The Future Simple Tense

 

1. What Ann and other persons will do or won’t do?

1. Ann (to send) ____will__send____ enquiries 2. Bob (to make) ______________ a contract 3. We (to discuss) _____________ the terms 4. They (to have) ____________ a meeting 5. She (to study) _____________ English 6. Mrs Blake (to go) ___________ shopping 7. I (to drive) ________________ a car 8. Bess (to clean) ______________ the flat 9. Elza (to buy) _____________ a hotel

1. Ann (to make)____ won’t make ___ supper 2. Bob (to listen) ______________ to music 3. We (to speak) _____________ on the phone 4. They (to make) __________ an appointment 5. She (to meet) _________________ friends 6. Mrs Blake (to drink) ____________ coffee 7. I (to be) ________________ tired 8. Bess (to stay) _____________ in the country 9. Elza (to buy) ____________ a tour of Egypt

 

2. Complete the situations in the negative.

1. There aren’t any interesting films on TV.	(to watch TV) I won’t watch TV.
2. It’s hot in Italy in July.	(to buy a tour of Italy for July) ______________________________________
3. This model is not in demand on the market.	(to advertise the model) ______________________________________
4. The prices of the company are very high.	(to agree to the prices) ______________________________________
5. The children are not well.	(to go for a walk) ______________________________________
6. The goods of Brown&Co don’t meet the requirements of our customers.	(to place an order with Brown&Co) ______________________________________
7. The weather is too cold for this time of the year.	(to go to the country for the weekend) ______________________________________

 

 

3. Make up questions to the following sentences.

1. She will go to the Alps. Will she go to the Alps?   2. She will go skiing. _____________________________________ 3. She will go on holiday with friends. _____________________________________ 4. Bob will stay at a hotel. _____________________________________ 5. They will eat out in a café. _____________________________________ 6. Bess will have a good time. _____________________________________ 7. It will be sunny. _____________________________________

1. He will stay in the country. Where will he stay?   2. He will buy a tour of Turkey. What ______________________________? 3. He will spend much time on the beach. What ______________________________? 4. He will go swimming. What _________________________do_____? 5. He will take diving lessons. What ______________________________? 7. He will go on excursions. Where ______________________________? 8. He will enjoy beautiful weather. What ______________________________?

 

4. Write what our life in the future (12 sentences).

1. People will live in cities.

2. Every home will have a video phone.

3. Robots will do much work in the office.

4. _____________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________

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12. _____________________________________________

 

Present Continuous to express the future action

1. Translate into Russian.

1. - Where are you going at the weekend? - To the seaside. Are you coming with us? - Yes, with pleasure.	__________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________
2. When are you meeting Mr Bell? - At 9.30. - Why so early? - Because at 11 I am having talks with the French businessmen.	__________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________

 

2. What are these people doing tonight?

1. Kate – to meet Jack. Kate is meeting Jack tonight.

2. Sam – to watch a football match on TV. ________________________________________

3. Jane – to go to the sports centre. ________________________________________

4. Tom and Sue – to have dinner at the restaurant. _____________________________________

5. Mr and Mrs smith – to stay at home. _____________________________________________

6. Susan – to drive to her country house. ____________________________________________

7. They – to have a party at John’s hours. ____________________________________________

8. Jane – to meet her parents at the airport. ___________________________________________

9. The businessmen – to go to the conference. ________________________________________

10. Susan – to go to Brighton. _____________________________________________________

 

3. Ask your friend about his plans for the nearest future.

1. to have business talks. – Are you having business talks tonight?

                                          When are you having business talks tonight?

2. to go to the cinema. – Are _________________________________?

                                      What film ____________________________?

3. to meet Mr Bell. – Are ___________________________________?

                                 When _________________________________?

4. to work at the plant. – Are ________________________________?

                                       When _______________________________?

5. to prepare a report. – Are _________________________________?

                                     What report ___________________________?

 

Present Simple to express the future action

1. Use the verb in the Present Simple Tense.

1. The party ___starts_________ (to start) at 5 p.m.

2. The plane ________________ (to arrive) at 7 a.m.

3. The conference ____________ (to open) at 5 p.m.

4. The train _______________ (to leave) at 3 p.m.

5. The talks ________________ (to begin) at 10 a.m.

6. The programme ___________ (to start) at 11 a.m.

 

Requests – Will you…

1. Ask your friend.

1. to put your luggage on the scales. – Will you put your luggage on the scales?

2. to show the latest furniture catalogues. - ________________________________

3. to pick Mr Bell up at the airport - ________________________________

4. to buy some good cartoons - ________________________________

5. to reserve 2 tickets for a plane to St. Petersburg - ________________________________

6. to translate the e-mail letter to the British company - ________________________________

7. to answer an urgent message - ________________________________

 

Shall we…

1. Use “shall we…”

1. It is a nice day. - Shall we go the country?

 

2. It’s hot in the room./to open the window

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3. The terms of the contract are attractive./to accept the terms

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4. The model is of high quality./ to place an order with the company ____________________________________________________________________________

5. The businessmen of ITT are coming to Moscow tomorrow./to meet them at the airport.

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6. It’s 1 o’clock./ to go our for lunch. _______________________________________________

7. The Crimea is a wonderful place./to spend a holiday there.

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