Complete the sentences with the correct future form.

1. Look at Jason! He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (sneeze).

predictions 2. Do you think people _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (travel) to the Moon again?
People will live longer in the future. 3. Tomorrow we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (rehearse) a school play in the gym.
4. Dad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (wait) for you at the station when you arrive
promises next week.
I won’t do it again, I promise. 5. Tidy your room now or you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (stay) at home tonight.
6. By the end of this year I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) Brazil.
on-the-spot decisions 7. A: What do you need the planks for? B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (make) a
‘I’m thirsty.’ ‘I will get you some shelf for my technology project.
water.’ 8. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, do) tomorrow at 3 p.m.?
9. Look at that car! It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (crash) if the driver doesn’t
slow down.
10. If I don’t know the answer, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (ask) my elder sister.
11. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) a picnic next weekend. Would you like
to come?
future plans and intentions
12. Sue and Jack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (finish) their IT project by
I am going to learn French next year. tomorrow afternoon.
13. George _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (take) his dog for a walk when his mother
predictions based on present comes back from work.
evidence 14. I’m sure your parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, scold) you for getting a
Look at the sky. It is going to rain. D from the Art exam.
15. Patrick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (watch) a cartoon film with his little
sister.
16. At 8 o’clock on Sunday my parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to the
theatre with their friends.
17. Pamela looks sad. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cry).
fixed arrangement in the near
18. By the end of the course we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (learn) to
future
communicate in Spanish.
Pete is flying to Rome next 19. At this time next week, Sandra_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (take) her driving
weekend. test.
20. Kevin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (probably, bring) his sister to the party.
21. The Dawsons _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) in Berlin for three months
by the time they leave.
22. A: I’m tense. B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (give) you a back massage.
an action in the future that will be
23. The baby _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (sleep) when you call Mrs.
interrupted by a shorter action in the future Stevenson.
I will be preparing supper when my husband 24. Mark thinks we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, win) the match
comes back. with the Winston High School.
25. Look at Jessica. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (jump) from the
an action that will be in progress at a stated wall.
future time 26. A: Why are you carrying a fishing rod? B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This time next month we will be sunbathing in (fish) with my grandfather.
Greece. 27. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (play) chess with me next Friday.
28. People _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (spend) holidays in space in the
22nd century.

an action that will be finished before a certain

future time
The Browns will have changed their car by Easter.

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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)

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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.

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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?

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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?

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