Exercises of future, future perfect, and future perfect continuous

E.x.1. If possible, use the present simple of a verb from the box to complete each sentence. If not, use will +
infinitive.
accept change give out go lend look after miss play rain read start
stop want
1.We ..........our exam results on the 20th August.
2.Alex .............our cats while we're away next week.
3.I think I'll take an umbrella in case it .........................
4.There is a reading list to accompany my lecture, which I ................ at the end.
5.The new drug.......................on sale in the USA next year.
6.The concert........................at 7:30, not 7:15 as it says in the programme.
7.Provided it....................................raining, we'll go for a walk this afternoon.
8.What if I ............................... my plans and decide to stay longer? Will I need to renew my visa?
9.We...........................Mariam when she leaves, but she says she'll keep in touch.
10.Unless my parents.......................me some money, I won't be able to go on holiday this year.
11.Tonight France .............................. Germany in a match important for both teams.
12.It is unlikely that the government.........................the court's decision.
13.Supposing I ............................ to upload a video to YouTube? How do I do that?
14.By the time you .............................. this letter, I should be in New Zealand.
Ex. 2. Cross out any answers that are wrong or very unlikely. If two answers are possible, consider the
difference in meaning, if any, between them.
1.Its not a deep cut, but it .................... a scar.
a will leave b is going to leave c is leaving
2.Did you know I .................... a new car next week?
a will buy b am going to buy c am buying
3.a: I'm not sure how I'll get to the concert, b: We can take you. We..................you up at eight,
a will pick b are going to pick c are picking
4.I'm sorry I can't come for dinner. I...................to York tonight,
a will drive b am going to drive c am driving
5.The high-speed rail link .................... the journey time between the cities significantly.
a will cut b is going to cut c is cutting
6.I have to go now. I ...................... you back later today.
a will call b am going to call c am calling
7.Don't go out now. I .................... lunch and it'll be cold by the time you get back.
a will serve b am going to serve c am serving
8.Unless help arrives within the next few days, thousands...........
a will starve b are going to starve c are starving
Ex 3. Complete these dialogues with either present simple for the future or present continuous for the future
using the verbs in brackets. If neither of these is correct, use will or be going to.
1.a: Simon Bianchi (1) ............................. (join) us for dinner. You know, the novelist.
b: Yes, I've read some of his books.
a: I'm sure you (2) ............................ (like) him. His latest book (3)...................(come) out at the end of this
week. If you want, I'm sure he (4) ... (give) you a signed copy.
2.a: Have you heard that BWM (1).................(sack) 300 workers?
b: That's bad news. Supposing they (2).....................(close) completely - that would be awful.
a: But I've heard that they (3).................(build) a new factory in Ireland. If you look on their website, you
(4)..............(see) a lot of information about it.
Ex.4.Make sentences with a beginning from (i), a verb from (ii) (either in the future perfect or future perfect
continuous), and an ending from (iii).
(i) (ii) (iii)
1.The weather forecast says that the rain ... act A.... the objective we set ourselves when we took
2.If the company is making a profit by the achieve over.
end of the year then we ... clear B.... by the morning and tomorrow will be dry.
3.In two years'time Morneau ... finish C.... for 50 years, and shows no sign of retiring from
4.I am confident that I ... discover the theatre.
5.This book on Proust is really difficult. On read D.... the report before the end of the week.
Saturday I ... E... it for a month, and I'm still only half way.
6.As delegates who arrived early ... F ... there have been some late changes to the
The weather forecast says that the rain will have cleared,conference
by the morning and tomorrow will be dry.
programme.
Ex. 5. Here is part of an email from Emily, an English teacher in Japan, to her friend Rosa. Underline the
correct option.
Hi Rosa,
Greetings from Osaka! Hope this finds you all well. I suppose by now school (1) will close/will have
closed for Christmas and you (2) will be enjoying / will have been enjoying a rest. It's hard to believe
that Tim's already 18 and that it's only a few months until he (3) will be leaving / will have been leaving
school for college.
My main news is that my brother, Joe, and his family (4) will have been arriving / will be arriving next
Friday as part of their big trip around the world. By the time they get here they (5) will be going / will have
been to California and New Zealand. No doubt Joe's children (6) will have been planning / will plan it
all out for months! They (7) won't be spending / won't have spent all their time with me. Joe has to go to
Tokyo on business, so I (8) will have kept/ will be keeping the rest of the family entertained while he's
away. Then they (9) will all be going / will all have been going to Kyoto
Ex.1
1.get (fixed event; will get is also possible)
2.will look after (less routine arrangement)
3.rains (with in case')
4.will give out (less routine arrangement)
5.goes (fixed event; will go is also possible)
6.starts (fixed event; 'will start is also possible)
7.stops (with 'provided')
8.change (with 'what if)
9.will miss (prediction)
10.lend (with 'unless')
11.play (or plays') (fixed event;will play'.is also possible)
12.will accept (prediction)
13.want (with 'supposing')
14.read (with 'by the time')
Ex. 2.
1.(c) is leaving (prediction perhaps based on opinion, experience or present evidence). 'Will leave' and is going
to leave' have a similar meaning here.
2.(a) will buy- (planned future event). 'I'm going to buy' suggests an intention without a definite arrangement;
I'm buying suggests a definite arrangement - perhaps the speaker has bought the car and is simply picking it
up next week.
3.(b) are going to pick-: (c) are picking (offer; decision made at moment of speaking)
4.(a) -wHl dfive- (planned future event). I'm going to drive' suggests a personal intention; Im driving'
suggests a more definite arrangement - perhaps the speaker has been told to go there by their employer.
5.(c) is cutting- (permanent future situation). 'Will cut and 'is going to cut have a similar meaning here.
6.(b) om going t-o-eaH-; (c) am catling (promise; decision made at time of speaking)
7.(a) will serve (planned future event). As the present continuous for the future suggests a definite arrangement,
using I am serving lunch in this context suggests '... and I am not changing what I plan to do, perhaps
showing some irritation or annoyance.
8.(c) ore starving- (no control over predicted event). 'Will starve' and 'are going to starve have a similar
meaning here. However, as 'will' is often used to talk about future facts, it may express more certainty in this
context.
Ex. 3.
1.is joining joins X (will join is going to join )
2.are liking X like X (will like are going to like )
3.is coming comes (will come but present continuous, present simple or' be going to' are more natural
here] is going to come )
4.is giving X gives X (will give is going to give X)
5.
is / are sacking sack X (will sack [but present continuous or 'be going to are more natural here] is / are
going to sack )
6.are closing X close (will close X are going to close X)
7.are building build X (will build [but present continuous or 'be going to' are more natural here] are
going to build )
8.are seeing X see X (will see are going to see X)
Ex. 4
1.If the company is making a profit by the end of the year then we will have achieved the objective we set
ourselves when we took over.
2.In two years' time Morneau will have been acting for 50 years, and shows no sign of retiring from the theatre,
(will have acted' is also possible)
3.I am confident that I will have finished the report before the end of the week.
4.This book on Proust is really difficult. On Saturday I will have been reading it for a month, and I'm still only
halfway.
5.As delegates who arrived early will have been discovering, there have been some late changes to the
conference programme, ('will have discovered' is also possible)
Ex. 5
1.will have closed
2.will be enjoying
3.will be leaving
4.will be arriving
5.will have been
6.will have been planning
7.won't be spending
8.will be keeping
9.will all be going