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5LM1 - Future tenses

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tense is used for spontaneous decisions

a)

present continuous

b)

be going to + inf

c)

future simple

d)

future continuous

e)

future perfect simple

2.

Which tense is used for decisions about the future (decisions taken before the time of speaking)

a)

present continuous

b)

be going to + inf

c)

future simple

d)

future continuous

e)

future perfect simple

3.

Which tense is used for a schedule (= timetable)

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

4.

Which tense is used for a fixed arrangement

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

5.

Which tense is used when the cause of possible event is present

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

6.

Which tense is used for habits of which the speaker disapproves

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

7.

Which tense is used for an event or a state at a future point

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

8.

Which tense is used for a fixed future event (no personal choice).

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

9.

Which tense is used for personal plans and intentions

a)

present simple

b)

present continuous

c)

be going to + inf

d)

future simple

e)

future continuous

10.

Which tenses (2) can be used to express predictions

a)

present continuous

b)

be going to + inf

c)

future simple

d)

future continuous

e)

future perfect simple

11.

Which tenses (2) can be used for time looked back on from a future point.

a)

be going to + inf

b)

future simple

c)

future continuous

d)

future perfect simple

e)

future perfect continuous

12.

We use the ​ (a)   to talk about predictions based on opinion and we use ​ (b)   when the cause of a possible event is present

Choose from the below words
future simple
be going to + ing
future continuous
present continuous
13.

We used the ​ (a)   for a fixed arrangement (one already definitely made) and the ​ (b)   for a fixed future event (no personal choice)

Choose from the below words
future continuous
present continuous
present simple
future simple
future perfect
14.

Match the tenses and their use

a)

Present simple

1.

Timetable, schedules

b)

Present continuous

2.

Arrangement

c)

Be going to + inf

3.

decided but not arranged

d)

future simple

4.

spontaneous decision

e)

future continuous

5.

event or state at a future point

15.

Which tenses correspond to the following timelines

16.

I ___ to start a new life tomorrow.

a)

to be going

b)

am going

c)

shall go

d)

is going

17.

Mark ___ into the army next year.

a)

was going

b)

goes

c)

will go

d)

would go

18.

They ___ dinner at this time tomorrow.

a)

have

b)

will be having

c)

are having

d)

will have

19.

-What’s happened to your hair? Your mother ___

a)

liked

b)

likes

c)

won’t like

d)

would like

20.

I ___ if you come too late tomorrow.

a)

will be sleeping

b)

will sleep

c)

sleep

d)

am sleeping

21.

Be quick or we ___ for school.

a)

are late

b)

is late

c)

will be late

d)

have been late

22.

What ___ you ___ next Sunday?

a)

were doing

b)

have done

c)

are doing

d)

are done

23.

I think I ___ a cassette recorder and use it in class.

a)

buy

b)

am buying

c)

will buy

d)

would buy

24.

We ___ for Niagara tomorrow.

a)

are leaving

b)

have left

c)

will left

d)

will leave

25.

I’ll ask him what he ___ for lunch.

a)

are having

b)

would have

c)

should have

d)

will have

26.

1Who ___ for a walk tomorrow?

a)

go

b)

will go

c)

did not go

d)

does not go

27.

They ___ their English exam at this time tomorrow.

a)

will take

b)

will be taking

c)

would take

d)

is taking

28.

. My boss ___ some V.I.P’s tomorrow.

a)

will be received

b)

is receiving

c)

receive

d)

will receive

29.

Ask him when the engineers ___ finish the talks.

a)

will

b)

would

c)

had

d)

have

30.

He ___ to learn French next year.

a)

was going

b)

is going

c)

are

d)

will be going

31.

All the children ___ on an excursion next week.

a)

go

b)

went

c)

have gone

d)

will go

32.

___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?

a)

will sleep

b)

were sleeping

c)

will be sleeping

d)

do sleep

33.

I shall be back by 6 and I hope you ___ a good sleep by that time.

a)

will have had

b)

will have

c)

would have

d)

have had

34.

What ___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?

a)

will do

b)

was doing

c)

will be doing

d)

is doing

35.

. By the end of the first term we ___ many English books.

a)

will be read

b)

read

c)

will have read

d)

have read

36.

He ___ for you at 7 in the evening next Sunday.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

will be waiting

d)

have waited

37.

By this time next year, we _____ in our new house.

a)

will be moving

b)

will have moved

38.

When he retires, he _____ for fifty years.

a)

will have been working

b)

will be working

39.

By 2050 well-off holidaymakers _____ to the Moon.

a)

will have been travelling

b)

will be travelling

40.

By 2050 well-off holidaymakers _____ to the Moon.

a)

will have been travelling

b)

will be travelling

41.

As soon as we reach the coast, we _____ for a week.

a)

will have sailed

b)

will have been sailing

42.

They _____ the station by November.

a)

will have built

b)

will be building

43.

I _____ for a new job while you are in Madrid.

a)

will be looking

b)

will have looked

44.

He will come back in summer. By then he _____ in Cork for two years.

a)

will be staying

b)

will have been staying

45.

I can't go to the cinema with you tonight because I ... dinner with Thomas

a)

am having

b)

am going to have

c)

will have

d)

have

46.

Quick, let's find a seat. The film ...

a)

might start.

b)

will start.

c)

is about to start.

d)

shall start.

47.

... cook something for you? Are you hungry?

a)

Will I

b)

Shall I

c)

Am I going to

d)

Do I

48.

What time ..... ?

a)

is the show going to start

b)

is the show about to start

c)

is the show starting

d)

does the show start

49.

Look at those clouds! It ...

a)

is raining.

b)

will rain.

c)

rains

d)

's going to rain.

50.

... Josh tomorrow?

a)

Are you see

b)

Will you see

c)

Are you seeing

d)

Do you see