Future Tense Maulana Dien Islamia PGSD M21.2

FUTURE TENSE

MAULANA DIEN ISLAMIA

M21.2

A. Fill in the correct future tense - will future, going to or present progressive.

1. They will drive (drive) to New York tomorrow morning.

2. I hope the weather will be (be) nice.

3. I offered him this job. I think he will take (take) it.

4. I promise I won’t tell (not tell) your secret to anyone.

5. Take your umbrella with you. It is going to rain (rain).

6. They are playing (play) cards this evening.

7. I am going (go) to the cinema tomorrow.

8. They are flying (fly) to Seattle next summer holidays.

9. I am inviting (invite) 50 people to the party, and I hope everyone "will come" (come).

10. That exercise looks difficult. I will help (help) you.

11. is he going (go) to the football match?

12. Are you sure they will win (win) the match?

13. She will probably stay (stay) till Thursday.

14. He is not leaving (not leave) tomorrow.

15. We think he will come (come) home late in the night.

B. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct future tenses – will-future, going to-future, Simple Present 

or Present Progressive.

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Example: The weather nice on Sunday. (to be)

Answer: The weather will be nice on Sunday.

1. The train leaves at 11:45.

2. We are going to have dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we have'nt booked a table yet.

3. My ski instructor believes it will snow in the mountains tomorrow evening.

4. On Sunday at 8 o'clock I am meeting my friend.

5. They are flying to London on Friday evening at 8:15.

6. Wait! I will drive you to the station.

7. The English lesson starts at 8:45.

8. I am going to see my sister in April.

9. Look at the clouds - it is going to rain in a few minutes.

10. Listen! There's someone at the door. I will open the door for you.

C. We use several different tense forms to talk about future. This grammar exercise tests your ability to 

express futurity in English.

1. I will hit you if you say that word again.

am hitting

will be hitting

will hit

2. I think our team will win

will win

would win

will be winning

3. Shall i help you with the housework?

Will

Would

Shall

4. This time tomorrow I will be having a discussion with my boss.

will have

will be having

am having

5. By next Christmas we will have lived in this city for twenty-five years.

have lived

will have lived

will be living

6. I will be home late tonight.

am

will be

would be

7. She will arivve before too long.

will arrive

is arriving

would arrive

would be arriving

8. I will phone you when I have time.

will have

would have

will be having

have

9. I will discuss your situation with my boss when I meet him tomorrow.

meet

will meet

would meet

10. I will follow you wherever you go

are going

will go

go

11. You can take anything I find

will find

am finding

find

12. She will be upset when she finds out what you have done.

is upset

would be

will be

D. Put the verbs into the correct form (future I simple). Use will.

Jim asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him:

1. You will earn (earn) a lot of money. 

2. You will travel (travel) around the world.

3. You will meet (meet) lots of interesting people. 

4. Everybody will adore (adore) you. 

5. You will not have (not / have) any problems. 

6. Many people will serve (serve) you. 

7. They will anticipate (anticipate) your wishes. 

8. There will not be (not / be) anything left to wish for. 

9. Everything will be (be) perfect. 

10. But all these things will only happen  (happen / only) if you marry me.

Exercises

E. Complete the sentences for situations in the future. Decide which tense you need to use.

1. Aaron is carrying two tyres – he is going to change (change) the tyres on a car.
2. Next week (be) is the beginning of winter and the weather forecast says that there will be snow tomorrow.
3. That’s why many of the garage’s customers have made an appointment and are calling in (call in) oday to get their winter tyres.
4. By the end of the day, Aaron will have mounted (mount) about 80 tyres.
5. He will probably be (be/probably) tired after that.
6. It’s a lot of work for one day, but his customers promise that next year they will be (have) their tyres changed earlier.
7. That’s what they always say, but they will surely have forgotten (forget/surely) about it by next year
8. Some customers have agreed that they are picking up (pick up) their cars tomorrow.
9. They have decided to go home by bus, which stops (stop) in front of the garage every hour.