III. 4. 3. The future perfect continuous tense

БУДУЩЕЕ СОВЕРШЁННОЕ ДЛИТЕЛЬНОЕ ВРЕМЯ

The Future Perfect Continuous is used to denote:

Будущее Совершённое Длительное используется, чтобы обозначить:

– An action which is expected to have begun before a certain moment in the future and goes on up to that moment or into it.

– Действие, которое, как ожидается, должно будет начаться до определённого момента в будущем и продолжаться вплоть до того момента или далее.

e.g. “I shall have been living there for five years next February.”

IV. Exercises

IV. 1. Simple (or Indefinite)

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with am, is or are

1. Hi, I … Paula. Nice to meet you.

2. He … 22 years old.

3. My mother and father … English.

4. Fernanda … a Spanish teacher.

5. Philip and Elizabeth … on holiday.

6. Hello, I … Sebastian. I … from Florence.

7. My mother … from United States.

8. I … a taxi driver and my brother … a bus driver.

9. Betty … from Edinburgh and she … 25 years old.

10. My sisters … married.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. My grandparents … married for more than fifty years.

2. When I ... in Berlin last year, the weather ... very cold.

3. It ... very nice to meet you, Mr. Brown.

4. I ... a beautiful day in August. My parents and I ... on holiday at the seaside.

5. The Spice Girls ... popular in the 1990s.

6. The 1970s group Abba ... from Sweden.

7. John Lennon and Paul McCartney ... both originally from London.

8. Franz Kafka ... a famous writher.

9. My first teacher ... a woman.

10. A very interesting programme .... on television last night.

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with shall be or will be.

1. I think I .... at home tonight.

2. Next year we ..... students of this university.

3. He ..... on holiday in May.

4. My sisters ..... late for the party. I am sorry.

5. Our boss ...... extremely busy next Friday.

6. I’m afraid he ..... out of office on Tuesday.

7. We .... happy to see you again next week-end.

8. She .... very hungry if she stays here without lunch.

9. Jim .... thirsty if he doesn’t take any water with him.

10. They ..... very tired after the exhibition and will not be able to join us.

Exercise 4: Make the sentences negative.

1. Edinburgh is in England.

2. I’m from Ireland.

3. My mother and father are from France.

4. Brazil is a small country.

5. My name is Lana.

6. My sister is married.

7. I’m 15 years old.

8. Martha and Tom are our assistants.

9. My surname is “Howard”.

10. Bob and Tracey are brothers.

Exercise 5: Make true sentences with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t

1. I was / wasn’t born in the 1980s.

2. I was / wasn’t at home at ten o’clock last night.

3. The weather was / wasn’t very good yesterday.

4. The 1990s were / weren’t a good time for my country.

5. I was / wasn’t late for class today.

6. We were / weren’t happy to meet with my future group mates.

7. My teacher was / wasn’t strict during the last exam.

8. We were / weren’t tired after a long walk yesterday.

9. I was / wasn’t absent at my last English lesson.

10. The English text-book was / wasn’t easy for me.

Exercise 6: Complete the following sentences with the proper negative form of “to be” in the Future Simple:

1. My parents .... at hospital with my granny next week-end.

2. I .... present at the international conference.

3. Jerry ..... online after 6 PM. You can get in contact with him.

4. You .... wrong if you insist on your viewpoint.

5. My computer ..... under repair till next week .

6. My son ..... afraid of your dogs, I think.

7. His wife.... upset if she finds out about his debts.

8. Tom and Mary ..... at school after lunch.

9. We ..... very busy after our first exhibition.

10. I .... worried if you don’t come home before 11.

Exercise 7: Fill in the blanks with am, is or are.

1. .... I late?

2. .... your name Angela Zeller?

3. ..... you married?

4. .... Carmen from Spain?

5. ..... you from Japan?

6. ..... Edinburgh the capital of Scotland?

7. ..... it a Japanese car?

8. .... Budapest in Hungary?

9. ..... they American actresses?

10. .... Sting an English musician and singer?

Exercise 8: Fill in the blanks with was or were.

1. .... you near the office at ten o’clock yesterday?

2. .... anybody late for class today?

3. .... your father and mother born in Ireland?

4. ..... Marilyn Monroe’s real name Norma Jean Baker?

5. .... the news on TV encouraging last night?

6. .... your friend really ill when you saw him yesterday?

7. .... the weather nice when you were travelling in Turkey?

8. ..... the children afraid of the horror film you saw on Friday?

9. ..... the food delicious at the birthday party?

10. .... your first teacher kind and generous?

Exercise 9: Make the following sentences interrogative:

1. My children will be quiet during the walk.

2. I shall be right if I do it first.

3. Jim will be absent during the conference.

4. Mary will be really happy to see her dad again.

5. We shall be sure to keep our money in this bank.

6. The teacher will be in the schoolyard after lunch.

7. I shall be at home on Wednesday.

8. The children will be really hungry after the swimming-pool.

9. He will be in London next week.

10. The secretary will be on the phone all day tomorrow.

Exercise 10: Complete the sentences with the verbs in the brackets:

1. Anna (to study) French at university.

2. Our children (to drink) tea in the morning.

3. Most people (to live) in flats.

4. My husband (to like) watching TV in the evenings.

5. My friends usually (to listen) to rock music.

6. The bank always (to close) at 6 PM.

7. Tina is a teacher. She (to teach) mathematics to young children.

8. Shoes are expensive. They (to cost) a lot of money.

9. Water (to boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

10. I often (to play) basketball.

Exercise 11: Complete the sentences in the Past Simple using the given verbs:

graduate write start end leave walk begin help sing study

1. My brother was at Glasgow University: he .... last year.

2. Mozart .... music when he was five years old .

3. I .... French when I was at school, but I don’t remember very much now.

4. There were no more buses, so I .... home.

5. Mozart .... home when he was only twelve years old.

6. The second World War .... in 1939, and .... six years later, in 1945.

7. Donny Osmond .... singing on television at the age of five.

8. When I was at school, my parents often .... helped me with my homework.

9. This pop star .... with his five brothers.

Exercise 12: Insert shall or will:

1. I .... go out with some friends.

2. I think Diana .... pass the exam.

3. According to the weather forecast it .... rain this afternoon.

4. We …. go to the cinema on Saturday.

5. Clair .... phone you tonight.

6. I’m hungry. I .... go and find something to eat.

7. Enjoy your holiday. We .... send you a postcard.

8. I like football. I .... watch the evening match.

9. I’m very tired. I .... go to bed early tonight.

10. If you train hard you .... win.

Exercise 13: Make the following sentences negative:

1. I play the piano very well.

2. Jane likes children very much.

3. They know my phone number.

4. We work very hard.

5. He has a bath every day.

6. You do the same thing every day.

7. Amanda wears many rings.

8. We travel to the Crimea by train.

9. I drink coffee every morning with my family.

10. Gerry and Linda know many people.

Exercise 14: Make the following sentences negative:

1. My wife lived in Colombia when she was young.

2. Their father died when he was 86.

3. My grandfather worked for a British company.

4. We studied the Past Simple in class today.

5. Dylan played computer games all night.

6. Last night I watched a really good film on TV.

7. Gabriela started her new job two days ago.

8. Yesterday I walked to work.

9. When we were children we had a dog.

10. Erica met her husband when she was on holiday.

Exercise 15: Make up negative sentences in the Future Simple out of these words:

1. be / at home / you / this evening

2. again / happen / it

3. get / they / married / soon

4. the exam / be / difficult

5. go / next week / I / London / to

6. we / be tired / very / at the end of the trip

7. he / anything interesting / do / this evening

8. the porter / your suitcase / you / for / carry

9. tonight / she / go out

10. Sue / present / like.

Exercise 16: Make up questions making use of the given words + do / does

1. where / live / your parents?

2. you / early / always / get up?

3. how often / TV / you / watch?

4. you / want / what / for dinner?

5. like / you / football?

6. your brother / like / tennis?

7. what / you / do / in the evenings?

8. your sister / work / where?

9. to the cinema / often / you / go?

10. what / mean / this word?

Exercise 17: Write questions with Did...?

1. I watched TV last night. And you?

2. I enjoyed the party. And what about her?

3. I had a good holiday. And what about him?

4. I finished work yesterday. And what about them?

5. I slept well last night. And you?

6. I got up before 7 o’clock. And what about him?

7. I bought a very interesting magazine. And you?

8. I had a shower this morning. And what about John?

9. I saw Joe yesterday. And you?

10. We went shopping with children. And you?

Exercise 18: Write questions in the Future Simple using these words:

1. you / work / tomorrow?

2. he / give / the camera / to her?

3. buy / for our children / bananas / we?

4. we / meet / what time?

5. go out / he / with his friends / tomorrow?

6. lend / us / she / any money?

7. how / us / help / they?

8. I / do / what?

9. you / to France / travel / next summer?

10. we / our work / finish / when ?