Future Tenses
Exercise 1. Make the future simple positive:
1. A: “There's someone at the door.”
B: “I _________________________ (get) it.”
2. Joan thinks the Conservatives
_________________________ (win) the next
election.
3. A: “I’m moving house tomorrow.”
B: “I _________________________ (come) and help you.”
4. If she passes the exam, she
_________________________ (be) very happy.
5. I _________________________ (be) there at four
o'clock, I promise.
6. A: “I’m cold.”
B: “I _________________________ (turn) on the fire.”
7. A: “She's late.”
B: “Don't worry she _________________________ (come).”
8. The meeting _________________________ (take) place
at 6 p.m.
9. If you eat all of that cake, you
_________________________ (feel) sick.
10. They _________________________ (be) at home at 10
o'clock.
Make the future simple negative:
1. I'm afraid I _________________________ (not / be)
able to come tomorrow.
2. Because of the train strike, the meeting
_________________________ (not / take) place at 9 o'clock.
3. A: “Go and tidy your room.”
B: “I _________________________ (not / do) it!”
4. If it rains, we _________________________ (not /
go) to the beach.
5. In my opinion, she _________________________ (not /
pass) the exam.
6. A: “I'm driving to the party, would you like a
lift?”
B: “Okay, I _________________________ (not / take) the
bus, I'll come with you.”
7. He _________________________ (not / buy) the car,
if he can't afford it.
8. I've tried everything, but he
_________________________ (not / eat).
9. According to the weather forecast, it
_________________________ (not / snow) tomorrow.
10. A: “I'm really hungry.”
B: “In that case we _________________________ (not /
wait) for John.”
Make future simple questions:
1. ____________________ (they / come) tomorrow?
2. When ____________________ (you / get) back?
3. If you lose your job, what ____________________
(you / do)?
4. In your opinion, ____________________ (she / be) a
good teacher?
5. What time ____________________ (the sun / set)
today?
6. ____________________ (she / get) the job, do you
think?
7. ____________________ (David / be) at home this
evening?
8. What ____________________ (the weather / be) like
tomorrow?
9. There’s someone at the door, ____________________
(you / get) it?
10. How ____________________ (he / get) here?
Exercise 2. Put the verb into either the present simple or the simple
future tense:
1. I’ll call you when I ________ (arrive) at my hotel.
2. He ________ (text) you as soon as he’s on the bus.
3. Let’s eat dinner when John ________ (get) here.
4. Julie ________ (be) late tomorrow evening, so I’ve
booked a table at a restaurant for 10pm.
5. As soon as I ________ (be) able to, I’m going to
get a new job.
6. Please wait here until the nurse ________ (call)
you.
7. I ________ (get) up early tomorrow morning and
finish the report then.
8. Before you ________ (leave), please make sure
you’ve locked the door.
9. She ________ (let) us know later, when she’s ready
to leave.
10. I must clean the kitchen before my mother ________
(get) here.
11. I ________ (come) to meet you at the station next
weekend.
12. I ________ (wait) until you’re finished – then we
can go.
13. John will study until he ________ (know) all the
answers.
14. She thinks that it ________ (rain) next weekend.
15. What do you want to do after the class ________
(finish)?
16. I think that the Democrats ________ (win) the next
election.
17. Jenny will come here after she ________ (finish)
work.
18. She’s going to look for a job as soon as she
________ (arrive) in London.
19. I ________ (give) up smoking!
20. She ________ (send) me an email before she leaves
the office later today.
Exercise 3. Put in ‘will’ or ‘be going to’:
1. A: We don’t have any bread.
B: I know. I __________________ get some from the
shop.
2. A: We don’t have any bread.
B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop
then.
3. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?
B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland
next month.
4. A: I’m really cold.
B: I __________________ turn the heating on.
5. A: Are you going to John’s party tonight?
B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give
you a lift.
6. A: What are your plans after you leave university?
B: I __________________ work in a hospital in Africa.
I leave on the 28th.
7. (The phone rings)
A: I __________________ get it!
8. A: Are you ready to order?
B: I can’t decide … Okay, I __________________ have
the steak, please.
9. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have
coffee?
B: Sorry. I __________________ go to the library. I’ve
been planning to study all day.
10. A: Why are you carrying a hammer?
B: I __________________ put up some pictures.
Exercise 4. Make the positive future continuous:
At three o’clock tomorrow…
1. I ________________________ (work) in my office.
2. You ________________________ (lie) on the beach.
3. He ________________________ (wait) for the train.
4. She ________________________ (shop) in New York.
5. It ________________________ (rain).
6. We ________________________ (get) ready to go out.
7. They ________________________ (meet) their parents.
8. He ________________________ (study) in the library.
9. She ________________________ (exercise) at the gym.
10. I ________________________ (sleep).
Make the negative future continuous:
When she arrives,
1. I ___________________________ (read).
2. You ___________________________ (sleep), will you?
3. We ___________________________ (work).
4. Julie ___________________________ (watch) a film.
5. It ___________________________ (snow).
6. Ann and Tom ___________________________ (cook).
7. He ___________________________ (play) computer
games.
8. I ___________________________ (study).
9. You ___________________________ (cry).
10. David ___________________________ (us) the
internet.
Make future continuous ‘yes / no’ questions:
When the boss comes,
1. ________________________ (I / sit) here?
2. ________________________ (John / us) the computer?
3. ________________________ (Jane and Luke / discuss)
the new project?
4. ________________________ (we / work) hard?
5. ________________________ (you / talk) on the
telephone?
6. ________________________ (she / send) an email?
7. ________________________ (they / have) a meeting?
8. ________________________ (he / eat) lunch?
9. ________________________ (you / type)?
10. ________________________ (he / make) coffee?
Make ‘wh’ future continuous questions:
At 8pm,
11. (where / I / wait?)
12. (what / you / do?)
13. (why / he / study?)
14. (how / she / travel?)
15. (who / they / meet?)
16. (where / we / eat?)
17. (what / you / watch?)
18. (why / he / drive?)
19. (what / she / cook?)
20. (why / they / sleep?)
Exercise 5. Make the future perfect positive:
By 10 pm tonight …
1. I __________________________ (finish) this report.
2. We __________________________ (have) dinner.
3. She __________________________ (leave) Paris.
4. John __________________________ (meet) Lucy.
5. They __________________________ (take) the exam.
6. It __________________________ (stop) snowing.
7. I __________________________ (read) all of this
book.
8. You __________________________ (fall) asleep.
9. She __________________________ (watch) the film.
10. He __________________________ (arrive).
Make the future perfect negative:
I’m sorry, by next week,
1. I __________________________ (finish) the report.
2. Julia __________________________ (send) the emails.
3. John __________________________ (clean) the office.
4. We __________________________ (order) new stock.
5. They __________________________ (write) the
article.
6. I __________________________ (meet) the customers.
7. She __________________________ (organise) the
meeting.
8. He __________________________ (call) Mr Smith.
9. We __________________________ (read) the documents.
10. You __________________________ (receive) the
prices.
Make future perfect questions:
1. _________________________ (she / arrive) by 10
o’clock?
2. _________________________ (you / eat) by 6?
3. _________________________ (it / stop) raining by
tomorrow morning?
4. _________________________ (we / watch) the film by
7?
5. _________________________ (she / arrive) by Friday?
6. When _________________________ (you / finish) the
report?
7. What _________________________ (you / do) by the
end of the day?
8. Why _________________________ (she / leave) by
Tuesday?
9. When _________________________ (you / read) my
book?
10. When _________________________ (we / be) here for
six months?