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) 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) ________ ( course / start) as soon as (11) ________ (I / arrive), and (12) ________ (I / spend) the weekend with some friends of 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.

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3) I’m meeting

4) I’ll make

5) finishes

6) Shall I bring

7) I’m going to try

8) you get

9) I probably won’t have

10) course starts

11) I arrive

12) I’m spending

13) you’ll be doing

14) I’ll be getting

15) I’ll Skype