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Future Tenses Test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

Have you finished your essay yet?

No, but I'm sure I (a)   (finish) it on time.

2.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

I have decided what to wear for the party.

Really? What (a)   (you/wear) then?

3.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

Why do you need hot soapy water?

Because I (a)   (wash) my car.

4.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

Did you book a table at the restaurant?

Yes, but I don't expect it (a)   (be) busy.

5.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

I'm hungry.

Me too. I (a)   (order) something for us to eat.

6.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

What are you doing this weekend?

Oh. I (a)   (probably/visit) my grandparents.

7.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

Look at that dog!

Oh yes! It (a)   (swim) across that river.

8.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

Tony is nearly eighteen, isn't he?

Yes. He...(work) for his father when he leaves school.

(a)  

9.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

Are you going into town today?

Yes. I (a)   (give) you a lift if you like.

10.

Fill in the future simple or be going to.

I hope we (a)   (not/arrive) late for the meeting.

11.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

My grandma is very old. She (a)   (be) ninety next month.

12.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

Im afraid I ... (fail) my exams this year.

(a)  

13.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

This time next week, they (a)   (lie) on a sandy beach.

14.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

The team (a)   (leave) the office by 9 o'clock tomorrow.

15.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

By 10 o'clock, Sue (a)   (drive) for twelve hours.

16.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

The film (a)   (start) by the time they get to the cinema.

17.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

Tom expects he (a)   (get) a pay rise soon.

18.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

By 6 o'clock, the secretary (a)   (type) four emails.

19.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

I hope I (a)   (buy) my own car by the time I'm thirty.

20.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

By next week, they (a)   (live) in this town for two years.

21.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

I (a)   (help) you carry your shopping.

22.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

The play (a)   (start) at 6 o'clock.

23.

By the end of the week I (a)   (work)  here for four months.

24.

  1. Jane (not / finish) (a)   her work by 5 pm.

25.

  1. Tonight we (a)   (cram up)  for our English test.

26.

We have to hurry. The train (a)   in five minutes. (leave)


27.

Irene and her friends go to a fortune-teller.The fortune-teller opens the tarot cards and says:

a)

You are meeting a handsome guy in a couple of day.

b)

You will meet a handsome guy in a couple of days.

c)

You’re going to meet a handsome guy in a couple of

days.

d)

You meet a handsome guy in a couple of

days.

28.

I …………. dinner at 9 o’clock this evening with my girlfriend.

a)

am having

b)

will have

c)

are going to have

d)

have

29.

I´m sure she ___ me $1000. She is a really nice person.

a)

lends

b)

is lending

c)

is going to lend

d)

will lend

30.

1. It's late, it..................dark soon. (be)

a)

is going to be

b)

will be

c)

going to be

31.

2. Did you see that advert? I.................that new phone tomorrow. (buy)

a)

will buy

b)

going to buy

c)

am going to buy

d)

will

32.

3. The sky is very dark. I think it .........(rain)

a)

will rain

b)

going to rain

c)

are going to rain

d)

is going to rain

33.

4. Can I speak to Tom? Yes, I...........him. (get)

a)

will get

b)

is going to get

c)

am going to get

d)

going to get

34.

5. That bag is too heavy. ........... I ................it? (carry)

a)

Did...........carry

b)

Am.........going to carry

c)

Shall...........carry

35.

6. ............... at the station?

a)

Will you meet me

b)

Are you going to meet me

c)

Going to meet me

36.

8. I ...........to England someday. (go)

a)

am going to go

b)

go

c)

will go

37.

9. We ........ as soon as my wife has found a new job. (move)

a)

move

b)

going to move

c)

are going to move

d)

will move

38.

10. I ................... my aunt next Friday. (visit)

a)

am going to visit

b)

will visit

c)

visit

39.

11. Would you prefer water or lemonade? I...............lemonade. (have)

a)

has

b)

have

c)

am going to have

d)

will have

40.

We'll be having dinner at 8.00.

a)

a completed action at a certain future time

b)

an action that will be in progress at a certain future time

41.

They will have left the house by 9.00 pm.

a)

a completed action at a certain future time.

b)

an action that will be in progress at a certain future time.

42.

This time next week, I'll be swimming in the sea.

a)

a completed action at a certain future time.

b)

an action that will be in progress at a certain future time.

43.

_____________ on Mars 100 years from now?

a)

Will people be living

b)

Will people have lived

44.

It's supposed to snow all night. By morning, everything _____________ white.

a)

will have turned

b)

will be turning

45.

"Oh no! I've spilt paint on the carpet!" "I _______________ clean it up".

a)

will be helping you

b)

will help you

c)

am going to help you

d)

will have helped you

46.

Don't leave that on the floor. The baby _____________ it in his mouth.

a)

will be putting

b)

will put

c)

will have put

d)

will be put

47.

By the time I get home, it _____________ raining.

a)

is going to stop

b)

will have stopped

c)

will stop

d)

will be stopping

48.

Tom ______ a beard by the end of the week.

a)

will have grown

b)

will be grown

49.

This time next month, ______ in Canada.

a)

you 'll be rock climbed

b)

you'll be rock climbing

50.

We ________ everything we need before the shop closes.

a)

won't be buying

b)

won't have bought

51.

People won't be reading paper books ___.

a)

in about 100 years from now

b)

by about 100 years from now

52.

By 2050 scientists ______________ a cure for cancer

a)

Will be found

b)

Will be founding

c)

Will have found

d)

Will have founding

53.

(you / retire) by the time you're 60?

a)

Will you have retired

b)

Will you be retiring

c)

Did you retire

d)

Do you retire

54.

Next year, I _______ (study) maths at university.

a)

'll be studying

b)

'll have studied

c)

studied

d)

study

55.

Do you think that Lucas _______ (fix) the car by tomorrow?

a)

will have fixed

b)

will be fixing

c)

is fixing

d)

fixes

56.

By the time you arrive I _______ (cook) something spectacular and dinner will be on the table waiting for you.

a)

will be cooking

b)

will have cooked

c)

will cook

d)

am cooking

57.

I think I ……………… (cook) pasta tonight.

(a)  

58.

I'm sure we (a)   (do) well in our examination.

59.
_____ you come with me?
a)
Will
b)
Shall
c)
Will / Shall
60.

This time next week, we (a)   (study) English.

61.

What ______at 11 o´clock tonight?

a)

will you have done

b)

will you have been done

c)

will you be doing

d)

you will be doing

62.

Which is NOT the function of future continuous tense?

a)

to express action at a particular moment in the future

b)

to predict future events

c)

to talk about actions which was in progress at a certain point in the past

d)

to ask politely for information about the future

63.

These signal words can be used in the future continuous, except....

a)

this time next week

b)

tomorrow at 3 p.m.

c)

this evening

d)

At 6 o'clock on Friday

e)

at 9 o'clock yesterday

64.

At 8.00 next Monday the committee _______________ (discuss) this question.

a)

will be discussing

b)

will discussing

c)

is discussing

d)

was discussing

65.

Tick for granted points

a)

b)