Future forms. Fill in the blanks
a) One day you’ll be very sorry if you .................................................... (not help) him now.
b) Unless she telephones tomorrow, I .................................................... (not book) the seat for her.
c) We won’t start dinner until all the guests .................................................... (arrive).
d) We’ll give you our address before you .................................................... (move) to London.
e) I’ll be very sad when you .................................................... (leave) for Japan.
f) If I am late tonight, .................................................... (you / excuse) me?
Translate
a) Cosa hai intenzione di fare domani? .................................................................................................
b) Martedì prossimo vado a Roma per tre giorni per lavoro. ................................................................
c) Mi spiace, non posso venire perché domani alle tre gioco a golf. .....................................................
d) L’anno prossimo darò una festa per il mio diciottesimo compleanno.
............................................................................................................................................................
e) Quando intendi cambiare la macchina? .............................................................................................
f) Il Parlamento si riunirà domani per discutere la nuova riforma. .......................................................
Fill in the blanks using the appropriate future forms
A: The problem of heavy traffic in this town is getting worse. Hundreds of heavy lorries and cars
pass through the town every day.
B: If we don’t force the County Council to take action, we ................................................ (not solve)
the problem.
A: The County Council ................................................ (not do anything). They haven’t got the
power to do anything.
C: If we want less pollution, we ................................................(have) to organize a march.
B: I don’t think that’s a good idea. I know the County Council ................................................ (meet)
tomorrow afternoon. If we go to the meeting we ................................................ (be able) to raise
the problem.
C: I agree.
A: Well, ................................................ (not go). It’s a waste of time. Anyway, I can’t. I
................................................ (take ) my wife to the dentist’s tomorrow afternoon at four
o’clock.
C: Never mind. We ................................................ (go).
Future forms: tick (a) the right sentences and correct the wrong ones
a) By the time the police get there, the burglars will have vanished.
b) When you’ll grow older, you’ll change your mind about this.
c) As soon as the taxi will arrive, I’ll be letting you know.
d) By the time we get to Helen’s house, she’ll leave.
e) I won’t leave until you give me the money.
f) Will you have been using the video next lesson?
g) A: ‘Do you want me to carry this?’ B: ‘No, that’s all right, I’m doing it’.
Future forms: fill in the blanks
a) I’ve taken the 10.40 to Bristol every Friday for three years and it’s always half empty. Believe
me, you ............................................................. (find) a seat.
b) My father’s approaching retirement age, so he ......................................................... (probably sell)
the business next year.
c) Going by all of the recent polls, the social democrats ............................................................ (win)
next week’s election by a huge majority.
d) Look at those black clouds. It ............................................................. (rain) this afternoon.
e) I’m going on holiday tomorrow. This time next Tuesday I .............................................................
(ski) down a mountain!
f) At our next wedding anniversary we ............................................................. (be married) for
twenty-five years.
g) ‘Have your parents decided whether you can come to the festival next weekend?’ ‘Not yet, but
they can’t stop me. I ............................................................. (come) with you.’
h) I’ve heard that your favourite jazz singer ............................................................. (come) to give a
concert in our village!
i) ‘Have you looked at the new financial report yet?’ ‘No, but I ..........................................................
(stay) at home this evening so I can study it then’.
j) I don’t want to be rude, but ............................................................. (you / stay) with us for long
when you come over to Britain?
k) The plane ............................................................. (take off) at 10.45, so we had better check in by
8.45.
l) Mr Fellows ............................................................. (play) golf tomorrow afternoon, as usual, so
you can catch him on the golf course.
m) The decorator won’t finish the work until you ............................................................... (pay) him
what you owe.
Future forms: choose the right option(s)
a) ‘Can I have you report this afternoon?’ ‘This afternoon?’ Oh, I don’t think I
............................................................. (finish) by then.
b) Look at the waiter. He’s carrying too much. He ............................................................. (drop) all
those plates.
c) ‘Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?’ ‘No, I’m too tired. I .....................................................
(have) an early night.
d) Nobody supports my plan to climb Everest. But believe me, I ............................................ (do) it!
e) ‘I’m really worried about Susan. What do you think has happened?’ ‘Don’t worry. She’s
probably just caught in the traffic. I’m sure she ...................................................... (be) here soon.
f) Here’s a letter from our holiday representative. They ............................................................ (hold)
a reception in the bar tonight at eight.
g) It ............................................................. (rain) all day on Sunday, so the party will be in the
house, not in the garden.
Conditionals: from type 1 to type 2
a) If it rains he will stay at home. ..........................................................................................................
b) If he has the possibility he’ll do it. ....................................................................................................
c) If they have to, they’ll come. .............................................................................................................
d) If I have time I’ll wash the car. .........................................................................................................
e) If she asks me I will have to say yes. ................................................................................................
f) We’ll be able to start if they arrive early. ..........................................................................................
g) We’ll use the car if she leaves us the keys. .......................................................................................
h) I’ll tell her the answer if she asks me. ...............................................................................................
Rewrite these sentences using a type 2 conditional
a) He doesn’t work overtime so he doesn’t earn as much as I do. ........................................................
b) My number isn’t in the directory so you can’t phone me up. ...........................................................
c) I can’t drive so we can’t take the car. ................................................................................................
d) We have no ladder so we can’t get over the wall. .............................................................................
e) I don’t have much time so I read very little. .....................................................................................
f) He never shaves. That’s why he looks like a tramp. ..........................................................................
g) I can’t park my car near the office. That’s why I come by bus. ........................................................
h) You work too fast. That’s why you make so many mistakes. ...........................................................
Rewrite these sentences using a type 3 conditional
a) The police didn’t come. That’s why all the trouble started. ..............................................................
b) She was wearing a very tight skirt. That why she couldn’t run fast. ................................................
c) The tree was very high. Luckily he didn’t fall, so he didn’t hurt himself. ........................................
d) The cat ate the chicken. You left the door open. ...............................................................................
e) You behaved badly. They were irritated and went away. .................................................................
f) He didn’t go out. So he wasn’t seen. .................................................................................................
g) They weren’t waiting. So we didn’t have to say hallo to them. ........................................................
Rewrite these sentences using either a type 2 or a type 3 conditional
a) Mr Smith gave us a lift, so we got to the station on time. .................................................................
b) We were working – that’s why we couldn’t give them our attention. ..............................................
c) He’s writing a book, so he can’t waste time on these things. ............................................................
d) The car was moving because we had forgotten to put on the handbrake. .........................................
e) The water is still pouring out because they forgot to turn the tap off. ..............................................
f) He didn’t put his hands up fast enough and so he was shot. ..............................................................