Exercise 3 Complete the following sentences using the words given in brackets.
> Pattern: Francis came to the US from Britain almost five years ago.
Next Monday it will be exactly five years since he arrived.
Next Monday (lie/be/here/exactly five years).
Next Monday he will have been here for exactly five years.

1. Pete and Jane are going to the concert. It is 18.30. The concert
starts at 19.00. It will take them 45 minutes to get to the hall. By
the time they get there, (the concert/already/ to start).
2. The population of this town is about 50,000. Every year it
increases; more than 1,000 a year. By the end of the third year
{it/become/more than 53,000).
3. Next year is their 10th wedding anniversary. They {to be
married/10 years).
4. We are late. It’s 11.35 already. The lecture begins at 11.40. By
the time we get to the University {the lecture/to start/ already).
5. I’m almost through with this book. There are only ten pages left.
When you come back, {I/to read/it).
6. He is very good at cooking. It usually takes him half an hour to
make a very good meal for the whole family. It’s 17.30 now.
We’ll come home in twenty minutes. When we come, {he/to
cook/the meal).
7. Jake usually gets up late. His favourite film is on TV today, but
by the time he gets up, {the film/to start already).
8. Ann started working here almost three years ago on Sep

stik6    3   28.01.2022 05:59    6