Grammar | futures overview
9. a) Complete examples 1-6 in the Active grammar box from memory. Use
the recording 1.2 if necessary
Active grammar
1 That’s a good idea! I think I _____ to the
library now and do it there.
2 I’ve decided I ______ work and go back to
college.
3 I ______ them at 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning.
4 I think they _____ Sally the job of department
manager. She’s really good and she’s been there
ages.
5 David _______ assistant manager. I heard him
talking to James about it
6 He _______ get the job. It’s obvious. He’s
being fast tracked for it.
A Use the Present Continuous to talk about a
future arrangement (when details, e.g. about time
and place have been decided)
B Use going to to talk about a plan or intention
(but no details have been decided)
C Use going to to make predictions based on
what you can see/hear now.
D Use will to make predictions based on what
you know/believe. We often use think, hope,
believe, etc. with will in this case.
E Use will to talk about a decision made at the
time of speaking. We often use I think with will
in this case.
F Use be bound to to express certainty about
future.
b) Match the rules A-F with the
correct examples 1-6. See reference
at the bottom page.
10. Choose the correct alternative.
1. I’ve just got a salary. Me and my mom are going to/will do shopping after my work.
2. He thinks he will refuse/ is refusing his friend to go to the party
3. I’ve heard that our government is going to mend/will mend our roads
4. The party is still going on! I am bound to / will miss the first class tomorrow morning!
5. We are going to visit/ will visit European countries this summer, but we haven’t decided
which one to choose yet.
6. I hope it will be/ is going to be sunny tomorrow.
7. He doesn’t deserve it! I am going to tell/ will tell him the truth.
8. I have a bonus at work. I am bound/ going to buy a car next week.
9.
I hope I will find/am finding time to visit a doctor tomorrow.
10. I’m sure, she is bound to regret/will regret her decision.
11. I’m having/ will have my driving lessons after lunch.
12. If he doesn’t wear warmer clothes, he will get/ is getting a cold.
13. Tell him I’m out. I am bound to call/ will call him later.
14. My sister has shocked our family. She is going to leave/ will leave university soon.
15. I suggest that spring will come/ is coming only in April.
11. Put the verbs in brackets using the correct form expressing future.
1) Do you have any plans for tomorrow? What (do)?
2) I am sure, he (be late) again.
3) If he forgets about my birthday, I (to forgive) him.
4) I (watch) the hockey match on Saturday, so I can’t do shopping
with you.
5) I’m sorry, I can’t talk now. I (call) you later.
6) Paul and Emma (to have) the wedding ceremony on August.
7) It’s a good idea. We (to watch) the program now.
8) I hope I (finish) housework at end of the day.
9) Where (you study) after finishing school?
10)
Peter is studying medicine. He (be) a doctor.
11)
I think I (have) only salad and fish for dinner.
12)
I’m so tired after the shift, so I (have) a lie-in tomorrow.
12. Make sentences from the prompts. Use the correct form expressing future
1) I hope/ he/ bring/ me/ my book/ tomorrow.
2) If/ you/ hurry/ you / miss/ the bus.
3) I/ buy/ a wedding dress/ on Monday
4) I suppose/ I / find/ job/ by the end of the term.
5) If/ you/ not know/ the way/ I /show you
6) You / take care/ after your parent/ when they become old?
7) I think that/ I / have/ no money/ at the end of the month.
8) The shop/ work/ all day tomorrow.
9) He / busy/ from 10 till 12
10) She / find/ a part-time job/ in summer.
11) This summer/ our city/ hold/ the Universiade/
12) By the time you come from work/ I / be ready /to go somewhere.
13) I think/ he/ late/ because of traffics
14) I/ not celebrate / my birthday.
15) I / be / at university /by 8.30 tomorrow.
Grammar | future perfect and continuous
b. Complete the rules of form with the correct part of speech
Future perfect: will/won’t + have + _______
Future continuous: will/won’t + be + _______
5. Complete the sentences with the Future Perfect or Continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
6. Choose the correct alternative.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
On Saturday we will be dancing/will have danced at the party.
Tomorrow, at this time, Sasha will have gone/will be going to the University.
By 9 o`clock we will have cooked/will be cooking dinner.
When I turn 25, I will be having/will have had one children.
At 6 o`clock I will be doing/will have done my home work.
After 5 years of training, my brother will be going/will have gone to the competition.
Don`t call her now, she will be have/will be having launch.
After exams, Maxim will have learned/will be learning 8 Hours in a temperature 39 degrees.
At this time tomorrow, I will have gone/will be going on car.
I with my friend will have gone/will be going for 5 hours and we will not have arrive to
Moscow.
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9.
10.
I
Masha
7. Complete the sentences. Use Future Perfect or Continuous.
(move) into my new flat soon.
(go out) with her boyfriend for two years in May.
(you/use) the car weekend?
This time tomorrow , we will celebrating because we
(finish) our exams.
We
(not study) next month, we will be on holiday.
This time next year Julia
(drive) for one year.
I am afraid of that that the table we reserved
(busy) on Friday.
Let`s wait Dasha to arrive and then we
(have) dinner.
By the end of year, I
(study) German for the half year.
After 5 years, I
(qualify) as a teacher.
8. Choose the correct form
1. Tomorrow at 7 a.m. I will be seeing/will have seen my teacher.
2. By next week we will be cleaning/will have cleaned our room.
3. This time next year we will be driving/will have driven to Paris.
4. I will be waiting/will have waited for you at the usual time on our place.
5. At about 7 o`clock they will have crossed/will be crossing the Russian border.
6. At that time my friends son will have learned/will be learning to speak.
7. By that time next month all the daffodils will have died/will be dieing.
8. When Anna come he will be writing/will have written a letter.
9. Before the youngsters grow up I will have learnt/will be learning a lot of things.
10. They will have danced/will be dancing all night.
9. Type the correct verb in the correct form. Future Perfect or Coninuous.
arrive arrest cook
disappear
do
meet
finish have
move
pay
1. By the end of the month, I will …………… off my bank loan.
2. Don`t ring me before 7:30 because I will …………… dinner.
3. They say we will ………………. Much higher temperature here if global warming
continuous.
4. Some islands in the Pacific Ocean will………….by 2163.
5. They have been painting the house all week, but hopefully they will ……… by tomorrow.
6. If all goes well, we will……………..into our new house by this time next year.
7. What do you think they will……………at the moment?
8. Do you think mother and father……….home yet?
9. We will…………him tomorrow.
10. The police will……..to driver.
10. Future continuous or Future Perfect
It's hard to make predictions too far into the future but I suppose in 20 years' time I
(finish) my studies and I
finally
(be) independent and I
certainly
(be) different: people
(run) out of petrol. I expect everyone
but scientists
I
still
(find) a good job. I
(travel) all the time. The world
(drive) electric cars and we
(change) their habits,
(look) for a way to control global warming. I hope
(live) long enough to see it all happen!
Grammar | In case
1. Complete the Active grammar box.
1. Write sentences using the prompts and in case. You may need to change
the verb tenses and to add words
I want/prepare/well/interview/interviewer/ ask me/difficult questions.
I want to prepare for the interview in case the interviewer asks me difficult
questions.
1. I always write/ ‘things to do’ list/forget/something important.
2. I usually leave/more time than I need/get to work/the traffic/be bad.
3. I always take/glass of water to bed/I/be thirsty/in the night.
4. I usually take/first aid kit on holiday/just.
5. I/give you/phone number/you/get lost.
6. He took/umbrella/just/rain/on the way to the interview.
7. I/buy/extra food/the children/be hungry/after the football match.
8. You should write/address/your suitcase/it get lost/.
9. I/not go out/this evening/just/Daniela phone.
10. They wanted me/enter my email address twice/I make a mistake/the first time.
3. Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence.
1. He wears two watches in case one of them will stop.
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2. Jane closed the window in case the rain would started.
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3. I sent a message to Mike again in case he hasn’t received it.
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4. We’ll leave the room open just in case Lucy and Frank came.
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5. John might phone tonight. I don't want to go out in case he’ll phone.
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6. I'll draw a map for you in case of you can't find our house.
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7. In case fire, please leave the building as quickly as possible.
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8. You should take a book in case you will have to wait.
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9. I gave him a very famous book in case he would want to read it.
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10. We were looking for you in case of you had lost your way.
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11. Do not go out without your cell phone in case there will be an emergency.
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12. Their parents took some cakes in case their children hungry.
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13. Take your computer with you in case you needed to correct your project.
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14. I recorded the program in case you have missed it.
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15. I bring my camera in case there will be some photos to take.
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16. We took our chains in case it snow during our holidays.
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4. Translate the following sentences into English using ‘In case’.
1) Джефф - футбольный судья. Во время игры он всегда носит двое часов, поскольку есть
вероятность, что одни из них остановятся.
2) Питер должен позвонить мне сегодня вечером. Я не хочу выходить из дома, потому что
он, может быть, позвонит.
3) Я нарисую тебе карту, на случай если ты вдруг не сможешь найти наш дом.
4) Я возьму зонтик, так как возможно вечером будет дождь.
5) Я дам тебе свой номер, на случай, если тебе надо будет со мной связаться.
6) Мы купим больше еды, потому что он, возможно, сегодня приедет.
7) Я всегда все записываю, потому что могу забыть.
8) Она выходит из дома раньше, чем надо, так как она может застрять в пробке.
9) Книгу нужно подписать, на случай если она потеряется.
10) Нужно перечитать тест, на случай если вы допустили ошибку.