The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

Exercises: future time

Future time - Exercise 1

Order the words to make sentences.

will the By time get there have Daniel we left

reception hold Where the they going are to

as order as we finish will soon cleaning up We a pizza

By 50 written I have e-mails will tonight at least

This taking tomorrow time I be will a test

we Wednesday a meeting on having Are

I will don't it think rain

using In everybody 30 years' time be solar will power

Shall this go weekend we out

start When the does match

Future time - Exercise 2

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

Easter ... at the end of April this year.

is

will be

is going to be

"I don't know how to use this printer." "All right, I ... it to you."

'm showing

'm going to show

'll show

Sorry, I can't go on the trip. I ... on Saturday.

'll work

'll be working

'll have worked

(In a supermarket) "Why do you need so much sugar?" "I ... a cake."

'll make

'm making

'm going to make

Watch out! We ... into that car.

'll crash

're crashing

're going to crash

You must be exhausted. ... you a taxi?

Shall I call

Am I calling

Am I going to call

If you fill in this form, we ... back to you as soon as possible.

get

'll get

're getting

... on holiday with her family in August?

Is Barbara going

Is Barbara going to go

Will Barbara go

When you get as old as me, you ... what I mean.

are going to understand

will understand

understand

I'm sorry you didn't get accepted to university. ... again next year?

Do you apply

Are you applying

Are you going to apply

Future time - Exercise 3

Make sentences with the appropriate future forms.

While | we | work | on this project | we | communicate | by e-mail

OK | I | have | a well-done steak

When | you | finish | work | today?

When | we | meet | on Thursday | I | tell | you | about everything

In October | Pablo | live | here | for six years

If | I | buy | some flour and eggs | you | make | some pancakes?

Emma | have | a baby | in March

Perhaps | he | be | late

He | hike | in the High Tatras | this weekend?

You | feel | better | after | you | take | these pills

Future time - Exercise 4

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

What do you intend to do?

What are you ...

I'll soon finish studying. Then we can go for a walk.

As soon as ...

Karen has a dentist's appointment at 6.

Karen is ...

It will take them a month to redecorate their house.

In a month's time, ...

Do you have any special plans for Saturday evening?

Are you ...

The new motorway will take two years to build.

In two years, they ...

What is the departure time of the first train to Cambridge?

When ...

Ethan's birthday party is next Friday.

Ethan will ...

My parents got married 19 years ago.

Come next year, my parents ...

Sunrise is at 6.17 tomorrow.

The sun ...

Future time - Exercise 5

Match the two halves of each sentence then discuss the questions with your partner. Ask for more details.

Are you going ...

Are you going to ...

Do you think ...

How long will you have ...

How many children do you think ...

What are you going to do first ...

What do you think ...

What's the next film ...

When are you ...

When is ...

been learning English at the end of this school year?

seeing your dentist?

somewhere at the weekend?

surf the Internet tonight?

when you get home?

you are going to watch?

you will be doing this time tomorrow?

you will ever work abroad?

you will have?

your next exam?

Answer key: future time

Answer key - Future time - Exercise 1

By the time we get there, Daniel will have left.

Where are they going to hold the reception?

We will order a pizza as soon as we finish cleaning up.

By tonight I will have written at least 50 e-mails.

This time tomorrow, I will be taking a test.

Are we having a meeting on Wednesday?

I don't think it will rain.

In 30 years' time, everybody will be using solar power.

Shall we go out this weekend?

When does the match start?

Answer key - Future time - Exercise 2

Easter ... at the end of April this year. (1) is

"I don't know how to use this printer." "All right, I ... it to you." (3) 'll show

Sorry, I can't go on the trip. I ... on Saturday. (2) 'll be working

(In a supermarket) "Why do you need so much sugar?" "I ... a cake." (3) 'm going to make

Watch out! We ... into that car. (3) 're going to crash

You must be exhausted. ... you a taxi? (1) Shall I call

If you fill in this form, we ... back to you as soon as possible. (2) 'll get

... on holiday with her family in August? (1) Is Barbara going

When you get as old as me, you ... what I mean. (2) will understand

I'm sorry you didn't get accepted to university. ... again next year? (3) Are you going to apply

Answer key - Future time - Exercise 3

While we are working on this project, we will be communicating by e-mail.

OK, I'll have a well-done steak.

When do you finish work today? / When are you finishing work today?

When we meet on Thursday, I'll tell you about everything.

In October, Pablo will have been living here for six years.

If I buy some flour and eggs, will you make some pancakes?

Emma is going to have a baby in March.

Perhaps he will be late.

Will he be hiking in the High Tatras this weekend?

You will feel better after you take these pills.

Answer key - Future time - Exercise 4

What are you going to do?

As soon as I finish studying, we can go for a walk. / As soon as I have finished studying, we can go for a walk.

Karen is going to the dentist/dentist's at 6. / Karen is seeing her dentist at 6.

In a month's time, they will have redecorated their house.

Are you doing anything special on Saturday evening?

In two years, they will have built the new motorway.

When does the first train leave for Cambridge?

Ethan will be having a birthday party next Friday.

Come next year, my parents will have been married for 20 years.

The sun rises at 6.17 tomorrow.

Answer key - Future time - Exercise 5

Are you going ... (3) somewhere at the weekend?

Are you going to ... (4) surf the Internet tonight?

Do you think ... (8) you will ever work abroad?

How long will you have ... (1) been learning English at the end of this school year?

How many children do you think ... (9) you will have?

What are you going to do first ... (5) when you get home?

What do you think ... (7) you will be doing this time tomorrow?

What's the next film ... (6) you are going to watch?

When are you ... (2) seeing your dentist?

When is ... (10) your next exam?