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Worksheets5LM1 - Future tenses
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which tense is used for spontaneous decisions
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
future perfect simple
Which tense is used for decisions about the future (decisions taken before the time of speaking)
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
future perfect simple
Which tense is used for a schedule (= timetable)
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tense is used for a fixed arrangement
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tense is used when the cause of possible event is present
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tense is used for habits of which the speaker disapproves
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tense is used for an event or a state at a future point
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tense is used for a fixed future event (no personal choice).
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tense is used for personal plans and intentions
present simple
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
Which tenses (2) can be used to express predictions
present continuous
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
future perfect simple
Which tenses (2) can be used for time looked back on from a future point.
be going to + inf
future simple
future continuous
future perfect simple
future perfect continuous
We use the (a) to talk about predictions based on opinion and we use (b) when the cause of a possible event is present
We used the (a) for a fixed arrangement (one already definitely made) and the (b) for a fixed future event (no personal choice)
Match the tenses and their use
Present simple
Timetable, schedules
Present continuous
Arrangement
Be going to + inf
decided but not arranged
future simple
spontaneous decision
future continuous
event or state at a future point
Which tenses correspond to the following timelines
Future simple
Future continuous
Future perfect simple
Future perfect continuous
I ___ to start a new life tomorrow.
to be going
am going
shall go
is going
Mark ___ into the army next year.
was going
goes
will go
would go
They ___ dinner at this time tomorrow.
have
will be having
are having
will have
-What’s happened to your hair? Your mother ___
liked
likes
won’t like
would like
I ___ if you come too late tomorrow.
will be sleeping
will sleep
sleep
am sleeping
Be quick or we ___ for school.
are late
is late
will be late
have been late
What ___ you ___ next Sunday?
were doing
have done
are doing
are done
I think I ___ a cassette recorder and use it in class.
buy
am buying
will buy
would buy
We ___ for Niagara tomorrow.
are leaving
have left
will left
will leave
I’ll ask him what he ___ for lunch.
are having
would have
should have
will have
1Who ___ for a walk tomorrow?
go
will go
did not go
does not go
They ___ their English exam at this time tomorrow.
will take
will be taking
would take
is taking
. My boss ___ some V.I.P’s tomorrow.
will be received
is receiving
receive
will receive
Ask him when the engineers ___ finish the talks.
will
would
had
have
He ___ to learn French next year.
was going
is going
are
will be going
All the children ___ on an excursion next week.
go
went
have gone
will go
___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?
will sleep
were sleeping
will be sleeping
do sleep
I shall be back by 6 and I hope you ___ a good sleep by that time.
will have had
will have
would have
have had
What ___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?
will do
was doing
will be doing
is doing
. By the end of the first term we ___ many English books.
will be read
read
will have read
have read
He ___ for you at 7 in the evening next Sunday.
was waiting
were waiting
will be waiting
have waited
By this time next year, we _____ in our new house.
will be moving
will have moved
When he retires, he _____ for fifty years.
will have been working
will be working
By 2050 well-off holidaymakers _____ to the Moon.
will have been travelling
will be travelling
By 2050 well-off holidaymakers _____ to the Moon.
will have been travelling
will be travelling
As soon as we reach the coast, we _____ for a week.
will have sailed
will have been sailing
They _____ the station by November.
will have built
will be building
I _____ for a new job while you are in Madrid.
will be looking
will have looked
He will come back in summer. By then he _____ in Cork for two years.
will be staying
will have been staying
I can't go to the cinema with you tonight because I ... dinner with Thomas
am having
am going to have
will have
have
Quick, let's find a seat. The film ...
might start.
will start.
is about to start.
shall start.
... cook something for you? Are you hungry?
Will I
Shall I
Am I going to
Do I
What time ..... ?
is the show going to start
is the show about to start
is the show starting
does the show start
Look at those clouds! It ...
is raining.
will rain.
rains
's going to rain.
... Josh tomorrow?
Are you see
Will you see
Are you seeing
Do you see
