Ex.19. Open the brackets and use the correct tense form in the following dialogue

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS versus THE FUTURE SIMPLE

Ex.18. You want to ask your friend or colleague to do something for you. First, ask them politely about their intentions for the near future and, if your wishes fit with their plans, make a request. Use the prompts in brackets to make questions.

Ex.17. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous.

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. What ______ you ______ (do) at around 7 o’clock tomorrow evening?

2. _____ you ______(wait) for me when the plane arrives tonight?

3. In an hour, you ____________ (sit) in front of your TV and I____________ (bake) your favourite apple pie.

4. Are you nervous about the interview? – Yes, a little. This time tomorrow, I ____________ (talk) to the HR manager.

5. We ____________ (have) dinner when the film starts.

6. Don’t phone them so early. They ____________ (sleep).

7. I ____________ (wait) outside the cinema at 7.30. See you then!

8. My father ____________ (work) the whole day tomorrow.

9. I’d better go out tomorrow because my sister ____________ (practise) the violin all day.

10. _______ you ________ (take) your car to the meeting? – Yes, I think I will. Why are you asking me?

11. Do you think she ____________ (still work) here in five years’ time?

12. Steve, let’s wait! They ____________ (change) the guard in a few minutes. We can’t miss such a good view.

13. Just think, this time next Friday I ____________ (sit) in a Paris café reading Le Figaro.

14. You _______ (not read). You ________ (look) at all the pretty girls passing by.

15. What hotel ________ you __________ (stay) at?

Model:

You want your colleague to give a book to Roger tomorrow. (see) -

- Will you be seeing Roger tomorrow? - Certainly, why?

- Could you give him this book?

1. Your colleague is busy photocopying a lot of papers. You need to quickly make a photocopy of one document. (use a photocopier for long)

2. You want some aspirin from the chemist’s. Claire is just leaving the house. (walk past the chemist’s when you’re out)

3. You would like your friend to buy Cola for you. (go out during the lunch time)

4. You know that Betty is going to the dentist. You would like to ask her to make an appointment for you. (go to the dentist after work)

5. Sue is going out with her boyfriend. You want to ask her to post the letter. (go by the post office)

Situation: Stella and her family are going on holiday tomorrow morning. Now, she is talking with her sister Valerie.

Valerie:What timeare you going to leave for the airport?

Stella: At about 6 a.m.

Valerie:6 a.m.? You __________ (arrive) at the airport terribly early!

Stella: I know, but we want to avoid the rush. We ­­­­­­_____ ­­­­­­­­(check in) as quickly as we can, then we __________ (have) breakfast at the airport cafeteria.

Valerie: Perhaps you’re right. Are you excited about the trip?

Stella: Yes, a little.

Valerie: I still can’t believe that this time tomorrow morning you while I _______ (drive) to work _______ (sit) on a plane to Malta and I _______ (drive) to work. Lucky you are!

Stella: Yes, this time tomorrow….

Valerie: This time tomorrow evening, you __________(relax) on the beach and I __________ (do) the ironing or something!

Stella: I only hope there _________ (not be) a delay of our flight, and we __________ (not sit around) at the airport. You never know these days!

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