Future Tenses – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Choose the correct verbs, using each tense once.
Future I (will or going to), future II, simple present or present progressive

  1. The train at 11:20.time set by a train schedule → simple present
  2. Wait! I you.spontaneous decision → will
  3. As we want to get better marks in English, we harder in the future.planned action for the future → going to
  4. Josh to the cinema with his friends tonight.set appointment in the near future → present progressive
  5. I am afraid they everything by the time we arrive.action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future → future perfect

Complete the sentences for situations in the future. Decide which tense you need to use.

  1. Aaron is carrying two tyres – he (change)   the tyres on a car.something indicates that the action is about to take place → going to
  2. Next week (be)   the beginning of winter and the weather forecast says that there (be)   snow tomorrow.1st space: time determined by calendar → simple present
    2nd space: event that can't be influenced → will
  3. That’s why many of the garage’s customers have made an appointment and (call in)   today to get their winter tyres.set agreement (appointment) for the near future → present progressive
  4. By the end of the day, Aaron (mount)   about 80 tyres.action will have been completed by a certain future point in time → future perfect simple
  5. He (be/probably)   tired after that.supposition about the future → will
  6. It’s a lot of work for one day, but his customers promise that next year they (have)   their tyres changed earlier.For promises we generally use will.
    going to is also correct, but less common than will.
  7. That’s what they always say, but they (forget/surely)   about it by next year.action will have been completed by a certain future point in time → future perfect simple
  8. Some customers have agreed that they (pick up)   their cars tomorrow.two possibilities:
    the action can be seen as a set agreement for the near future → present progressive
    or
    it can be understood as an existing intention → going to
  9. They have decided to go home by bus, which (stop)   in front of the garage every hour.action is determined by a bus plan → simple present