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THE FUTURE. MIXED TENSES

A. Match I to II to form sentences.

I II

1. Hurry up! We’re leaving ….. a. one day.

2. They’ll be lying on the beach ….. b. in five minutes.

3. We will have arrived ….. c. next summer.

4. It’s definite. My friends and I are going to travel ….. d. at this time next week.

5. I think he will be rich and famous ….. e. by this time tomorrow.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to, Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

1. The concert ................................... (start) at exactly 10 o’clock.

2. See you at the station! I ................................... (wear) a red jacket.

3. Don’t worry! I ................................... (not leave) without you.

4. We certainly ................................... (not finish) all the work by this time tomorrow.

5. Anne ................................... (invite) some of her friends for dinner after work.

6. ............................ she ............................. (remember) to call us this afternoon?

7. What ................................... you ................................... (do) at the weekend?

C. 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 ......................................................................................................... .

D. Choose the correct answer.

Jeff’s family usually comes to stay with us for Christmas, but 1. (by this Christmas / this Christmas) we are going to visit them instead. They live on the coast of Queensland in South Australia. I can hardly wait – I 2. (will have / will be having) a fantastic time there. School holidays 3. (are going to start / will start) on Friday, and we are going to leave the following morning. At this time next week, I 4. (will be swimming / will have swum) in the sea, and snorkelling with Jeff. He’s an expert snorkler, and he 5. (is going to practise /

will have practised) with me every day. 6. (By / On) the last day of our visit, Jeff’s dad is going to take us to visit the Great Barrier Reef. I hope by then I 7. (will have improved / will be improving) enough to snorkel at the reef and see the magnificent coloured corals and brightly coloured fish close up. The reef is 2,200 kilometres long and people say it’s an underwater wonderland. Next year I 8. (am going to learn / will learn) scuba diving,

because only serious divers can dive in the deeper waters on the outer edges of the reef.

E. Choose the correct ending for each sentence.

1 By 2020 the world’s population will …

a have reached eight billion.

b be reaching eight billion.

2 In the next twenty years people will ….

a have talked to their houses.

b be talking to their houses.

3 By 2020 scientists will …

a have invented glasses on which we watch videos.

b be inventing glasses on which we watch videos.

4 By 2020 some things won’t …

a have changed.

b be changing.

5 Before the end of the twenty-first century we will …

a have found life on other planets.

b be finding life on other planets.

6 In 2020 will we …

a have worn the same clothes?

b be wearing the same clothes?

F. Complete each sentence with the verb in brackets. Remember to add be or have.

1 By this time next year, I’ll.............................(go) to college.

2 By 2020 scientists will ..........................(invent) fridges which read the use-by-date on milk.

3 In 2020 we will all................................. (drive) electric cars.

4 By 2020 doctors will .............................(find) cures to most diseases.

5 Within the next twenty years we’ll all ......................................(work) from home.

6 But will we ........................................(create) a better life?

G. Are these sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)? Correct the sentences that are wrong.

1 Life will be changing a lot by 2020.

2 In twenty years we’ll all be living longer.

3 By 2020 doctors won’t be treating people any more.

4 In 2020 people will have worked longer hours.

5 By 2020 our lives will have changed a lot.

6 Will we have eaten different types of food in 2020?

H. Write the appropriate tenses: simple present /will / going to / present continuous

a)  Look at those black clouds. It…………………………………… (rain).

b) I …………………. (meet) Mary on Saturday at 5 o’clock at the cinema. Would you like to come?

c)  “It’s hot in here”. “I ………………………….. (open) the window”.

d)  “I’ve got a headache”.          “Oh dear, I ……………………………….. (get) you an aspirin”.

e)  I …………………………………………. (visit) Peru one day, that’s my dreamed holiday.

f)  What …………………………………….. (do) on Friday night?

g)  I …………………………………………. (go) to a concert. I got the tickets this morning.

h)  Probably I ………………………………………. (stay) at home.

i)   I …………………………………… (study) Japanese next year, at least that’s my intention.

j)  It …………………………………… (rain) tomorrow according to the weather forecast.

k) Brazil 7  Finland  0 (minute 89)      The Brazilians……………………………………. (win)

l)  The Brazilians ………………………………………… (win) the world cup.

m)  If I can I …………………………………. (go) skiing with them.

n)  What …………………………………….. (be) like tomorrow?

o)  I …………………………………….. (stay) in a 4-star hotel. I booked it this morning.

p) We …………………………… (have) a party on Saturday. I’ve invited all my friends.

q) What time ..................................... (your train/ leave) tomorrow?

Answers

A 1. b 3. e 5. a 2. d 4. c

B 1. will start

2. will be wearing

3. won’t leave

4. won’t have finished

5. is going to invite

6. Will … remember

7. are … going to do

C 1. we will have finished playing tennis / we will have finished our tennis practice

2. will answer

3. Are … going to come to the disco with us

4. it will rain

5. will be waiting for their plane to arrive / land

D 1. this Christmas

2. will have

3. will start

4. will be swimming

5. is going to practise

6. On

7. will have improved

8. am going to learn

E 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 b

F1 be going

2 have invented

3 be driving

4 have found

5 be working

6 have created

G 1 Life will be changing have changed a lot by 2020.

2 Correct

3 Correct

4 In 2020 people will have worked be working longer hours.

5 Correct

6 Will we have eaten be eating different types of food in 2020?

H .Write the appropriate tenses: will / going to / present continuous / simple present

a)  Look at those black clouds. It…is going to rain………………………………… (rain).

b) I …am meeting…. (meet) Mary on Saturday at 5 o’clock at the cinema. Would you like to come?

c)  “It’s hot in here”. “I …will open……………………….. (open) the window”.

d)  “I’ve got a headache”.          “Oh dear, I …’ll get……………….. (get) you an aspirin”.

e)  I …am going to visit………………. (visit) Peru one day, that’s my dreamed holiday.

f)  What …are you going to do/are you doing…………………………….. (do) on Friday night?

g)  I …’m going …………. (go) to a concert. I got the tickets this morning.

h)  Probably I ………’ll stay……………………. (stay) at home.

i)   I …’m going to study…… (study) Japanese next year, at least that’s my intention.

j)  It …’ll rain……………………… (rain) tomorrow according to the weather forecast.

k) Brazil 7  Finland  0 (minute 89)      The Brazilians……are going to win……………. (win)

l)  The Brazilians ……will win…………………………………… (win) the world cup.

m)  If I can I …’ll go………………. (go) skiing with them.

n)  What …will the weather be……….. (be) like tomorrow?

o)  I …’m staying…………………….. (stay) in a 4-star hotel. I booked it this morning.

p) We ……’re having....… (have) a party on Saturday. I’ve invited all my friends.

q) What time .....does your train leave............................ (your train/ leave) tomorrow?

Speaking Activity. Use Going to and Will

Spend a couple of minutes thinking about your plans for the next seven days. Make a list of things you

plan to do.

Then find a partner, and interview him/her about his/her plans for the next seven days. Ask as many

questions as possible.

When you’re answering questions, remember to use going to if the answer concerns a plan that you

have already made. However, if your partner asks you about something you haven’t thought about, try

to make a plan ‘on the spot’. You’ll need to use will in this situation.

For example:

Student A: What’s your plan for Saturday night?

Student B: On Saturday night I’m going to go to the cinema with my friends. We’re going to

see the new Brad Pitt movie.

Student A: That sounds good. How about Sunday morning?

Student B: Oh, I haven’t really thought about that. I’ll probably stay at home and do my

English homework on Sunday morning…

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