'm showing
'm going to show
'll show
Sorry, I can't go on the trip. I ... on Saturday.
'll work
'll be working
'll have worked
(In a supermarket) "Why do you need so much sugar?" "I ... a cake."
'll make
'm making
'm going to make
Watch out! We ... into that car.
'll crash
're crashing
're going to crash
You must be exhausted. ... you a taxi?
Shall I call
Am I calling
Am I going to call
If you fill in this form, we ... back to you as soon as possible.
get
'll get
're getting
... on holiday with her family in August?
Is Barbara going
Is Barbara going to go
Will Barbara go
When you get as old as me, you ... what I mean.
are going to understand
will understand
understand
I'm sorry you didn't get accepted to university. ... again next year?
Do you apply
Are you applying
Are you going to apply
Future time - Exercise 3
Make sentences with the appropriate future forms.
While | we | work | on this project | we | communicate | by e-mail
OK | I | have | a well-done steak
When | you | finish | work | today?
When | we | meet | on Thursday | I | tell | you | about everything
In October | Pablo | live | here | for six years
If | I | buy | some flour and eggs | you | make | some pancakes?
Emma | have | a baby | in March
Perhaps | he | be | late
He | hike | in the High Tatras | this weekend?
You | feel | better | after | you | take | these pills
Future time - Exercise 4
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
What do you intend to do?
What are you ...
I'll soon finish studying. Then we can go for a walk.
As soon as ...
Karen has a dentist's appointment at 6.
Karen is ...
It will take them a month to redecorate their house.
In a month's time, ...
Do you have any special plans for Saturday evening?
Are you ...
The new motorway will take two years to build.
In two years, they ...
What is the departure time of the first train to Cambridge?
When ...
Ethan's birthday party is next Friday.
Ethan will ...
My parents got married 19 years ago.
Come next year, my parents ...
Sunrise is at 6.17 tomorrow.
The sun ...
Future time - Exercise 5
Match the two halves of each sentence then discuss the questions with your partner. Ask for more details.
Are you going ...
Are you going to ...
Do you think ...
How long will you have ...
How many children do you think ...
What are you going to do first ...
What do you think ...
What's the next film ...
When are you ...
When is ...
been learning English at the end of this school year?
seeing your dentist?
somewhere at the weekend?
surf the Internet tonight?
when you get home?
you are going to watch?
you will be doing this time tomorrow?
you will ever work abroad?
you will have?
your next exam?
Answer key: future time
Answer key - Future time - Exercise 1
By the time we get there, Daniel will have left.
Where are they going to hold the reception?
We will order a pizza as soon as we finish cleaning up.
By tonight I will have written at least 50 e-mails.
This time tomorrow, I will be taking a test.
Are we having a meeting on Wednesday?
I don't think it will rain.
In 30 years' time, everybody will be using solar power.
Shall we go out this weekend?
When does the match start?
Answer key - Future time - Exercise 2
Easter ... at the end of April this year. (1) is
"I don't know how to use this printer." "All right, I ... it to you." (3) 'll show
Sorry, I can't go on the trip. I ... on Saturday. (2) 'll be working
(In a supermarket) "Why do you need so much sugar?" "I ... a cake." (3) 'm going to make
Watch out! We ... into that car. (3) 're going to crash
You must be exhausted. ... you a taxi? (1) Shall I call
If you fill in this form, we ... back to you as soon as possible. (2) 'll get
... on holiday with her family in August? (1) Is Barbara going
When you get as old as me, you ... what I mean. (2) will understand
I'm sorry you didn't get accepted to university. ... again next year? (3) Are you going to apply
Answer key - Future time - Exercise 3
While we are working on this project, we will be communicating by e-mail.
OK, I'll have a well-done steak.
When do you finish work today? / When are you finishing work today?
When we meet on Thursday, I'll tell you about everything.
In October, Pablo will have been living here for six years.
If I buy some flour and eggs, will you make some pancakes?
Emma is going to have a baby in March.
Perhaps he will be late.
Will he be hiking in the High Tatras this weekend?
You will feel better after you take these pills.
Answer key - Future time - Exercise 4
What are you going to do?
As soon as I finish studying, we can go for a walk. / As soon as I have finished studying, we can go for a walk.
Karen is going to the dentist/dentist's at 6. / Karen is seeing her dentist at 6.
In a month's time, they will have redecorated their house.
Are you doing anything special on Saturday evening?
In two years, they will have built the new motorway.
When does the first train leave for Cambridge?
Ethan will be having a birthday party next Friday.
Come next year, my parents will have been married for 20 years.
The sun rises at 6.17 tomorrow.
Answer key - Future time - Exercise 5
Are you going ... (3) somewhere at the weekend?
Are you going to ... (4) surf the Internet tonight?
Do you think ... (8) you will ever work abroad?
How long will you have ... (1) been learning English at the end of this school year?
How many children do you think ... (9) you will have?
What are you going to do first ... (5) when you get home?
What do you think ... (7) you will be doing this time tomorrow?
What's the next film ... (6) you are going to watch?
When are you ... (2) seeing your dentist?
When is ... (10) your next exam?
Tenses in indirect speech
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Chapter 2: Modals
Guiding questions: modals
Types of modals
Categories of meaning expressed by modals
Other modal expressions
Overview of modals
Modals and adverbs
Modals in indirect speech
Revision questions: modals
Exercises: modals
Guiding questions: modals
Which form of the main verb is used after modal verbs?