Future tense practice with solutions

Exercise 1

1. The bus ___ soon.

will be arriving will arriving arrive is going to

2. A leading American journalist has said there ___ no newspapers a decade from now.
Be will will be is about to be

3. She says she ___ help us with cooking this evening.

is not going to is not going are not going will be

4. Are they ___ leaving?

on the point in the point of about the point of on the point of

5. The report on air pollution ___ next Thursday.

will finish will be finishing will be finished will not finish

6. The books ___ by the end of this year.

will have been published will publish will be publishing will not publish

7. There ___ no poverty in the world in the future.

will be will shall will not

Exercise 2

1. Maybe _________ out for dinner tonight.

we're going we'll go

2. I think ________ the dog for a walk now.

I'll take I'm taking

3. I have three days off next week. ________ visit my mother.

I'm going to I will

4. The clouds are very black. I think ________ snow.

it's going to it will

5. We ________ the laundry tomorrow.

will doing are doing

6. Alexander _____ taking his driving test next week.

Will is

7. The bus _____ at 7:30 sharp.

Arrives is arriving

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8. Tomorrow ________ a public holiday.
Is is going to be
9. Don't get up. ________ the door.
I'm answering I'll answer

10. My plane ________ at 3:00 pm on Sunday.

leaves is going to leave