1. Complete with the following Future Tenses of English.

1. Use Will…when making predictions without evidence and immediate decisions.

Ex: They will probably come by train. I will help you with the cases.

2. Use Going to… talking about intentions, a plan for the future that you have already
thought about or a prediction based on evidence
Ex: I’m going to study English in New Zealand next year.
Look out! The ceiling panels are going to fall

3. Use the Present Continuous… when talking about personal arrangements.

Ex: I'm having dinner with Frank tonight.

4. Use the Present Simple to refer for Scheduled events that are outside of our control.
Ex: The flight leaves at 7. The show finishes at 5.

1. Are you going to the cinema? Wait for me. I __________________(go) with you!
2. Tomorrow morning, I (go) to Athens for a meeting.
3. Paul's sister (have) a baby.
4. I've just phoned the centre and the doors _______________(open) at 1.00.
5. It's Julia's birthday next week, so we ___________________(buy) her some flowers.
6. Do you think they _____________________(like) the presents we got for them?
7. I feel really tired. I think I ___________________go to bed. (go)
8. I _________________________(visit) a customer at 5.
9. The flight ____________________(leave) in the morning. Do you want me to take you?
10.The match _________________________________(end) at 3.00.
11. “Let’s have dinner tonight.” “Good idea. I _____________________(bring) some wine.”
12. I've already decided. I _________________________________(buy) a new car.
13. “My head hurts.” “Sit down and I ________________________(get) you an aspirin.”
14. Philipp ________________________(be) 15 next Wednesday.
15. They _______________________________(get) a new computer for their daughter.
16. In 2020, people ____________________________(buy) more hybrid cars.
17. Marvin __________________________________(throw) a party next week.
18. We _______________________________(fly) to Venice in June.
19. We _________________________________ (probably / see) you in July.
20. Look at the clouds! It ________________________(rain) soon.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT
Uses: Future continuous = actions in progress at a specific point in the future. (will + be + -ing)

Future perfect = actions which are completed at a specific point in the future. (will + have + past participle)

A) Choose the correct ending for the sentences and match the sentences to the uses above.

1. I’m going to celebrate on Saturday, because … 3. By the time we get to the concert, …

a) I’ll be finishing all my exams by then. a) we’ll be missing the first two or three bands.

b) I’ll have finished all my exams by then. b) we’ll have missed the first two or three bands.

2. Don’t phone me at eight tonight because … 4 Alan will meet you at the station and …

a) I’ll be watching the match. a) he’ll be waiting for you at the ticket office.

b) I’ll have watched the match. b) he’ll have waited for you at the ticket office.

B) Complete the sentences with Future Continuous or Future Perfect:

1. By next September, Sarah________________________(buy) her new house.

2. This time next week, I__________________________(celebrate) my birthday.
3. What ___________you______________________ (do) at six o'clock this afternoon?
4. By three o'clock, I___________________________________(finish) school.
5. We ____________________________(dance) this afternoon at five o'clock.
6. We ________________________________(eat) everything by the time you arrive.
7. I ______________________________ (drink) beer with my friends at Paul's next Sunday at 7 o'clock.
8. Mary __________________________________(give) Paul an answer by the end of the day.
9. By the end of the month, I ____________________________(read) "Lord of the rings".
10. I _______________________(fly) to Barcelona tomorrow in the morning.

C. Complete the interview, using the future simple (WILL) , future continuous or future perfect of the verbs in
brackets.

Today, we're talking to Jonathan Winters about life in the future. Jonathan, what will our homes be
INTERVIEWER like in the future?

Well, they might not look very different from what they do today but
there _______________ (CERTAINLY - BE) differences. In twenty years’, time homes
_____________________ (BECOME) smaller. This is because more and more people
____________________ (LIVE) in crowded cities. However, designers _________________

JONATHAN (UNDOUBTEDLY - FIND) ways of making small homes more comfortable. For example, the homes
of the future ______________ (HAVE) walls that can be used so that space can be used in different
ways. Scientists ___________________________ (ALSO - INVENT) glass that can change from
transparent to black. Transparent glass lets light and heat in and out. Black glass keeps it in. This
___________________ (HELP) us to control the temperature of our homes.

INTERVIEWER _____________________ (THERE - BE) any other changes to the way we live?

Yes, one major change. Experts predict that by 2025 humans _________________(LIVE) on the
moon. One can only imagine what homes there___________________(LOOK) like. And I think that
JONATHAN by then many of us __________________ (TAKE) at least one holiday in space and maybe even to
the moon.
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D. Complete the sentences using any form of the future.

1. We _______________________________the room by the time you get back. (FINISH)
2. The phone is ringing. – I____________________________________ and answer it. (GO)
3. I ___________________________tomorrow so we can go to the beach. (NOT WORK)
4. If you touch the stove, you__________________________________ yourself. (BURN)
5. She ________________________for the job that was advertised in the newspaper. (APPLY)
6. Next week at this time we ____________________________________in the sun in Spain (LIE)
7. My sister _____________________________________in the USA next year. (STUDY)
8. The Pope _________________________________________Turkey in November. (VISIT)
9. I ______________________________________lunch with Mary at 12. (HAVE)
10. I don't think the exam ___________________________________________very difficult. (BE)
11. Jane ________________________________on her thesis for the next three months. (WORK)
12. By the time I arrive home, the workers ___________________repairing my TV set. (FINISH)
13. During the next century the climate __________________________________________(GET)
14. The guided tour ________________________the hotel at 8.25 tomorrow morning. (LEAVE)
15. I think I _________________________________________to bed early tonight. - I’m tired. (GO)
16. At this time next year, we ____________________________________in our new house (LIVE)
17. What ___________________________________________if the firm gets reorganized? (HAPPEN)
18. We _____________________________to her whenever we get a chance (SPEAK)
19. They ____________________________________________________married in June. (GET)
20. The headmaster ____________________________________a new classroom next term. (OPEN)

E. Complete each sentence using the verb in brackets and the Future Simple, be going to,
Future Continuous or Future Perfect.
1. Tennis practice starts at 10, and we plan to play for two hours. (finish)
By 12 o’clock, __________________________________________________________________________
2. The phone is ringing! (answer)
I ____________________________________________________________________________the phone.
3. Do you want to come to the disco with us? (come)
___________________ you _____________________________________________________________?
4. Look at those clouds. (rain)
Do you think __________________________________________________________________________?
5. Their plane lands at 7.30. Let’s get there earlier. (wait)
At 7 o’clock, we _________________________________________________________________________

6. They only play basketball at the weekend. (not play)

Next Tuesday evening, they___________________________________________________________________

7. You’ll finish your dinner before I return from work. (have)

By the time I return from work, you ______________________________________________________________