Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 28: Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous

Oliver: Really? How long is that going to take?
Anne: By the time I finally finish studying, I (be) .................. a student for over 13 years.
3. Max: Sarah has been in the kitchen all day long.
Jake: It doesn't sound like she's having a very good Thanksgiving.
Max: She (cook) ................. for over seven hours by the time everyone arrives for dinner this after-
noon. Hopefully, she (finish) ............... everything by
then. Jake: Maybe we should help her out.
4. Mike: It's 6:00, and I have been working on my essay for over three hours.
Sid: Do you think you (finish) .................. by 10:00. There's a party at Donna's tonight.
Mike: I (complete, probably) .................... the essay by 10:00, but I (work) .................. on it for
more than seven hours and I don't think I am going to feel like going to a party.
5. Fred: By the time they finish their trip across Yosemite National Park, they (hike) ............. for
more than six days.
Ginger: And they (be, not) in a bed or (have) ............ a shower in almost a week!
Fred: When we pick them up, they (eat) ..........camping food for days, and I am sure they will be
starving.
Ginger: I think we had better plan on taking them directly to a restaurant.
Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 28

Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous
1.Simona: Margaret is really going to speak Spanish well when she gets back from that language school
in Mexico?
Isabelle: Hopefully! She (take) ..................... classes for more than six months.
Simona: She is going to be able to speak Spanish with some of our Latin American clients.
Isabelle: Good. Two clients from Peru (visit) ..................... us next month when Margaret returns. We
need someone to entertain them while they are here.
2. Jason: I am leaving!
Nurse: If you would please wait, the doctor will be with you in ten minutes. The doctor is having
some problems with a patient.
Jason: The doctor was having problems with that patient an hour ago. If I wait another ten minutes, I
am sure he (have, still) ..................... problems with her. By the time he's finally ready to see me,
I (wait) .................... for more than two hours.
3. Frank: What are you going to be doing tomorrow at five?
Debbie: I (paint) ................... painting my living room
walls.
Frank: Still? How long have you been working on your living room.
Debbie: Forever. By the time I finish, I (redecorate) ............... the living room for over a week.
Frank: Bad. I was going to ask go if you wanted to see a movie. What about the day after
tomorrow? Debbie: Sorry, I (move) ................. furniture and (put) .................. up drapes.
4. Mr. Jones: What are you going to be doing next year at this time?
Mr. McIntyre: I (work) .................. for a big law firm in New
Orleans.
Mr. Jones: I didn't know you were leaving Baton Rouge.
Mr. McIntyre: I got a great job offer which I just can't refuse. Besides, by the time I move, I (live)
...................in Baton Rouge for over twenty years. I think it's about time for a change.
Verb Tense Practice Test Exercise 29

Cumulative Verb Tense Review
1. You look really great! (You, exercise) .................. at the fitness center?
2. A: What (you, do) ................when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) .................to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
3. I (have) ............... the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
4. If it (snow) ............. this weekend, we (go) ............... skiing near Lake Tahoe.
5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?
B: They (call) ................ librarians.
6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return
Куприна Р. 1
to Australia, I (study) .............. for nine months and I (be) ............ England for exactly one year.
7. Sam (arrive) .................... in San Diego a week ago.
8. Samantha (live) .................. in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) ................ there
when the Berlin wall came down.
9. If Vera (keep) .................... drinking, she (lose, eventually) .................. her job.
10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however,
their culture (disappear, virtually) ............ by the time Europeans first (arrive) ............. in the New
World.
11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ...................
12. It (rain) ................. all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) ................ the bus this morning. You (be) ................ late
to work too many times. You are fired!
14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) ................. up tomorrow
morning, the sun (shine) ................
15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) ................. the Grand Canyon and San
Francisco by the time I leave the United States.
16. I (see) ................ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the
monu- ments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) ................ much easier and very comfortable. In the
19th century, it (take) ................. two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The
trip (be) .............very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) ................... a great deal in the
last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
18. Joseph's English (improve, really) ............, isn't it? He (watch) ..............American television
pro- grams and (study) .............. his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon
he will
be totally fluent.
19. When I (arrive) ........ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) ....... a beautiful candle-lit
dinner.
20. If you (need) ...............contact me sometime next week, I (stay) .............at the Sheraton in San
Francisco.
Verb Tense Final Test Exercise 30
Cumulative Verb Tense Review
1. When Carol (call) ............. last night, I (watch) ................my favorite show on television.
2. I (work) ............. for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!
3. Sharon (love) ...............to travel. She (go) ............ abroad almost every summer. Next year,
she plans to go to Peru.
4. Thomas is an author. He (write) ........... mystery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) ...........
since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) .......... seven novels, three collections of short
stories.
5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get) ...............to the train
station, Susan (wait) ...............for us for more than two hours.
6. Sam (try) .............. to change a light bulb when he (slip) .............. and (fell) ...........
7. Everyday I (wake) ............... up at 6 o'clock, (eat) .............. breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave)
............. for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) .............. up at 6:30, (skip) ...........
breakfast and (leave) ............for work late because I (forget) ................. to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim (read) ................... the newspaper and Kathy (make) ................dinner. Last night
at this time, they (do) ............the same thing. She (cook) .............. and he (read) .............. the
newspaper.
Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) .............. the same thing. She (prepare) ............. dinner and he
(read) ............ They are very predictable people!
9. By this time next summer, you (complete) ................your studies and (find) ................a job. I, on
the other hand, (accomplish, not) .....anything. I (study, still) ......and you (work) ......in some new
job.
10. The students (be, usually) ....taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they (be) ..... taught by
Mr. Tanzer.
11. Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone now? ..................

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 28: Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 28: Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 28: Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Oliver: Really? How long is that going to take?

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 28

Verb Tense Practice Test Exercise 29

You might also like