English Practice exercises: future - continuous tenses P5-03G

 

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Advanced grammar practice exercises: future - continuous tenses

Fill in the gaps using  the simple or continuous form of going to, will or will have. Sometimes more than one answer may be acceptable. NOTE: do not use any present continuous.

 Examples

0. By five o’clock, we ____________ (finish) these letters, I think.

By five o’clock, we __will have finished_____ finish these letters, I think.

00. I’m really sorry I can’t come tomorrow – I _______(write) my essay all day.

I’m really sorry I can’t come tomorrow – I ___’ll be writing___ (write) my essay all day.

Now try these

1. I ___________ (ask) my boss for a rise – I really feel as if I deserve more than the company pays me.

2. A: ‘Are you doing anything interesting over the holidays?’

B: ‘Well, I _____________ (lay) a patio at the back of the house for most of the week. After that, I’m not sure.’

A: ________________ (you / do) that on your own?

B: ‘No, fortunately: my son’s promised to give me a hand.’

3. A: ‘It’s our silver wedding anniversary next week.’

B: ‘Congratulations. How long is that? I can never remember.’

A: ‘Next Tuesday, we _______________(be) married twenty-five years!’

4. After Easter, we _______________ (look for) new staff, so contact me again at the beginning of April.

5. If you hold the line a moment, Mr. Adams, I _______________ (put) you through to the marketing manager.

6. A: ‘ ________________ (you / sell) that car of yours soon?’

B: ‘I’m trying to already, but the way it’s going so far, I _______________ (still try) a hundred years from now!’

7. When _______________ (we / be) ready to start putting the windows in, boss?

8. This is ridiculous! Another ten minutes and I _________________ phoning this number non-stop for an hour!

9. Please take a seat, Ms Willis, the doctor ___________ (see) you shortly.

10.  Now get some sleep, children. We _________________ (do) a lot of driving tomorrow.

11. A: ‘When can you let me have those updated files, Katy?’

B: ‘I ________________ (finish) them by this evening, Mrs. Phillips.’

12. A: ‘Why has it taken you  a whole year to write such a short book, Simon?’

B: ‘A year, are you kidding? I started on my birthday, August 30^th. Next Friday is April 30^th, and on that day I _______________(write) for exactly 8 months.’