Exercise on Future I Simple (will)
You (earn) _____________________a lot of money.
You (travel) _____________________around the world.
You (meet) _____________________ lots of interesting people.
Everybody (adore) _____________________you.
You (not / have) _____________________any problems.
Many people (serve) _____________________you.
They (anticipate) _____________________your wishes.
There (not / be) _____________________anything left to wish for.
Everything (be) _____________________perfect.
But all these things (happen / only) _____________________if you marry me.
We (help) _____________________you.
I (get) _____________________you a drink.
I think our team (win) _____________________the match.
Maybe she (do) _____________________a language course in Malta.
I (buy) _____________________the tickets.
Perhaps she (do) _____________________this for you.
Maybe we (stay) _____________________at home.
She hopes that he (cook) _____________________dinner tonight.
I’m sure they (understand) _____________________your problem.
They (go / probably) _____________________to the party.
Write negative sentences in will future.
1. (I / answer / the question_____________________
2. (she / read / the book_____________________
3. (they / drink / beer_____________________
4. (we / send / the postcard_____________________
5. (Vanessa / catch / the ball_____________________
6. (James / open / the door_____________________
7. (we / listen / to the radio_____________________
8. (they / eat / fish_____________________
9. (she / give / him / the apple_____________________
10. (the computer / crash) _____________________
Write questions in will future.
1. (you / ask / him)
2. (Jenny / lock / the door)
3. (it / rain)
4. (the teacher / test / our English)
5. (what / they / eat)
6. (when / she / be / back)
7. (who / drive / us / into town)
8. (where / we / meet)
9. (when / I / be / famous)
10. (what / you / do)
1. What will you do next year?
I finished school.
I will finish school.
2. Are you going to work tomorrow?
Yes, I am.
Yes, he will.
3. What are you going to do for Christmas?
I'm going to stay at home.
I stayed at home.
4. Where will you go on you holidays?
I will go to Berlin.
He will go to Berlin.
5. Are you going to call the police?
Yes, I was.
Yes, I am.
6. Will Steven buy a new house next year?
No, he won't.
No, he didn't.
7. Are you going to play cards tonight?
Yes, we are.
Yes, we did.
8. Will you go the party?
Yes, we will.
Yes, she will.
Exercise on Future I Simple (going to)
1. It (rain___________________
2. They (eat)
stew.
3. I (wear___________________ blue shoes tonight.
4. We (not / help___________________ you.
5. Jack (not / walk___________________ home.
6. (cook / you___________________ dinner?
7. Sue (share / not___________________ her biscuits.
8. (leave / they___________________ the house?
9. (take part / she___________________ in the contest?
10. I (not / spend___________________ my holiday abroad this year.
Exercise on Future I Progressive
1. At midnight we (sleep___________________.
2. This time next week we (sit___________________ at the beach.
3. At nine I (watch___________________ the news.
4. Tonight we (cram up___________________ for our English test.
5. They (dance___________________ all night.
6. He (not / play___________________ all afternoon.
7. I (not / work___________________ all day.
8. (eat / you___________________ at six?
9. (drive / she___________________ to London?
10. (fight / they___________________ again?
Put the verbs into the correct form (future II simple).
1. By 9 o'clock we (cook__________________ dinner.
2. They (eat__________________ by then.
3. In one week he (cross__________________ the Atlantic by boat.
4. She (go__________________ home.
5. Jane (not / finish__________________ her work.
6. Fred (not / return__________________ from his holiday by Monday.
7. The sun (not / rise__________________ by 4 o'clock.
8. (do / you__________________ the washing up by six o'clock?
9. Our boss (not / leave__________________ the office yet.
10. (buy / she__________________ the new car?
Will / Be Going To
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write) __________________ a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I (get) __________________ you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.
3. A: I can't hear the television!
B: I (turn) __________________ it up so you can hear it.
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) __________________ Paris, Nice and
Grenoble.
5. Sarah (come) __________________ to the party. Oliver (be) __________________ there as well.
6. Ted: It is so hot in here!
Sarah: I (turn) __________________ the air-conditioning on.
7. I think he (be) __________________ the next President of the United States.
8. After I graduate, I (attend) __________________ medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a
doctor all my life.
9. A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am afraid it is simply too small for four
people.
B: That man at the service counter (help) __________________ you.
10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) __________________ down to the beach and go swimming.
Will / Be Going To
1. Mark: What are you doing with those scissors?
Beth: I (cut) ___________________that picture of the ocean out of the travel magazine.
Mark: What (you, do) __________________with it?
Beth: I (paint) __________________a watercolor of the ocean for my art class, and I thought I could use this
photograph as a model.
2. Mark: (you, do) __________________me a favor, Sam?
Sam: Sure, what do you want me to do?
Mark: I (change) __________________the broken light bulb in the lamp above the dining room table. I need
someone to hold the ladder for me while I am up there.
Sam: No problem, I (hold) __________________it for you.
3. Gina: Where are you going?
Ted: I (go) __________________to the store to pick up some groceries.
Gina: What (you, get__________________?
Ted: I (buy) __________________some milk, some bread, and some coffee.
4. John: Wow, it's freezing out there.
Jane: I (make) __________________some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?
John: Coffee sounds great! But I (have) __________________dinner with some friends later, so I'd better skip the
pie.
Jane: I (go) __________________to dinner tonight too, but I'm having a piece of pie anyway.
5. Frank: I heard you're taking a Spanish class at the community college.
Tom: Yeah, I (go) __________________to Guatemala next spring and I thought knowing a little Spanish would
make the trip easier.
Frank: I (visit) __________________my brother in Marseilles next year. Maybe I should take a French class.
Tom: I have a course catalog in the other room. I (go) __________________get it, and we can see whether or not
they're offering a French course next semester.
Will / Be Going To
1. Michael: Do you think the Republicans or the Democrats (win) __________________the next election?
Jane: I think the Republicans (win) __________________the next election.
John: No way! The Democrats (win) __________________
2. Susan: We (go) __________________camping this weekend. Would you like to come along?
Sam: That sounds great, but I don't have a sleeping bag.
Susan: No problem. I (lend) __________________you one. My family has tons of camping gear.
3. Barbara: I (buy) __________________a new car this weekend, but I'm a little worried because I don't really
know much about cars. I'm afraid the salesman (try) __________________to take advantage of me when he sees
how little I know.
Dave: I used to work for a mechanic in high school and I know a lot about cars. I (go) __________________with
you to make sure you are not cheated.
4. Gina: Fred and I (visit) __________________Santa Fe next summer. Have you ever been there?
Margaret: My family lives in Santa Fe! I (give) __________________you my parents' phone number. When you
get to Santa Fe, just call them and they (give) __________________you a little tour of the town. They can show
you some of the sights that most tourists never see.
5. Pam: Can you see my future in the crystal ball? What (happen) __________________next year?
Fortune Teller: You (meet) __________________a man from the East Coast, perhaps New York or maybe Boston.
You (marry) __________________that mystery man.
Pam: Forget the man! I want to know if I (get) __________________a new job.
Simple Future / Future Continuous
1. Sandra: Where is Tim going to meet us?
Marcus: He (wait) __________________for us when our train arrives. I am sure he
(stand) __________________on the platform when we pull into the station.
Sandra: And then what?
Marcus: We (pick) __________________Michele up at work and go out to dinner.
2. Ted: When we get to the party, Jerry (watch) __________________TV, Sam
(make) __________________drinks, Beth (dance) __________________by herself, and Thad
(complain) __________________about his day at work.
Robin: Maybe, this time they won't be doing the same things.
Ted: I am absolutely positive they (do) __________________the same things; they always do the same things.
3. Florence: Oh, look at that mountain of dirty dishes! Who (wash) __________________all of those?
Jack: I promise I (do__________________ them when I get home from work.
Florence: Thanks.
Jack: When you get home this evening, that mountain will be gone and nice stacks of sparkling clean dishes
(sit) __________________in the cabinets.
4. Doug: If you need to contact me next week, I (stay) __________________at the Hoffman Hotel.
Nancy: I (call) __________________you if there are any problems.
Doug: This is the first time I have ever been away from the kids.
Nancy: Don't worry, they (be) __________________be fine.
5. Samantha: Just think, next week at this time, I (lie) __________________on a tropical beach in Maui drinking
Mai Tais and eating pineapple.
Darren: While you are luxuriating on the beach, I (stress) __________________out over this marketing project.
How are you going to enjoy yourself knowing that I am working so hard?
Samantha: I 'll manage somehow.
Darren: You're terrible. Can't you take me with you?
Samantha: No. But I (send) __________________you a postcard of a beautiful, white sand beach.
Darren: Great, that (make) __________________me feel much better.