FUTURE TENSES

1.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets, Present
Simple or Present Continuous:
1 The train ………………. at 9 at night. (arrive).
2 Giovanni ……………………… to spend the weekend with us. (come).
3 What time ……………... you …………………. to the doctor's on Wednesday? (go).
4 What time …………………. the film …………………..? (start).
5 …………………. the concert ……………….. at 7 or 8? (begin).
6 We …………………….. a dinner party on Friday and you're invited. (have).
7 Most shops in Spain ………………………. until 10 am. (open).
8 What time ……………….. the corner shop ………………….? (shut).
9 Where …………….... you ………………….. in Bangkok? (stay).
10 My tai chi classes …………………….. next week. (start).
11 Our flight ……………………... in London at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. (land).
12 Everything's arranged. We ……………………….. house this Saturday. (move).
13 We …………………….. at Lilith’s café this afternoon. (meet).
14 I’m sorry. I can’t meet up this weekend. We ………………… to Wales. (go).
15 Our ferry ………….. for Ibiza at 6 tomorrow morning. (depart).

2.- Circle the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous:

- Tomorrow the sun rises | is rising at 6.44 and it sets | is setting at 18.33.
- I don't do anything | am not doing anything tonight. I want to relax.
- What time do you meet | are you meeting John on Sunday?
- This year the school ends | is ending on 28 June.
- After the reconstruction the supermarket opens | is opening on Monday again.
- I can't help you. I see | am seeing the doctor this afternoon.
- We've already booked our holiday. We go | are going to Rome in May.
- Could you meet us at the airport tomorrow morning? The plane lands | is landing at
10.15.
- The piano concert doesn't start | is not starting at 8 o'clock. It is cancelled.
- Do you have | Are you having your birthday party this week or next week? I forgot.
3.- Make sentences in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous:
to the dentist | go | I | tomorrow
..........................................................................................................................
tonight | with | have | our business partner | we | dinner
..........................................................................................................................
on | my holiday | July | begin | 10th
..........................................................................................................................
depart | the train | at 11.30 | platform 5 | from
..........................................................................................................................
to Africa | you | when exactly | fly
........................................................................................................................?
end | when | the art exhibition
........................................................................................................................?
go | to the garden party | Miss Pitt | on Sunday
........................................................................................................................?
at 9.45 | as usual | the plane | take off
........................................................................................................................?

4.- 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.
5.- Match a prediction with its evidence:

He is going to win.
You are going to fail.
I'm going to be ill.
It isn't going to rain.
I'm not going to be ill.
You aren't going to fail.
It's going to rain.
He isn't going to win.

1 Look at the
clouds. ...............................................................................................................................
.....
2 Why don't you learn for the
test? ..............................................................................................................
3 I'm so
tired. ..................................................................................................................................
.........
4 The sun is
shining. ..............................................................................................................................
......
5 You are learning so
hard. ..........................................................................................................................
6 I'm
OK. .....................................................................................................................................
.......
7 He is playing so
well. ...............................................................................................................................
8 He is the worst tennis player of
all. ..........................................................................................................

6.- Use the words in brackets and "going to" to do the following:
a. Complete the question.
b. Correct the wrong information.
c. Write the correct answer.
1- (you | have) ...................................................................................... a new car?
(we | not buy) .................................................................................... a new car.
(we | look for) .................................................................................. a used car.

2- (you | cut) ........................................................................................ the grass?

(I | not work) .............................................................................. in the garden.
(I | clean) .................................................................................... the windows.

3- (the Scotts | build) ...................................................................... a new house?

(they | not have) .................................................................................. a house.
(they | rent) ............................................................................................. a flat.

4- (your dad | watch) ............................................................. the football match?

(he | not stay) ...................................................................................... at home.
(My parents | do) ..................................................................... some shopping.

5- (your sister | fly) ............................................................................... to India?

(she | not travel) ................................................................................. to India.
(my friends | visit) ................................................................................. India.

7.- 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

8.- Complete the sentences with the Future Continuous of the verbs in brackets:

At three o’clock tomorrow…

1. I ________________________ (not work) in my office.
2. You ________________________ (lie) on the beach.
3. He ________________________ (wait) for the train.
4. She ________________________ (shop) in New York.
5. It ________________________ (not 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. At 9 I ________________________ (not sleep).

9.- Mr Green is flying to Paris tomorrow. Here’s some information in his notebook:

6:15 taxi to airport

7:30 flight leaves
8:55 arrive in Paris
9:20 meet Mr Chevalier, drive to company offices
10:00 meeting with Director
12:00 lunch with Max Peters
14:00 speech
15:00 phone New York
15:30 meeting with Bill Morris
16:30 leave for airport
17:00 arrival at airport
18:00 flight home leaves
19:30 flight lands

What will he be doing at the following times? Make sentences using the Future
Continuous:

1- 8:00
2- 8:55
3- 9:20
4- 9:30
5- 10:15
6- 12:15
7- 14:15
8- 15:00
9- 15:45
10- 16:30
11- 18:00
12- 18:30

10.- What will you be doing tomorrow at these times:

6:30-
7:15-
8:00-
8:25-
10:15-
14:15-
17:30-
19:00-
20:00-
21:00-
22:00-
23:00-
24:00-