Future tense

Future Tenses A
Match I to II to form sentences.
I 1. Hurry up! We’re leaving 2. They’ll be lying on the beach 3. We will have arrived 4. It’s definite. My friends and I are going to travel 5. Ithink he will be rich and famous II ….. a. one day. ….. b. in five minutes. ….. c. next summer. ….. d. at this time next week. ….. e. by this time tomorrow.

B

Choose the correct answer.
Jeff’sfamily usually comes to stay with us for Christmas, but 1. (by this Christmas / this Christmas) we are going to visit them instead. They live on the coast of Queensland in South Australia. I can hardlywait – I
2.

(will have / will be having) a fantastic time there. School holidays 3. (are going to start / will start) on Friday,

and we are going to leave the following morning. At this timenext week, I 4. (will be swimming / will have swum) in the sea, and snorkelling with Jeff. He’s an expert snorkler, and he 5. (is going to practise / will have practised) with me every day. 6. (By / On)the last day of our visit, Jeff’s dad is going to take us to visit the Great Barrier Reef. I hope by then I 7. (will have improved / will be improving) enough to snorkel at the reef and see themagnificent coloured corals and brightly coloured fish close up. The reef is 2,200 kilometres long and people say it’s an underwater wonderland. Next year I 8. (am going to learn / will learn) scubadiving, because only serious divers can dive in the deeper waters on the outer edges of the reef.

C

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Future Simple, begoing to, Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

1. The concert ................................... (start) at exactly 10 o’clock. 2. See you at the station! I ................................... (wear)a red jacket. 3. Don’t worry! I ................................... (not leave) without you. 4. We certainly ................................... (not finish) all the work by this time tomorrow. 5....