Future Forms

A) Fill in the blanks with the correct FUTURE forms:

(Will / Going to / Present Continuous / Simple Present)

1. A: What ……will…… you ……do…… (do) when you grow up?

B: I ……will be … (be) an acrobat in a circus.
1. I haven’t seen him for a long time but I think I am going to
(recognize) him.
3. A: I need some tokens to telephone my friend.
B: I ……will…give…………… (give) you some.
4. I got the plane tickets. I …am going to fly…. (fly) on Sunday.
5. A: Have you got any plans for the summer?
B: Yes, we …will go………. (go) to Italy in June.
6. Don’t play with those matches; you ‘re going to . burn yourself.
7. A: Whose is that night dress?
B : It’s mine. I’m going to wear ……wear) it at John’s graduation party.

8. A: Why did you call your grandma?

B: I ……will…….. (visit) her at the weekend.
9. If your passport isn’t valid any more, you …won’t be able to…………
(not / be able to) go abroad this month.
10.A: What are you doing with that brush?
B: I ……was painting……………… (paint) my room.

11. I don’t know the meaning of this word so I ……looked………

(look) it up in the dictionary.
12. Look out! You ……are going to hurt……… (hurt) yourself with that knife.
13. A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I …will get…………. (get) an aspirin
for you.
14. Mother: Your face is dirty.
Child : All right. I …will wash…………………. (wash) it.
15. A: What time …will……the next bus …arrive……. (arrive)?
B: 13 minutes later.
16.…Will……. you open….. (open) the door for me, please?
17. We’re early. The film ………started…… (start) at 2:30. Why don’t we go
and have something to drink?
18. He …will call… (call) the police as soon as he gets home.
19. A: What …are….. you …doing… (do) with that dress?
B: I …am going to shorten………. (shorten) the skirt.
B) Use the correct form of the FUTURE TENSE:

1. A: Oh! You’ve got a ticket for the party.

B: Yes. I ………will see …….. (see) it on Friday.
2. A: Tea or coffee?
B: I …will be having.. (have) coffee, please.
3. There isn’t any cloud in the sky. It ……will be………………………… (be) a lovely day.
4. We ……will be winning……. (win) the match. We’re playing really well.
5. The festival …will last…….. (last) for ten days.
6. I ……will be having……. (have) a meal with a few friends. There …will be…….. (be)
about ten of us.
7. Phil ……will be coming…… (come) round us tomorrow. We …will be. (be) at the airport
at 9:30.
8. Why don’t you come with us. I’m sure you ……will enjoy…… (enjoy) the show.
9. That ……will not cost…….. (not / cost) more than $50.
10. The museum …will be opening……….. (open) at 9:00 everyday but tomorrow it …will
not be………………………….. (not / be) opened at 9:00.
11. I ……will pay……. (pay) it back to you as soon as I get my salary.
12. The manager said, ”We ……will be having. (have) the meeting on Thursday.”

C) Put the verb in to the correct from using WILL or GOING TO:

1. A: Why are you turning on the television?

B: I …am going to watch… (watch) the news.
2. A: Oh, I’ve just realized. I haven’t got any money.
B: Don’t worry. That’s no problem. I …will lend…. (lend) you some.
3. Those clouds are very black, aren’t they? I think it …is going to rain……… (rain).
4. A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait here and I …will get…. (get) an aspirin for you.
5. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: I …am going to wash… (wash) the car.
6. A: I’ve decided to re-paint this room.
B: Oh, have you? What colour …are you going to paint…. (you / paint) it?
7. A: Look! There’s smoke coming out of that house. It’s on fire!
B: Good heavens! I …will… call the fire-brigade immediately.
8. A: The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it?
B: No, it looks as if it ……it is going to fall…….. (fall) down.
9. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, I …am going to buy……….. (buy) something for dinner.
10. A: I can’t work out how to use this camera.
B: It’s quite easy. I …will show………. (show) you.
11. A: What would you like to drink – tea or coffee?
B: I ……wil have …………. (have) tea, please.
12. A: Has George decided on what to do when he leaves school?
 B: Oh yes. Everything is planned. He …is going to have… (have) a holiday
for a few weeks and then he …will start…. (start) a computer
programming course.

Future Perfect / Future Perfect Continuous

A) What will life be like in the year 2100? Complete the sentences using WILL HAVE +
PAST PARTICIPLE form:

Example: By 2100, the world’s population…. will have increased …… (increase) to

around 30.000 million.

1. Life ……will have become……….. (become) more automated by then.

2. Computers ……will have taken over…… (take over) many of the jobs that people do
today.
3. The earth’s supplies of oil, coal and gas …will have run out…… (run out).
4. ……Will scientists have found………………. (scientists / find) other sources of energy?
5. How …will education …have changed….. (change)?
6. …Will we have found (we / find) a way to feed all the people in the world?

B) Use WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE form:

1. Tom and Ann are going to the cinema. The film begins at 7.30 and it is already 7.20. And
it will take them 20 minutes to get there.
When they get there, …the film will have already started… (the film / already / start)
2. Jim always goes to bed at 11 o’clock. Tom is going to visit him at 11.30 this evening.
When Tom arrives, …Jim will have goen to bed…….. (Jim / go / to bed)
3. Tom is on holiday. He has very little money and he is spending too much too quickly.
Before the end of his holiday, …he will have spent….. (he / spend / all his money)
1. Chuck came to Britain from the US nearly three years ago. Next Monday it will be exactly
three years since he arrived.
Next Monday …he will have been here exactly 3 years… (he / be / here / exactly three
years)
2. Next year is Ted and Amy’s 25th wedding anniversary. They …will have been married..
(be married) for 25 years.
3. Jane is from New Zealand. She is traveling around Europe at the moment. So far she has
traveled about 1.000 miles. By the end of the trip, she will have traveled more than...
(she / travel) more than 3.000 miles.

C) Use FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:

1. By next February I …will have written……… (write) my third book.

2. I hope you …will haven’t forgetten……. (not / forget) my name by tomorrow.
3. By next week we ……will have redecorated….. (redecorate) the house.
 4. Next July she …will have been… (be) dead for ten years.
5. I hope I …will haven’t made…… (not / make) a lot of mistakes in this exam when I finish
it.
6. By the end of this year I ……will have driven…… (drive) more than one hundred
thousand kilometers with this car.
7. I hope it …will have stopped…. (stop) raining before the match starts.
8. I …will have had……. (have) an operation when you turn back.
9. By this time next week I …will have married…. (marry).
10. If nothing is done one million species that are alive today …will have become (become)
extinct in twenty years.

D) Fill in the blanks using FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

1. By the end of June I …will have been living…….. (live) in this flat for thirteen years.
2. I will have been flying…… (fly) to London for an hour at this time tomorrow.
3. At this time next week I ……will have been working……. (work) for this company for 20
years.
4. When the bell rings I …will have been teaching…… (teach) for eight hours today.
5. I …will have been wearing… (wear) these glasses for five years next week.
6. I …will have been driving … (drive) this car for six years tomorrow.
7. At this time tomorrow I …will have been taking…… (take) a test for an hour.
8. At this time next year I …will have been having….. (have) a holiday in Antalya for a
week.

Future in the Past

A) Complete the sentences. Use WAS / WERE GOING TO and these verbs: drive / get / go
pick / see:

1. The train left just as Harold …was going to get…………….. on it.

2. The shop closed as I ………was going to get…………… in it.
3. The phone stopped ringing just as I ……was getting to pick…… it up.
4. We went to the cinema, where we ……were going to see…….. a film about the Mafia,
but it was so popular we couldn’t get in.
5. Bob had trouble parking. A car took the last place in the car park just when he ……was
going to drive….. into it.

B) Use WAS / WERE GOING TO:

1. Did you travel by train?

No, I was going to travel by train but I changed my mind…………………………….
2. Did you buy that jacket you saw in the shop window?
No, I …was going to buy thast jacket… but I changed my mind.
3. Did Sue get married?
No, she …was going to get married…. but she …changed her mind.. .
4. Did Wayne and Sharon go to Greece for their holidays?
No, …they were going to their holiday, but they changed their mind.….
5. Did you play tennis yesterday?
No, …I was going to play tennis but I changed my mind….
6. Did you invite Ann to the party?
No, ……I was going to invite Ann, but I changed my mind….