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Grade 12 [Unit 13- History] Grammar Exercise and Answers - simple future, future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous tense

Unit 13 History

Grammar (Page: 110)

Simple future, future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous

A. Study the following sentences. Notice the verb forms in bold.

a. She will win the competition.

b. She will be waiting when we arrive.

c. I will have finished this work by next week.

d. I will have been living here for one-year next month.

B. Make sentences from the given clues as stated in brackets.

a. Who/pass the exam? (future simple)

→ Who will pass the exam?

b. How/you/get home? (future continuous)

→ How will you be getting home?

c. I/come later. (future simple)

→ I will come later.

d. She/catch the train by 3 pm. (future perfect)

→ She will have caught the train by 3 pm.

e. It/rain tomorrow. (future simple)

→ It will rain tomorrow.

f. John/sleep at 4 am. (future continuous)

→ John will be sleeping at 4 am.

g. How long/you/see your boyfriend when you get married? (future perfect continuous)

→ How long will you have been seeing your boyfriend when you get married?

h. It/rain in Kathmandu next week. (future continuous)

→ It will be raining in Kathmandu next week.

i. How long/you/work here when you retire? (future perfect continuous)

→ How long will you have been working here when you retire?

j. He / not / finish the cleaning by the time she gets home. (future perfect)

→ He won’t have finished the cleaning by the time she gets home.

C. Complete the following sentences with the correct future tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

a. It ………… (snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.

→ It will snow in Brighton tomorrow evening.

                   or

→ It is going to snow in Brighton tomorrow evening.

b. On Friday at 8 o’clock, I ………… (to meet) my friend.

→ On Friday at 8 o’clock, I am going to meet my friend.

                        Or

→ On Friday at 8 o’clock, I am meeting  my friend.

c. Wait! I ………… (to drive) you to the station.

→ Wait! I will drive you to the station.

d. When they get married in March, they …… (to be) together for six years.

→ When they get married in March, they will have been together for six years.

e. You’re carrying too much. I ………… (to open) the door for you.

→ You’re carrying too much. I will open the door for you.

f. Do you think the teacher ………… (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?

→ Do you think the teacher will have marked our homework by Monday morning?

g. When I see you tomorrow, I ………… (show) you my new book.

→ When I see you tomorrow, I will show you my new book.

h. After you take a nap, you ………… (to feel) a lot better

→ After you take a nap, you will feel a lot better.

i. I ………… (to let) you know when the second the builders finish decorating.

→ I will let you know when the second the builders finish decorating.

j. We ………… (to wait) in the shelter until the bus comes.

→ We will wait in the shelter until the bus comes.

k. I’m very sorry, Dr. Jones ………… (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

→ I’m very sorry, Dr. Jones won’t be back in the clinic until 2pm.

l. This summer, I ………… (to live) in Birgunj for four years.

→ This summer, I will have been living in Birgunj for four years.

m. I don’t think you ………… (to have) any problems when you land in Pokhara.

→ I don’t think you will have any problems when you land in Pokhara.

                        or

→ I don’t think you are going to  have any problems when you land in Pokhara.

n. The baby should be due soon, next week she ………… (to be) pregnant for nine months.

→ The baby should be due soon, next week she will have been pregnant for nine months.

o. By the time we get home, they ………… (to play) football for 30 minutes.

→ By the time we get home, they will have been playing football for 30 minutes.

p. When you get off the train, I ………… (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.

→ When you get off the train, I will be waiting for you by the ticket machine.

q. This time next week, I ………… (ski) in Switzerland!

→ This time next week, I will be skiing in Switzerland!

r. Now, I ………… (to check) my answers.

→ Now, I will check/ am going to my answers.

 

Future Tenses Exercise (Questions for further practice)


1. The train ……...(to arrive) at 12:30.

→ The train arrives at 12:30.

2. We ……... (to have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.

→ We are going to have dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.

3. It……...(to rain) in Humla tomorrow evening.

→ It will snow in Brighton tomorrow evening.

4. On Friday at 8 o’clock I……... (to meet) my friend.

→ On Friday at 8 o’clock I am meeting /  am going to meet my friend.

5. Paul……... (to fly) to London on Monday morning.

→ Paul is flying to London on Monday morning.

6. Wait! I……... (to drive) you to the bus station.

→ Wait! I will drive you to the bus station.

7. The English lesson………. (to start) at 8:45.

→ The English lesson starts at 8:45.

8. Are you still writing your essay? If you……... (to finish) by 4pm, we can go for a walk.

→ Are you still writing your essay? If you finish by 4pm, we can go for a walk.

9. I……... (to see) my mother in April.

→ I am going to see my mother in April.

10. Look at the clouds – it……... (to rain) in a few minutes.

→ Look at the clouds – it is going to rain in a few minutes.

11. When they……... (to get) married in April, they……... (to be) together for six years.

→ When they get married in April, they will have been together for six years.

12. You’re carrying too much. I……... (to open) the door for you.

→ You’re carrying too many books. I will open  the door for you.

13. Do you think the teacher……... (to mark) our homework by Sunday evening?

→ Do you think the teacher will have marked our homework by Sunday evening?

14. When I see you tomorrow, I…….(show) you my new note book.

→ When I see you tomorrow, I will show  you my new note book.

15. After you (to take) a little sleep, you……... (to feel) a lot better.

→ After you have taken a little sleep, you will feel a lot better.

16. I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you……... (to finish) your work.

→ I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you have finished / finish your work.

17. I……... (to buy) the cigarettes from the corner shop when it……... (to open).

→ I will buy the cigarettes from the corner shop when it opens.

18. I……... (to let) you know the second the builders have finished/finishes decorating.

→ I will let you know the second the builders finished/finishes decorating.

19. Before we start our lesson, we……... (to have) a review.

→ Before we start our lesson, we are going to have / will review a review.

20. They……... (to wait) in the shelter until the train comes.

→ They will wait in the shelter until the train comes.

21. I’m very sorry, Dr. Suraj……... (not be) back in the clinic until 5pm.

→ I’m very sorry, Dr. Suraj won’t be back in the clinic until 5pm.

22. This summer, I ……... (to live) in Brighton for four years.

→ This summer, I will have been living in Brighton for four years.

23. I don’t think you ……... (to have) any problems when you land in Boston.

→ I don’t think you will have / re going to have any problems when you land in Boston.

24. The baby should be due soon, next week she ……... (to be) pregnant for nine months.

→ The baby should be due soon, next week she will have been pregnant for nine months.

25. By the time we get the stadium, they……... (to play) football for 20 minutes.

→ By the time we get the stadium, they will have been playing football for 20 minutes.

26. In two years I ……... (to live) in a different country.

→ In  two years I am going to live / will live in a different country.

27. When she get off the train, I……... (to wait) for her by the ticket machine.

→ When you get off the train, I will be waiting for her by the ticket machine.

28. ……... (to take) your children with you to France?

Are you going to take your children with you to France?

29. This time next week I ……... (ski) in Switzerland!

→ This time next week I will be skiing in Switzerland!

30. Now I……... (to check) all my answers.

→ Now I will check/ am going to all my answers.

simple future, future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous tense

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