. We ______ (to have) a great

time.

5.We are on our way to the Wilsons. We _________ (to have) a great time. Will you join us?

6.I don't know how to use this solar watch. – It's easy. I _________ (to show) you how it works.

7.Why have you taken the solar watch out of the box? – I _________ (to show) how it works.

8.I wonder who can take me to the station. Can you, John? – As far as I know Tim

__________ (to take) you there.

9.I wonder who can take me to the station. Can you, John? – OK. I _________ (to do) it. It's a pleasure.

10.What have you decided to do with the garden? – We _________ (to sell) it.

11.Have you heard of the new exhibition? – Yes, I know about it. I __________

(to visit) it next week.

12.Have you heard of the new exhibition? – Not yet. But I _________ (to visit) it as soon as possible.

13.Don't take the newspapers away. I __________ (to read) them.

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