Ex.25. Choose the correct tense form.
Ex.24. Identify the tenses, then match the sentences on the left with their functions on the right.
FUTURE TENSES REVIEW
| 1. How long will you have been studying English by the end of this term? 2. Don’t put too much in that bag or it will burst. 3. Look! The lorry is on fire, it’s going to explode. 4. Will you be going out during the break? – Yes, why? - Could you get me a bottle of mineral water, please? 5. The milk doesn’t smell fresh. I’ll pourit out. 6. We’re flying toCyprus next Friday. The plane takes off at 9 a.m. 7. This time next Wednesday, we’ll be having an English lesson. 8. By the time we get home, the football match will have begun. 9. Shall I give you a lift to the airport on Friday? 10. Have you decided how to promote your products? – Yes, we’re going toadvertise them on the Internet. 11. What are you thinking about? – My holiday. This time next week I’ll be relaxing in Miami. 12.Springwill set inearly this year. 13. Don’t bother. I’ll tell Ann about it. I’ll be seeing her at work anyway. 14.I won’t have completedall these forms until he comes. Will you help me with it? 15. In time, people will find an efficient way to dispose of toxic waste and even fight nuclear radiation. 16. I haven’t decided yet. Perhaps, I’ll buythis smart phone. 17. Now that I’ve got the money, I’m going to buy it. | a. a prediction about what you think, expect, believe, doubt, suppose, etc., may or may not happen in the future, often with the words certainly, perhaps, probably b. an action or situation which will definitely happen in the future and we cannot control or change it c. a spontaneous on-the-spot decision d. promises, warnings, threats, etc. e. a form of request f. an offer or suggestion, asking for instructions g. an action which will be in progress at a stated future time h. a planned action or an action which will definitely occur in the near or distant future as a result of a routine (almost the same as the Present Continuous) i. asking politely about someone’s arrangements in order to see if our wishes fit in with their plans j. prediction based on what you see or feel and there is evidence that something will definitely happen in the near future k. plans, firm intentions to do something in the future or ambitions l. fixed arrangements in the near future (we often know when and where) m. timetable/programme n. actions which will be finished before a stated future time o. emphasis on the duration of an action up to a certain time in the future |
1. Don’t sit in the draught or you ____________ a cold.
a) are catching b) are going to catch c) will catch d) will have caught
2. Ask her again. Perhaps she ____________ her mind.
a) will change b) is going to change c) will have changed d) will be changing
3. They __________ Kennedy Airport by now and will be on their way to England.
a) will be leaving b) will left c) will have been leaving d) will have left
4. We ____________ to London tomorrow. Would you like to come with us?
a) drive b) will have been driving c) are driving d) will have driven
5. Margie just called and said she would be here at 8 o’clock. By the time she gets here, we ____________ for her for two hours.
a) will wait b) will be waiting c) will have been waiting d) will have waited
6. ____________ to town today? - Yes, why? – Can I come with you?
a) will you be going b) will you go c) are you going to go d) will have gone
7. I can’t believe that you ____________ on a plane to Malta while I’m driving to work tomorrow morning.
a) will sit b) will have been sitting c) will be sitting d) will have sat
8. Careful, Tony! You ____________ the vase.
a) will drop b) are dropping c) are going to drop d) will have dropped
9. Cars of tomorrow ____________ using gas and they won’t pollute the air.
a) are going to stop b) will be stopping c) will stop d) will have been stopping
10. I’m afraid the train ____________ before we reach the station.
a) will leave b) won’t leave c) will have left d) is going to leave
11. I can’t believe that by the end of this week we ____________ all our exams.
a) will pass b) will have passed c) pass d) are going to pass
12. Just imagine! This time next summer we ____________ on a beautiful beach in Palma de Majorca.
a) are going to lie b) will lie c) will be lying d) will have been lying
13. When the mountaineers get back to the base, they ____________ in the snowstorm for two days.
a) will be b) will be being c) are going to be d) will have been
14) Tom will be very tired when he ____________. He will have been travelling for twenty four hours.
a) will arrive b) arrives c) have arrived d) will be arriving
15. The film ____________ by the time we get there.
a) will start b) is going to start c) will have started d) will be starting