THE FUTURE INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE

1. I'm tired. I (go) to bed.

2. It’s late. I think I (take) a taxi.

3. ____ I (answer) the question?

4. We don’t know their address. What (we/do)?

5. Our test (not/take) long.

6. I’m afraid they (not/wait) for us.

7. Diana (come) to the party tomorrow?

8. You (arrive) in Paris tomorrow evening.

9. The boy (remember) this day all his life.

10. Perhaps they (buy) a new house this year.

11. He (be) fourteen next year.

12. I’m not sure I (find) Jim at the hotel.

13. We (not/book) the tickets in advance.

14. Do you think it (rain)?

15. Everybody thinks they (not/get) married.

16. There (not/be) any wars in the world.

17. Dad (present) Mag a personal computer, ____ he?

18. ____ there (be) drugs for every kind of disease in 50 years’ time?

19. Let’s go to the theatre, ____ we?

20. I (not/do) it before dinner.

Task II. Open the brackets putting the verbs into Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.

1. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons every morning. 2. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons yesterday morning. 3. He (to turn) on the television to watch cartoons tomorrow morning. 4. I always (to go) to the Altai Mountains to visit my relatives there. 5. I (to be) very busy last summer and I (not to go) there. 6. I (not to go) there next year because it (to cost) a lot of money and I can’t afford it. 7. They (to enjoy) themselves at the symphony yesterday evening? 8. Who (to take) care of the child in the future? 9. How often you (to go) to the dentist’s? 10. We (not to have) very good weather, but we still (to have) a good time during our short stay in London.

Task III. Open the brackets putting the verbs into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.

 

1. Kate (to cook) dinner every day. 2. Kate (to cook) dinner tomorrow. 3. Kate (to cook) dinner now. 4. Kate (to cook) dinner yesterday. 5. I (not to eat) ice cream every day. 6. I (not to eat) ice cream now. 7. I (not to eat) ice cream tomorrow. 8. I (not to eat) ice cream every day. 9. He (to spend) last summer in the country. 10. He (not to spend) last summer in the country.

 

Task IV. Open the brackets putting the verbs into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.

 

1. Max (not to be) here. He (to wash) his car. He (to wash) it every weekend. 2. He (not to play) the piano tomorrow. 3. We (to see) a very good film last Sunday. 4. Your mother (to cook) every day? 5. We (to make) a fire last summer. 6. I (to spend) last summer at the seaside. 7. Where you (to spend) next summer? 8. Where he (to spend) next summer? 9. What mother (to do) now? – She (to cook) dinner. 10. I (not to play) computer games yesterday.

 

Task V. Open the brackets putting the verbs into Present Simple or Future Simple.

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1. If I (to stay) some more days in your town, I (to call) you and we (to have) a good talk. 2. He (to go) to the Public Library very often when he (to be) a student. 3. As soon as I (to return) from school, I (to ring) you up. 4. You (to pass) many towns and villages on your way before you (to arrive) in Moscow. 5. I (to stay) at home till she (to come). Then we (to go) to the theatre if she (to bring) tickets. 6. After I (to finish) school, I (to enter) the University. 7. When he (to return) to St. Petersburg, he (to call) on us. 8. If I (to see) him, I (to tell) him about their letter. 9. We (to gather) at our place when my brother (to come) back from Africa. 10. I (to sing) this song with you if you (to tell) me the words. 11. I hope you (to join) us when we (to gather) in our country house the next time. 12. What you (to do) when you (to come) home? 13. When they (to cross) the road, they (to see) the hotel. 14. Before she (to get) to the theatre, she (to go) past the shopping centre. 15. What we (to do) if it (to rain) tonight? 16. What she (to do) if she (to see) her best friend again? 17. If the bus (to be) very crowded, you (to be) exhausted by the time you (to get) to work. 18. If it (to be) very cold tonight, our car (not to start) in the morning.

 

Task V. Open the brackets putting the verbs into Present Continuous, Present Simple or Future Simple.

 

1. It (to be) cold in autumn. It often (to rain). A cold wind often (to blow). 2. The weather (to be) fine today. It (to be) warm, the sun (to shine) brightly. A soft wind (to blow) Small white clouds (to sail) in the sky. 3. Don't go out: it (to rain) heavily. 4. Take your raincoat with you. I am afraid it (to rain) in the evening and you (to get) wet through if you (not to put) on your raincoat. 5. Every spring birds (to come) to our garden and (to sing) in the trees. 6. Listen! Somebody (to sing) in the next room. 7. It usually (not to snow) at this time of the year. 8. What the weather (to be) like now? It (to snow)? - No, it ... . 9. We (to go) out of town to ski on Sunday? - Yes, we ... if it (to snow) this week and if there (to be) a lot of snow everywhere. 10. What you (to do) tomorrow? - We (to go) out of town if the weather (not to change) for the worse. You (to come) with us? - With pleasure, if only I (not to have) too much work to do at home. 11. If we (to have) televisions at our supermarket, they (to inform) customers about things in the store. 12. If we (to play) music, it (to produce) the right atmosphere. 13. If we (to put) in cameras, they (to stop) people stealing things. 14. If we (to employ) more assistants, they (to help) our customers.

 

 

1. This time tomorrow they (sit) in the train on their way to Chicago.
will sit
will be sitting
are sitting

2. Don’t phone Jim from 5 to 6 – he (have) English.
had
is having
will be having
has

3. Why are you in a hurry? If you arrive at 8 o’clock, they (still/cook) the meal.
still are cooking
are still be cooking
will be still cooking

4. - I’m not sure I’ll recognize Eve. I haven’t seen her for ages. - She (wear) a dark blue pullover and jeans.
wears
will be wearing
is wearing

5. He (sleep) when you come back tonight.
will be sleeping
would be sleeping
slept

6. - Let’s meet at the station at 5 o’clock. - OK. I (wait) for you there.
’ll wait
will be waiting
wait

7. I (work) for my exam on Philosophy all day tomorrow.
have been working
works
am working
will be working

8. “ … you (see) Alex tomorrow?” – “Of course I will. I (see) him at the Board meeting.”
Do you see, see
Would you see, ’d see
Will you be seeing, will be seeing

9. Next Friday, the President (celebrate) ten years in power.
celebrates
will celebrate
will be celebrated
will be celebrating

10. The plane (travel) at twice the speed of sound when it passes overhead.
will be traveling
travels
will travel
is traveling

11. “I wonder if that terrible wind (blow) tomorrow.” – “Oh, yes. The weather forecast says it (blow) for another two weeks.
will blow, will blow
will be blowing, will be blowing
will blow, blows

12. I (say) more about that topic in my next lecture.
will say
am saying
will be saying

13. After the operation you (not/do) any sport for a while.
didn’t
don’t
will not be doing
won’t do

14. She (perform) every day until the end of the month.
performs
will be performing
shall be performing
will perform

15. We (go) to my brother’s house again for Christmas.
will be going
go
are going

16. I (see) Tom on Tuesday. That’s when we usually meet.
saw
will see
will be seeing
have seen

17. We (join) you in half an hour.
will join
will be joining
shall join

18. … you (use) the computer for long? I need it.
Do you use
Did you use
Will you use
Will you be using

19. - Is it alright if I come at about 8.30? - No, I (watch) the football then.
will be watching
will watch
am watching

20. What time your friends (arrive) tomorrow?
do your friends arrive
will be your friends arriving
will your friends be arriving
are your friends arriving

1. His car has been stolen.

2. It has always meant the same thing.

3. Who has thrown this in our garden.

4. It has lain there for hours.

5. What has it cost to clean up the lake.

6. She has swum fastest.

Task II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb form in Present Perfect and translate the sentences.

1. I … just (to look through) these papers.

2. …. you already ( to translate) all letters?

3. … you already (to discuss) this question?

4. I … (not to be) in Paris.

5. … you ever (to visit) London?

Task III. Put the verbs into Present Perfect.

1. I had known him for six years when he died.

2. He had worked for an hour when it got too dark.

3. When I entered they had waited for me for hours.

4. When she left it had rained for days.

5. Last month he had lived here for ten years.

6. I told him that we had always used these books.

7. Many of our friends had died that year.

8. Three accidents had happened that day.

9. We were glad that we had harvested our barley that week.

10. When he met her last week she told us that she had met an old friend two days before.

Task II. Choose the right variant putting the verbs into Past Simple or Past Perfect Tense. if (isW3C || isIE4){ document.write("") }else{ document.write("") }

1. Poirot ______ her if Mrs. Ascher ______ any peculiar letters without a proper signature.
had asked, had received
asked, received
had asked, received
asked, had received

2. 2. I thought that Mrs. Fowler ______ us everything.
told
had told
was told

3. But Poirot said that she ______ more than she ______ us.
knew
was knowing
had known

4. The letter ______ just before I ______ back.
came, arrived
had come, arrived
came, had arrived
had come, had arrived

5. Miss Higley said that Elizabeth ______ friendly in working hours, but the girls ______ much of her out of them.
was, didn’t see
had been, hadn’t seen
had been, didn’t see
was, hadn’t seen

6. 6. She said that Betty ______ anything about her plans and she ______ her in the café that evening.
didn’t say, didn’t see
hadn’t said, didn’t see
didn’t say, hadn’t seen
hadn’t said, hadn’t seen

7. Hardly ______ she ______ these words when a beautiful young lady ______ in the room.
did ... say, appeared
had ... said, appeared
did ... say, had appeared
had ... said, had appeared

8. I ______ that once he ______ a well-known specialist in his field.
knew, had been
knew, was
had known, had been
had known, was

9. He ______ in the house he ______ for himself near the Devon coast.
lived, built
had lived, built
had lived, had built
lived, had built

10. Susan ______ her parents the news only after she and Mike ______ married.
had told, had got
had told, got
told, had got
told, got

11. The telephone on his table ______ and he ______ it up.
had rung, had picked
had rung, picked
rang, had picked
rang, picked

12. He ______ the bill and ______.
paid, left
had paid, left
had paid, had left
paid, had left

13. She ______ a stronger person now than she ______ a few months ago.
had been, was
was, had been

14. She ______ on her coat and ______ for a walk.
had put, went
put, went
put, had gone
had put, had gone

15. Hardly ______ raining when a rainbow ______ in the sky.
had it stopped, appeared
did it stop, appeared
had it stopped, had appeared
did it stop, had appeared

16. I was late because I ______ in a jam.
stick
had stick
had stuck

17. We went out after it ______ raining.
had been stopped
had stopped
stopped

18. I thanked him for what he ______ for me.
did
had done

Task III. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb form in Past Perfect and translate the sentences.

1. Everybody … at the airport by 5 o’clock. (to arrive)

2. We … the work, when you came. (to finish)

3. … you French by the time you entered the college? (to study)

4. They … the article by this time yesterday.

5. … you anything by last week? (to do)

Task IV. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Когда мама нам позвонила, все уже было готово.

2. Анна сказала, что она когда-то работала в этой компании.

3. Я был уверен, что вы нашли эту книгу.

4. Он не знал, что я учился в университете.

5. Том сказал, что вы уехали в Лондон.

6. Когда я вошел в комнату, то увидел, что моя ручка упала со стола.

7. Когда она выглянула из окна, то увидела, что выпал снег.

8. Он сказал мне, что никогда раньше не видел этого фильма.

9. Позже я не помнил, сколько продал фруктов.

10. Вчера ему сказали, что в то утро уволили двух его коллег.

11. В своем письме он рассказал, что за неделю до этого продал свой старый автомобиль.

Task V. Put the verbs in brackets in a correct tense form: Past or Present Perfect.

1. By that time I’ll ______ from the University and will ______ a well-paid job, I hope.
graduate, get
have graduated, have got
have graduated, get
graduate, have got

2. We ______ the camp by 10 o’clock, I believe.
reached
were reaching
will have reached

3. I hope, we ______ half of our way by tomorrow.
will have drived
are driving
’ll have driven

4. We’ll ______ decorating the room before you get back.
finish
have finished

5. By the end of August we’ll ______.
have moved
would move
will move

6. If we don’t hurry, the party will ______ before we get there.
have finished
finishes

7. He ______ by Monday, so try to get in touch with him earlier if you really want to speak to him about that.
is leaving
will leave
will have left

8. I hope they ______ this unpleasant episode by the time they meet again.
will have forgotten
‘ll be forgotten
forget

9. I hope we will ______ the market research by January.
be doing
are doing
will do
have done

10. By the time I come they ______.
will have gone
will be going
will go

11. “It is snowing heavily. Have you listened to the weather forecast for tomorrow?” – “I hope it ______ snowing by tomorrow.”
will stop
will have stopped

12. As you ______, he has cut off his beard.
will notice
are noticing
will have noticed

13. Next Thursday, I ______ my present car for exactly 20 years.
will be owning
will have owned

14. Let’s hope the volcanic eruption ______ before we arrive at the island.
finishes
will have finished
will finish

15. By the time you get home I will ______ the house from top to bottom.
have cleaned
clean
be cleaning

16. Before he gets home from school tonight Peter will ______ three bars of chocolate.
ate
eat
have eaten

17. By the time the software goes on sale, the company ______ 5 million dollars on developing it.
will spend
will have spent
spent

18. When you get back, I will ______ the front door.
am painting
have painted

19. John is going to spend a year away from his family in Peru. By the time he sees his children again he ______ what they look like.
will have forgotten
will be forgetting
forgets
will forget

20. I am sure you ______ my letter of resignation by now.
receive
will be receiving
will have received

1. Lady Franklin was horrified at herself. To have asked his name, to have been told his name, and to have forgotten it!

2. She seemed to be paying no attention to what was going round her.

3. She may be still sleeping now.

4. He was very tired, and to have been caught napping irritated him and hurd his pride.

5. There are a great many things to be taken into consideration.

6. Judging from the books and papers on his writing table he must have been working since they left him in the morning.

7. “We are very sorry to have disturbed you”, began Peter.

8. I want you to promise me you won’t talk to Antonia about that sort of things.

9. That woman id still sitting. She seems to have been waiting over an hour.

10. To have been so happy and not to have known it!

Task II. Use the appropriate form of the infinitive given in the brackets.

1. Seeing Jane, I rushed to greet her.

2. We didn’t utter a word while listening to the story.

3. Having learnt the elements of English, we started French.

4. Being translated into many languages, the novel is known all over the world.

5. I heard your name being mentioned at the conference.

6. Having been translated long ago, the novel is likely to be re-translated.

7. Are you listening to the text being read by the teacher?

8. I kept silence for a little while, thinking of what he had told me.

9. Not being able to read or think, she phoned her brother and asked him to come.

Task II. Use Participle I in a required form instead of the infinitive in brackets.

1. He lived in a little village situated at the foot of the hill.

2. Built in the last century, his house looked impressive.

3. the Tower of London was founded by Julius Caesar.

4. Though very tired, the tourist went on sightseeing.

5. If fallen, the vase will be broken into pieces.

6. Exhausted by the long journey, he fell asleep.

7. When asked something, he only smiled in return.

8. Margaret, as if convinced stop arguing about it.

Task II. Replace the attributive clauses by phrases with Participle II.

1. ... you tell me the time, please? 2. No more for me thanks. E .., eat another thing. 3. Who is that outside? It ... be the policeman - he has already been here. 4. 1 ... open the drawer in my desk as it was stuck. 5. You ... make an omelet without breaking eggs. 6. We loved the cake. ... you give us the recipe for it? 7. Mr. Marshall is busy this week, but he ... sec you next week. 8. It ... be 12 o'clock already! 9. We told him he ... leave whenever he wan Led to. 10. I'll get a car of my own; as soon as I... drive. 11. Interpreters ... translate without thinking. 12. It will help if you ... give me friendly advice. 13. Sometimes gossiping ... be a real pleasure, 14. He promises he … inform us of the turn of events in future. 15. My aunt … tell fortunes from tea leaves.

Task V. Translate the sentences into English, using must, ought, should, need, have to or be to.