Master English Future Tenses with Practice Exercises

Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Answer

Choose the correct answer for each sentence. Only one answer is correct.

1. The train arrives (to arrive) at 12:30. (c)
2. We are having (to have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday. (d)
3. It is going to snow (to snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening. (a)
4. Paul is flying (to fly) to London on Monday morning. (a)
5. Wait! I will drive (to drive) you to the station. (c)
6. The English lesson starts (to start) at 8:45. (c)
7. I am going to see (to see) my mother in April. (c)
8. Look at the clouds – it is going to rain (to rain) in a few minutes. (a)
9. When they get married in March, they will have been (to be) together for six years. (a)
10. Do you think the teacher will have marked (to mark) our homework by Monday morning? (a)
11. This time next week I will be skiing (to ski) in Switzerland! (b)

Exercise 4: Correct the Mistakes

Correct the mistakes in these sentences. However, one of the sentences is correct. Pay attention to the words in bold.

1. We are leaving at 9 a.m. tomorrow, because the train is leaving at 9:45 a.m.
2. At this time next year, we will be living in our new house.
3. They are getting married in June. (Correct)
4. Look at Jason! He is going to sneeze!
5. The baby should be due soon; next week she will have been pregnant for nine months.

Exercise 5: Future Perfect vs. Future Continuous

Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of the future perfect simple or future continuous.

1. Will you have retired (you/retire) by the time you're 60?
2. Next year, I will be studying (study) Maths at university.
3. Hurry up! The film will be starting (start) soon.
4. There won't be anyone in the office. Everyone will have gone (go) home.
5. Julie won't be working (not work) this time next week. She'll be on holiday!
6. I'm only halfway through my homework. I won't have finished (not finish) it before the teacher arrives.
7. Do you think that Aaron will have fixed (fix) the car by tomorrow?
8. Don't phone me before 8 o'clock; we will be having (have) dinner.
9. At midnight on Monday, I will be dancing (dance) at the party.
10. By tomorrow, at this same time, Sandra will be going (go) to her English class.
11. When I turn 30, I will have had (have) six children.
12. At 6 p.m., Sarah will be doing (do) her yoga class.