Exercises
C / Grammar exercises
1. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box. Choose the most appropriate form.
miss/will miss will have / am having
is going to melt / is melting persuades / will persuade
will be enjoying / enjoy am starting out / will start out
will be believed / is to be believed is going to depart / departs
will agree / agrees will rise / are to rise
see / are going to see
1. A: Do you want to come out for a meal tonight?
B: I `m starting out early tomorrow morning - my flight`s at six - so I don`t think I`ll come, thanks.
2. The next train for London is going to depart from platform six at 16:07.
3. I see some friends over for dinner on Saturday. Do you want to join us?
4. They reckon the Greenland ice sheet is going to melt within a few years
5. A: Gary doesn`t want to come on holiday with us, then.
B: He says that now, but I`m sure Hannah will persuade him to change his mind.
6. By the middle of the week, temperatures will rise to 30".
7. The striking workers have said that they will prevent finished goods leaving the factory until the management agrees to their demand for improved working conditions.
8. I`m not sure when I`ll be home tonight. Expect me when you miss me.
9. A: The coach leaves Oxford at exactly 5:00 from the bus station.
B: What if I miss it?
A: You`ll have to take the train.
10. If the research is to be believed, children now spend more time playing computer games than watching television.
11. A: It`s Daniel`s first week away at university. I wonder how he`s getting on?
B:I´m sure he will be enjoying himself.
2. Choose the most appropriate future form. Sometimes more than one form is possible
1. You'll freeze if you go out dressed like that. Put on a warm coat!
2. When I retire next year, I'm going to do a lot of travelling around North America.
3. A: Have you been in touch with Pat yet to say we can't come? You said you'd do it.
B: Sorry I forgot. I'm going to let/ I'll let her know tomorrow when I see her at work.
4. Look at the stupid cyclist He'll cause/ He's going to cause an accident.
5. A: What do you want done with this box?
B: If you just leave it there, I'll take/I'm going to take/I'm taking it upstairs when I go.
6. A: What are you doing/ are you going to do this evening?
B: Oh, I don't know. Maybe I'm going to watch/ i'll watch a DVD.
7. Please note that next week's concert will commence at 7.00, not 7.30 as advertised in the programme.
8. Mr Kerr is going to be/ will be angry if you don't hand your homework in today.
9. A: Bob Dylan will do/ is doing a concert in London next week.
B: Shall I book some tickets?
10. The air tickets will take around a week to reach you.
11. The French oral tests are starting/will start next Monday.
12. When Guy is 50, Gemma is going to be/ will be 18.
13. If we get much more rain, the river will probably burst its banks.
3. Complete the sentences using a future form of the verbs given. Use the same future form for all the sentences in each group. Use:
future continuous be to + infinitive
be going to +infinitive future perfect present continuous
future perfect continuous
1. get- go- terminate
a) All change, please- this train terminates here.
b) What time does our plane get to Athens?
c) The cat runs away from me as soon as I go near it
2. buy-need-have
a) A: What are you going to town for?
B: I need some new shoes.
b) A: Jane's not looking very well.
B: No, apparently, she will need a major operation.
c) A: I've made a list of the things you shall buy for the field trip to Iceland.
B: Thanks, that's really helpful
3. negotiate-watch-work
a) On April 1st next year I will have worked at the university for 25 years
b) A: I'ts such a pity that Helen is away and can't watch the match with us. You know how much she loves tennis.
B: I'm sure she will watch it on TV in her hotel room.
c) The next statement form the trade union leaders is expected at ten o'clock this evening. By that time they will have negotiated with the employers for nearly 36 hours.
4) come-do-support
a) Justin's not feeling well, so he will not come tonight after all.
b) Who will you support in the rugby world cup final next week, England or South Africa?
c) A: What do you think Susan is doing at the moment?
B: Oh, she's still in bed.
5) create-launch-leave
a) The computer firm Clark Campbell is going to create 300 new jobs at its assembly plant just outside Dublin.
b) All mobile phones will be launched outside the examination room.
c) The government is going to leave an inquiry next week into allegations of corruption in the civil service
6) analyse-have-move
a) The bank predicts that by the end of next year, over 80% of its customers will move to online banking.
b) Natasha should have her exam results by now. I wonder how she's got on.
c) My research is going rather slowly at the moment, but I'm certain that by the end of the year all of my data will be analyzed
7) go-have-make
a) She is going to make a speech at the conference next week.
b) I have to go out there- it's pouring with rain and I haven't got an umbrella.
c) We are going to have risotto for dinner. I s that okay with you?
4. Complete these texts using the future forms of the verbs in brackets. Give alternatives where possible. In some cases, you will need to use the future in the past.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
A complete ban on tobacco advertising in the EU (1) comes into effect at midnight tonight. Initially, the ban (2) was to begin last October, but last minute legal moves by the tobacco companies forced a delay. EU health ministers issued a statement welcoming the ban, and saying that it (3) was going to reduce smoking related disease significantly.
A Brazilian rocket has exploded after an engine ignited by mistake just days before its planned lift-off. The unmanned rocket (4) was carrying/ carried two satellites into space. A new launch (5) will take place? is going to take place in March.
The Australian actress Niki Kardman (6) will star/is going to star in a film about the life of Princess Diana made by the director Baz Leeman. Ms Kardman said he (7) would make/ was going to make a film about Diana's life and wanted to cast me. I jumped at the change.
The novelist Arnold MIller has died. Miller worked as a a journalist in London during the 1960's before moving to Canada, where he (8) spent the rest of his life. He spoke exclusively to the Daily Reporter last month, in what (9) would be his last major interview. A special report on his life and work (10) will appear/ is going to appear in next Friday's edition.
ANSWERS NICOLE
Grammar focus task
Without looking back at the texts, add will and one of the following verbs to these extracts in the most natural places.
live die be able to happen get have
1. We will inevitably be able to address ageing just as just as effectively as we address many diseases today.
2. The decisions we take in the next few years will have far reaching consequences for the state or future society.
3. Many are the news stories trumpeting that we will soon all live to 130, 200 or 400 years.
4. When we get this therapies, we will no longer all get frail and decrepit and depend as we get older.
5. We will still die, of course.
6. So, will this happen in time for some people alive today?
1. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box. Choose the most appropriate form.
miss/will miss will have / am having
is going to melt / is melting persuades / will persuade
will be enjoying / enjoy am starting out / will start out
will be believed / is to be believed is going to depart / departs
will agree / agrees will rise / are to rise
see / are going to see
1. A: Do you want to come out for a meal tonight?
B: I `m starting out early tomorrow morning - my flight`s at six - so I don`t think I`ll come, thanks.
2. The next train for London is going to depart from platform six at 16:07.
3. I see some friends over for dinner on Saturday. Do you want to join us?
4. They reckon the Greenland ice sheet is going to melt within a few years
5. A: Gary doesn`t want to come on holiday with us, then.
B: He says that now, but I`m sure Hannah will persuade him to change his mind.
6. By the middle of the week, temperatures will rise to 30".
7. The striking workers have said that they will prevent finished goods leaving the factory until the management agrees to their demand for improved working conditions.
8. I`m not sure when I`ll be home tonight. Expect me when you miss me.
9. A: The coach leaves Oxford at exactly 5:00 from the bus station.
B: What if I miss it?
A: You`ll have to take the train.
10. If the research is to be believed, children now spend more time playing computer games than watching television.
11. A: It`s Daniel`s first week away at university. I wonder how he`s getting on?
B:I´m sure he will be enjoying himself.
2. Choose the most appropriate future form. Sometimes more than one form is possible
1. You'll freeze if you go out dressed like that. Put on a warm coat!
2. When I retire next year, I'm going to do a lot of travelling around North America.
3. A: Have you been in touch with Pat yet to say we can't come? You said you'd do it.
B: Sorry I forgot. I'm going to let/ I'll let her know tomorrow when I see her at work.
4. Look at the stupid cyclist He'll cause/ He's going to cause an accident.
5. A: What do you want done with this box?
B: If you just leave it there, I'll take/I'm going to take/I'm taking it upstairs when I go.
6. A: What are you doing/ are you going to do this evening?
B: Oh, I don't know. Maybe I'm going to watch/ i'll watch a DVD.
7. Please note that next week's concert will commence at 7.00, not 7.30 as advertised in the programme.
8. Mr Kerr is going to be/ will be angry if you don't hand your homework in today.
9. A: Bob Dylan will do/ is doing a concert in London next week.
B: Shall I book some tickets?
10. The air tickets will take around a week to reach you.
11. The French oral tests are starting/will start next Monday.
12. When Guy is 50, Gemma is going to be/ will be 18.
13. If we get much more rain, the river will probably burst its banks.
3. Complete the sentences using a future form of the verbs given. Use the same future form for all the sentences in each group. Use:
future continuous be to + infinitive
be going to +infinitive future perfect present continuous
future perfect continuous
1. get- go- terminate
a) All change, please- this train terminates here.
b) What time does our plane get to Athens?
c) The cat runs away from me as soon as I go near it
2. buy-need-have
a) A: What are you going to town for?
B: I need some new shoes.
b) A: Jane's not looking very well.
B: No, apparently, she will need a major operation.
c) A: I've made a list of the things you shall buy for the field trip to Iceland.
B: Thanks, that's really helpful
3. negotiate-watch-work
a) On April 1st next year I will have worked at the university for 25 years
b) A: I'ts such a pity that Helen is away and can't watch the match with us. You know how much she loves tennis.
B: I'm sure she will watch it on TV in her hotel room.
c) The next statement form the trade union leaders is expected at ten o'clock this evening. By that time they will have negotiated with the employers for nearly 36 hours.
4) come-do-support
a) Justin's not feeling well, so he will not come tonight after all.
b) Who will you support in the rugby world cup final next week, England or South Africa?
c) A: What do you think Susan is doing at the moment?
B: Oh, she's still in bed.
5) create-launch-leave
a) The computer firm Clark Campbell is going to create 300 new jobs at its assembly plant just outside Dublin.
b) All mobile phones will be launched outside the examination room.
c) The government is going to leave an inquiry next week into allegations of corruption in the civil service
6) analyse-have-move
a) The bank predicts that by the end of next year, over 80% of its customers will move to online banking.
b) Natasha should have her exam results by now. I wonder how she's got on.
c) My research is going rather slowly at the moment, but I'm certain that by the end of the year all of my data will be analyzed
7) go-have-make
a) She is going to make a speech at the conference next week.
b) I have to go out there- it's pouring with rain and I haven't got an umbrella.
c) We are going to have risotto for dinner. I s that okay with you?
4. Complete these texts using the future forms of the verbs in brackets. Give alternatives where possible. In some cases, you will need to use the future in the past.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
A complete ban on tobacco advertising in the EU (1) comes into effect at midnight tonight. Initially, the ban (2) was to begin last October, but last minute legal moves by the tobacco companies forced a delay. EU health ministers issued a statement welcoming the ban, and saying that it (3) was going to reduce smoking related disease significantly.
A Brazilian rocket has exploded after an engine ignited by mistake just days before its planned lift-off. The unmanned rocket (4) was carrying/ carried two satellites into space. A new launch (5) will take place? is going to take place in March.
The Australian actress Niki Kardman (6) will star/is going to star in a film about the life of Princess Diana made by the director Baz Leeman. Ms Kardman said he (7) would make/ was going to make a film about Diana's life and wanted to cast me. I jumped at the change.
The novelist Arnold MIller has died. Miller worked as a a journalist in London during the 1960's before moving to Canada, where he (8) spent the rest of his life. He spoke exclusively to the Daily Reporter last month, in what (9) would be his last major interview. A special report on his life and work (10) will appear/ is going to appear in next Friday's edition.
ANSWERS NICOLE
Grammar focus task
Without looking back at the texts, add will and one of the following verbs to these extracts in the most natural places.
live die be able to happen get have
1. We will inevitably be able to address ageing just as just as effectively as we address many diseases today.
2. The decisions we take in the next few years will have far reaching consequences for the state or future society.
3. Many are the news stories trumpeting that we will soon all live to 130, 200 or 400 years.
4. When we get this therapies, we will no longer all get frail and decrepit and depend as we get older.
5. We will still die, of course.
6. So, will this happen in time for some people alive today?