Future Expression

A. May, will, be going to, present simple, or present continuous

1. The course _______BEGINS___________ (begin) in October.
2. Do you have any plans for tonight? – Actually, I do. I ______AM GOING___________ (go) out
with Penny.
3. To promote the product, we _____ARE GOING TO MAKE_________ (make) leaflets.
INTENTIONS
4. I hope people _____WILL VOLUNTEER_________(volunteer) to help us. EXPECTATIONS
5. As planned I _____AM MEETING_________(meet) the Mayor next week.
6. I expect people _______WILL UNDERSTAND_______ (understand) men are destroying the Earth.
7. We _____ARE GOING TO WRITE_________ (write) a letter to the local authorities with the
intention of explaining our campaign.
8. I think the local authorities ______WON’T COOPERATE_______ (not/ cooperate).
9. No one knows, who _______MAY WIN/WILL WIN_________ (win) the president election. No body
can guarantee the final result.
10. With those dark clouds and lightning surely it ___IS GOING TO RAIN_______ (rain) heavily.
11. Why can’t we arrange our trip other that in November? It ___WILL BE________(be) wet all
the time.
12. Look! That car _____IS GOING TO CRASH______ (crash).
13. Her eyes redden, she _____IS GOING TO CRY_______ (cry).
14. You can always ask Bruce Wayne for a help. He _____WON’T REFUSE______ (not refuse).
15. We haven’t got any news from Marcel. But he probably _____WILL ARRIVE_________
(arrive) here in the afternoon.
16. In 100 years time, Astronomers ___MAY DISCOVER_____ (discover) another livable planet in
the universe (UNCERTAIN BECAUSE DEPENDS ON TECHNOLOGY, IF WE USE WILL IT’S
OUR OPINION, BUT THE TRUTH IS IT DEPENDS)
17. The concert is tomorrow night. Eva and Vina _____ARE WATCHING_____ (watch) it together.
Eva has bought the tickets.
18. Dogs in 2045 _____MAY GET______ (get) bigger size than today’s dogs. (UNCERTAIN
PREDICTION)
19. Mario : ‘I left my wallet at home.’
Maria : ‘That’s okay. I ________WILL LEND____________(lend) you some money.’
20. On summer holiday, we __________ARE GOING TO VISIT____________ (visit) our grandma’s farm
in Rose Valley. (DOESN’T REFER TO WHICH SUMMER HOLIDAY: NEXT YEAR, THIS YEAR,
OR…? WHEN WE HAVE NO SPECIFIC TIME, WE CONSIDER THAT AS INTENTION, BUT IF THE
TIME IS SPECIFIC, WE USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS)

B. Future simple, future continuous or future perfect

1. This time tomorrow, Maria (sunbathe) ______________ on a beach in Majorca.
2. Wake me up by nine o’clock. I (sleep) _____________ long enough by then.
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station. I (drive) ____________ that way anyway. 4. It’s
strange that when we get to Sydney, we (fly) _____________ half way round the world. 5.
Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We (have) ___________ dinner then.
6. Phone me after 8 o’clock. We (just, finish) ___________ dinner by then.
7. Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock, we (play)
___________ tennis.
8. Do you think you (still, do) ______________ the same job in ten years’ time?
9. By the time you get home, I (clean) _____________ the house from top to bottom. 10. Tom is on
holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he (spend)
_______________ all his money before the end of his holiday.
11. Margaret: Do you think everything will be finished when I get back from the store? Jerry : Don't worry.
By the time you get back, I (pick) __________ up the living room and (finish) _____________
washing the dishes. Everything will be perfect when your parents arrive. Margaret: I hope so. They
 (arrive) _____________ around 6 o'clock.
Jerry : Everything (be) _____________ spotless by the time they get here. 12. Nick : I just have two
more courses before I graduate from university. By this time next year, I (graduate) ______________ ,
and I will already be looking for a job.
Stacey : Does that scare you? Are you worried about the future?
Nick : Not really. I (go) ___________ to a career counselor and get some advice on how to find a
good job.
Stacey : That's a good idea.
Nick : I am also going to do an internship so that when I leave school, I (complete, not only)
_____________________ over 13 business courses, but I (work, also) ________________ in the real
world.
13. Stan : Did you hear that Christine (take) _____________ a vacation in South America this winter? Fred
: I can't believe how often she goes abroad. Where exactly does she want to go? Stan : She (visit)
______________ Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Fred : At this rate, she (visit) _____________ every country in the world by the time she's 50. 14.
Judy : How long have you been in Miami?
Elaine : I have only been here for a couple of weeks.
Judy : How long do you plan on staying?
Elaine : I love Miami, so I (stay) ______________ here for an extended period of time. When I go
back home, I (be) ____________ here for more than three months.
Judy : Wow, that's quite a vacation! You (see, definitely) ____________ just about everything there is
to see in Miami by then.
15. Jane : I can't believe how late we are! By the time we get to the dinner, everyone (finish, already)
__________________ eating.
Jack : It's your own fault. You took way too long in the bathroom.
Jane : I couldn't get my hair to look right.
Jack : Who cares? By the time we get there, everyone (leave) ______________ . Nobody (see,
even) _______________ your hair.
16. I ______________ (work) in the garden all day long tomorrow.
17. I _____________ (finish) the book by the evening.
18. Не ______________ (be) tired after his work.
19. He can't come at two o'clock tomorrow because he _____________________ (work) at that time.
20. Не _______________ (send) us a telegram as soon as the steamer arrives.
21. While my mother is having her breakfast. I _____________ (read) the newspaper.

C. Future perfect or future perfect continuous

1. By next February I _______________ (write) my third book.
2. At this time next week I _____________________ (work) for this company for 20 years.
3. When the bell rings I ______________________ (teach) for eight hours today.
4. At this time next year I __________________ (live) in Istanbul for ten years.
5. I hope you _______________ (not / forget) my name by tomorrow.
6. She _____________________ (dance) for an hour at nine o’clock.
7. By next week we ___________________ (redecorate) the house.
8. I ______________________ (wear) these glasses for five years next week.
9. At this time tomorrow I ________________________ (take) a test for an hour.
10. I hope it ______________________ (stop) raining before the match starts.
11. By this time next week I ___________________ (marry).
12. The tropical rain forests __________________ (disappear) in thirty years.
13. Next July she ____________________ (be) dead for ten years.
14. I hope I ___________________ (not / make) a lot of mistakes in this exam when I finish it. 15. By
the end of this year I __________________ (drive) more than one hundred thousand kilometers with
this car.
16. I ____________________ (have) an operation when you turn back.
17. If nothing is done one million species that are alive today _____________ (become) extinct in
twenty years.
18. By the end of June I __________________ (live) in this flat for thirteen years.
19. I __________________ (fly) to London for an hour at this time tomorrow.
20. I ________________________ (drive) this car for six years tomorrow.
21. At this time next year I _______________________ (have) a holiday in Antalya for a week.
22. By the time we get home they ________________ (play) football for half an hour. 23. I
_______________________ (learn) English for ten years by the end of this year