FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
Exercise 1 – Verbs
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I guess you (feel) thirsty after working in the sun. (will be feeling) 2. You (wait) for her when her plane arrives tonight. (will be waiting) 3. You (miss) the sunshine once you are back in England. (will be missing)
4. I (see) Jim at the conference next week. (shall be seeing)
5. When he is in Australia, he (stay) with his friends. (will be staying) 6. I (eat) with Jane this evening so I can tell her. (shall be eating) 7. Just think, next Monday you (work) in your new job. (will be working)
8. In an hour, I (sit) in front of my TV. (shall be sitting)
9. Tomorrow at this time, I (take) my English language exam. (shall be taking)
10. You (work) with Miss Cool again when you turn up for work tomorrow. (will be working)
11. At midnight we (sleep) . (shall be sleeping)
12. This time next week we (sit) at the beach. (shall be sitting) 13. At nine I (watch) the news. (shall be watching)
14. Tonight we (cram up) for our English test. (shall be cramping up) 15. They (dance) all night. (will be dancing)
16. He (play) all afternoon. (will be playing) 17. I (work) all day. (shall be working) 18. You (eat ) at six. (will be eating)
19. She (drive) to London. (will be driving) 20. They (fight) again. (will be fighting)
Exercise 2 – Negatives
a) Write the following into the negative .
1. On my holiday I (not get) up at 6 o'clock as usual. I want to relax a lot. shall not be getting
3. You think that Derek (not play) tennis at seven? Why not? will not be playing
4. Computers (not translate) all texts in a couple of years. It's impossible. will not be translating
5. Mary (not wait) n the arrivals hall this time. She is ill. will not be waiting
6. Can I take your camera? You (not use) it this morning, will you? will not be using
7. The cinema (not show) any films next week. will not be showing
8. They (not deliver) parcels even on 24 December. will not be delivering
9. He can find her easily in her red coat. - But she (not wear) the red coat. will not be wearing
10. I (not be) here this time tomorrow. I shall be travelling to Rome. shall not be
Exercise 3 – Questions
a) Jumbled sentences - make future continuous questions. Example:
you | TV | tonight | watch
Will you be watching TV tonight? 1. Jack | work | time | what | it | on
What time will Jack be working on it? 2. at | have | you | lunch break | your | still | one o'clock
Will you still be having your lunch break at one o’clock? 3. Leeds | in | live | time | in a few years' | I
Will I be living in Leeds in a few years’ time? 4. in | tide | come | at nine | the | tonight
Will the tide come in at nine tonight? 5. where | the match | sit | you | during
Where will you be sitting during the match? 6. weeks | again | in a few | he | walk
Will he be walking again in a few weeks? 7. at the party | you | wear | what
What will you be wearing at the party? 8. interview | tomorrow morning | you | who
Who will you be interviewing tomorrow? b) Change the following into questions.
1. Peggy will be coming to the party on Saturday.
Will Peggy be coming to the party on Saturday? 2. We shall be meeting him tomorrow.
Shall we be meeting him tomorrow?
3. This time next week he will be flying to South Africa.
4. At 6 o'clock on Friday they will be singing the new song.
Will they be singing the new song at 6 o’clock on Friday? 5. It will probably be raining when I reach Bangkok.
Will it be raining when I reach Bangkok? 6. Tomorrow at nine I shall be writing a test.
Shall I be writing a test tomorrow at nine? 7. Andy will be watching a video when I arrive tonight.
Will Andy be watching a video when I arrive tonight?
Exercise 4 – Question Tags
Add a question tag to the following sentences.
1. I shall be waiting for the shops to open, shan’t I? 2. They will be seeing Jane tomorrow, won’t they?
3. The universe will be expanding and has been since its beginning, won’t it? 4. My sister will be living at home for the moment, won’t she?
5. Rahul will be doing his homework, won’t he? 6. We shall be waiting for you, shan’t we? 7. The dog will be chasing the cat, won’t it?
8. John will be reading a book now, won’t he? 9. We will be having a sleep-over tonight, won’t we? 10. Jack and Peter will be working late today, won’t they?
Exercise 5 –Direct and Indirect speech
Change the following from the direct speech to the indirect speech. You will note that before each direct sentence there are “says/said”. Use both when answering the question. This means there will be two answers per question.
1. She says/said, “We shall be working day and night to succeed”
She says that they will be working day and night to succeed. She said that they would be working day and night to succeed.
2. They say/said, “The group will be trying hard to achieve success”
They say that the group will be trying to achieve success. They said that the group would be trying to achieve success.
3. She says/said, “I shall be watching my favourite movie”
She says that she will be watching her favourite movie. She said that she would be watching her favourite movie.
4. He says/said, “I shall be looking to buy your favorite gift next week”
He says that he will be looking to buy your favourite gift next week.
He said that he would be looking to buy your favourite gift the following week.
5. He says/said to me, “Students will be going to school today”
He says to me that students will be going to school today. He said to me that students would be going to school that day.
6. I say/said to him, “It will be hard changing a set rule”
I say to him that it will be hard changing a set of rules. I said to him that it would be hard changing a set of rules.
7. He says/said, “I shall be trying to achieve this goal by tomorrow”
He says that he will be trying to achieve this goal by tomorrow. He said that he would be trying to achieve that goal by the following day/the next day.
8. Maria says/said, “Lucy will be thinking to get study notes from university”
Maria says that Lucy will be thinking to get study notes from university. Maria said that Lucy would be thinking to get study notes from university.
9. Alex says/said, “They will be trying hard to solve this narration exercise the end of this day”
Alex says that they will be trying hard to solve this narration exercise the end of this day.
Alex said that they would be trying to solve that narrations exercise the end of that day.
10. I ask/asked him, “Will you be filing a complaint the day after tomorrow?”
I ask him if/whether he will be filing a complaint the day after tomorrow. I asked him if/whether he would be filing for a complaint in two days time.
