Future Simple

UNIT 3

	Positive	Interrogative	Negative
I	I will go there.	Shall (Will) I go there?	I won’t go there.
You	You will go there.	Willyou go there?	You won’t go there.
He	He will go there.	Will he go there?	He won’t go there.
She	She will go there.	Will she go there?	She won’t go there.
It	It will go there.	Willit go there?	It won’t go there.
We	We will go there.	Shall (Will) we go there?	We won’t go there.
They	They willgo there.	Will they go there?	They won’t go there.

Exercise 33. Replace the Future Simple by to be going to.

Note, to be going to+ Infinitive refers an action to the near future; it has the meaning of intention or certainty.

1. I’ll travel by car this summer. 2. We’ll have a test on the use of tenses on Monday. 3. The Parkers will have a picnic lunch in the country on Saturday. 4. Ann will practise the piano all the morning. 5. There will be a storm soon, look at those clouds. 6. They say she’ll be married this autumn. 7. I got wet through in yesterday’s rain, I think I shall have a cold. 8. She’ll clean the flat on Saturday. 9. What will you do when you finish school? 10. We’ll see them all in September when they come from the country. 11. Do you like the song? I’ll sing it again this evening. 12. What will you do after classes today? 13. I’ll take my last exam next Monday. 14. The article isn’t very long; he will translate it tonight. 15. My friend is leaving tomorrow. She says she’ll write to me every week.

Exercise 34. Two teenagers, Angela and Darren, were going out together. But then Angela found another boyfriend, Richard. Complete Darren’s letter to Angela. Use the Future Simple, going to or the Present Continuous. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

I (not / phone) you any more, because you asked me not to, but I am writing you a quick note as I’ve got nothing else to do at the moment. (you / go) to the school dance with Richard? I (not / go). Or at least maybe I (go) but I probably … (not / dance) with anybody. I’ve decided that I (not / play) any more Deep Pit records because I think of you every time I hear one of them. I (stop) now. The lesson (start) soon. I’m sure that you and Richard (be) really happy together. I (phone) you next week, if that’s OK.

Exercise 35. Complete the sentences. Use the Future Simple, going to, the Present Continuous or the Present Simple. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

1. We have agreed that Robert (buy) the food for the party and I (cook) it. 2. Quick! The museum (close) at half-past five. 3. I know! I (drive) Tina to the station now. 4. We (not/know) the answer to that until next week. 5. I’ve made an appointment at the dentist’s. I (see) her on Tuesday. 6. This train (stop) at every station between here and London. 7. Louise can’t come with us. She (take) the car to the garage at four o’clock. 8. I (leave) tomorrow. I have already bought a ticket.

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