The future continuous (progressive) tense

SHALL (WILL) BE + V + ING

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Continuous in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. This time tomorrow I’ll be lying on a beach in Tunisia. 2. Don’t telephone after eight. I’ll be having dinner. 3. Professor Corb will be giving another talk on English literature at the same tine next week. 4. Will you be having dinner at home this evening? 5. I shall soon be starting my studies at King’s College. 6. When will you be visiting us again? 7. The train will be arriving soon. 8. I’ll be seeing Tom tomorrow. 9. He’ll be taking his exam next week. 10. He won’t be coming to the party. 11.He will be examing his students the whole day tomorrow. 12. If you ring him up at midnight, he won’t answer. He will be sleeping. 13. At 10 o’clock tomorrow he will be having an exam. 14. What will you be doing this time next week? 15. In an hour we shall be seeing the New Year in. 16. Will you be using the car tomorrow? If not, can I borrow it?

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense.

1. When you arrive I probably (pick) fruit. 2. When we reach England it (rain) probably. 3. I’ll call for her at eight. - No, don’t. She still (have) break- fast then. 4. I (wait) for you when you come out. 5. When you next see me I (wear) my new dress. 6. I’ll give Jack your message. I can do it easily because I (see) him tomorrow. We go to work on the same train. 7. In a hundred years’ time people (go) to Mars for their holidays. 8. I (see) you again. 9. I’ll come at three o’clock. - Good. I (expect) you. 10. What do you think the children (do) when we get home? - I expect they (have) their supper. 11. The garden (look) its best next month. 12. We’ve just got to the top in time.The sun (rise) in a minute. 13. Let’s go out tomorrow because Mary (practise) the piano all day. 14. Don’t ring her up now. She (put) the children to bed. Ring later. 15. That football club has lost some of its players. They (look) out for new men. 16. The doctor is over sixty, but he doesn’t want to retire. I think he still (work) when he is seventy.

Exercise 3. Paraphrase using the Future Continuous.

Model: We are going to London tomorrow.

We shall be going to London tomorrow.

1. We’re catching the 8 o’clock train. 2. My brother is meeting me at the station. 3. Our wives aren’t coming with us. 4. They are staying at home. 5. We’re arriving at Paddington Station at ten o’clock. 6. My sister is staying overnight in London. 7. I’m returning on the 9 o’clock express. 8. My wife’s picking me up at the station. 9. Mary is leaving in a few days. 10. John is coming home soon. 11. We are going to have fired fish for supper. 12. I am having coffee after dinner as usual. 13. Pr. Grey is lecturing on Byron tomor- row. 14. The leaves are going to fall soon. 15. I am seeing him tomorrow. 16. She says she is going to do the washing tomorrow.

Exercise 4. Ask a person about his plans using the Future Continuous.

Model: - Are you going to use your car today?

- Will you be using your car today?

1. Are you going to see Ann next Monday? 2. Are you going to use your type-writer tomorrow evening? 3. Are you going shopping this afternoon? 4. Are you going to the post-office? 5. Are you going to leave for Moscow to- night? 6. Are you going to use this dictionary? 7. Are you going to watch this football match on TV? 8. Are you going to have a talk with the boss? 9. Are you going to write Tom a letter? 10. Is he going to the library this afternoon? 11. Is John going to meet Arthur on Tuesday? 12. Are you going to buy tickets for the concert? 13. Are you going to order lunch to the room? 14. Is she going to take her things to the laundry? 15. Are you going to wear your new tie to the party? 16. Are you going to see the landlord about the broken window?

Exercise 5. Answer the following questions to let your partner know what other people will be doing. Use the prompts given in brackets.

Model: - Are you going to watch the match tomorrow.(work)

- No, I’m not going to watch it because I’ll be working.

1. Are you going to bed early?(go to a party) 2. Are you going to phone him now?(sleep) 3. Are you going to ask them this question now? (have their lunch) 4. Are you coming to the pictures tonight?(prepare for the exam) 5. Is he playing tennis with us tomorrow?(sit an exam) 6. Are they going to visit us next week?(go to Scotland) 7. Is he going to Rome immediately?(have a holiday first) 8. Are you going to catch the 8 o’clock train?(catch the 8.17 train) 9. Is your wife going to come with you?(stay at home) 10. Is Alec going to take part in the talks?(write a report) 11. Are you going home early tomorrow?(catch up with my work) 12. Is your boss going to stay in the office between 12 and 2 tomorrow?(have lunch with a business partner) 13. Are the Spanish business- men going home on Friday?(go home on Saturday) 14. Are you going to stay home tonight? (take a friend to a concert) 15. Are you going to speak to Mr. Smith about it now?(see him tomorrow) 16. Is Victor going to see you off at the station?(have classes)

Exercise 6. Say what you or other people will be doing at a definite moment in the future.

Model: I’m going to watch TV from 9 till 10 o’clock in the evening.

So at 9.30 I’ll be watching TV.

1. Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock tomorrow I ... 2. Jim is going to study from 7 o’clock until 10 o’clock this evening. So at 8.30 this evening he ... 3. We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take from 9 until 11 o’clock. So at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning we ... 4. Susan has a lot of typing to do. She’s going to type today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. So at 4.30 this afternoon she ... 5. We are going to pack our things from 6 to 9 this evening. So at 7 o’clock this evening we ... 6. We are going to have our classes from 3 to 6 o’clock. So at 5 o’clock we ... 7. I’m going to write letters from 10 until 11. So at 10.30 I ... 8. From 11 till 6 I’m going to prepare for my exams. So at two o’clock I ... 9. John is going to teach his son French from 9 till 10 o’clock this morning. So at 9.30 he ... 10. Miss Rock is going to do the shopping from 12 till 2 o’clock this afternoon. So at 1 o’clock she ... 11. The manager is going to interview new people from 2 till 4 o’clock. So at 3 o’clock he ... 12. Mr. and Mrs. Harris are going to paint their bathroom today from 5 till 7 o’clock in the evening. So at 6.30. they ... 13. You are going to visit your friend in the hospital from 10 till 11 this morn- ing. So at 10.30 you ... 14. Donald is going to fill out his income tax form from 5 till 6 this evening. So at 5.30 he ... 15. I’m going on business to London by air tomorrow. So at 8 p.m. I ... 16. I have my English classes every Friday from 10 till 12. Tomorrow is Friday, so at 11 o’clock I ... .

Exercise 7. Translate into English using the Future Continuous.

1. Не звоните ей в 11 часов. Она еще будет спать. 2. Я еще буду работать, когда вы вернетесь. 3. Приходите завтра в 2 часа. Я буду вас ждать. 4. Завтра в это время вы будете пересекать Ла-Манш. 5. Когда мы придем домой, мама еще будет готовить обед, и нам придется подождать. 6. Не звоните мне от трех до семи: я буду работать в лаборатории. 7. Я должна идти, мама будет меня ждать. 8. Я легко могу представить, что будут делать мои родители, когда я приеду: отец будет читать газету, а мама - готовить мой любимый пирог. 9. Преподаватель говорит, что в следующий раз он будет читать лекцию об артиклях. 10. Мы будем пить кофе после обеда, как обычно. 11. Не забудьте, мы будем вас ждать! 12. Боб обещал прийти. Полагаю, он опять будет рассказывать нам забавные истории. 13. Мы будем ужинать минут через двадцать. Не уходите. 14. Я увижу Генри сегодня вечером. Хотите, чтобы я передал ему что-нибудь? 15. Не приходита ко мне так рано. Я еще буду спать. 16. Я буду очень рад, если ты зайдешь ко мне. Я буду ждать тебя от 6 до 8 часов. 17. Завтра в это время я буду возвращаться домой из института. 18. Когда вы вернетесь, я думаю, они еще будут смотреть телевизор. 19. В 6 часов я буду занят. У меня будет урок. 20. Ровно в пять часов я буду ждать тебя на тролейбусной остановке.

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: future simple or future continuous.

1. The teacher (ask) us at the lesson. He (ask) us the whole lesson. 2. He (return) home on Sunday. Please come and see us. 3. I (work) in the library from six to nine o’clock tomorrow. 4. They (go) to the country at this time tomorrow. 5. She (become) a doctor in two years. 6. At the beginning of the lesson one of our students (show) us his pictures. 7. His daughter (take) music lessons. 8. If you want to see us, come to Tom’s on Sunday. We (wait) for you at midday. 9. At this time next week we (sit) in the train. 10. Don’t phone me at 8. I (do) my homework then. 11. It’s nearly autumn, soon the leaves (change) colour. 12. They (have) English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them. 13. You (go) to the library today? - Yes, do you want me to take your books back for you? 14. When we arrive in Moscow, it probably (rain). 15. I (call) for her at 8. - No, don’t; she still (have) breakfast then. 16. Who do you think (win) the football match on Sunday? 17. In the future, machines (do) many of the jobs that people do today. 18. You (use) your camera at the moment? I wonder if I could borrow it. 19. I’m sure you (enjoy) the film if you go to see it. 20. I (drive) to town later on. Do you want a lift?

THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

SHALL (WILL) HAVE + V (Participle II)

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Perfect in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. When do you think you’ll have finished your work? 2. The painters say they’ll have finished the downstairs rooms by Tuesday. 3. Will she have cleaned the house by their arrival? 4. I suppose he will have made up his mind before the meeting. 5. The guests will not have arrived by the time you return home. 6. Will you have left for Moscow by noon? 7. How long will he have been here by the end of the month. 8. When I come again, I hope your English will have improved. 9. I shall not have spend the money by the end of the month. 10. I’ll have worked here for a year next September. 11. If I stop smok- ing now, in three months time I’ll have saved enough to buy a new jacket. 12. I haven’t learnt those verbs yet, but I’ll have learnt them before the next lesson. 13. By the end of the week my friend will already have written his report on history. 14. I shall not have written the composition by the end of the lesson. 15. By the end of my university course I shall have attended 1,200 lectures. 16. I shall have finished this book by tomorrow evening.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Perfect Tense.

1. By the end of the week he (translate) the first part of the book. 2. I am sure that by that time we (finish) packing. 3. If you don’t hurry, the train (go) by the time you reach the station. 4. I (finish) this work when you return. 5. She (pass) her exams by 6 o’clock. 6. By the end of next year I (be) here twenty-five years. 7. The committee (draft) the plan by tomorrow. 8. The lib- rarian (register) all the new books by the end of the week. 9. The secretary (look) through all the papers by the time the director comes. 10. 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. 11. By the end of the month 5,000 people (see) this exhibition. 12. By 7 o’clock I (return) from the institute. 13. You (translate) the article before the bell rings? 14. I save 50 pounds a month and I started in January. So by the end of the year I (save) 500 pounds. 15. He (finish) the building of the house before summer. 16. I hope you (not to forget) all about the Future Perfect Tense by the next lesson.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions using the Future Perfect Tense.

Model: - Will you still be sleeping if I call on you at eight?

(get up)

- Oh, no, I shall have got up by that time.

1.Will your sister be having dinner if I call for her at six?(have dinner) 2. Will your brother be at home at 9 o’clock on Sunday?(leave for the country) 3. Will the typist be still typing the papers on Monday morning?(do everything) 4. Will you still be watching TV at 11 o’clock tonight?(switch off) 5. Will he still be a student next June?(graduate) 6. Will you be doing the shopping when we get home?(return home) 7. Will the Browns still be living in their flat in January?(move to a new flat) 8. Will the children be decorating the fir-tree when the guests arrive? (decorate) 9. Will you still be cooking dinner at 12 tomorrow?(do the cooking) 10. Will Helen be at home if I ring her up at eight? (come) 11. Will they still be playing fotball at six tomorow?(finish the game) 12. Will the students still be taking their exams in the middle of June?(pass) 13. Will you still be repairing the car if I call for you at nine?(repair) 14. Will they be discussing this question at noon tomorrow?(finish) 15. Will you still be waiting for John’s letter next week?(answer) 16. Will Mr. Hall be painting his picture next month?(finish)

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions about the actions which will have happened by a certain moment in the future.

Model: - Has Jim taught you to play golf?(next month)

- Not yet, but he’ll have taught me to play golf by next month.

1. Has Nora realized her plan of visiting China?(next June) 2. Have Sid and Jill decided to get married?(Monday) 3. Have the Browns bought a new Toyota?(Christmas) 4. Have you booked a long distance call to New York for me?(lunchtime) 5. Have you done most of the work? (seven o’clock) 6. Has international flight 543 from Paris landed?(12.15) 7. Have you got everything arranged for your business trip?(midday) 8. Have you decided which offer for a job to take?(Friday) 9. Has Monica started her new job?(next week) 10. Have you seen the boss?(11 o’clock) 11. Has John taken the money from the bank? (Wednesday) 12. Have they signed the contract?(dinner time) 13. Has Mr. Rice left the hotel?(Friday) 14. Has Mr. Morrel got any money from his publisher? (Tuesday) 15. Has Dr.Green finished the operation?(2 o’clock) 16. Has Chris spent all his money?(the end of the month)

Exercise 5. Give a negative answer to the following questions using the Future Perfect Tense.

Model: - Can you tell me what you want to do by Monday? (decide)

- No, I shall not have decided by then.

1. Can Sid bring the car back tomorrow?(repair) 2. Can they go to Spain on Tuesday?(finish school) 3. Shall we have breakfast at seven?(wake up) 4. Can she leave in ten minutes’ time?(eat) 5. Shall I go to meet the plane at two o’clock?(land) 6. Can you let me know on Saturday?(make up my mind) 7. Can you give me a ride in the car on Sunday?(repair) 8. Can I have these papers at 2 o’clock?(finish typing) 9. Shall I invite Ted to the party?(return from his business trip) 10.Can we move to the new house next month?(build) 11. Can I take your dictionary after dinner?(translate) 12. Shall I bring you another book next week?(finish) 13. Can I talk to John at 3 o’clock?(leave) 14. Shall we go to the cinema tonight?(finish the report) 15. Can you give me this book the day after tomorrow?(finish) 16. Shall I call for you at 8?(return home)

Exercise 6. Prectise asking special questions to which these statements are the answers. Begin with the given interrogative word (words).

Model: I hope I’ll have learnt to speak Spanish a bit by the end of the term.(when)

When will you have learnt to speak Spanish a bit?

1. Ring me up at 4 o’clock. I think I’ll have done most of the work by then.(How much) 2. The flight from New York won’t have landed by noon because of the stormy weather over the Atlantic ocean.(why) 3. Before we part with our friends, we’ll have made plans for going to the country next Sunday.(What plans) 4. Our group will have stayed in London for a week by the time our visit comes to an end.(How long) 5. By October George will have saved enough money to buy a video player. (what) 6. Jack won’t have realized what has happened.(who) 7. In a month’s time we’ll have completed our train- ing.(when) 8. We shan’t be able to start discussing the project in an hour because the partners won’t have arrived by then.(why) 9. The deputy manager is sure that the representatives of Dixon’s will have signed the contract by Thursday.(what) 10. By next monday Nora will have started her new job as a personal manager for Jaguar.(when) 11. I’ll have made another set of calculations out by 5 o’clock.(what) 12. By April 1 the prices for essential goods will have risen by 10 per cent.(how much) 13. By the end of the month he will have climbed 50 mountains.(how many) 14. I shall have bought that magazine before you come.(what) 15. You will have forgotten me by then. (whom) 16. By the time the guests come she’ll have already laid the table.(by what time)

Exercise 7. Translate into English using the Future Perfect Tense.

1. К тому времени как они приедут, я уже вернусь домой. 2. К трем часам мы уже пообедаем. 3. К какому времени вы закончите обсуждение этой статьи. 4. Я приготовлю обед к тому времени, когда дети вернутся домой из школы. 5. К тому времени, когда пойдет дождь, они уже доберутся до леса. 6. К концу июня они уже сдадут все экзамены. 7. Я полагаю, что к тому времени, когда вы вернетесь в город, я уже просмотрю вашу статью и мы сможем ее обсудить. 8. Вы уже поужинаете к 9 часам? 9. В сентябре этого года исполнится 5 лет, как они женаты. 10. Не знаю, напишет ли он статью к первому сентября. 11. Наш завод выполнит план к началу декабря. 12. Мы сделаем все упражнеия к приходу учителя. 13. К тому времени, когда он встанет, почтальон уже принесет газеты. 14. Позвоните в семь часов. Я думаю, что к этому времени манинистка уже напечатает ваши документы. 15. Поезд уже уйдет к тому времени, как мы приедем на станцию. 16. Мы пройдем весь учебник к концу семестра?

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: future continuous or future perfect.

1. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We (have) dinner then. 2. Phone me after 8 o’clock. We (finish) dinner by then. 3. Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock we (play) tennis. 4. Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? - Not in the afternoon. I (work). 5. Will you be free at 11.30? - Yes, the meeting (finish) by that time. 6. Jack usually gives me a lift home, but we both (come) home by train tomorrow as his car has broken down. 7. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he (spend) all his money by the end of his holiday. 8. Do you think you still (do) the same job in ten years’ time? 9. Jane is travel- ling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip, she (travel) more than 3,000 miles. 10. If you need to contact me, I (stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday. 11. You (see) Laura tomor- row? - Yes, probably. Why? - I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her? 12. By 2100 computers (take over) many of the jobs that people do today. 13. We’re late. The film already (start) by the time we get to the cinema. 14. When you next see me I (wear) my new dress. 15. They (build) this house long before the end of October. 16. This time next Monday I (sit) in a Paris cafe reading ‘Le Figaro’. - You (not read). You (look) at all the pretty girls.

Exercise 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: be+going to, present continuous, future simple, future continuous or future perfect.

1. Now, kids, I want you to be very good this afternoon because I’m not feeling well. - It’s O.K., Mrs. Swanson. We promise we (behave). 2. Mr. Wright (give) his seminar at 10.25. 3. I’m afraid I can’t see you on the 22nd because I (attend) a training course in England. 3. By the end of April we (instal) the new equipment. 5. Excuse me, but I can’t reach those books on the top shelf. - Move over. I (get) them down for you. 6. The plane (take off) at six in the evening. At 19.35, Miss Wilson (travel) to Athens. Miss Wilson (arrive) in Athens by 11.30. 7. This time tomorrow I (start) my presentation. 8. I hope that by the time I am your age, I (achieve) as much as you have. 9. I’m afraid the fax machine isn’t working. - Don’t worry, it’s not a very urgent letter. I (post) it. 10. Our Sales Manager has finally chosen what he wants as a company car. He (buy) a Volvo. 11. In 20 years time I probably (work) for a larger company. 12. Another whiskey? - No thanks, I’m driving. I (have) a coffee. 13. Could you make sure Mr. Wilson gets my message? - Yes, I (tell) him myself when he gets in. 14. Give me the report and I (show) it to the lawyers before they (leave). 15. I’m afraid I can’t take you to the airport. Something important has just come up. - Never mind. I (take) a taxi. 16. Our Export Manager is in Peru at the moment looking at new offices. We (open) a branch there next year.

THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE

SHALL (WILL) HAVE BEEN + V + ING

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. I’ll have been teaching for twenty years this summer. 2. By the end of this month, we shall have been learning this language for ten years. 3. I shall have been taking final examinations when you arrive on June 13. 4. I shall have been living here for five years next February. 5. We shall have been writing the test for an hour when you come. 6. By the end of this month I’ll have been working on this book for eight months. 7. By the end of the year we shall have been studying at the institute for two years. 8. By 1998 he will have been playing hockey for twelve years.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions using the prompts.

Model: - Have you been waiting for two hours?(midday)

- By midday I’ll have been waiting for three hours.

1. Have you been learning English for three years?(July) 2. Have you been staying here for five weeks?(Monday) 3. Have you been living here for nineteen years?(Christmas) 4. Has he been playing basketball for an hour?(tea time) 5. Has she been studying in London for a year?(next June) 6. Has she been sleeping for eight hours?(breakfast time) 7. Have I been talking non-stop for an hour?(seven o’clock) 8. Have they been doing the sights for two hours? (three o’clock) 9. Has she been looking for a job for two months?(January) 10. Has Fred been working on his new book for half a year?(next month) 11. Have you been carrying out the experiment for a week?(tomorrow) 12. Has he been working on this problem for three years?(next week) 13. Have they been building this bridge for a year? (February) 14. Have the tourists been walking round the City for two hours?(lunch time) 15. Has she been nursing her sick mother for six months?(next month) 16. Have you been learning to play the piano for two years?(next September)

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackerts into the correct form: future perfect or future perfect continuous.

1. We (finish) this exercise by 8 o’clock. 2. We are late. The lesson (start) by now. 3. By the end of March he (live) here for three years. 4. Young Bill is growing up. By this time next year he (begin) school. 5. They will be tired when they get there. They (travel) all day. 6. She (have) lunch by the time we arrive. 7. They (build) the road by the end of the year. 8. I (spend) all the money by tomorrow. 9. We (fly) for twelve hours by the time the plane lands. 10. The play ( begin) before we reach the theatre. 11. Before the end of the year they (complete) the project. 12. I (work) for the company non-stop for thirty years by the end of October. 13. By the first of April she (be) in hospital for three weeks. 14. By the end of the month he (train) horses for twelve years. 15. By the end of this year his parents (spend) more than 500 pounds on his education. 16. When my daughter goes to school we (live) here for over five years.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: future simple, future continuous, future perfect or future perfect continuous.

1. What you (do) when you grow up? - I (be) a pilot. 2. This time next month I (sit) on a beach. 3. I (finish) this book by tomorrow evening. 4. By the end of the month we (live) in this house for two years. 5. I’ll come at six o’clock. - Good, I (wait) for you. 6. You’ve left the lights on. - Oh, so I have. I (go) and turn it off. 7. Mother hopes that Bill (not to eat) all the cakes before she gets home. 8. By the end of the year he (act) for thirty years. 9. If you (not to take) the job, you (be) sorry. 10. By next winter I (save) the necessary sum of money. 11. Don’t ring her up at 9, she (put) her children to bed. 12. By tonight I (work) for seven hours. 13. I (send) you a postcard as soon as I (reach) Paris. 14. When I come home today Grace (sit) in her armchair and (read) the newspa- per. 15. By the end of the year I (see) most of Shakespeare’s plays. 16. By five o’clock we (work) for 3 hours. 17. Christmas eve (fall) on a Friday next year. 18. The actor (play) Hamlet fifty times by the end of the season. 19. I (stay) here for three weeks by next Monday. 20. When I (get) home, my dog (sit) at the door waiting for me.

Exercise 5. Translate into English using the Future Simple, the Future Continuous, the Future Perfect or the Future Perfect Continu- ous.

1. Приходите сегодня вечером. Мой приятель будет рассказывать о своей поездке в Америку. 2. Анна будет убирать комнаты, пока Мария готовит обед. 3. Джон не начнет писать новую статью, пока не закончит первую. 4. К концу месяца пять тысяч человек посетят эту выставку. 5. К этому времени в будущем году он будет работать на заводе уже восемь лет. 6. Летом вы опять будете путешествовать? - Да. 7. Секретарь напечатает эти письма после того, как их одобрит директор. 8. К тому времени она тебя совсем забудет. 9. Мы будем рекламировать эти товары несколько месяцев к тому времени, как они появятся на рынке. 10. Я подожду, пока он не позвонит мне. 11. Что ты будешь делать завтра? - С 10 до 2 я буду работать в библиотеке. С 3 до 7 у меня будут занятия в институте. 12. К тому времени, как он приедет, я буду жить на юге уже две недели. 13. Не знаю, пойдет ли Джон в кино после того, как вернется с работы. 14. Вы будете обсуждать этот вопрос уже полчаса к тому времени, когда я приду сюда. 15. Что будут делать дети, когда мы придем домой? - Я думаю, они будут играть. 16. Они закончат строительство школы к началу учебного года. 17. Я не знаю, когда мы опять встретимся. 18. Что вы будете делать в это время в следующую пятницу? - Как всегда, буду работать. 19. Она будет делать домашнее задание в течение двух часов, к тому времени как ты придешь. 20. Мы придем к часу. Секретарь уже уйдет обедать.

PROGRESS CHECK 3

Exercise 1. Underline the future form which is most appropriate.

A Hello, Henry. How are you?

B Fine. And you?

A Not so bad, thanks. Listen I’m ringing to try to arrange a meeting with you. I’ll be coming/I’m coming/I come to London next Wednesday to see some customers. I’m going to see/I’ll see/I’m seeing them in the morning. Will you be/are you /are you going to be free any time in the afternoon?

B I won’t be/I’m not/I’m not going to be in London, I’m afraid. I’ll/I’m going/I’ll be going abroad for a few days on business.

A Oh, where do you go/will you go/are you going?

B To Germany. I have a meeting in Bonn. My company will open/opens/is opening a new office there next year.

A Mmm. Sounds exciting. When do you go/are you going/will you go?

B On Monday evening, and I’m not back/I won’t be back/I’m not going to be back until Thursday morning.

A Oh, well. I could stay overnight and see you then. What time is your plane getting in/does your plane get in/will your plane get in?

B 10.40, so if I get a taxi, I’ll be/I am/I could be in my office at 12.00.

A On second thoughts, don’t do that. I’ll see/I’ll be seeing/I’m going to see you at the airport. We can talk there. We finish/we’re finishing/we’ll have finished by 2.00, probably, so then we can have something to eat and I can get the 3.00 shuttle back to Manchester. How does that sound?

B Fine. We’ll sort it all out then. Thanks for ringing. Bye.

A Cheerio. I see you/I’ll be seeing you/I’ll see you on Thursday. Have a good trip.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable future form.

1. What you (do) tomorrow? - I (work) at my English as usual. 2. What you (do) at 10 o’clock tomorrow? - I probably (work) at my English. I think I (do) my work by 12 o’clock, so you may come to fetch me at that time. 3. Ann (read) for her exam tomorrow. She (learn) grammar when Mary (come). Ann (learn) grammar for 3 hours before Mary (come). 4. He (finish) his work tomorrow. He (finish) his work this time tomorrow. I (not to leave) him until he (finish) his work. Come at five o’clock. I am certain that by that time he (finish) everything. 5. It’s too late to ring Don. He (leave) the house by now. 6. In ano- ther two years, you (leave) school. 7. By the end of this century, we (use up) most of the world’s oil supplies. 8. Have you got tickets for the concert? - Yes, we (go) on Saturday. 9. Have you got tickets for the concert? - Not yet. But I think we (go) on Saturday if we can. 10. Why don’t you tell me when they (announce) the results of the competition? 11. When they (announce) the results we (congratulate) the winners. 12. When the manager (finish) interview- ing the applicants he (come) to some decision. 13. I can’t say when the manager (finish) interviewing the applicants. 14. I (give) you the answer as soon as I (make up) my mind. 15. Monday (be) the seventeenth of July. 16. The UN general Assembly (open) in new York this month. 17. Look! Those two cars (collide) in a minute. 18. I’ve got wine and beer. Which would you like? - Oh, thank you. I (have) beer, please. 19. I (have) a party next Saturday. I hope you can come. 20. I (paint) my flat by next weekend. 21. Don’t go out without a coat. You (catch) a cold. 22. You (see) him tomorrow by any chance? 23. By the time you (finish) youe work I (book) the tickets and (wait) for you at the office. 24. Are you still watching that program? What time it (end)? 25. I won- der where we (live) ten years from now?

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. Мы прочитаем эту книгу завтра к 3 часам. 2. Я буду очень занят в начале июня. Я буду сдавать экзамены. 3. Я напишу тебе письмо. 4. К семи часам я закончу эту работу. 5. Я все еще буду работать, когда ты вернешься. 6. На следующей неделе мы к вам приедем. 7. Не звоните мне от 3 до 5. Я буду писать доклад. 8. Завтра в это время мы будем подъез- жать к Сочи. 9. Ты уже позвонил Николаю? - Нет, я забыл это сделать. Я позвоню ему сейчас. 10. Осторожно, ты разобьешь стакан! 11. Я не смогу встретиться с тобой завтра: я играю в теннис. 12. Как ты думаешь, кто выиграет на следующих выборах? 13. Завтра в два часа я буду работать в офисе. 14. Я помогу тебе с домашней работой, когда закончу стирать белье. 15. Я передам Джеку записку, если увижу его завтра. 16. Почему ты надеваешь пальто? Ты куда-то идешь?

Exercise 4. Complete the following conversation by putting the verbs in the right tense to express a future action.

Rebecca and Arnold are leaving the office where they work.

Arnold: Would you like to come to a film this weekend? Rebecca: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I (not to have) time. Arnold: Why? What you (do)? Rebecca: Well, my father (arrive) back from Australia. He’s been there for six months and we (have) a big party to celebrate. Arnold: He (not to be) too tired for a party after his flight? Rebecca: Yes, and no doubt he (suffer) from jetlag. So, on Saturday he can take it easy. But on Sunday, all the family (come) for a big barbecue. I (prepare) things all day on Saturday. Arnold: What a lot of work for you. Rebecca: I don’t mind. My sisters are very helpful and we’re well organised. In fact, I (see) someone about hiring a band this afternoon. So, I must go now or I (not to get) to their office before they (close). Arnold: I hope everything (go) well for you. Rebecca: I’m sure it (be) a great day. Provided the sun (shine), that is!

THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES

Exercise 1. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the verb forms. Say whether the action of the object clause precedes, follows or is simultaneous with the action of the principal clause.

A. 1. He says that he is very busy. 2. He said that he was very busy. 3. He said that he had been busy. 4. He said that he would be busy. 5. She says that she lived in Paris. 6. She said that she lived in Paris. 7. She said that she had lived in Paris. 8. She said that she was going to live in Paris. 9. He knows that Peter was in Moscow in 1992. 10. He knew that Peter was in Moscow. 11. He knew that Peter had been in Moscow several times. 12. He showed me the exercises he had done. 13. All the students knew what they had to revise for the examinations. 14. Didn’t you know who had done it? 15. We didn’t know whose things they were. 16. I saw him before the lecture. He was talking to some people I didn’t know.

B. 1. I’m sorry I did’t know you were waiting for me. 2. We did not know that they had moved to Moscow. 3. They thought that it would be a nice day. 4. We knew that they would keep their promise. 5. Last month a I saw Alec. He looked very sunburnt. He said he had spent a month in the south. 6. When I entered Jane’s room yesterday I saw that her eyes were red. I under- stood that she had been crying. 7. When I called on my friend the other day he was writing a report. He said he had been working at it for a month. 8. What did you say your father’s name was? 9. He decided that he would go to Berlin as soon as possible. 10. We took our umbrellas, because we were afraid it would rain, for the barometer had been falling for some time. 11. I wanted to join the police but I wasn’t tall enough. 12. I came to tell you that Henry had been to see me. 13. Her family knew where she had been and what she had been doing. 14. He thought that they were going to get married. 15. I quite forgot it was my birthday today. 16. Yesterday on my way home I met Mary. She was in a hurry. I thought she was hurrying to the Institute, but she said she was going to the station to meet a friend of hers who was coming by the 9 o’clock train.

Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using the given words. Express a simultaneous action.

Model: 1. I didn’t want to phone Mary at that late hour. I knew she (to go to bed early).