Future Simple Tense

1. Answer the questions:

1. Why will you have to get up early tomorrow? 2. How long will you take if you go to the office by bus? 3. What will you do if you have to give a talk? 4. What will you have to do if you get a bad mark for dictation? 5. What will you have to do if you get ill? 6. What will you do after you graduate? 7. When will you be able to give a talk on the book you’re reading? 8. When will you be able to play a game of chess with me?

2. Ask questions to the italicized words:

1. It will take you two hours to get there. (1)

2. I’m not going to the cinema either because I’m very busy tonight. (1)

3. They will go to the new show next week. (1)

4. My elder brother will lecture on French art next year. (2)

5. The Browns will come back next month. (2)

6. He will have some free time tomorrow. (2)

3. Translate:

1. We’ll go sightseeing tomorrow. 2. My son will be seven this spring and in September he’ll go to school. 3. I believe there’ll be a lot of holiday-makers on the beach to-day. 4. Will you go to the cinema tonight? 5. I’m afraid she won’t listen to me. 6. Shall I read the text? – No, you needn’t. 7. There won’t be any new words in this text. 8. My friend will go to the country with me.9. Your brother will come and see you next month. 10. I will have my next day off on Monday.

4. Fill in the blanks with the missing words:

1. We … have supper at 8 o’clock. 2. It …snow in the evening. 3. They … leave next Saturday. 4. He … stay at home all day. 5. I … finish the book tomorrow. 6. She … show you our school. 7. I … get early tomorrow morning. 8. It … rain soon. 9. Nina Serova … take part in our concert. 10. His birthday … be on the 27^th of August.

5. Complete this advertisement, using will and the verbs in the box. Use short forms where it possible:

Would you like to fly a plane?

We’ ll give you the chance, because we’re offering a free lesson.

First your instructor… … you some important things about flying and safety. Then you …… ready for a flight in one of our planes. And you … … the controls for a short time. (Don’t worry. The instructor … … controls, too.)

You … … it until you try it. In fact we think you … … it so much that you … … to book more lessons.

So fill in the form and we … …your free lesson!

6. Write questions about the free flying lesson, using will and these words.

1. How long/last How long will it last?

2. What kind of plane/ fly in …………………….?

3. Where/ take place ……………………?

4. Need/ insurance ……………………?

5. How long/ in the air ……………………?

6. Be/ dangerous ……………………?

7. Really/ enjoy ……………………?

8. Instructor/ help me ……………………?

9. How much/more lessons/ cost ……………………?

10. When/have/my/lesson ……………………?

7. Complete these sentences:

1. Mrs. Robinson is away this week, but she will be here next week. 2. I can’t fix the car today. I … it tomorrow. 3. We had a great time last weekend. I hope we … a great time this weekend, too. 4. The visitors are arriving today. They … here at about two o’clock. 5. You enjoyed their last concert, so I’m sure you … the next one, too. 6. It …… be cold tomorrow. 7. I … … the computer next week. 8. We …… before ten o’clock. 9. The engineers …… the job today. 10. You …… a visa for your trip.

8. Make sentences in ex. 7 into questions

9. Write Yes/ No questions and give short answers:

1. I shall be fourteen years old next week 2. We'll be late if we don't hurry. 3. He'll be thirteen years old on Tuesday. 4. Jon will come if I ask him. 5. We shall come to your class. 6. I shall speak English to my friends. 7. We shall have dinner at seven o'clock. 8. Mr. Priestley will bring a cup of tea in the morning. 9. I will bring a cup of tea in the morning. 10. We shall have breakfast at eight o'clock.

10. Turn the following sentences into the Future Tense:

1. We come to your class. 2. I speak English to my friends. 3. He speaks English to his friends. 4. They come to your class. 5. Mrs. Priestley plays the piano. 6. We have dinner at seven o'clock. 7. Mr. Priestley brings a cup of tea in the morning. 8. I bring a cup of tea in the morning. 9. We have breakfast at eight o'clock. 10. Mr. Priestley has breakfast at eight o'clock.