Question

Future forms

Complete the sentences with Future Simple.

I hope he will tell me everything.

1 I’m sure he ……………… (come) at 5 o’clock.
2 I think she ………………(take)part in the competitions.
3 I hope they ……………… (stay)with us.
4 I think she ……………… (invite) us.
5 Probably the Browns ……………… (have) a party next week.
6 I’m sure Mr Jackson ………………(help) us.
7 I think she ………………(get) a good mark.

2 Complete the text with will or won´t and the verb in brackets.

What ................. schools ................/be/ like in the future? Thomas, who is 14 years old and lives in London, thinks they ..................probably.............../be/ very different from schools today. ´Children ........................./go/ to school only one day a week, on Mondays. They ......................../work/ with PCs at school but they ...................../have/ any homework. The teachers ..................../be/ robots. I think the schools ................../be/ better places than now but the food ................../be/ very good. ´

3 Circle the correct answer. Will or to be going to?

1 Look at those black clouds. It ´ll /´s going to rain.
2 The plane´s moving. It ´ll / ´s going to take off very soon.
3 Have you seen Jane? She ´ll / ´s going to have a baby.
4 Do you think we ´ll / ´re going to have a woman president one day?

4. Complete the sentences using to be going to.

1 I ………………… (see) him later today.
2 They …………………( launch) it next month.
3 We…………………( have) lunch first.
4 She…………………( see) what she can do.
5 I…………………( talk) for very long.
6 When I retire I ………………… (go) back to Barbados to live.
7 In ten years, I …………………( be) boss of my own successful company.
8 Look out! That cup …………………(fall off).
9 Look at those black clouds. It ………………… (rain) soon.

Answer 1

№1

1 I’m sure he will come at 5 o’clock.

2 I think she will take part in the competitions.

3 I hope they will stay with us.

4 I think she will invite us.

5 Probably the Browns will have a party next week.

6 I’m sure Mr Jackson will help us.

7 I think she will get a good mark.

№2

What will schools be like in the future? Thomas, who is 14 years old and lives in London, thinks they will probably be very different from schools today. Children will go to school only one day a week, on Mondays. They will work with PCs at school but they won't have any homework. The teachers will be robots. I think the schools will be better places than now but the food won't be very good.

№3

1 Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain.  

2 The plane´s moving. It'll take off very soon.  

3 Have you seen Jane? She's going to have a baby.

4 Do you think we'll have a woman president one day?

№4

1 I'm going to see him later today.

2 They're going to launch it next month.

3 We're going to have lunch first.

4 She is going to see what she can do.

5 I'm going to talk for very long.

6 When I retire I'm going to go back to Barbados to live.

7 In ten years, I'm going to be boss of my own successful company.

8 Look out! That cup is going to fall off.

9 Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain soon.