SELF-STUDY MATERIALS FOR UNIT V

The Future Simple Tense

Positive and negative

I/we/you/they he/she/it

will (‘ll) will not (won’t)

be win eat come

 

Question

will

I/we/you/they he/she/it

be? win? eat? come?

 

Essential Grammar In Use. Raymond Murphy

Exercise 1. Compose questions. All the sentences are future with going to.

1. (you/go/out/tonight?) …………………………………………………….

2. (you/work/next week?) …………………………………………………..

3. (what/you/do/tomorrow evening?) ………………………………………

4. (when/Liz/go/on holiday?) ……………………………………………….

 

Exercise 2. What are you going to do today or tomorrow? Compose six sentences.

1. I ……………………………………………………………
2. ……………………………………………………………....
3. ………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………
6. ………………………………………………………………

 

Exercise 3. Put in will (‘ll) or won’t.

1. Don’t drink coffee before you go to bed. You ……………….. sleep.

2. “Are you ready yet?” “Not yet. I ………… be ready in five minutes.”

3. I’m going away for a few days. I’m leaving tonight, so I ……… be at home tomorrow.

4. It …………… rain, so you don’t need to take an umbrella.

5. “I don’t feel very well this evening.” “Well, go to bed early and you ……. feel better in the morning.”

6. It’s Bill’s birthday next Monday. He ………… be 25.

7. I’m sorry I was late this morning. It ……………. happen again.

 

Exercise 4. Compose sentences beginning I think … I don’t think …

(Diana won’t pass the exam) I don’t think Diana will pass the exam.

1. (Diana will pass the exam) …………………………………………….

2. (we’ll win the game) …………………………………………………...

3. (I won’t be here tomorrow) …………………………………………….

4. (Sue will like her present) ………………………………………………

5. (they won’t get married) ………………………………………………..

6. (you won’t enjoy the film) ……………………………………………...

 

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use I think I’ll … or I don’t think I’ll …+ one of these verbs: