Future forms - a summary
Future simple: express actions that will happen sometime in the future
will + base verb and sometimes to (I will go to the library tonight.)
Future continuous: describes actions in progress at a specific time in the future
will be + verb(-ing) (I will be studying at 10 p.m. tonight.)
Future perfect: describe actions that will be completed before a specific moment
will have + verb (+add -ed or -d) (She will have finished her homework by 8 p.m.)
Future perfect continuous: describes how long an action has happened up to a future point
will have been + verb(-ing) (By next month, I will have been working here for five years.)
Exercise 1: Mixed future forms
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct future form or expression.
By next summer, she ________ (finish) her degree and start her new job. (Future perfect)
At 9 p.m. tonight, I ________ (watch) my favorite series. (Future continuous)
We ________ (not travel) this weekend because of the weather forecast. (Future simple)
By the end of this year, the company ________ (grow) its profits by 20%. (Future perfect)
She ________ (not arrive) at the station until 5 p.m. (Future simple)
By 8 a.m., they ________ (work) through the night on the project. (Future perfect continuous)
This time next year, I ________ (live) in another country. (Future continuous)
They ________ (complete) the task by 5 p.m. (Future perfect)
I ________ (finish( my homework at 8 p.m. (Future continuous)
By the time the concert starts, they ________ (wait) for hours. (Future perfect continuous)
She ________ (arrive) in time for the meeting. (Future simple)
We ________ (finish) dinner by the time you get here. (Future perfect)
By next summer, she will have finished her degree and start her new job.
At 9 p.m. tonight, I will be watching my favorite series.
We will not travel this weekend because of the weather forecast.
By the end of this year, the company will have grown its profits by 20%.
She will not arrive at the station until 5 p.m.
By 8 a.m., they will have been working through the night on the project.
This time next year, I will be living in another country.
They will have completed the task by 5 p.m.
I will be finishing my homework at 8 p.m.
By the time the concert starts, they will have been waiting for hours.
She will arrive in time for the meeting.
We will have finished dinner by the time you get here. (Future perfect)
Exercise 2: Advanced expressions and future forms
Instructions: Rewrite the following sentences using the given structure in parentheses.
She is about to cry. (on the verge of)
They are launching a new product next month. (to)
We are scheduled to meet the CEO tomorrow. (due to)
He will make a major decision soon. (on the verge of)
He is certain to win the competition. (bound to)
The players will win the match after all their practice. (bound to)
The prime minister is expected to visit the factory next week. (to)
They are about to make an announcement. (on the verge of)
She is on the verge of crying.
They are to launch a new product next month.
We are due to meet the CEO tomorrow.
He is on the verge of making a major decision soon.
He is bound to win the competition.
The players are bound to win the match after all their practice.
The prime minister is to visit the factory next week.
They are on the verge of making an announcement.
Exercise 3: Your own sentences
Instructions: create 4 sentences of your own. Use each futue form. One of these sentences will be your exit ticket.