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EN 105 New English File (Upper)
Tutor: VinhSovann Future Form
I. Future Simple There are four form of future simple. 1. Present Simple as Future We use present simple as future to describe organizational timetable/schedule. Ex:
The bus leaves at 8:00 tomorrow morning. Your plane leaves London at 8:00 and arrives in Chairo at 12:00.
2. Present Continuous as Future We use present continuous as future to talk about future arrangement (near future). Ex:
I am meeting Soriya tonight. What are you doing on Friday night?
3. Will/shall i. Future fact (the real future) Ex:
Today is Friday, so tomorrow will be Saturday. Next year, I will be 20 years old.
ii. Promise/willingness/request/offer Ex:
I will love you only one. I commit that I will study hard. Shall I close this computer?
iii. Prediction and unintentional decision Ex:
Today, it will rain a lot. I will go to market tomorrow.
4. Be going to i. Future plan Ex:
They are going to open the new office on 1st March. We are going to get married next month.
ii. Future prediction based on evidence Ex:
Look at the snow. It is going to be difficult to get there. There are a lot of black clouds and cold wind. It is going to rain now.
II. Future Continuous Form of the future continuous: will be Verb + ing
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I will /’ll b finishing. I will not / won’t be finishing. Will you be finishing?
Use of the future progressive We use the future continuous to talk about something that will be in progress at or around a time in the future. Don’t phone grandma now, she’ll be having dinner. The kids are very quiet. They’ll be doing something wrong, I know it! Don’t ring at 8 o’clock. I’ll be watching Who Wants to be a Millionaire. This time tomorrow we’ll be sitting on the beach. I can’t wait!
III.
Future perfect simple
Form of the future perfect simple: will have past participle Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I will /’ll have finished. I will not / won’t have finished. will you have finished? Use of the simple future simple:
The Future Perfect shows that something will occur before: 1. another action occurs in the future. 2. or before a specific time in the future. Ex: By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons. By the time her husband arrives home, she will have prepared dinner. I won't have finished this task by the end of June. I will have finished my English homework by the time my mother arrives. Will you have finished your English homework by the time your mother arrives?
IV.
Future Perfect Continuous
Form of future perfect continuous: will have been verb+ing
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I will have been teaching. I will not/won't have been teaching. will you have been teaching? Use of the future perfect continuous:
It is used to show that an action will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. If we are talking about actions which are not finished, we can use the Perfect Continuous. “For five minutes,” and “for two weeks,” are all durations which can be used with the Future Perfect Continuous. Examples: She will have been working for over 8 hours by the time her children arrive. . He will have been studying English for three years next month. I will have been teaching for more than 35 years when I retire. Will you have been teaching for more than 35 years when you retire?
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EN 105 New English File (Upper)
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Practice I.
Put in ‘will’ or ‘be going to’ 1. A: We don’t have any bread. B: I know. I __________________ get some from the shop. 2. A: We don’t have any bread. B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop then. 3. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase? B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month. 4. A: I’m really cold. B: I __________________ turn the heating on. 5. A: Are you going to John’s party tonight? B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give you a lift. 6. A: What are your plans after you leave university? B: I __________________ work in a hospital in Africa. I leave on the 28th. 7. (The phone rings) A: I __________________ get it! 8. A: Are you ready to order? B: I can’t decide … Okay, I __________________ have the steak, please. 9. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee? B: Sorry. I __________________ go to the library. I’ve been planning to study all day.
II. Write the following sentences in the likely form (present continuous, present simple, be going to, shall/will) 1. I’m sorry you’re leaving. I hope you …………………….(come back) and see us soon. 2. Look at the sky. It …………………….be a lovely day today. 3. I’m sorry I made you so angry. I…………………………..(not do) that again. 4. Kate phoned up. She ……………………………(come round) to see us this afternoon. 5. I know you’ve got a lot work to do so I ……………………..(try) to help you as much as I can. 6. She looks really upset. I think she ………………………….(cry). 7. I promise I ………………………………..(not do) that again. 8. Look at that car! It ……………………………(hit) that tree! 9. I …………………………..(conduct) my Computer exam tomorrow afternoon. 10. I travel by the 8:30 train because it …………………………….(get) to London before ten o’clock. III. Put the verbs into the correct form (future progressive). 1. Tomorrow morning we (work) ………………………. . 2. This time next week we (have) ………………………. a party. 3. At midnight I (sleep) ………………………… . 4. This evening we (watch) ………………………… a talk show.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
They (not/do) ………………………… their homework this afternoon. He (listen) ………………………… to music. I (read) a book ………………………… this evening. (walk / you) ………………………… home this afternoon? He (not/draw) ………………………… tomorrow morning?
10. They (argue) …………………………….. again
IV. Put the verbs into the correct form (future continuous and future perfect). 1. This time tomorrow, Maria …………………….. on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe) 2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I ……………………..long enough by then. (sleep) 3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I ……………………..that way anyway. (drive) 4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we ……………………..half way round the world. (fly) 5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We ……………………..dinner then. (have) 6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We ……………………..dinner by then. (finish) 7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we …………………….. tennis. (play) 8. Do you think you ……………………..the same job in ten years' time? (still/do) 9. By the time you get home I ……………………..the house from top to bottom. (clean) 10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he ……………………..all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend) V. Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect simple). 1. By 9 o'clock, we (finish) …………………………… our homework. 2. They (leave) ……………………………the classroom by the end of the hour. 3. We (go) ……………………………home by next week. 4. She (return) ……………………………from the excursion by 6 o'clock. 5. (buy / he) ……………………………the new house by October 6. The sun (not / rise) ……………………………by 4 o'clock. 7. (You/do) ……………………………the shopping by 3 o'clock? VI. Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect continuous). 1. By the end of the month I (live) ……………………………in this town for ten years. 2. By the end of this week we (work) ……………………………on the project for a month. 3. By July the fifth they (study) ……………………………English for 3 years. 4. By 10 o'clock she (watch) ……………………………TV for 4 hours. 5. She (sleep) ……………………………for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. 6. We (look) ……………………………for him for 40 days by next Saturday. 7. They (wait) ……………………………for the president for 5 hours. VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (future perfect simple or future perfect continuous.) 1. By 2018 we (live) ……………………………in Madrid for 20 years. 2. He (write) ……………………………a book by the end of the year. 3. (finish, you) ……………………………this novel by next week? 4. He (read) ……………………………this book for 15 days by the end of this week. 5. They (be) ……………………………married 6. for 40 years by the end of this month. 7. (be, she) ……………………………pregnant for three months this week?
Answer Key I.
Will/be going to 1. am going to 2. will 3. am going to 4. will 5. will 6. am going to 7. will 8. will 9. am going to
II.
Future simple 2. will come back 3. will 4. will not do 5. is coming round 6. will try 7. going to 8. will not do 9. going to hit 10. conduct 11. gets
III. (future progressive). 1. Tomorrow morning we will be working. 2. This time next week we will be having a party. 3. At midnight I will be sleeping. 4. This evening we will be watching a talk show. 5. They will not be working their homework this afternoon. 6. He will be listening to music. 7. I will be reading this evening. 8. Will you be walking home this afternoon? 9. He will not be drawing tomorrow morning? 10. They will be arguing again IV.
IV. (future continuous and future perfect). 1. This time tomorrow, Maria will be sunbathing on a beach in Majorca. 2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I will have slept long enough by then. 3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I will be driving that way anyway. 4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we will have flown half way round the world. 5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We will be having dinner then. 6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We will have finished dinner by then. 7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we will be playing tennis. 8. Do you think you will still be doing the same job in ten years' time? 9. By the time you get home I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom. 10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he will have spent all his money before the end of his holiday.
V. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect simple). By 9 o'clock, we will have finished our homework. They will have left the classroom by the end of the hour. We will have left home by next week. She will have returned from the excursion by 6 o'clock. Will you have bought the new house by October The sun will not have risen by 4 o'clock.
7. Will you have done the shopping by 3 o'clock? VI. Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect continuous). 1. By the end of the month I will have been living in this town for ten years. 2. By the end of this week we will have been working on the project for a month. 3. By July the fifth they will have been studying English for 3 years. 4. By 10 o'clock she will have been watching TV for 4 hours. 5. She will have been sleeping for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. 6. We will have been looking for / shall have been looking for for him for 40 days by next Saturday. 7. They will have been waiting for the president for 5 hours. VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (future perfect simple or continuous.) 1. By 2018 we will have been waiting in Madrid for 20 years. 2. He will have written a book by the end of the year. 3. Will you have finished this novel by next week? 4. He will have been reading this book for 15 days by the end of this week. 5. They will have been married for 40 years by the end of this month. 6. Will she have been pregnant for three months this week?