A. If a word or phrase in bold is correct, put a tick (✓). If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly on the line, including all possibilities.

 The universe is going to continue to expand for billions of years.   ……………………..

 Look out! You will hit the car in front!   ……………………..

3   I’m going to do the washing-up tonight, if you like.   ……………………..

 Do you think that, in the future, people will live to be hundreds of years old?   ……………………..

 Will I carry some of those bags for you, or can you manage?   ……………………..

 I know! I’m going to have a barbecue on my birthday!   ……………………..

 Are you going to just hold this door open for me for a minute? Thanks a lot!   ……………………..

 We’ve decided we will try that new restaurant after the play tomorrow night.   ……………………..

 We’re going to fly to Jamaica in the summer.   ……………………..

10   Shall we invite Tony and Tim round tonight?   ……………………..

11   Are we going to invite Tony and Tim round tonight?   ……………………..

12   Will you go to Jason’s party next Saturday?   ……………………..

Answer

1 ✓   2 You’re going to   3 I’ll   4

5 Shall/Can   6

7 Will/Would/Could/Can you

8 ✓/we’re going to try/we’re trying/ to try

9 ✓   10 ✓   11

12 Are you going to/Are you going to go to

B. Circle the correct word or phrase. If both options are correct, circle both.

 We aren’t / We’re not going to miss the train, are we?

 I think I’m going to do / I’m doing really badly in the English test tomorrow.

 Josh is going to sing / is singing a song in the school talent contest next week.

 I’m going to buy / buying a big yacht if I can when I’m older.

 Sports Day is going to be / being held on the last day of term.

 Does / Will the concert on Thursday last more than two hours?

 Are they going to broadcast / Will they broadcast the music awards live tomorrow night?

 Do they broadcast / Are they broadcasting the music awards live tomorrow night?

 According to the timetable, the train for Oxford leaves / is leaving at 10.15.

10   Does the restaurant open / Is the restaurant opening next Sunday?

Answer

1   We aren’t/We’re not

 I’m going to do

3   is going to sing/is singing

 going to buy

 going to be/being

 Does/Will

7   Are they going to broadcast/Will they broadcast

8   Are they broadcasting

 leaves

10   Does the restaurant open/Is the restaurant opening

C. Write a word or short phrase in each gap.

At the end of this month, I’ll (1) ……………………… working on my physics project for about six weeks, but I’ve still got a lot to do before I hand it in. I’ll (2) ……………………… spending the whole day in the physics lab next Saturday doing experiments, and in fact, I (3) ……………………… playing football the weekend after either because I’ve got to go back to the lab then, too. I guess I’ll (4) ……………………… doing lots of similar projects when I’m at university, so it’s good practice. Thinking about it, when I leave university in about four years, I will (5) ……………………… studying physics for over thirteen years, so I should be quite good at it by then!

Answer

1 have been   2 be   3 will not/won’t be

4 be   5 studying

D. Complete using the future perfect simple or future perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

 I …………………………. (cook) dinner by the time you get home.

 In a few minutes, I …………………………. (wait) here for Craig for over two hours. Where can he be?

 We’ll be halfway through the sponsored swim in one hour so we …………………………. (swim) for forty-eight hours non-stop by then.

 They …………………………. (not / finish) painting the house by the time we get back from holiday.

 If she’s still on the phone at eight o’clock, …………………………. (Jan / talk) to Melissa for over two hours.

 At six o’clock this evening, we …………………………. (not / climb) for five hours but for seven hours!

 This time next month, you …………………………. (probably / pass) your driving test!

 …………………………. (you / do) all your homework by bedtime?

 Tomorrow …………………………. (Elaine / work) on the project for ten days.

10   We …………………………. (probably / not / leave) by the time you get home.

Answer

 I will/I’ll have cooked

 I will/I’ll have been waiting

 I will/I’ll have been swimming

 won’t have finished

5   Jan will have been talking

6   won’t have been climbing

 ‘ll/will probably have passed

 Will you have done

 Elaine will have been working

10   probably won’t have left

E. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

1   We’ll get home and then we’ll have something to eat.   got

     We’ll have something to eat …………………………………………… home.

2   I’ll finish marking the exams and then I’ll tell you your results.   soon

     I’ll tell you your results …………………………………………… marking the exams.

3   You’ll be travelling across the Sahara next week so remember to wear lots of sunscreen!   while

     Remember to wear lots of sunscreen …………………………………………… across the Sahara next week!

4   They’ll show Titan at the cinema and then they’ll release the DVD.   before

      They won’t release the DVD …………………………………………… at the cinema.

5   My science exam starts at ten tomorrow morning.   taking

     At ten past ten tomorrow …………………………………………… my science exam.

6   Let’s watch the space documentary before we have supper.   watched

     Let’s have supper …………………………………………… the space documentary.

7   I’ll send out all the invitations before lunchtime.   have

     By lunchtime, …………………………………………… all the invitations.

8   Do some revision and then I’ll give you a test.   until

     I won’t give you a test …………………………………………… some revision.

9   When you visit us, we’ll have moved into our new house.   by

     We’ll have moved into our new house …………………………………………… you visit us.

10   We’ll get some more information and then we’ll make a decision.   once

        Let’s make a decision …………………………………………… got some more information.

Answer

1   when/once/after we’ve got home

2   as soon as I finish

3   while you travel/you’re travelling

4   before they show/have shown Titan

5   I will/I’ll be taking

6   after we have/we’ve watched

7   I will/I’ll have sent out

8   until you do/have done

9   by the time

10   once we’ve/we have

F. Read the information and write a question for each answer given.

Watkins Tours

 

Isles of Scilly Day Trip – 22nd July

 

5.30 am

coach departs from Plymouth Bretonside Bus Station

 

8.15 am

arrive Penzance

 

9.15 am

ferry (Scillonian III) departs

 

12.00 noon

arrive St Mary’s

 

12-1.30 pm

walk round the town

 

1.30-2.30 pm

picnic lunch (on Garrison overlooking harbour)

 

2.30-4 pm

swimming or boat trip round island

 

4.30 pm

ferry (Scillonian III) departs

 

7.15 pm

arrive Penzance

 

7.30 pm

coach departs

 

10.15 pm

arrive Plymouth Bretonside Bus Station

 

Example:

What time does the coach leave Plymouth?

It leaves at 5.30 am.

 ……………………………………………….

     He’ll be driving the coach to Penzance.

 ……………………………………………….

     It’ll arrive at 8.15 am.

 ……………………………………………….

     It’s going to set sail at 9.15 am.

 ……………………………………………….

     It will have been sailing for two hours.

 ……………………………………………….

     They will just have arrived in St Mary’s.

 ……………………………………………….

     They’ll be walking round the town.

 ……………………………………………….

     They’ll be having a picnic lunch.

 ……………………………………………….

     They’ll be leaving the beach at 4 pm.

 ……………………………………………….

     They’ll have just finished a boat trip around the island.

10   ……………………………………………….

       It’s leaving at 4.30 pm.

11   ……………………………………………….

       They get back at 10.15 pm.

Answer

1   What will the coach driver be doing between 5.30 and 8 am?/at 6.30 am/7.30 am? Etc.

2   When/What time will the coach arrive in Penzance?

 When/What time will Scillonian III/ the ferry going to set sail?

 How long will Scillonian III/the ferry have been sailing for at 11.25 am?

 What will the ferry passengers/tourists/day trippers have done at/just after 12 o’clock?

 What will they be doing between 12 o’clock and 1.30 am?/at 12.30/1pm? Etc.

 What will they be doing between 1.30 and 2.30 pm?/at 2pm? Etc.

 When/What time will the tourists who went swimming be leaving the beach?

9   What will the others have just finished?

10   When/What time is Scillonian III/ the ferry leaving?

11   When/What time do they get back to Plymouth?

G. Write on, in or at in each gap.

 I’ll be 100 years old ……………… the year 2095!

 Sasha’s not going to have a party ……………… her birthday this year.

 See you ……………… August!

 See you ……………… Tuesday!

 See you ……………… eight o’clock!

 See you ……………… the morning!

 See you ……………… a couple of hours!

 It’s difficult to sleep ……………… night ……………… the summer because of the heat.

 My grandfather left home ……………… the age of fourteen!

10   We got there just ……………… time for the movie.

11   He’s never late, and he’s never early; he always arrives right ……………… time.

12   My birthday’s ……………… April 1st.

Answer

1 in   2 on   3 in   4 on   5 at   6 in

7 in   8 at/in   9 at   10 in   11 on   12 on

H. Each of the words in bold is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.

1   My Australian cousins are coming in Greece next month!   ………………

2   Turn left on the post office, then go straight on.   ………………

3   There weren’t any chairs, so we had to sit at the floor.   ………………

4   The TV’s on the corner of the room.   ………………

5   There’s a photo of the author at the back cover of the book.   ………………

6   We should arrive at Paris at six in the morning.   ………………

7   Could you go out from the room for a moment, please?   ………………

8   Walk in the station, but turn left a couple of blocks before you get there.   ………………

9   I’ll meet you in the corner of your street.   ………………

10   There should be a broom on the back of the cupboard, somewhere.   ………………

11   They should arrive in the airport in about an hour.   ………………

12   The CD should be next from the CD player.   ………………

Answer

1 to   2 at   3 on   4 in   5 on   6 in

7 of   8 towards   9 at/on   10 at   11 at   12 to

I. Write one word in each gap.

Defining the Age

Ages, eras and wars will always be defined (1) ………………… they are over, or at least well after they (2) ………………… started. (3) ………………… the year 1914, for example, no one said: ‘Tomorrow I’m going (4) ………………… go and fight in the First World War.’ Why not? Because it wasn’t generally called the First World War until the Second World War had started. Similarly, no one ever said: ‘Next year (5) ………………… be the start of the Industrial Revolution.’ The era now known as the Industrial Revolution only started being called that once it was well under way.

(6) ………………… the time we are old, we will all (7) ………………… experienced enormous technological advances. We might even (8) ………………… walking round with computer chips implanted in our bodies, or perhaps computer chip technology will have (9) ………………… replaced by even more advanced technology. There’s talk (10) ………………… the moment that human skin itself might make an excellent electronic circuit board. We can all make predictions, but nobody knows for sure. And nobody knows what the era we will live in (11) ………………… the near future will be called by future historians. If we already live in the Computer Age or the Information Age as some people suggest, the present-day era (12) ………………… be referred to by future historians, then who knows what era we’re just (13) ………………… the beginning of right now?

Answer

1 after/when/once   2 have   3 In

4 to   5 will   6 By   7 have   8 be

9 been   10 at   11 in

12 will/may/might/could   13 at

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