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HASSAN II UNIVERSITY Modular Program: English Studies

FACULTY OF LETTERS Semester 1

AND HUMAN SCIENCES Grammar 1

CASABLANCA Pr. S. FATHI

MOHAMEDIA

Chapter 5: PRACTICE ON THE FUTURE (PERFECT) SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

A- Fill in the correct future tense - will future, going to or present progressive.

1. They ________ (drive) to New York tomorrow morning.

2. I hope the weather ________ (be) nice.
3. I offered him this job. I think he ________ (take) it.
4. I promise I ________ (not tell) your secret to anyone.
5. Take your umbrella with you. It ________ (rain).
6. They ________ (play) cards this evening.
7. I ________ (go) to the cinema tomorrow.
8. They ________ (fly) to Seattle next summer holidays.
9. I ________ (invite) 50 people to the party, and I hope
everyone ________ (come).
10. That exercise looks difficult. I ________ (help) you.
11. He ________ (go) to the football match?
12. Are you sure they ________ (win) the match?
13. She ________ (stay, probably) till Thursday.
14. He ________ (not leave) tomorrow.
15. We think he ________ (come) home late in the night.
16. The train ________ (leave) at 11:45.

17. We ________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we haven't

booked a table yet.
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18. My ski instructor believes it ________ (snow) in the mountains tomorrow

evening.

19. On Sunday at 8 o'clock I ________ (meet) my friend.

20. They ________ (fly) to London on Friday evening at 8:15.

21. Wait! I ________ (drive) you to the station.

22. The English lesson ________ (start) at 8:45.

23. I ________ (see) my sister in April.

24. Look at the clouds - it ________ (rain) in a few minutes.

25. Listen! There's someone at the door. I ________ (open) the door for you.

B- We use several different tense forms to talk about future. This grammar
exercise tests your ability to express futurity in English.

1. I …………… you if you say that word again.

a- am hitting / b- will be hitting / c- will hit

2. I think our team …………

a- will win / b- would win / c- will be winning

3. …………….. I help you with the housework?

a- Will / b- Would / c- Shall

4. This time tomorrow I ……………. a discussion with my boss.

a- will have / b- will be having / c- am having

5. By next Christmas we ……………….. in this city for twenty-five years.

a- have lived / b- will have lived / c- will be living

6. I ………………….. home late tonight.

a- am / b- will be / c- would be
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7. She …………….. before too long.

a- will arrive / b- is arriving / c- would arrive / d- would be arriving

8. I will phone you when I …………… time.

a- will have / b- would have / c- will be having / d- have

9. I will discuss your situation with my boss when I …………. him tomorrow.
a- meet / b- will meet / c- would meet

10. I will follow you wherever you ………….

a- are going / b- will go / c- go

11. You can take anything I ……………

a- will find / b- am finding / c- find

12. She ……………. upset when she finds out what you have done.
a- is upset / b- would be / c- will be

C- Complete the sentences for situations in the future. Decide which tense you need to use.

1- Aaron is carrying two tires – he ________ (change) the tires on a car.

2- Next week ________ (be) the beginning of winter and the weather forecast
says that there ________ (be) snow tomorrow.
3- That’s why many of the garage’s customers have made an appointment
and ________ (call) in today to get their winter tires.
4- By the end of the day, Aaron ________ (mount) about 80 tires.
5- He ________ (be, probably) tired after that.
6- It’s a lot of work for one day, but his customers promise that next year
they _______ (have) their tires changed earlier.
7- That’s what they always say, but they (forget, surely) about it by next year.
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8- Some customers have agreed that they ________ (pick) up their cars
tomorrow.
9- They have decided to go home by bus, which ________ (stop) in front of the
garage every hour.

D- Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate tense:

1. The train __________ (arrive) at 12:30.

2. We __________ (have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.

3. It __________(snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.

4. On Friday at 8 o’clock I __________ (meet) my friend.

5. Paul __________ (fly) to London on Monday morning.

6. Wait! I __________ (drive) you to the station.

7. The English lesson __________ (start) at 8:45.

8. Are you still writing your essay? If you __________ (finish) by 4pm, we can
go for a walk.

9. I __________ (see) my mother in April.

10. Look at the clouds – it __________ (rain) in a few minutes.

11. When they __________ (get) married in March, they __________ (be)
together for six years.

12. You’re carrying too much. I __________ (open) the door for you.

13. Do you think the teacher __________ (mark) our homework by Monday
morning?

14. When I __________ (to see) you tomorrow, I __________ (show) you my
new book.
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15. After you __________ (take) a nap, you __________ (feel) a lot better

16. I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you __________ (finish)
your work.

17. I __________ (buy) the cigarettes from the corner shop when it __________
(open).

18. I __________ (let) you know when the second the builders __________
(finish) decorating.

19. Before we __________ (start) our lesson, we __________ (have) a review.

20. We __________ (wait) in the shelter until the bus __________ (come).

21. I’m very sorry Dr. Jones __________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

22. This summer, I __________ (live) in Brighton for four years.

23. I don’t think you __________ (have) any problems when you land in
Boston.

24. The baby should be due soon, next week she __________ (be) pregnant for
nine months.

25. By the time we ________ (get) home, they __________ (play) football for
30 minutes.

26. In three years I __________ (live) in a different country.

27. When you __________ (get) off the train, I __________ (wait) for you by
the ticket machine.

28. __________ (take, you) your children with you to France?

29. This time next week I __________ (ski) in Switzerland!

30. Now I __________ (check) my answers.