Fill in future continuous or
future perfect
1. This time tomorrow morning Captain Neil Armstrong and his crew ___________________
(leave) earth and _____________________(head) for the planet Mars.
2. On the first day of their voyage, they _____________________ (orbit) the earth every 20
seconds.
3. Crew members Yuri Gagarin and Sally Ride __________________ (check) all the instruments all
day long to make sure they are working properly. They ___________________ (not/take) it easy.
4. By the end of the year 2044 they ___________________ (arrive) on the planet Mars. They
___________________________ (go) 100 million light years and yet they
____________________ (not/age) even one year. Miraculous!
5. What ________________________ (do/they) about as they zip through space? Will they be
frightened? I doubt it. They will be too busy.
6. The captains says that by the end of the first week, they _________________ (discover) many
interesting things about space and alien beings.
7. By the end of the first month aboard the spaceship, The Martian Explorer, the crew
__________________________ (get used to) living without gravity and to eating their food out
of tubes. On a normal day they _______________ (float) around the cabin.
8. Scientists claim that within the next 50 years, they _________________ (find out) whether
life on Mars exists or not and they _________________ (meet) those little green men, Martians.
9. In the meantime, let us wish good luck to Captain Armstrong and his crew. They
________________ (explore) the outer reaches of the universe..
10. By 2044 __________________________(they/expand) our knowledge
of new frontiers and deep space.
11. From now on they ______________________ (fly) off into the unknown.
12. By 2044 _______________ (we/travel) to and ___________(live) on other planets?
Key
1. This time tomorrow morning Captain Neil Armstrong and his crew will be leaving (leave) earth and
will be heading (head) for the planet Mars.
2. On the first day of their voyage, they will be orbiting (orbit) the earth every 20 seconds.
3. Crew members Yuri Gagarin and Sally Ride will be checking (check) all the instruments all day long
to make sure they are working properly. They will not be taking (not/take) it easy.
4. By the end of the year 2044 they will have arrived (arrive) on the planet Mars. They will have
gone (go) 100 million light years and yet they won’t have aged (not/age) even one year.
5. What will they be doing (do/they) as they zip through space? Will they be frightened?
6. The captains says that by the end of the first week, they will have discovered (learn) many
interesting things about space and alien beings.
7. By the end of the first month aboard the spaceship, The Martian Explorer, the crew will have got
used to (get used to) living without gravity and eating their food out of tubes that look like
toothpaste. On a normal day they will be floating around the cabin.
8. Scientists claim that within the next 50 years, they will have found out (find out) whether life on
Mars exists and they will have met (meet) those little green men, Martians.
9. In the meantime, let us wish good luck to Captain Armstrong and his crew. They will be working
(work) very hard to keep the spaceship in tiptop condition.
10. By 2044 they will have expanded (they/expand) our knowledge of new frontiers.
11. From now on they will be flying (fly) off into the unknown.
12.By 2044 will we be travelling on and living on other planets?