Lesson 3: TENSE (Part 3)

I. FUTURE SIMPLE AND NEAR FUTURE

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using “will” (’ll) or “be going
to”.
1. A: Why are you turning on the TV?
B: …I will watch…/i’m going to watch…………………………the news.
(I/watch)
2. A: Oh, I’ve just realized. I haven’t got any money.
B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry. ……i am going to lend…/ i
will lend………………………..you some
(I/lend)

3. A: I’ve got a headache.

B: Have you? Wait a second and ………i will get………………….an
aspirin for you
(I/get)

4. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?

B: ………i’m going to wash……………………….the car. (I/wash)
5. A: I’ve decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh. Have you? What color………will you paint…are you going
to paint………………………it? (you/paint)
6. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, ………i’m going to buy……………………………some things for
dinner. (I/buy)
7. A: I don’t know how to use the washing machine.
B: It’s easy. …i will show………………………………..you. (I/show)
8. A: What would you like to eat?
B: ………i will have…………………………..a pizza, please. (I/have)
9. A: Did you call Lisa?
B: Oh, no. I completely forgot. ……i will……………………….her now.
(I/call)
10. A: Has Dan decided what to do when he leaves school?
B: Yes. Everything is planned. ……he is going to
have……………………….a holiday for a few
weeks. (He/have)
Then ……he is going to do………………………..a management
training course. (He/do)
Exercise 2: Read the situations and complete the sentences
using “will” or “be going to”.
1. The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak
to John.
Caller: Hello. Can I speak to John, please?
You: Just a moment. ……i will get………………him. (I/get)
2. Your friend is worried because she has lost her driving
licence.
You: Don’t worry. I’m sure …you will find…………………………..it.
(You/find)
Friend: I hope so.
3. You and a friend are stuck in traffic. You have to be in a
meeting in five minutes and
you need at least 20 minutes to get there.
You: The meeting begins in five minutes. …we will be late…we
are going be late……………………. (We/be late)
4. Tom and Jin are staying at a hotel. Their room is in very bad
condition, especially the
ceiling.
Tom: The ceiling doesn’t look very safe, does it?
Jin: No, it looks as if …it is goinf to fall
down…………………………………….. (It/fall down)

II. FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT

Exercise 1: Put the verb into the correct form.
1.1. Sandra: Where is Tim going to meet us?
Marcus: He (wait) ……will be waitting……………for us when our
train arrives. I am sure he (stand)
…will be standing…………on the platform when we pull into the
station.
1.2. Samantha: Just think, next week at this time, I (lie) ……will
have lied/will be lying……………. on a tropical beach
in Maui drinking Mai Tais and eating pineapple.
Darren: While you are luxuriating on the beach, I (stress) …will
be stressing………………out over this
marketing project. How are you going to enjoy yourself
knowing that I am working so hard?
Samantha: I ‘ll manage somehow.
Darren: You’re terrible. Can’t you take me with you?
Samantha: No. But I (send) ……will be stending…/will
stend……….you a postcard of a beautiful, white sand
beach.
Darren: Great, that (make) …will have made…/ will
make………….me feel much better.
Exercise 2: Write a full sentence using these given words.
1. Jimmy/study/Chinese/before/move/China.
Jimmy will have studied chinese before he moves china
2. Henry/finish/project/by the end/next year.
Henry will have finisshed his project by the end next year
 3. My grandmother/not/prepare/breakfast/by the time/we
come.
My grandmother won’t have prepared breakfast by the
time we come

4. Before/they/arrive/Rosie/read ‘Doraemon’.
Before they arrive rosie will have read doraemon
5. Phone/me/after/08:00/finish/dinner/then.
Phone me after 08:00. I will have finished dinner then