EXERCISE 1
Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Progressive (Continuous)
Example: Max ______________ on the computer when his mother comes home. (to play)
Answer: Max will be playing on the computer when his mother comes home.
1) Peggy _______________to the party on Saturday. (to come)
2) We _________________ him tomorrow. (to meet)
3) This time next week he ____________ to South Africa. (to fly)
4) At 6 o’clock on Friday they ____________ the new song. (to sing)
5) It ___________when I reach Bangkok. (to rain)
6) Tomorrow at nine I _____________ a test. (to write)
7) Andy __________ a video when I arrive tonight. (to watch)
8 You ___________ pizza soon. (to eat)
EXERCISE 2 Transform the sentences to the Future Continuous
Example: She is swimming. (tomorrow morning)
Answer: She will be swimming tomorrow morning.
1. She is doing her homework. (after supper)
2. It’s raining. (when you come back)
3. They are listening to you. (at the concert)
4. I’m still repairing the table. (at seven o’clock)
5. Are you visiting her? (tomorrow)
6. She is coming home. (soon)
7. I’m waiting for my sister. (at the usual time)
8. I’m doing the washing. (tomorrow morning)
EXERCISE 3
Complete the sentences with the Future Perfect of the Verbs in parentheses
Example: I came to Spain in 1982. Next year I (be) ________ here 20 years.
Answer: will have been
1. Well, Mary, in six months we (be) ___________ married 25 years. How about a party to celebrate?
2. I’m going to be a very rich man. I’m sure that by the time I’m 40 I (make) _________ my first million.
3. Alex: Well, Rosie will be in Madrid by now.
Jim: No, she won’t. Her plane (not/land) _____________ yet.
4. Once this room is finished, we (paint) ___________ six of the seven rooms in the house. Not bad for two days’ work.
EXERCISE 4 Make the future perfect positive
By 10 pm tonight …
1. I ___________________ (finish) this report.
2. We _________________ (have) dinner.
3. She _________________ (leave) Paris.
4. John ________________ (meet) Lucy.
5. They ________________ (take) the exam.
6. It ___________________ (stop) snowing.
7. I ____________________ (read) all of this book.
8. You __________________ (fall) asleep.
EXERCISE 5 Make the future perfect negative.
1. I ____________________ (finish) the report.
2. Julia _________________ (send) the emails.
3. John _________________ (clean) the office.
4. We __________________ (order) new stock.
5. They _________________ (write) the article.
6. I _____________________ (meet) the customers.
7. She __________________ (organize) the meeting.
8. He ___________________ (call) Mr. Smith.
EXERCISE 6
Fill in the blanks with the Future Perfect Tense of the verbs in parentheses
Example: Two years from now John will have finished his course and will already be working as a doctor. (to finish)
1. If you don’t hurry, the bank ………….by the time we arrive. (to close)
2. By the end of the month we ……………………all our money. (to spend)
3. An hour from now I hope I …………………..all these exercises. We will all go to the beach then. (to do)
4. By the time I finish reading this 2,000-page book I ………….its beginning. (to forget)
