EXERCISE 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future form.

Dear Carol,

Since you want to know what (1) ‘m doing (do) next week, I thought I’d write and let you know. It (2)___ (be) a very busy week. On Monday I (3) ___(go) to York. I (4) ___ (probably/be) there for three days, and by Wednesday I (5) ___ (meet) every important artist in the town. If everything goes well, I (6) ___ (go) to Newcastle on Thursday morning. There I (7) ___ (meet) the chairman of the Arts Council. Then on Friday and Saturday I (8) ___ (visit) several small towns in the area to see what their galleries are like. By Sunday I (9) ___ (travel) for days and I imagine I (10) ___ (be) very tired, so it looks like (11) ___ (not/come) to your party on Sunday night. Sorry! I hope you (12) ___ (invite) me to the next one.

Give my love to Mike.

      Susan

EXERCISE 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or “ to be going to”.

1.Where you (go) for your holidays? – I (go) to Norway. – What you (do) there? – I (fish). 2. Where you (go) this evening? – I (not go) anywhere. I (stay) at home. I (write) some letters. 3. Take an umbrella; it (rain). 4. How long you (stay) in this country? (Have you decided to stay?) – Another month. I (go) home at the end of the month. – What you (do) then? – I (try) to get a job. 5. I (dye) these curtains. – You (do) it yourself, or (have) it done? – I (have) it done. 6. I’ve seen the film, now I (read) the book. I’ve just got the copy from the library. (I haven’t started the book yet.) 7. You (do) anything next weekend? – Yes, my nephews (come) and I (show) them round London. – You (take) them to the theatre? (Have you booked seats?) – No, they’re too young for that. I (take) them to the zoo. 8. We (start) early tomorrow. We (go) to Ben Nevis. – You (climb) Ben Nevis? – Not me. Tom (climb) it. I (sit) at the bottom and (do) some sketching. 

EXERCISE 5. Put the verbs in brackets into one of the following forms: to be going to and will + infinitive.

1.Where are you off to with that ladder? - I (have) a look at the roof; it’s leaking and I think a tile has slipped. 2. We bought our new garage in sections and we (assemble) it ourselves. – That sounds rather interesting. I (come) and help you if you like. 3. Leave a note for them on the table and they (see) it when they come in. 4. Why are you asking everyone to give you bits of material? – Because I (make) a patchwork quilt. 5. I’m afraid, I’m not quite ready. – Never mind. I (wait). 6. Do you have to carry so much stuff on your backs? – Yes, we do. We (camp) out and (cook) our own meals, so we have to carry a lot. 7. I’ve been measuring the windows. I (put) in double glazing. 8. You (wear) that nice dress in a dinghy? – Of course, not! I (sit) in a pier and (watch) you all sailing. I (not get) all wet and muddy and pretend that I’m enjoying it!

 

EXERCISE 6. Use the following sentences as subordinate clauses. Use the sentences in brackets as main clauses.

(I supposed; He believed; She was sure; We were told; I heard; She said; He understood; She imagined; The letter said.)

Example: My brother will be sleeping.

I supposed that my brother would be sleeping.

1. He will solve the problem in no time. 2. The new film will be on in many cinemas. 3. The teacher will have corrected our papers by the beginning of the lesson. 4. She will not like this TV programme. 5. The train will arrive on time. 6. The children will be playing in the yard. 7. All the newspapers will publish this information. 8. They will win the game. 9. I shall go to the south. 10. My sister will not forget to ring me up. 11. I shall have done my homework by nine o'clock. 12. The tourists will not return by sun­set.

Future Forms Revision: Level B

EXERCISE 1. Put е a с h verb in bra с kets into a form of will, be going to or pres е nt с ontinuous.

a) Havе you hеard  thе nеws? Harry (join) ___ thе Army!

b) Sorry to kееp you waiting. I (not bе) ___ long.

с) Aссording to thе wеathеr foreсast, it (snow)___ tomorrow.

d) I’m sorry I сan’t mееt you tonight. I (go out) ___ with my parеnts.

е) Сareful! You (knoсk) ___ that jug off thе tablе!

f) In fifty yеars’ timе, most pеoplе (probably ridе) ___ biсyс1еs to work.

g) Our tеaсhеr (givе) ___ us a tеst tomorrow.

h) I (go) ___ to Manсhеstеr at the еnd of nеxt wееk.

i) Look out! You (hit) ___ that trее!

i) I think our tеam (probably win) ____.