5 Complete the sentences with be or have and the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 By this time tomorrow, I’ll (finish) all my exams.
2 Come and visit me and my cousin tomorrow afternoon. We’ll (play) video games.
3 I’ll (wait) for you when you get to the station.
4 In December, my sister will (be) in London for three years.
5 By the time we get to Paris, we’ll (take) three different trains.
6 I’ll call you at 8 o’clock tonight. What will you (do) then?
7 I hope I’ll (get) married by the time I’m thirty.
8 We’ll (have) dinner when the match begins. We’re going to miss the start!
6 Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one possible
answer.
1 When I retire, I probably (go) and live by the sea.
2 You have to get up early tomorrow. The plane (leave) at 7 o’clock.
3 Call me at 9 o’clock. I (finish) my breakfast by then.
4 From now on, I (study) hard every day. I don’t want to fail my exams.
5 We (have) a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
6 The phone is ringing. you (answer) it? My hands are dirty.
7 This time tomorrow, Paul and I (get) married.
8 Oh no, look at this mess! What we (do)?
7 Read the dialogue and circle the correct option: a, b or c.
Sophie: So 1 anything interesting this weekend?
Anna: Yes, my sister 2 married tomorrow.
Sophie: Really? That 3 fun.
Anna: Yes, I hope it will. My cousins 4 from Australia today. The plane 5 this evening at seven o’clock so my dad
and I 6 them up from the airport.
Sophie: I suppose your sister will be anxious.
Anna: Yes, a lot of people are coming to the wedding but I keep telling her that on Monday she’ll be on her honeymoon. She 7
on the beach in Miami!
Sophie: Miami? That’s nice. What’s her fiancé’s name?
Anna: Jorge. He’s from Spain. They 8 together for three years by tomorrow. His family’s travelling tomorrow from
Santander. They 9 at a hotel. He’s got a small family so there won’t be very many of them at the wedding. I 10
my Spanish with them.
1 a will you do b will you have done c are you doing
2 a will get b is getting c is going to get
3 a will be b is c is being
4 a come b will come c are coming
5 a will arrive b will have arrived c arrives
6 a are going to pick b will be picking c will pick
7 a will lie b will be lying c is lying
8 a will have been b will be c are going to be
9 a will stay b will have stayed c are going to stay
10 a will practise b am going to practise c am practising
For this sentence, we use the future perfect tense because the action of finishing the exams will be completed by a specific point in the future (this time tomorrow).
2. Come and visit me and my cousin tomorrow afternoon. We will play video games.
Here, we use the future simple tense because the action of playing video games will happen in the future (tomorrow afternoon).
3. I will wait for you when you get to the station.
In this sentence, we use the future simple tense because the action of waiting will happen in the future (when you get to the station).
4. In December, my sister will have been in London for three years.
We use the future perfect continuous tense because the action of being in London started in the past and is still happening now, with a duration of three years by December.
5. By the time we get to Paris, we will have taken three different trains.
Here, we use the future perfect tense because the action of taking three different trains will be completed by the time we arrive in Paris.
6. I will call you at 8 o’clock tonight. What will you be doing then?
In this sentence, we use the future continuous tense because the action of calling will be happening in the future (tonight) and we want to know what the person will be doing at that time.
7. I hope I will get married by the time I’m thirty.
We use the future simple tense because the action of getting married will happen in the future (by the time I'm thirty).
8. We will have dinner when the match begins. We are going to miss the start!
Here, we use the future perfect tense because the action of having dinner will be completed by the time the match begins.
1. When I retire, I will probably go and live by the sea.
In this sentence, we use the future simple tense because the action of going to live by the sea will happen in the future (when I retire).
2. You have to get up early tomorrow. The plane will leave at 7 o’clock.
Here, we use the future simple tense because the action of the plane leaving will happen in the future (7 o'clock tomorrow).
3. Call me at 9 o’clock. I will have finished my breakfast by then.
In this sentence, we use the future perfect tense because the action of finishing breakfast will be completed by a specific point in the future (9 o'clock).
4. From now on, I will study hard every day. I don’t want to fail my exams.
Here, we use the future simple tense because the action of studying hard will happen in the future (from now on).
5. We will have a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
In this sentence, we use the future simple tense because the action of having a party will happen in the future (on Friday).
6. The phone is ringing. Will you answer it? My hands are dirty.
Here, we use the future simple tense because the action of answering the phone will happen in the future (when the phone rings).
7. This time tomorrow, Paul and I will be getting married.
In this sentence, we use the future continuous tense because the action of getting married will be happening in the future (this time tomorrow).
8. Oh no, look at this mess! What will we do?
Here, we use the future simple tense because the action of deciding what to do will happen in the future.
Dialogue:
Sophie: So, will you do anything interesting this weekend?
Anna: Yes, my sister will get married tomorrow.
Sophie: Really? That will be fun.
Anna: Yes, I hope it will be. My cousins are coming from Australia today. The plane arrives this evening at seven o'clock, so my dad and I will pick them up from the airport.
Sophie: I suppose your sister will be anxious.
Anna: Yes, a lot of people are coming to the wedding, but I keep telling her that on Monday she'll be on her honeymoon. She will be lying on the beach in Miami!
Sophie: Miami? That's nice. What's her fiancé's name?
Anna: Jorge. He's from Spain. They will have been together for three years by tomorrow. His family's traveling tomorrow from Santander. They will stay at a hotel. He's got a small family, so there won't be very many of them at the wedding. I will practice my Spanish with them.
1. a will you do
2. b is getting
3. c is being
4. b will come
5. a will arrive
6. a are going to pick
7. b will be lying
8. a will have been
9. a will stay
10. c am practising