Exercise 7. Choosing future forms. Use each expression once in the pairs of sentences

1. 'I've got a headache.' 'Stay there. I get / 'll get you an aspirin.'

2. I can't do my homework tonight. I 'll see / 'm going to see a movie.

3. 'What are you going to give me for my birthday?' 'I don't know yet. I 'll

see / 'm going to see '

4. So you're going to America for a year! What are you going to do / will

you do when you get there?

5. I'm sure you'll pass your exams, but what are you going to do / will you

do if you fail them?

6. I 'll come /‘m coming with you if you like.

7. What are you doing / are you going to do about that leaking tap? You

said you'd fix it ages ago!

8. What are you doing / are you going to do this weekend?

9. It 's raining / 's going to rain tomorrow, so now's the time to cut the grass.

10. Oh, no! It 's raining / 's going to rain! That means we can't play tennis.

11. Look out! He 'll crash / ‘s going to crash!

12. Don’t lend Peter your car. He’s a lousy driver. He ’ll crash/’s going to

crash it.

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with the verb in the Future Simple, Future Continuous, or Future Perfect. Use only these tenses.

Make

1. 'Don't be late tonight.' 'OK. I_____ a big effort to be on time.'

2. You'll know where the party is. We_____so much noise that you'll hear us from the other end of the street.

3. Ask me again tonight what I want for my birthday. I ____ up my mind by then.

Have

1. Come round about 8.00 tonight. We eat at 7.00, so I ___supper by then. We can go straight out.

2. 'What would Jennie like to drink?' 'She ___a glass of wine, I think.'

3. We need Harry's advice on this matter. I ___a meeting with him some time over the next few days, so I'll ask him.

see

1. When I've been to Mustique and Barbados, I ___all the islands of the Caribbean.

2. I'm looking forward to meeting you again. You ___how much my English has improved.

3. My cousin has temporarily moved into the flat downstairs, so I ___a lot of him for the next few months.

Exercise 9. Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets in the correct forms: Future Simple, Future Perfect, Future Continuous, Present Continuous, be going to.