IX. Future forms (revision)

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct FUTURE tense.

Dear Victoria,

The holidays are coming and I’ve made lots of plans. This time next week, I ⁽¹⁾ ‘ll be buying (buy) Christmas presents for my family and friends. I ⁽²⁾ ________ (get) everything in one day, so that I can enjoy myself for the rest of the holidays.

I’m staying at home with my family on Christmas Day, but two days later I ⁽³⁾ _________ (leave) for Austria. Becky and I ⁽⁴⁾ _________ (spend) a week there skiing. I’m sure we ⁽⁵⁾ _________ (have) a wonderful life.

When I come back from Austria, I ⁽⁶⁾ ________ (probably / have) a party, because it’s my birthday on January 5^th. I ⁽⁷⁾ _________ (be) nineteen! I hope you ⁽⁸⁾ _________ (come).

Well, I must go now. I’m going to help my mother with the housework. See you soon!

Love,

Penny.

Exercise 2. Study the following situations, then make sentences using the correct FUTURE tense, as in the example.

1. Your sister says that she is feeling cold. The window is open. You offer to close it.

I’ll close the window.

2. You have been invited to a party next weekend, but you can’t go. You phone your friend to tell him.

3. You get up in the morning and look out of the window. You see big clouds in the sky. You tell your brother about the weather.

4. Your friends want you to go away with them next weekend. You have already planned to spend the weekend with your parents. Tell your friends.

Exercise 3. Correct the mistakes.

1. This time tomorrow, John is lying on the beach. 2. Peter will help you when he will have finished his dinner. 3. Shall you do the shopping for me, please? 4. Sarah will finish decorating the Christmas tree by midnight. 5. Where do you spend your holidays this summer? 6. I was turning on the heating. It’s cold in here. 7. The film has started at half past six. 8. Stop that noise or I’m going to take your toy away. 9. Moira can type these reports as soon as she will come back from her lunch break. 10. Perhaps the Jacksons have visited us tonight. 11. By the end of the year, Mrs Evans will be teaching for thirty years. 12. Jennifer will move to her new flat on Saturday. She has already arranged it.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions about yourself.

1. What are you doing at the weekend?

2. How long will you have been studying English by the end of this term?

3. How much money will you have saved by the summer?

4. What will you be doing this time next week?

5. What do you think life will be like in the future?

6. Where are you going next summer?

7. What will you have done by the end of today?

8. How many meals will you have eaten by the end of today?

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct FUTURE tense.

1. My grandmother is very old. She will be (be) ninety next month. 2. I’m afraid ________ (fail) my exams this year. 3. This time next week, they _________ (lie) on a sandy beach. 4.The team __________ (leave) the office by 9 o’clock tomorrow. 5. By 10 o’clock, Sue ________ (drive) for twelve hours. 6. Jenny ________ (see) Paul at work, so she can give him the letter. 7. The film __________ (start) by the time they get to the cinema. 8. Tom expects he _________ (get) a pay rise soon. 9. By 6 o’clock, the secretary ________ (type) for three hours. 10. I hope I _________ (buy) my own car by the time I’m thirty. 11. By next week, they _________ (live) in this town for two years. 12. I _________ (help) you carry your shopping. 13. Martin _________ (do) the work by Sunday evening. 14. Mother _________ (go) to the supermarket tonight. She has already made her shopping list. 15. The play __________ (start) at 6 o’clock.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs into the correct FUTURE tense.

1. Laura and George are going (go) on holiday next week. They’ve already bought the tickets. 2. Wash your hands. Dinner _________ (be) ready in five minutes. 3. The baby keeps closing his eyes. He __________ (fall) asleep soon. 4. We _________ (not / go) to Penny’s party tonight because Jack is working. 5. We’re very late. Mum __________ (return) home by now. 6. The football match ________ (begin) in a few minutes. We’d better hurry up. 7. Jane will have to get up early when she __________ (start) her hew job. 8. I __________ (meet) Nick at the airport at 6 o’clock this evening.

Exercise 7. Translate into English.

1. К тому времени встреча уже закончится. 2. Завтра мы уедем в Лондон. 3. Я закончу доклад к началу конференции. 4. В это время в следующем году я буду писать новую книгу. 5. К 1 декабря мой друг проработает на этой фабрике 20 лет. 6. Завтра я не работаю, поэтому мы можем куда-нибудь пойти. 7. Поезд отходит в 5 и прибывает в Лондон в 8 вечера. 8. Не беспокойся о письме, которое ты потерял. Я уверен, что ты его найдешь. 9. Я иду сегодня на вечеринку. Пойдешь со мной? 10. Не беспокойся о результатах экзаменах. Я уверен, что ты его сдашь. 11. Он будет сдавать экзамен завтра с 2 до 3. 12. Кто собирается принять участие в конкурсе? 13. На каком семинаре вы собираетесь читать доклад? 14. Я уверен, что он подпишет все документы. 15. Не приходите завтра в два часа: он будет занят. 16. Эта зима будет очень холодной. 17. А что Вы скажете? Я приму любой Ваш совет. 18. Не опаздывайте. Я буду ждать Вас в читальном зале в девять. 19. Они построят эту школу к 1 сентября.

FINAL TEST

Task 1. Complete the story by supplying the correct form of the verb.

One day I ⁽¹⁾ ________ (to return) home later than usual. I ⁽²⁾ ________ (to have) a lot of work to do at the office that day. I ⁽³⁾ ________ (to walk) along London streets ⁽⁴⁾ ________ (to look) for a cafe ⁽⁵⁾ _________ (to have) supper; I ⁽⁶⁾ ________ (to go) down Bond Street, ⁽⁷⁾ _________ (to turn) left and ⁽⁸⁾ ________ (to find) myself in a quiet street. I ⁽⁹⁾ ________ (to see) a small café. I ⁽¹⁰⁾ ________ (to die) of hunger as I hardly ⁽¹¹⁾ ________ (to have) anything to eat that day. So I ⁽¹²⁾ _________ (to feel) happy when I ⁽¹³⁾ ________ (to see) light in the windows and ⁽¹⁴⁾ ________ (to come in). The owner ⁽¹⁵⁾ ________ (to welcome) me warmly and hardly I ⁽¹⁶⁾ _________ (to say) a word when he ⁽¹⁷⁾ _________ (to bring) a hot supper and a cup of tea for me. It ⁽¹⁸⁾ _________ (to be) just what I ⁽¹⁹⁾ ________ (to dream) of all the way. After supper I ⁽²⁰⁾ ________ (to thank) him and ⁽²¹⁾ ________ (to ask): “Why your café still ⁽²²⁾ _________ (to open)? It ⁽²³⁾ _________ (to be) nearly midnight, eh?”

“The thing ⁽²⁴⁾ ________ (to be)”, ⁽²⁵⁾ ________ (to answer) the man, “that one of my customers ⁽²⁶⁾ _________ (to fall) asleep here at the table”.

I ⁽²⁷⁾ ________ (to look around) and really ⁽²⁸⁾ _________ (to see) a man ⁽²⁹⁾ ________ (to sleep) at the table with a bottle of whisky on it. “Why ⁽³⁰⁾ _________ (not to wake up) you him up?”

“I ⁽³¹⁾ ________ (to try) to”. “He ⁽³²⁾ _________ (to refuse) to pay?”

“Just the contrary. Every time I ⁽³³⁾ _________ (to try) ⁽³⁴⁾ _________ (to wake) him up, he ⁽³⁵⁾ _________ (to pay) the bill, ⁽³⁶⁾ ________ (to give) me a tip and ⁽³⁷⁾ ________ (to fall) asleep again. So I ⁽³⁸⁾ ________ (not to think) I ⁽³⁹⁾ _________ (to close) my café until he ⁽⁴⁰⁾ _________ (to wake) up himself, ⁽⁴¹⁾ ________ (to understand) what ⁽⁴²⁾ _________ (to happen) around him and ⁽⁴³⁾ _________ (to leave) the café.”

I ⁽⁴⁴⁾ _________ (to come) across a lot of smart people in my life, but upon my word, I don’t think I ever ⁽⁴⁵⁾ ________ (to know) a cunning man like him.

Task 2. Translate into English.

1. Новости очень печальные. Кто тебе их рассказал? 2. Я так рад, что он уже все сделал и нам не надо помогать ему. 3. Паркеры в декабре будут путешествовать по Южной Америке, и я не знаю, вернутся ли они к Рождеству. 4. У тебя покраснели глаза. Ты плакала? – Ну, что ты! Разве ты когда-нибудь видел, чтобы я плакала? 5. Мой старший брат сказал мне, чтобы я не включал магнитофон, если я не знаю, как это делать. 6. Он почувствовал, что кто-то дотронулся до его плеча. 7. Его домик стоял в самом дальнем конце деревни. Мы с трудом нашли его. 8. Он сказал, что сделает это к четырем часам, и никто не сможет заставить его сделать это раньше. 9. Было холодно, моросил дождь, на улице было мало народу. Наступило самое неприятное время года. 10. Я даже представить себе не могу, чем он сейчас занимается, я не встречался с ним уже несколько лет.

Task 3. Change the sentences using the word(s) given. Don’t change the words themselves.

1. The teacher was surprised to see that Alan had done his homework.

(expect) The teacher _______ to see that Alan had done his homework.

2. If she never pays attention to road signs, no wonder she’s often fined.

(notice) If she _________ road signs, no wonder she’s often fined.

3. It’s a nine-hour journey from Moscow to New York.

(take) It _________ Moscow to New York.

4. She certainly likes opera more than ballet.

(prefer) She ________ ballet.

5. She said she would never give me her telephone number.

(refuse) She ________ her telephone number.

6. How much did your new car cost?

(pay) How much _________ your new car?

7. Is he Spanish?

(come) ________ Spain?

8. I started working in the sales department and I first met Sam there.

(since) I’ve ________ working in the sales department/

9. Are those horses yours?

(belong) Do ________ you?

10. A knock at the door interrupted Dad’s story.

(telling) Dad _________ when there was a knock at the door.

11. The total sales for this video are already over a million.

(sold) This video ________ copies already.

12. He hasn’t stopped talking since he came into the room.

(been) He ________ the moment he came into the room.

13. What did she have on at the party?

(was) What _________ at the party?

14. After sitting in front of the computer all evening I felt sleepy.

(been) I felt sleepy because ________ in front of the computer all evening.

15. I agree to write the report if you give me the information.

(will) Give me the information _________ the report.

16. The programme only finished a minute ago.

(just) The programme _________ finished.

17. She never stops saying how much she dislikes public transport.

(complaining) She _________ about public transport.

18. The bus service in our city becomes more inefficient every year.

(getting) The bus service in our city ________ and more inefficient.

19. That blouse and skirt are a perfect match.

(goes) That blouse ________ your skirt.

20. In the end, the motorway was a great success.

(turned) The motorway ________ a great success.

21. He is often in a bad mood.

(rarely) He ________ good mood.

22. During his law studies he met his future wife.

(studying) While ________ he met his future wife.

23. I had been at the party too long and I was bored.

(enjoying) I _________ because I had been there too long.

24. Andrew said the mistake was my fault.

(blamed) Andrew _________ the mistake.

25. It was windy all day yesterday.

(blowing) A ________ all day yesterday.

26. They ate dinner and discussed the problem at the same time.

(were) While __________ discussed the problem.

27. I moved here a couple of months ago.

(living) I ________ two months.

28. This is not my first visit to Toledo.

(been) I ________ before.

29. Maria started learning to drive last year.

(learning) Maria ________ since last year.

30. I started correcting these tests yesterday and I still haven’t finished.

(been) I _________ since yesterday.

31. After walking five miles he was tired.

(come) He ________ foot and was tired.

32. I came back home after living in Australia for ten years.

(been) I _________ Australia for ten years when I came back home.

33. His success in business allowed him to retire early.

(had) He retired early _________ in business.

34. She was exhausted after driving all night.

(been) She _________ all night so she was exhausted.

СОДЕРЖАНИЕ

Введение…………………………………………….……………….
General Tense Scheme………………………………………………..
Present Simple and Present Continuous...……………………………
Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous…...…………….
Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect..……………………
Present Forms (Revision)……………………………………………..
Present Perfect and Past Simple…...………………………………….
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous…………………………….
Past Continuous and Past Simple……………………………………..
Present and Past (Revision)…………………………………………..
Future Forms………………………………………………………….
Future Simple…………………………………………………………
Going to………………………………………………………………
Present Continuous…………………………………………………...
Present Simple………………………………………………………..
Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous………
Future Forms (Revision)……………………………………………...
Final Test……………………………………………………………..

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