EF Unit 4A (a&b) GRAMMAR BANK p. 138

The flight to Geneva takes off at 9:00 and lands at 10:30. At 10:00 they ____ to Geneva.

• will have flown

• will be flying

Answer explanation

Future continuous:

the action will be in progress at a certain time in the future

I usually save $200 a month. By the end of the year, I ____ $2,400.

• will have saved

• will be saving

Answer explanation

Future perfect:

something will be finished before a certain time in the future

Rebecca leaves at 6:30. It takes her an hour to get to work. At 7:00 tomorrow, she ____ to work.

• will have driven

• will be driving

Answer explanation

Future continuous:

the action will be in progress at a certain time in the future

The meeting starts at 2:00 and finishes at 3:30. Don't call me at 2:30 because we ____ a meeting.

• will have had

• will be having

Answer explanation

Future continuous:

the action will be in progress at a certain time in the future

Sam is paying for his car. The last payment is in May. By June, he ____ for his car.

• will have paid

• will be paying

Answer explanation

Future perfect:

something will be finished before a certain time in the future

Their last exam is on 31st May. By the end of May, they ____ their exams.

• will have finished

• will be finishing

Answer explanation

Future perfect:

something will be finished before a certain time in the future

She writes a chapter of her novel each week. This week, she's on chapter five. By the end of this week, she ____ five chapters.

• will have written

• will be writing

Answer explanation

Future perfect:

something will be finished before a certain time in the future

Sonia is usually at the gym between 6:30 and 7:30. There's no point phoning Sonia now. It's 7:00 and she ____ at the gym.

• will have worked out

• will be working out

Answer explanation

Future perfect:

something will be finished before a certain time in the future

Question #1

A: Well, it looks like we'll be having very different weather in the future if climate change continues.

B: What do you mean?

A: Well, they say we'll be having much higher temperatures here in London, as high as 40°.  And remember, we ¹_______________ (not lie) on the beach -- we ²____________  (work) in 40°, which is quite different.  And islands like the Maldives ³______________ (disappear) by 2100 because of the rise in the sea level.  They say the number of storms and tsunamis  ⁴_______________ (double) by the middle of the century, too, so                 even more people ⁵____________ (move) to the cities by then, looking for work.  Big cities ⁶_____________ (grow) even bigger by then.  Can you imagine the traffic?

B: I don't think there will be a problem with the traffic.  Petrol  ⁷_______________ (run out) completely by then anyway, so nobody will have a car.  Someone ⁸________________ (invent) a new method of transport, so we ⁹______________  (get) around in flying taxis or something. 

• won't have lied

• won't be lying

Question #2

A: Well, it looks like we'll be having very different weather in the future if climate change continues.

B: What do you mean?

A: Well, they say we'll be having much higher temperatures here in London, as high as 40°.  And remember, we ¹_______________ (not lie) on the beach -- we ²____________  (work) in 40°, which is quite different.  And islands like the Maldives ³______________ (disappear) by 2100 because of the rise in the sea level.  They say the number of storms and tsunamis  ⁴_______________ (double) by the middle of the century, too, so                 even more people ⁵____________ (move) to the cities by then, looking for work.  Big cities ⁶_____________ (grow) even bigger by then.  Can you imagine the traffic?

B: I don't think there will be a problem with the traffic.  Petrol  ⁷_______________ (run out) completely by then anyway, so nobody will have a car.  Someone ⁸________________ (invent) a new method of transport, so we ⁹______________  (get) around in flying taxis or something. 

• will have worked

• will be working