Mihai ION Basic English Morphology: Future (Practice)

1. Use the verbs in brackets in the future simple/continuous affirmative, interrogative or

negative.

1. "What you __ (have)?" "I __ (have) a Campari, please."

2. You __ (pass) the florist on your way?
3. I __ (make) myself ready in a few minutes.
4. You __ (not need) a raincoat, it's sunny.
5. The professor __ (lecture) between eight and ten tomorrow.
6. The research team __ (set off) very early. At noon they __ (visit) the tombs in the main
gallery.
7. She __ (find) the place if she follows the map?
8. I hope she __ (not wear) her high-heeled sandals on the trip.
9. ''The flight itself is very long, you __ (be) tired." "OK then, I __ (stay) in New York longer;
I __ (not travel) around."
10. No time to waste then. Mr. Nicholson's secretary __ (type) these letters for you right away.
11. They __ (mind) if I take the car for the afternoon? I __ (be) back before it gets dark.
12. It __ (take) me an awful lot of time to fill in all those forms. You __ (wait) while I'm doing
it?

2. Use the verbs in parentheses in the future perfect or future perfect continuous
affirmative, interrogative or negative.

1. If you keep throwing your money away like that, you __ (spend) the whole family fortune
by the time you get married.
2. In two months' time I __ (finish) this collection of exercises but I __ (not send) it to the
editor yet.
3. By July I __ (work) on it for six months.
4. The price of petrol __ (increase) ten fold by the end of the year.
5. "It's no use calling up Martha at home." "She __ (leave) by now?"
6. By the time you realize how good he is, he __ (resign).
7. The two boys __ (correspond) for six years by next month.
8. If they keep pressing like that, by the end of the afternoon he __ (confess) everything he is
accused of and even what he is not.
9. I hope by the time the presentation starts you __ (complete) your report which you were
supposed to send in two months ago.
10. Miss Brown is one of our best teachers. By the end of this year she __ (teach) in our school
for five years.

3. Use present and future tenses with the verbs in parentheses.

1. You __ (not have to) hurry, I __ (wait) for you outside.

2. I __ (do) everything I __ (can) to help you.
3. By 2010, Nancy __ (work) as a secretary for twenty years. And by the time she __ (retire),
she __ (work) here for thirty years.
4. No, no, you __ (be) my guest. You __ (stay) home and I __ (go) shopping.
5. You __ (not can) leave without your sister. I __ (not have) a moment's peace.
6. By the time the police __ (find) him, he __ (break) into many other houses.
7. This time next week, I __ (lie) in the sun, __ (swim) in the sea and __ (try) to forget the
whole story.
8. Mother __ (be) so happy that you __ (come). By the time you __ (arrive), everything __
(be) ready for quite a while, because she __ (prepare) for days.
9. One of these days I __ (live) on my own island and I __ (do) nothing but be rich.

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10. She __ (spend) all the money before she __ (retire).

11. She __ (not be) in a very good shape right now. Let's hope she __ (feel) better the next time
we __ (visit) her.
12. I __ (be) sure in two years' time I __ (finish) the book I __ (write) now.
13. You __ (can) ask for Diana's opinion if you __ (want) but I __ (not think) it __ (help) you
in any way.
14. Well, I __ (guess) by the end of the week, I __ (decide) where to spend my holiday.

4. Use present and future tenses with the verbs in parentheses. Underline the
subordinators in each sentence.

1. I __ (know) Jack __ (ring) me up once he __ (finish).

2. I __ (wash) the car while they __ (have) breakfast.
3. Before you __ (take) your decision, you __ (have to) consider all the possibilities.
4. After the music __ (stop), it __ (be) your turn.
5. Somebody __ (wait) at the airport till you __ (arrive).
6. Are you kidding? I __ (not leave) until you __ (give) me my racket.
7. He __ (be) better as soon as he __ (take) the pills.
8. The driver __ (take) you to the office every morning for as long as you __ (stay) in town.
9. By the time you __ (arrive), I __ (prepare) some nice dinner for you and that __ (be) a
promise.
10. She probably __ (paint) the kitchen when you __ (get) there but I'm sure she __ (stop) for a
few moments when she __ (see) you.
11. Father __ (stop) working two shifts the moment he __ (save) enough money for the house
he wants to buy.
12. She __ (leave) her parents' house immediately after she __ (get) married.

5. Put the verbs in parentheses into the future simple or going to future.

1. I don't think we should set off. Look at the sky, it __ (rain).

2. Don't bother about the broken glass, Nancy __ (take care) of that.
3. I'm really tired. I think I __ (go) to bed.
4. Hurry up! If you miss the train, you __ (be) late for work.
5. Do you think Mary __ (get) the job?
6. Just a second, I __ (put) you through in a moment.
7. You can ring me up tomorrow. I __ (be) at home.
8. I know you've told me twice so far. I __ (repair) it tomorrow.
9. I have a bad headache. I think I __ (be) sick.
10. "I have a bad headache." "Wait, I __ (get) an aspirin for you."
11. Thank you, but Tom __ (take) me to the station tomorrow.
12. "I can't make up my mind." "All right then, we __ (buy) the diamond ring."
13. I've made up my mind: I __ (wait) until they come home.
14. Both of them are beautiful, but I guess I __ (take) this one.

6. Put the verbs in parentheses into the appropriate future or present tense.

"I __ (1. be) so sure I __ (2. like) my new job, it __ (3. be) no use telling me to give it a
second thought. I __ (4. move) to Ohio and I __ (5. look up) Angela. I __ (6. hope) by now
she __ (7. forget) that old unhappy story that happened during high-school. She __ (8.
forgive) my childish attitude and __ (9. realize) we both had been two young. It's very likely
that for years she __ (10. listen) to her father's reproaches but now she __ (11. probably tell)
me how sorry she __ (12. be) that we fell out. Well, we __ (13. give) our life a new start. Her

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father __ (14. not have) anything to say this time. I __ (15. work) in a research institute as I
__ (16. always want), and __ (17. earn) a huge salary. There __ (18. be) no need for Angela
to work, she just __ (19. take care of) the children, that __ (20. be) work enough for my wife.
We __ (21. have) two kids, I __ (22. tell) her that as soon as we __ (23. get married): a boy
and a girl, in this order. By next week all these things __ (24. be settled). We __ (25. invite)
you to the wedding, sis." "Just a second David, I __ (26. think) it's the postman... here... an
invitation __ (27. arrive)... oh, David, Angela __ (28. get married) next week."

7. Translate into English (future):

1. Mine pe vremea asta vom vizita Muzeul Britanic.

2. Copiii au promis c vor merge la culcare dup ce le voi spune o poveste.
3. "Ce faci cu toporul?" "O s tai lemne pentru foc".
4. Lucy va cltori spre Spania toat ziua.
5. Am asigurat-o pe mama c nu voi ntrzia la coal.
6. Dac Jane va gsi cartea, o va cumpra.
7. Prietenii notri tocmai sunt pe punctul de a pleca.
8. Orchestra va repeta de dou ore cnd solistul va ajunge la oper.
9. Nu credeam c la ora aceea tu vei mai cnta la pian.
10. Unde mncm n seara asta?
11. De ct timp vei naviga pe Internet cnd bunica te va chema la cin?
12. Te voi anuna de hotrrea mea dup ce mi voi consulta avocatul.
13. Am promis c m voi juca cu ei cnd n-am s fiu att de ocupat.
14. I-am explicat secretarei c va putea merge acas numai dup ce va bate la main toate scrisorile.
15. La 6:30 va fi o or de cnd Kevin se joac la calculator.

8. Put the verbs in parentheses into the appropriate tense (round-up).

1. I __ (be) pretty sure she __ (find) the place because I just __ (explain) to her quite clearl y
how I __ (get) there yesterday.
2. Not until they officially __ (announce) it, she __ (can) be sure that she __ (be made) partner
of the firm next month.
3. It __ (rain) for several days, the ground __ (be soaked) and the people __ (speak) of a
possible flood that __ (break) the dam, when the young engineer who __ (only recently be
sent) to the site __ (come) with an idea that he __ (say) __ (save) them the trouble of
reinforcing the construction. (past reference)
4. She __ (mutter) good-bye words to all the neighbours who __ (gather) to see her off and
the same moment she __ (realize) that never in her life she __ (be) as happy as she __ (be)
in this small mountain town where everybody __ (know) everybody else and happy
events or misfortunes __ (be shared) alike. (past reference)
5. Linda __ (know) she __ (try) to remember things that she __ (forgot) long ago, and she __
(not be) sure that what she __ (remember), if she __ (remember) anything at all, __ (be) of
any help to Jonah who __ (now sit) in front of her, searching her eyes for memories and
listening to words her lips __ (not be able to) utter. (past reference)
6. They __ (design) the buildings for the north district and the concrete foundations for some
of the hotels on the coast __ (already be laid) and all this time Nigel __ (know) that
everything that __ (be) exotic and savage and fresh and natural on the island __
(disappear) and people's lives __ (change) forever and, slowly but surely, innocence __
(die) under the invasion of western tourism. (past reference)
7. I think she __ (be ready) to go because she __ (already make) all the arrangements for the
journey and __ (find) somebody to replace her at the office; all she __ (wait for) now __
(be) a sign of agreement on your behalf so __ (not be) insensitive and __ (not pretend)

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you __ (not know) anything about it.

8. They __ (leave) her wondering whether this __ (be) the end, the final chapter, the one she
__ (never foresee) and __ (never prepare) for. (past reference)
9. I __ (want) to see the play because Jenny, who __ (already see) it, __ (tell) me it __ (be)
one of the best she __ (ever see) and __ (promise) she __ (find) two tickets for the next
performance. (past reference)
10. Brenda __ (clean) the table after breakfast when the noise of a small stone that __ (snap)
against the window __ (remind) Bob that he __ (forget) to tell her he __ (be) away fishing
with his friends all through the day. (past reference)
11. Although she __ (know) her mother __ (expect) her family from Vermont, she __ (play)
tennis the whole morning and __ (be) too tired to help her now that she __ (need) it. (past
reference)
12. How __ (can) you do this to me? You __ (think) I __ (be) too stupid to realize what you
__ (do) and how much that __ (hurt) father? (past reference)
13. You __ (enjoy) your holiday in Croatia last year? Where you __ (go) this summer?
14. Where you __ (be) this summer? I __ (ring you up) several times but nobody __ (answer)
so finally I __ (give up).
15. Occasionally I __ (read) a few pages of poetry before I __ (go) to bed, it always __ (calm)
me down.
16. The two girls __ (play) Scrabble in the evenings while their father __ (write) his sermon
for the next day.
17. No sooner she __ (visit) him than she __ (know) Robin __ (be) in trouble again. (past
reference)
18. On the day before Christmas, stopping in front of the sparkling shop windows on 5th
Avenue, Dana __ (remember) how she often __ (do) that with Elaine when they __ (hang
out) together. (past reference)
19. Hardly I (enter) when she __ (start) complaining about the high prices and about how
much she __ (be) obliged to spend on that big house every month. (past reference)
20. Mother already __ (cook) a fabulous dinner when father __ (announce) that the guests __
(not come) because they __ (receive) a phone call telling them a relative __ (die)
unexpectedly. (past reference)
21. Barely Tom __ (leave) when she __ (realize) what a big mistake she __ (make). (past
reference)
22. Paul __ (train) for four years to be accepted in the national team. Now he __ (be): he __
(fulfil) his sweetest dream.
23. Under no circumstances the supporters __ (be allowed to) take in bats, alcoholic drinks
or glass-bottled ones at tomorrow's match.
24. Brian __ (work) on his paper for five months before he __ (hand) it in. (past reference)
25. Only after the four corners of the building __ (be) closed, the builders __ (realize) that
they __ (forget) the crane inside and they __ (not can) remove it unless they __ (pull
down) one side at least. (past reference)
26. They already __ (cross out) two points on the agenda when I __ (arrive) at the office.
(past reference)
27. Yesterday it __ (snow) a lot but I still __ (not think) we can go skiing because now the
weather __ (change) and it __ (start) raining.
28. I know somebody __ (search) through my papers because I __ (leave) them on the desk
last night and this morning I __ (find) them in the drawer.
29. My parents __ (move) into a new flat this month. When they __ (move) I wasn't there to
help them, because my boss __ (ask) me to organize a workshop in Chile.
30. I __ (meet) Dale tomorrow. You __ (want) me to tell him about the car or you __ (tell)
him yourself?
31. I __ (see) him yesterday. He __ (sit) alone, reading a paperback book which he __

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(thrust) guiltily in his pocket, but not before I (see) that it was my book.
32. The nurse __ (know) perfectly well that the doctor never __ (allow) Kevin to leave the
bed; the question __ (be) what she __ (tell) his wife when she __ (come) inquiring about
his health. (past reference)
33. Obviously all the other members of her team __ (hope) she __ (break) the record and
they all __ (meet) in Oslo in December. (past reference)
34. All of a sudden she __ (realize) she __ (lose) her way, and since it already __ (get dark),
she __ (know) she never __ (be able) to leave that maze. (past reference)
35. There __ (be) an outburst of snappy headlines in the popular newspapers, but nobody __
(think) that actually __ (change) the course of events. However, it __ (do). (past
reference)
36. Emily __ (think) she already __ (persuade) everybody of her skills and __ (not expect) she
__ (be asked) to prove them. (past reference)
37. I appreciate what you __ (say) about Brandon last night, but you really __ (think) it __
(help) him get some more money for his future project?
38. My neighbour's dog is the most beautiful Terra Nova I ever __ (see), and I (be sure) she
__ (take) the first prize in the competition next week.