Ibn Tofaïl University English as a Foreign Language

Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Semester 3

Exercises on Future Tenses

Test n° 1: test your knowledge on the Future I Simple (will). After submitting your answers,
you will see how well you have done in the test.

1. they / call / us 5. you / see / the house

 Positive:  Positive:

 Negative:  Negative:

 Question:  Question:
2. she / remember / us 6. Gareth / empty / the bin

 Positive:  Positive:

 Negative:  Negative:

 Question:  Question:
3. you / be / in Australia 7. my friends / help / me

 Positive:  Positive:

 Negative:  Negative:

 Question:  Question:
4. I / buy / bread 8. we / lose / the game

 Positive:  Positive:

 Negative:  Negative:

 Question:  Question:

Test n° 2: use the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, check
your answers on the bottom of the page.

1.
Sandra: Where is Tim going to meet us?
Marcus: He (wait) __________ for us when our train arrives. I am sure he
(stand) __________ on the platform when we pull into the station.
Sandra: And then what?
Marcus: We (pick) __________ Michele up at work and go out to dinner.

2.

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Ted: When we get to the party, Jerry (watch) __________ TV, Sam
(make) __________ drinks, Beth (dance) __________ by herself, and Thad
(complain) __________ about his day at work.
Robin: Maybe, this time they won't be doing the same things.
Ted: I am absolutely positive they (do) __________ the same things; they always do the
same things.

3.
Florence: Oh, look at that mountain of dirty dishes! Who (wash) __________ all of those?
Jack: I promise I (do) __________ them when I get home from work.
Florence: Thanks.
Jack: When you get home this evening, that mountain will be gone and nice stacks of
sparkling clean dishes (sit) __________ in the cabinets.

4.
Doug: If you need to contact me next week, I (stay) __________ at the Hoffman Hotel.
Nancy: I (call) __________you if there are any problems.
Doug: This is the first time I have ever been away from the kids.
Nancy: Don't worry, they (be) __________be fine.

5.
Samantha: Just think, next week at this time, I (lie) __________on a tropical beach in Maui
drinking Mai Tais and eating pineapple.
Darren: While you are luxuriating on the beach, I (stress) __________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) __________you a postcard of a beautiful, white sand beach.
Darren: Great, that (make) __________ me feel much better.

Test n° 3: choose the correct future tense

1. Amanda is going on holiday to Croatia tomorrow. She will sunbath / will be sunbathing
all days long.

2. I'm afraid I won't finish / won’t be finishing this essay tomorrow.

3. Stella's boss will present / will be presenting new ideas at the conference tomorrow at 3
pm.

4. My parents will probably stay / will be probably staying in this hotel.

5. This will show / will be showing how much you love her.

6. Some lawyers will come / will be coming to our company on Monday morning.

7. This time on Friday I will give / will be giving a lecture at university.

8. Monica will go / will be going to the hairdresser's next weekend.

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9. If you do it again, I will hit / will be hitting you on your nose.

10. The farmers will pick up / will be picking up fruit every day in August.

11. My wife will organise / will be organising a charity ball all next week.

12. Samantha and her colleagues are preparing an advertising campaign. They are afraid it
will fail / will be failing.

13. Where are our kids? You check in the garden, and I will check/ will be checking in the
house.

14. I'm too tired to continue working on this project. I will take / will be taking a few days off.

15. I believe I will find / will be finding the right answer to the question.

16. My umbrella is broken. No problem, I will lend / will be lending you mine.

17. Don't disturb us tonight, please. We will discuss / will be discussing some problems.

18. I promise I will do / will be doing it as soon as I finish my tasks.

19. My sister hopes she will work / will be working as a key account manager.

20. I can't meet on Saturday evening. I will make / will be making a speech in London.

Answers

Correction of Test n° 1
1. they / call / us 5. you / see / the house
 Positive: They will call us.  Positive: You will see the house.
 Negative: They will not call us.  Negative: You will not see the house.
 Question: Will they call us?  Question: Will you see the house?
2. she / remember / us 6. Gareth / empty / the bin
 Positive: She will remember us.  Positive: Gareth will empty the bin.
 Negative: She will not remember us.  Negative: Gareth will not empty the bin.
 Question: Will she remember us?  Question: Will Gareth empty the bin?
3. you / be / in Australia 7. my friends / help / me
 Positive: You will be in Australia.  Positive: My friends will help me.
 Negative: You will not be in Australia.  Negative: My friends will not help me.
 Question: Will you be in Australia?  Question: Will my friends help me?
4. I / buy / bread 8. we / lose / the game
 Positive: I will buy bread.  Positive: We will lose the game.
 Negative: I will not buy bread.  Negative: We will not lose the game.
 Question: Will I buy bread?  Question: Will we lose the game?

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Correction of exercise n° 2
1.
Sandra: Where is Tim going to meet us?
Marcus: He (wait) will be waiting for us when our train arrives. I am sure he (stand) will be
standing on the platform when we pull into the station.
Sandra: And then what?
Marcus: We (pick) are going to pick Michele up at work and go out to dinner.

2.
Ted: When we get to the party, Jerry (watch) will be watching TV, Sam (make) will be
making drinks, Beth (dance) will be dancing by herself, and Thad (complain) will be
complaining about his day at work.
Robin: Maybe, this time they won't be doing the same things.
Ted: I am absolutely positive they (do) will be doing the same things; they always do the
same things.

3.
Florence: Oh, look at that mountain of dirty dishes! Who (wash) is going to wash all of
those?
Jack: I promise I (do) will do them when I get home from work.
Florence: Thanks.
Jack: When you get home this evening, that mountain will be gone and nice stacks of
sparkling clean dishes (sit) will be sitting in the cabinets.

4.
Doug: If you need to contact me next week, I (stay) will be staying at the Hoffman Hotel.
Nancy: I (call) will call you if there are any problems.
Doug: This is the first time I have ever been away from the kids.
Nancy: Don't worry, they (be) will be be fine.

5.
Samantha: Just think, next week at this time, I (lie) 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 send you a postcard of a beautiful, white sand beach.
Darren: Great, that (make) will make me feel much better.

Correction of Test n° 3
1. Amanda is going on holiday to Croatia tomorrow. She will be sunbathing all days long.

2. I'm afraid I won't finish this essay tomorrow.

3. Stella's boss will be presenting new ideas at the conference tomorrow at 3 pm.

4. My parents will probably stay in this hotel.

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Department of French Language & Literature

5. This will show how much you love her.

6. Some lawyers will come to our company on Monday morning.

7. This time on Friday I will be giving a lecture at university.

8. Monica will go to the hairdresser's next weekend.

9. If you do it again, I will hit you on your nose.

10. The farmers will be picking up fruit everyday in August.

11. My wife will be organising a charity ball all next week.

12. Samantha and her colleagues are preparing an advertising campaign. They are afraid it
will fail.

13. Where are our kids? You check in the garden, and I will check in the house.

14. I'm too tired to continue working on this project. I will take a few days off.

15. I believe I will find the right answer to the question.

16. My umbrella is broken. No problem, I will lend you mine.

17. Don't disturb us tonight, please. We will be discussing some problems.

18. I promise I will do it as soon as I finish my tasks.

19. My sister hopes she will work as a key account manager.

20. I can't meet on Saturday evening. I will be making a speech in London.