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Use the verbs in brackets in the correct future tenses.

Use will-future, going to-future, Simple Present or Present Progressive.




1) The train at 11:45. (to leave)
2) We dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday. (to have)
3) It in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)
4) On Sunday at 8 o'clock I my friend. (to meet)
5) They to London on Friday evening. (to fly)
6) Wait! I you to the station. (to drive)
7) The English lesson at 8:45. (to start)
8) I my sister in April. (to see)
9) Look at the clouds - it in a few minutes. (to rain)
10) Listen! There's someone at the door. I the door for you. (to open)

Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive).
1. I love London. I (probably / go) there next year.
2. Our train (leave) at 4:47.
3. What (wear / you) at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) something nice in my mum's
wardrobe.
5. This is my last day here. I (go) back to England tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin) in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I (meet) an old friend this week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) .
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) dry and sunny.
10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? -
Oh dear! I (slip) !



will-future or going to-future - Exercise



Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap. Use will-future or going to-future.


1) Philipp 15 next Wednesday. (to be)
2) They a new computer. (to get)
3) I think my mother this CD. (to like)
4) Paul's sister a baby. (to have)
5) They at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive)
6) Just a moment. I you with the bags. (to help)
7) In 2020 people more hybrid cars. (to buy)
8) Marvin a party next week. (to throw)
9) We to Venice in June. (to fly)
10) Look at the clouds! It soon. (to rain)




















This quiz reviews future forms including:
Future simple - Used for predictions, spontaneous reactions and promises
Future with 'going to' - Used for plans events and things you see are about to occur
Future perfect - Used for what will have been completed by a future moment in time
Future continuous - Used for what will be happening at a specific moment in time in
the future
Present continuous for the future - Used for scheduled events in the future
Choose the correct future form in brackets and type it into the box. Click on the button
to check your answer.
1. Peter (will be/ is going to be) fifty next Friday.


2. Oh no! I've broken the vase. What (am I going to say / will I say)?


3. Jack (is having / will have) a dinner party next Saturday.


4. By the time you arrive, I'll (have been / be) working for two hours.


5. John hasn't eaten. - Don't worry (I will make / I am going to make) him a sandwich.


6. We'll go out for dinner when he (gets in / will get in).


7. Unless he arrives soon, we (will not go/ are not going) to the party.


8. (I will be studying / I will have studied) at 9 tomorrow evening.


9. (We will have finished / We will finish) by 9 o'clock.


10. Look at those clouds! It (is going to rain / will rain)!


Fill in each blank space with the correct future verb tense (simple future, future
continuous, or future perfect):


1. Tomorrow I ________ (paint) all day.
will be painting
will paint
will be paint

2. By the time we get there, the store ________ (close).
will close
will have closed
closed

3. I ________ (see) you tomorrow at 3:00 PM.
will see
see
will be seeing

4. After we finish this video, I ________ (see) all of this director's movies.
will see
will be seeing
will have seen

5. P1: Can I come over in an hour? P2: No, I ________ (clean) the house.
will clean
will be cleaning
clean

6. This time next week I ________ (drink) wine in Argentina.
will drink
drink
will be drinking

7. She doesn't realize what kind of person he is, but she ________ (find out).
will find out
will be finding out
will have found out

8. She insulted me. I ________ (speak) to her again!
will never speak
will never be speaking
will have never spoken

9. If he continues drinking so fast, he ________ (drink) the whole bottle by midnight.
will drink
will have drunk
will be drinking

10. She ________ (tell) me when her birthday is.
will not have told
will not be telling
won't tell







Future tenses exercise: choosing from mixed future
tenses
Posted on April 29, 2013
Complete the following sentences choosing the correct future tense form for the verb in
brackets. There are many possible future tense forms to choose from, including simple
present, present continuous, will-future, going to-future, will+present perfect,
and will+present perfect continuous.
Future Tenses Exercise
1. The train __________ (to arrive) at 12:30.
2. We __________ (to have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.
3. It __________(to snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.
4. On Friday at 8 oclock I __________ (to meet) my friend.
5. Paul __________ (to fly) to London on Monday morning.
6. Wait! I __________ (to drive) you to the station.
7. The English lesson __________ (to start) at 8:45.
8. Are you still writing your essay? If you __________ (to finish) by 4pm, we can go
for a walk.
9. I __________ (to see) my mother in April.
10. Look at the clouds it __________ (to rain) in a few minutes.
11. When they __________ (to get) married in March, they __________ (to be) together
for six years.
12. Youre carrying too much. I __________ (to open) the door for you.
13. Do you think the teacher __________ (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?
14. When I __________ (to see) you tomorrow, I __________ (show) you my new book.
15. After you __________ (to take) a nap, you __________ (to feel) a lot better
16. Im sorry but you need to stay in the office until you __________ (to finish) your
work.
17. I __________ (to buy) the cigarettes from the corner shop when it __________ (to
open).
18. I __________ (to let) you know the second the builders __________ (to finish)
decorating.
19. Before we __________ (to start) our lesson, we __________ (to have) a review.
20. We __________ (to wait) in the shelter until the bus __________ (to come).
21. Im very sorry Dr. Jones __________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.
22. This summer, I __________ (to live) in Brighton for four years.
23. I dont think you __________ (to have) any problems when you land in Boston.
24. The baby should be due soon, next week she __________ (to be) pregnant for nine
months.
25. By the time we get home, they __________ (to play) football for 30 minutes.
26. In three years I __________ (to live) in a different country.
27. When you __________ (to get) off the train, I __________ (to wait) for you by the
ticket machine.
28. __________ (to take) your children with you to France?
29. This time next week I __________ (ski) in Switzerland!
30. Now I __________ (to check) my answers.


1. They (go) to San Francisco next week.
2. When we get there I hope the shop (still + be) open.
3. I'll buy that house when I (have) enough money.
4. Next week they (be) married for 25 years.
5. When we (have) lunch we'll go for a walk.
6. He said I should keep it until I (see) him again.
7. He'll come as soon as you (ask) him.
8. I'll tell you what I think of that book when I (read) it.
9. Maybe I (have) a bath. I don't know yet.
10. This time next week I (finish) my exam session.

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