Put in the most suitable tense.
1. He _______(never/study) any foreign languages.
2. She_______ (phone ) just now.
3. Is this your first trip to Wales? No. I ______(be) there before.
4. I _______(live) in France in 1997.
5. Tom _______(arrive) in the morning.
6. Where_____ (be) you last night?
7. I _____(lose) my key.
8. This is the first time I_____ (have)paella.
9. We ______(dance) a lot at the party.
10. My father is a composer. He ______(write) lots of songs.
TEST № 3
Future Forms
Fill in the blanks using will or be going to. Use the verbs in
Brackets.
ACROSS THE CHANNEL
Erna Hart 1 _______(swim) across the English Channel tomorrow. She
2 _______(set out) from the French coast at 5 o'clock in the morning. Erna is only 14 years old and she hopes to set up a world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people fell that she is sure to succeed. Erna's father 3_____ (set out)with her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow 4 ______(watch) her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She 5 ______(have) something to drink but she 6_______ (not eat) any solid food. Most of Erna's school friends 7______ (wait)for her on the English coast. Among them 8_____ (be) Erna's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
Choose the correct verb form.
1. Workers______ the new roads by the end of this year.
a. will complete b. will be completed
2. Everybody_______ anxiously as the new buildings go up.
a. will have been watching b. will be watching
3. We______ never______ the heroes who gave their lives for our country.
a. will ... forget b. would ... forget
4. He said he______ to London the next day.
a. will go b. would go
5. By the end of the year I_______ five English books.
a. will have read b. will read
6. Don't ring her up at three o'clock. She _______ a letter to her mum.
a. will be writing b. will write
7. At this time tomorrow the girls_______ the X-mas tree.
a. will decorate b. will be decorating
8. I expect we______ problems with bad weather.
a. 'll have b. are going to have
9. When we get back we ____________.
a. will have travelling b. will be travelling
10. This time next week we________ down Costa del Sol.
a. are going to travel b. will be travelling
Tick the correct sentence.
1. a John will begin his new job tomorrow.
b John will be beginning his new job tomorrow.
2. a By 2001 he will work for ten hours.
b By 2001 he will have worked for ten hours.
3. a He will be staying with us as often as possible.
b He will stay with us as often as possible.
4. a From two till three he will be working in the garden.
b From two till three he'll work in the garden.
5. a He said he'll be in the south the next week.
b He said he would be in the south the next week.
6. a What is she going to do on Friday?
b What will she be doing on Friday?
7. a Computers are going to be important but they are not going to replace teachers.
b Computers will be important but they won't replace teachers.
8. a If I have time I'll go.
b If I have time I'll have gone.
9. a Where are you going to stay in Paris?
b Where will you have stayed in Paris?
10. a What time will they be returning home?
b What time will they return home?
Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. I will play volleyball unless ...
2. I hope ...
3. He will be working in his office ...
4. I'm going to stay …
5. I'll be seeing them …
6. Don't be afraid ...
7. They are a good team, I think ...
8. He'll do some shopping ...
9. I don't know ...
10. I'll have been living there...
a. ... I won insult him.
b. … when I'll come back.
c. … from ten till five.
d. … and then he'll have lunch.
e. … at home today,
f. …I have as headache.
g. … when I've finished with you.
h. … they are going to win the match.
i. … for 15 years next April.
j. … you'll phone me regularly.
Correct the errors.
1. They are going to need a medical kit.
2. They won't arrive by then.
3. At 12 o'clock tomorrow he'll work.
4. Look at the sky. It will rain.
5. You smoke a lot. You are going to have headaches.
6. When I come home my dog will sit at the door waiting for me.
7. We will finish all the work by 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
8. The temperature will be reaching 25 C.
9. She will have passed her exams successfully.
10. This time next week I will swim in the Black Sea.
TEST № 4
Modal Verbs
1. Fill in the blanks with can or be able in different tenses.
1. When Carol've passed her driving test, she_____ hire a car from Jane.
2. When the fog lifts we______ see where we are.
3. You've put too much in your suitcase you never________ carry it.
4.___________ you use the word processor?
5. He________ skate all day and dance all night.
6. We________ borrow umbrellas from the Smiths; so we didn't get wet.
7. I knew London so I_________ advise Betty what to see.
8. If you had had the right tools_________ you have repaired the fence?
9. _________I speak to Mr. White, please?
10. If I knew Greek I_______ tell you what this means.