The present continuous and the future simple

PEG 202, 207-9

Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or the future simple using the
present continuous where possible.

1 I am sure that I (recognize) him.

2 I (see) her tomorrow. I
3 He (play) in a tennis match on Friday.
4 She (come) back on Monday.
5 I (go) again next year.
6 We (know) tonight.
7 You pay and I (owe) you the money.
8 I (believe) it when I see it.
9 I (have) my car repainted next week.
10 I hope that you (have) a good time tomorrow.
11 His speech (be) broadcast tonight.
12 The window-cleaner (come) at eight tomorrow.
13 Tom (catch) the 7.40 train.
14 Where you (meet) them?~
I (meet) them at midnight in the middle of the wood.
15 What horse you (ride) tomorrow?
16 Look! I've broken the teapot. What Mrs Pitt (say)? ~
She (not mind); she never liked that one.
17 I've left the light on. It (matter)?
18 He (not forget) to come.
19 He (leave) in a few days.
20 I (remember) it.
21 If you drop that bottle it (break).
22 I never (forgive) him.
23 I'm sure that you (like) him.
24 They (lay) the foundations next week.
25 You (see) a signpost at the end of the road.
26 He has cut my hair too short. ~
Don't worry; it (grow) again very quickly.
27 You (understand) when you are older.
28 The cat (scratch) you if you pull its tail.
29 I (be) back at 8.30.
30 If he doesn't work hard he (not pass) his exam.
31 She (go) on a cruise next summer.
32 I (move) to a new flat next week.
33 I am sorry that the child saw the accident. ~
I don't think it matters. He soon (forget) all about it.
34 I (wait) here till he comes back.
35 He (not write) to you unless you write to him.
36 There (be) a big meeting here tomorrow.

will + infinitive and the be going to form

PEG 201,203-6
Future with intention can usually be expressed by will + infinitive or the be going to form. Very often either
of these can be used, but when the intention is clearly premeditated the be going to form must be used, and
when the intention is clearly unpremeditated we must
list' will + infinitive.

1 The fire has gone out! ~

So it has. I (go) and get some sticks.

2 Did you remember to book seats? ~

Oh no, I forgot. I (telephone) for them now.
3 He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg. ~
I'm sorry to hear that. I (send) him some grapes.

4 I've hired a typewriter and I (learn) to type.

5 I see that you have got a loom. You (do) some weaving?
6 I can't understand this letter. ~
I (call) my son. He (translate) it for you.

7 You (buy) meat? ~

No, I (not eat) meat any more. I (eat) vegetables.

8 You've bought a lot of paint. You (redecorate) your kitchen?

9 Why are you getting out the jack? ~
We have a puncture and I (change) the wheel. ~

I (help) you.

10 Look what I've just bought at an auction! ~

What an extraordinary thing! Where you (put) it?

11 Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? ~

I (put) it in the stew.

12 What you (do) when you grow up? ~

I (be) an acrobat in a circus.

13 What are you going to do with that dress?~

I (shorten) the skirt.
14 Will you lend me your season ticket? ~
No, I (not lend) it to you. It is against the law.

15 That tree makes the house very dark. ~

Very well, I (cut) it down.

16 I've just enrolled at the local technical college. I (attend) pottery

classes next winter.

17 How do I get from here to London Bridge? ~

I don't know, but I (ask) that policeman.

18 Why are you carrying a corkscrew? ~

I (open) a bottle of wine.

19 Why's he putting the camera on a tripod? ~

He (take) a group photo.

20 My brother has just returned from America. ~

Oh good, we (ask) him to our next party.

21 Why have you set your alarm to go off at five-thirty? ~

Because I (get) up then. I've got a lot to do.

22 I'm turning this cupboard into a darkroom. I (develop) my own films.

23 You look frozen. Sit down by the fire and I (make) you a cup of tea.

24 They've brought a rope and they (tow) the car to a garage.

25 I haven't bought any cigarettes because I (give) up smoking.

26 I have tried to explain but she doesn't understand English. ~

I (say) it to her in Finnish: perhaps she'll understand that.

27 I've come out without any money. ~

Never mind, I (lend) you some. How much do you want?

28 Do you see that car? They (raffle) it for charity.

29 They've hired a bulldozer. They (clear) away this rubble.

30 Child: I've torn my dress.
Mother: I (mend) it for you.

31 I'm catching the 6.30 train. ~

So am 1. I (give) you a lift to the station.

32 I've bought some blue velvet and I (make) curtains for this room.

33 Why are you carrying that saw? ~

I (shorten) the legs of the dining room table.

34 Why are you taking that big basket? ~

I (buy) a lot of vegetables.
35 I've planned my future for the next ten years. ~
That is very clever of you. What you (do) when you leave the university?

36 Why are you putting that old loaf into a paper bag? ~
I (give) it to Mrs Pitt for her hens.

PEG 342 The future simple is not used in time clauses, the simple present tense being used instead.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (present or future).

1 When he ……………………………………..(return) I'll give him the key.

2 He'll be ready as soon as you…………………………………………. (be).
3 I'll stay in bed till the clock…………………………………………. (strike) seven.
4 She will be delighted when she…………………………………………… (hear) this.
5 When the laundry comes I…………………………………… (have) some clean handkerchiefs.
6 I shan't buy tomatoes till the price…………………………………… (come) down.
7 Stay here till the lights…………………………………………… (turn) green.
8 When it……………………………………… (get) cold I'll light the fire.
9 The lift ……………………………….(not start) until you press that button.
10 She'll have to behave better when she …………………………………(go) to school.
11 When you look at yourself in the glass you………………………….. (see) what I mean.
12 He …………………………………(be) here before you go.
13 I ………………………………….(lend) you my cassette recorder whenever you want it.
14 He……………………………….. (wake) up when we turn the lights on. ,
15 He………………………………. (ring) us up when he arrives in England?
16 He will wash up before he …………………………………(go) to bed.
17 I won't come to London till the bus strike……………………………………….. (be) over.
18 I…………………….. (give) the children their dinner before he………..……….. (come) home.
19 They will be astonished when they………………………………. (see) how slowly he works.
20 I'll pay you when I ………………………………….(get) my cheque.
21 I (go)………………………….. on doing it until he tells me to stop.
22 I'll buy that house when I…………………………………………. (have) enough money.
23 You…………………………………… (fall) rapidly through the air till your parachute opens.
24 We'll have to stay here till the tide………………………………………..(go) out.
25 When the Queen…………………………………………. (arrive) the audience will stand up.
26 When the fog………………………………………. (lift) we'll be able to see where we are.
27 The refrigerator …………………………...(go on) making that noise till we have it repaired.
28 As soon as the holidays begin this beach ……………………………(become) very crowded.
29 The car ………………………………(not move) till you take the brake off.
30 The alarm bell ……………………………………….(go on) ringing till you press this button.
31 As soon as she ……………………………………(learn) to type I'll get her a job.
 will you and other forms
PEG 215 B
will you? often introduces a request or invitation, and sometimes a command. It is often used also to
introduce questions about intentions when the situation requires an unpremeditated decision.
You can have either. Which will you have?
You've missed the last train. What will you do now?
For other types of intention, however, it is usually safer to use one of the other future forms: be going to, the
present continuous or the future continuous (which is considered the most polite form).

Put the verbs in brackets into one of the four forms. When more than one answer is possible, this will be
noted in the key.

1 Why are you taking all that bread with you? …………………………………You (feed) the swans?
2 …………………………………………….You (let) your flat again next summer?
3 …………………………………………….You (light) the fire for me, please? Here are the matches.
4 …………………………………………You (wear) a tie tomorrow? ~
Oh no. Tom said, 'Come as you are.'
5 I know you don't like wearing ties, but………………………………. (wear) one tomorrow, just to
please me? ~
Yes, of course.
6 Shop assistant: …………………………………………….You (come) this way, please?
7 ……………………………………………You (have) something more to eat?~
Yes, please, I'd like another sandwich.
8 …………………………………………You (have) anything more to eat? ~
No, because I haven't any more money.
9 ………………………………………………….You (study) computer programming at college?
10 ……………………………….You (speak) to Tom at the meeting tomorrow, do you think?
11 ……………………………………..You (turn) off the TV, please? No one is watching it.
12 ………………………………………….You (take) your exam now or in December?
13 ………………………………………….You (listen) in to the concert this evening?
14 ………………………………………..You (help) me with this, please? I can't lift it.
15 Hotel receptionist: ……………………………………You (stay) for more than one night, Mrs Jones?
16 ………………………………………..You (lend) me your typewriter for an hour? I want to type a letter.
17 ……………………………………………………..You (meet) him at the station? ~
No, we never meet him. He doesn't like being met.
18 …………………………………………………….You (come) sailing with me this afternoon? ~
No, thank you, I don't like sailing.
19 ……………………………………………………….You (have) some more wine?~
Yes, please.
20 I can't understand this letter. …………………………………………You (translate) it for me, Miss Pitt?
21 …………………………………………..You (use) your camera this afternoon?-
No, you can borrow it if you like.
22 ……………………………………………….You (go) to the tobacconist's? ~
Yes. ~
Then ………………………………………………………you (get) me twenty cigarettes?
23 …………………………………You (come) to the Motor Show with me next Wednesday? ~
Thank you very much. I'd love to.
24 I'll be going abroad next week. Is there anything I can get you?
…………………………………………….You (pass) through Paris? ~
Yes,………………………………………………… I (spend) a few days there.
…………………………………………………..Then you (get) me some scent?
25 I see that you are repairing your old henhouse. …………………………………….You (keep) hens?
26 I've just bought my tickets. ~
…………………………………………………….You (travel) by sea or air?
27 What are all these slates for? ………………………………………………..You (repair) your roof?
28 ……………………………………….You (hold) my parcels, please, while I put up my umbrella?
29 …………………………………………….You (go) to Madeira as usual this summer?
30 ………………………………………………You kindly (explain) why you didn't do what I told you?
31 …………………………….You (recognize) him, do you think?
32 I've chosen a school for my son. ~
………………………………………….You (send) him to a public school or to a State school?
33 Passenger to bus conductor: ………………………………………..You (tell) me where to get off, please
34 …………………………………………….You (go) by car? If so, would you give my brother a lift?
35……………………………………… You (type) all night again? Because if so I think I'll go to a hotel.
36 …………………………………You (stop) interrupting! I'll never get finished if you don't keep quiet.