English Grammar Exercises – The future: all forms

1. Put the verbs into the correct form: present simple, present continuous, the will/shall future, the going to future, the future continuous or the future perfect.

A   Mick is watching television when his flatmate Vanessa comes into the room.

MICK:          What are you doing in your dressing gown? It’s only eight o’clock.

VANESSA:   I don’t feel well. (1) … I’m going to have …… (I / have) an early night.

MICK:          Bad luck. I hope (2) … you feel …… (you / feel) better in the morning.

VANESSA:   So do I. (3) …………………………. (I / meet) my new boss at ten o’clock.

MICK:          I think (4) …………………………. (I / make) some tea when this programme (5) …………………………. (finish). (6) …………………………. (I / bring) you a cup?

VANESSA:   No, don’t bother. (7) …………………………. (I / try) and go straight to sleep. Thanks anyway.

MICK:          OK. Sleep well.

B   Sandy and Alison are students who have been sharing a flat. Sandy is leaving to do a course in the U.S.

SANDY:       It’s hard saying goodbye after so long.

ALISON:      Yeah. Remember to send me your phone number when (8) …………………………. (you / get) your new phone in the States. And you’ve promised to Skype® me.

SANDY:       Yeah, we can do that a lot. But (9) …………………………. (I / probably / not / have) time the first few days because (10) …………………………. (my course / start) as soon as (11) …………………………. (I / arrive), and (12) …………………………. (I / spend) the weekend with some friends of my father’s.

ALISON:      I know, of course.

SANDY:       Anyway, do you know what (13) …………………………. (you / do) this time the Sunday after next?

ALISON:      (14) …………………………. (I / get) ready to go to London.

SANDY:       OK. So, (15) …………………………. (I / Skype) you about three o’clock that Sunday afternoon.

ALISON:      Great.