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An English worksheet that will help English learners, including Past Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Modal, Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns...
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WORKSHEET 11
SUBJECT : Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
A) Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1.
I’m tired, because I ……
have been working
………. (work) very hard.
2.
He ………………………………………… (write) letters all morning.
3.
Catherina is getting fatter because she …………………………………… (eat) too much.
4.
My mother ………………………………………….. (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
5.
Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery course since March.
6.
How long …………… you ………………………………………….. (learn) English?
7.
Where are my eye-glasses? I …………………………………………….. (look) for them
for an hour.
8.
Charles ………………………………………………. (escape) from the police for years.
9.
How long …………… you ………………………………………… (use) a computer?
10.
Elizabeth ………………………………………….. (live) with Mike for three years.
11.
She ………………………………………………. (earn) quite a lot of money for the last
two years.
12.
It …………………………………………………. (rain) fro six hours.
B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1.
I’ve
bought / have been buying
a new pair of shoes.
2.
Have you finished / Have you been finishing
reading that book yet?
3.
They’ve eaten / have been eating
fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school.
4.
I’ve been reading / have read
this book now, so you can have it back.
5.
I’ve been writing / have written
eight pages already.
6.
Your exam paper is completely blank! What
have you been doing / have you done?
7.
Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister
has been eating / has eaten
everything I left in
the kitchen.
8.
Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They
have drunk / have been drinking
all the wine.
9.
No wonder your eyes hurt. You’
ve been playing / have played
computer games ever since
you had your breakfast.
10.
I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing
you for ages.
11.
God! Hakan
has scored / has been scoring.
12.
They
have danced / have been dancing
for an hour.
13.
I
have been waiting / have waited
for you for ages.
14.
I
’ve finished / ‘ve been finishing
my work.
15.
I
’ve been writing / have written
this letter for an hour.
16.
He
has visited / has been visiting
ten museums this week.
17.
I’m very tired. Because I
have travelled / have been travelling
around Istanbul all day.
18.
She
has found / has been finding
a good job.
19.
I’m hot because I
have been running / have run.
20.
I
have written / have been writing
letters for weeks.
WORKSHEET 12
SUBJECT : Simple Past vs Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
A) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1.
What ………………………………………… (you / learn) since you …………………….
(come) here? How many friends ………………………………………. (you / make)? I
hope you ……………………………………... (already / meet) a lot of interesting people.
2.
Last night my roommate and I ……………………….. (have) some free time, so we
………………………….. (go) to a show.
3.
I ………………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but I ………………………………
(not / have) lunch yesterday.
4.
Who …………………………………. (write) the play “
Hamlet
”?
5.
How many games …………………………………… (the team / win) so far this season?
6.
I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ………………………………………. (never / meet) him.
7.
It ………………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it ……………………………
(not / rain) much so far this week.
8.
How many letters ……………………………………….. (you / write) since the beginning
of the month?
9.
When we were on vacation, the weather ……………………………… (be) terrible.
10.
In her whole lifetime, Mary …………………………………………… (never / see) snow.
11.
I don’t know where Ammy is. ………………………………………….(you / see) her?
12.
When I ……………………………. (get) home last night, I ……………………….. (be)
very tired and I …………………………… (go) straight to bed.
13.
Your car looks very clean. ……………………………………. (you / wash) it?
14.
George …………………………………….. (not / be) very well last week.
15.
Mr. Clark …………………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1.
I’m trying to study. I …………………………………………….. (try) to study for the last
hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.
2.
The children are playing basketball right now. They ………………………………………
(play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3.
The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) four times in the last
hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4.
The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why
doesn’t someone answer it?
5.
It ……………………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6.
We ………………………………………… (have) three accidents so far this week. I
wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
7.
We ……………………………………………………. (live) here since last June.
8.
My little son is dirty from head to foot because he ………………………………………
(play) in the mud.
9.
What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you ………………………………
(not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You …………………………………………….. (peel)
some onions.
10.
Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I ………………………………………………..
(not / see) you for weeks. What ……………………. you …………………………… (do)
lately?
11.
I …………………………………………………. (not / be) able to reach my boss on the
phone yet. I ………………………………………………………. (try) for the last twenty
minutes, but the line …………………………………….. busy.
12.
We …………………………………………. (have) three major snowstorms so far this
winter. I wonder how many more we will have.
13.
I ………………………………………………… (write) them three times, but I still
haven’t received a reply.
14.
A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long ……………… he ……………………. (be)
at the university?
B: He ………………………………………… (teach) here for almost 25 years.
15.
A: What are you going to order for dinner?
B: Well, I ……………………………………………… (have / have) pizza. So I think, I’ll
order that.
16.
My uncle …………………………………………………. (paint) the outside of his house
for three weeks and he’s still not finished.
17.
The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They ………………………………………. (travel)
throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another month.
C) Use THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1.
I’m tired. We ………………………………………………. (walk) for over an hour. Let’s
stop and rest for a while.
2.
The zoo isn’t far from here. I ………………………………………………… (walk) there
many times.
3.
I …………………………………………………. (write) my friends at least a dozen
letters since I left home and come home.
4.
Sally is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She ……………………………………….
(write) it since she got home from class. It’s going to be a long letter.
5.
The telephone …………………………………………….. (ring) four times in the last
hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
6.
The telephone ……………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute.
Why doesn’t someone answer it?
7.
She is 80 and she ………………………………………… (never / read) a book in her life.
8.
The secretary is very tired. She ………………………………………………… (type) all
morning.
9.
Tom is reading a book. He started two hours ago and he is on page 53. He
……………………………………….. (read) for two hours.
10.
Hello! I …………………………………………… (clean) the windows. So far I
………………………………………… (clean) five of them and there are two more to do.
11.
My grandfather ……………………… (died) 30 years ago. I ……………………………..
…………………. (never / meet) him.
12.
A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he ……………………………………………… (go) out.
A: When exactly ………………………………………………… (he / go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
D) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1.
The young man ……………………………… (never / be) to Paris, but he ……………..
(read) a book about this city last year.
2.
…………………… you …………………… (decide) where to go yet?
3.
A: Have some tea, please.
B: No, thank you. I …………………………………. (just / have) two cups of tea.
4.
Susan …………………………. (do) her homework before 10 o’clock but Jane ………….
……………….. (not /write) a word until now.
5.
Her mother ………………………………… (buy) her a pair of new shoes yesterday.
6.
The Prime Minister …………………………. (leave) for the USA an hour ago.
7.
A: …………….. the plane ……………………. (land)?
B: Yes, it ………………………… (land) ten minutes ago.
8.
It ………………………………. (not / rain) for a long time.
9.
……………… you ……………… (see) my dog? It ………………………… (run away)
this morning.
10.
We …………………………. (meet) at a party a long time ago, but I ……………………..
(not / see) her since then.
11.
I ………………………… (see) an interesting book in a bookshop yesterday, but I
…………………………… (not / buy) it.
12.
My friend …………………………… (fall) from the bicycle because he ……………….…
(not / ride) one for ages.
13.
His father ………………………………… (die) in 1970, but he …………………………..
(never / visit) his father’s grave since that time.
14.
They …………………… (go) to America years ago, but none of them …………………...
(come) back since then.
15.
A: …………….. you ……………….. (speak) to an Englishman?
B: Yes, I …………………….. (have) a short conversation with one last night.
16.
A: ………………. you ever ………………….. (be) to Tatilya?
B: Yes, I ………………………. (go) there two years ago.
17.
A: ………………. you ……………….. (see) Jane recently?
B: No, I ……………………………. (see) her for a long time.
E) Rewrite the sentences using SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
1. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
It’s ages
since I saw her…
………………………………………
2.
I last met George two weeks ago.
I haven’t …………………………………………………………
3.
They have been here for three months.
They arrived ……………………………………………………..
4.
We started living in Istanbul 12 years ago.
We have ………………………………………………………….
5.
I last saw my girlfriend five days ago.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………….
6.
Is this the first time you have tasted a kivi?
………………… (not) you ………………………. one before?
7.
I last smoked a cigarette ten years ago.
I haven’t …………………………………………………………..
8.
I last drank wine two weeks ago.
It’s two weeks ……………………………………………………. wine.
9.
I have lived in Istanbul since January.
I …………………………………………………………………… (come)
10.
They moved to Ankara two years ago.
They ……………………………………………………………. two years.
11.
She hasn’t been to Rome before.
This is the first time ………………………………………………
WORKSHEET 13
SUBJECT : Past Perfect Tense
A) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1.
I ………………………. (worry) a lot about her before I ……………………….. (hear)
that she was safe.
2.
I I didn’t like the flat. It …………………….. (be) much smaller than I …………………..
(think) at first.
3.
He told us he ………………………….. (shoot) a big tiger.
4.
They ……………………….. (drink) tea after they ………………………………. (finish)
dinner.
5.
She ……………. just ……………….. (fold) the pink apron and placed it in a table
drawer when the door …………………………… (open) and Joe ………………. (enter).
6.
The police wanted to know why he …………………………….. (bring) a gun to school.
7.
After he ………………………………. (work) at the hospital for two years he …………..
(decide) to give up the job.
8.
When I …………………………. (arrive) at the party John ……………. already ………..
(go) home.
9.
We ………………………… (wait) until the match …………………………….. (finish).
10.
They …………………………… (leave) the room before the meeting ……………………
(finish).
11.
I ……………………………….. (buy) a new camera before I …………………. (go) to
London.
12.
I ……………….. just ………………… (turn off) the lights when the telephone …………
(ring).
B) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1.
…………. he …………….. (know) her for a long time before they ………………………
(get) married?
2.
He ………………………………. (drive) down the hotel where they …………………….
(spend) their honeymoon years ago.
3.
When we ………………………… (get) to the station the train …………………………...
(already / leave).
4.
He …………………………. (sit) at a table by the window where he ……………………..
(have) a meal with Jane.
5.
Why ………………. he ………………… (not / ask) her to wait and think again before
she ………………………….. (leave) Paris.
6.
He was wondering why he ………………………………… (let) her leave so easily.
7.
He knew he ………………………………… (earn) that money with a great difficulty.
8.
After they …………………………… (go), he …………………….. (sit) down and
……………………… (light) a cigarette.
9.
He ………………………….. (have to) go to work by bus because his car ……………….
(break) down.
10. He …………………………… (angry) before he ……………………… (hear) my offer.
WORKSHEET 14
SUBJECT : Past Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Continuous
A) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1.
They ……………………………. (go) home after they ………………………….. (finish)
their work.
2.
She ………………………………….. (just / go) out when I called her.
3.
My brother ………………………………. (eat) all the pie before we got back.
4.
He wondered why I …………………………………………. (not / visit) him before.
5.
She said that she ……………………………………………. (already / see) the Pyramids.
6.
The fire ………………………………………….. (spread) to the next building before the
firemen ………………………………………….. (arrive).
7.
They drank small cups of coffee, after they ………………………………………. (finish)
dinner.
8.
He told me he ……………………………………………….. (catch) a young lion.
9.
His mother …………………………………………. (worry) a lot about him before she
……………………………………… (hear) that he was asfe.
10.
He ……………………………………………….. (already / learn) English before he
…………………………………………. (leave) for England, but before he arrived in
England, he ……………………………………… (forget) some.
11.
Mary ………………………………………….. (go) swimming after she …………………
(come) home. After she ………………………………… (swim), she …………………….
(call) her friend Judy.
12.
I ……………………………………… (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I
……………………………… (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We ……………………..
(have) a very good time.
13.
After they ……………………………… (finish) their breakfast, they ……………………
(leave) for school.
14.
Linda ……………………………………. (play) tennis after she …………………………
(do) her homework.
15.
My father ……………………………. (water) the flowers after he ……………………….
(clean) the car. After he ………………………………….. (water) the flowers, he
…………………………….. (have) dinner.
B) Combine the following sentences by using AFTER / BEFORE:
1.
My mother took her umbrella. She went out.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
2.
Frank called me. I went to school.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3.
I washed the dishes. I watched TV.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
She washed her hands. She had lunch.
………………………………………………………………………………………
5.
The boys bought a ball. They played football.
………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
My mother made a cake. The guests came.
………………………………………………………………………………………
7.
He put sugar in his tea. He drank it.
………………………………………………………………………………………
8.
I got up. I had breakfast.
………………………………………………………………………………………
9.
The children ran away. They broke the window.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
10.
I fastened my seat belt. The plane took off.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
C) Complete the following sentences:
1.
After I had watched that horror film, I ……………………………………………………
2.
She finished her homework after ………………………………………………………….
3.
When I came home, my sister ……………… already ……………………………………
4.
Before he went out, ……………………………………………………………………….
5.
They had telephoned me before …………………………………………………………..
D) Read the passage and answer the questions:
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I
drove on to the next town. On the way a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for
a lift. After he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the
same language.
Except a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey.
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, “Do you
speak English?”
As I soon learned, he was English himself!
1.
When did the writer drive on to the next town?
………………………………………………………………………………..
2.
When did he say good morning to the man in French?
………………………………………………………………………………..
3.
When did the young man say, “Do you speak English?”
………………………………………………………………………………..
E) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1.
We ………………………………………………… (play) football for half an hour when
it started to rain.
2.
I …………………………………………………. (study) English for a short time when
the electricity went off.
3.
She ……………………………………………… (do) her homework before you came in.
4.
His knees and hands were very dirty. He ………………………………………….. (crawl)
in the garden.
5.
I ……………………………………………… (drive) the car for five years when I sold it.
6.
We were very tired. We ………………………………………………. (travel) for about
sixteen hours.
7.
They were out of breath. They ……………………………………………… (run) for a
long time.
8.
He ……………………………………………. (live) in London for ten years when he had
an accident.
9.
He was tired because he ……………………………………………….. (write) letters all
morning.
10.
He …………………………………………….. (repair) the radio for an hour when you
arrived.
F) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1.
I was tired because I …………………………………………. (type) for a long time.
2.
Her boss was very angry with her because she ………………………………………….
(come) to work very late.
3.
I didn’t know about the earthquake because I ……………………………………… (not /
watch) television.
4.
She was too fat because she …………………………………………….. (not / keep) her
doctor’s advice.
5.
I took my car to the garage because the brakes …………………………………………….
(not / work).
6.
She had to go to the dentist because she ………………………………………. (not / clean)
her teeth.
7.
He got bad marks because he …………………………………………… (not / study) hard.
8.
She wasn’t at home. She ……………………………………………. (go) out with her
boyfriend.
9.
I thought I …………………………………………………… (behave) like an ididot.
10.
He ……………………………………………….. (study) English) very hard for the last
few days.
WORKSHEET 15
SUBJECT : Going to
A) Complete each sentence. Use GOING TO and the verb in brackets:
1.
……………….
Are you going to buy
…………………………. (you / buy) a new bike?
2.
Tom …………………………………………………………………… (not / be) a doctor.
3.
I …………………………………………………………………... (buy) some new shoes.
4.
………………………………………………………………….. (Helen / catch) the train?
5.
Who ………………………………………………………… (carry) the shopping for me?
6.
Jim and Dinah ………………………………………………………… (not / get) married.
7.
Sam ……………………………………………………………………… (take) a holiday.
8.
What time …………………………………………………………….. (you / phone) me?
9.
Where ………………………………………………………………… (we / eat) tonight?
10.
I …………………………………………………………… (not /give) a birthday present!
B) Rewrite each sentence or question with GOING TO:
1.
Joe plans to buy a new computer next year.
…
Joe is going to buy a new computer next year.
………………………………………..
2.
We don’t plan to play tennis this weekend.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
Does Nick plan to join the sports club?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
What are your plans for next summer?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.
Look! That tree is about to fall over!
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
Do you plan to work hard this year?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7.
I don’t intend to get a new car.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
8.
The forecast for tomorrow is rain.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
9.
Do Mike and Pat plan to make sandwiches for the party?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
10.
I think it’s about to snow.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
C) What are you going to do next summer? Write sentences:
.….
Next summer I’m going to have a great holiday. I’m going to
………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………. …………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
D) Rob Brown and Molly Gould are opera singers. A reporter has interviewed them about
their summer plans. Look at the table and, in pairs, ask and answer questions using
prompts, as in the example.
Rob Brown
Molly Gould
1. give / concerts
*
*
2. go / to India
*
3. appear / in a TV show
*
4. go on / holiday in August
*
*
5. take part / in charity events
*
*
6. sing / at the Queen’s party
7. make / a record
*
8. sing / in a rock opera
*
Example: 1. Student 1: Is Rob going to give any concerts in the summer?
Student 2: Yes, he is. Is Molly going to give any concerts in the summer?
Student 1: Yes, she is.
2.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……..
3.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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….…..
4.
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………
5.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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………
6.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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………
7.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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………
8.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
………
E) Use the words / phrases from the list to complete the sentences, as in the example:
* sell her car * be late for school * make a cake
* fix * lose weight
1.
Jane’s putting an ad in the newspaper.
She
is going to sell his car.
…………………………………………………
2.
The washing machine isn’t working.
My father …………………………………………………………………….
3.
I bought some flour and some eggs.
I ………………………………………………………………………………
4.
Robert is on a diet.
He ……………………………………………………………………………
5.
Peter is still in bed.
He …………………………………………………………………………..
F) Jonathan is not satisfied with his life as it is. He has already decided to change a number
of things. Look at the prompts and say what he intends to do, as in the example:
1.
move to the city center
He is going to move to the city center
………………………………………………….
2.
sell his car
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3.
buy a bigger house
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4.
marry Susan
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.
apply for a job with a law firm
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
G) Write questions and answers as in the example:
teacher
doctor
singer
football player
Fred
*
Rod & Ben
*
Joan
*
Ted
*
You
1. Fred / singer? ……….
Is Fred going to be a singer?
……………………………………
……..
No, he isn’t. He isn’t going to be a singer.
………………………………………
……..
He is going to be a doctor.
……………………………………………………….
2. Rod and Ben / teachers? …………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Joan / doctor? ……………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Ted / singer? ………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You / teacher? …………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
H) Make sentences, as in the example:
* miss the train * make some tea * change it * crash
* shout at us * take some photos * play in the snow
* fall off * sell his house * make a cake
1.
She can’t stop the car!
She
is going to crash
…………………………………………………..
2.
They are late.
They ……………………………………………………………………
3.
The headmaster looks angry!
He ………………………………………………………………………
4.
Jim has got his camera.
He ………………………………………………………………………
5.
Mick’s putting up a “For Sale” sign.
He ………………………………………………………………………
6.
The car has got a flat tyre.
He ………………………………………………………………………
7.
Mum’s looking at a recipe.
She ……………………………………………………………………..
8.
Look! The ladder is broken.
Oh no, he ……………………………………………………………….
9.
They’re putting their hats and gloves on.
They …………………………………………………………………….
10.
Kevin’s putting the kettle on.
He ………………………………………………………………………
WORKSHEET 16
SUBJECT : Future Continous
A) Make sentences with WILL BE –ING:
1.
I’m going to watch television from 9 until 10 o’clock this evening.
So at 9.30 I ……………………………………………………………………..
2.
Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30.
So at 4 o’clock tomorrow I ……………………………………………………..
3.
Jim is going to study from 7 o’clock until 10 o’clock this evening.
So at 8.30 this evening he ………………………………………………………
4.
We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take from 9 until 11 o’clock.
So at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning ……………………………………………
5.
Tom is a football fan and there is a football match on television this evening. The match
begins at 7.30 and ends at 9.15.
So at 8.30 this evening …………………………………………………………
6.
Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. ………………………………………….. (we / finish)
dinner then.
7.
A: Can we meet tomorrow afternoon?
B: Not in the afternoon. ………………………………………………… (I / work).
8.
Do you think ………………………………………………….. (you / still / do) the same
job in ten years’ time?
9.
If you need to contact me, ………………………………………………….. (I / stay) at
the Hilton Hotel until Friday.
10.
A: ………………………………………………………. (you / see) Laura tomorrow?
B: Yes, probably. Why?
A: I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her?
B) Ask questions with WILL YOU BE –ING?
1.
You want to borrow your friend’s bicycle this evening.
(you / use / your bicycle this evening?)
………………………………………………………………………………….
2.
You want your friend to give Tom a message this afternoon.
(you / see / Tom this afternoon?)
………………………………………………………………………………….
3.
You want to use your friend’s typewriter tomorrow evening.
(you / use / your typewriter tomorrow evening?)
………………………………………………………………………………….
4.
Your friend is going shopping. You want him/her to buy some stamps for you at the
post office.
(you / pass / the post office when you’re in town?)
………………………………………………………………………………….
C) A gang of criminals have a plan to steal millions of pounds from a London bank and
leave the country. They’re talking about what they will be doing a week from now, after
the robbery.
1. We / live / in luxury ………
We’ll be living in luxury.
…………………
2. We / relax / at our villa ………………………………………………………
3. I / sit / by the pool ………………………………………………………
4. The sun / shine ……………………………………………………...
5. We / enjoy / ourselves ………………………………………………………
6. The police / look for us ………………………………………………………
7. But / we / laugh / at them ………………………………………………………
D) Make sentences with WILL BE –ING:
1.
I’m playing tennis now. (this afternoon)
………
I’ll be playing tennis this afternoon.
………………………………
2.
He is sleeping now. (at eleven o’clock)
……………………………………………………………………………….
3.
We’re working very hard. (at this time next month)
……………………………………………………………………………….
4.
They are traveling. (all night)
……………………………………………………………………………….
5.
She’s doing the washing up. (in an hour’s time)
……………………………………………………………………………….
6.
He’s still mending his car. (at dinner time)
……………………………………………………………………………….
7.
I am driving a BMW. (in two years’ time)
……………………………………………………………………………….
8.
I’m studying English. (from 8 to 10)
………………………………………………………………………………..
9.
I’m having an interview now. (at 2 o’clock this afternoon)
………………………………………………………………………………..
10.
We’re listening to pop music. (at this time tomorrow)
………………………………………………………………………………..
WORKSHEET 17
SUBJECT : Future Perfect / Future Perfect Continuous
A) What will life be like in the year 2100? Complete the sentences using WILL HAVE +
PAST PARTICIPLE form:
Example: By 2100, the world’s population…. will have increased …… (increase) to
around 30.000 million.
1.
Life ………………………………….. (become) more automated by then.
2.
Computers …………………………………… (take over) many of the jobs that people
do today.
3.
The earth’s supplies of oil, coal and gas ……………………………………… (run out).
4.
…………………………………. (scientists / find) other sources of energy?
5.
How …………………… education ………………………………….. (change)?
6.
…………………………………… (we / find) a way to feed all the people in the world?
B) Use WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE form:
1.
Tom and Ann are going to the cinema. The film begins at 7.30 and it is already 7.20. And
it will take them 20 minutes to get there.
When they get there, …………………………………………… (the film / already / start)
2. Jim always goes to bed at 11 o’clock. Tom is going to visit him at 11.30 this evening.
When Tom arrives, …………………………………………………….. (Jim / go / to bed)
3. Tom is on holiday. He has very little money and he is spending too much too quickly.
Before the end of his holiday, ……………………………….. (he / spend / all his money)
5.
Chuck came to Britain from the US nearly three years ago. Next Monday it will be
exactly three years since he arrived.
Next Monday ………………………………………… (he / be / here / exactly three years)
6.
Next year is Ted and Amy’s 25
th
wedding anniversary. They ……………………………..
(be married) for 25 years.
7.
Jane is from New Zealand. She is traveling around Europe at the moment. So far she has
traveled about 1.000 miles. By the end of the trip, ………………………………………..
(she / travel) more than 3.000 miles.
C) Use FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:
1.
By next February I ……………………………………………… (write) my third book.
2.
I hope you ……………………………………………. (not / forget) my name by
tomorrow.
3.
By next week we …………………………………………….. (redecorate) the house.
4.
Next July she …………………………………………… (be) dead for ten years.
5.
I hope I ……………………………………………… (not / make) a lot of mistakes in this
exam when I finish it.
6.
By the end of this year I ………………………………………… (drive) more than one
hundred thousand kilometers with this car.
7.
I hope it ……………………………………………. (stop) raining before the match starts.
8.
I ……………………………………………. (have) an operation when you turn back.
9.
By this time next week I …………………………………………………. (marry).
10.
If nothing is done one million species that are alive today …………………………………
(become) extinct in twenty years.
11.
The tropical rain forests ……………………………………………. (disappear) in thirty
years.
D) Fill in the blanks using FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1.
By the end of June I ……………………………………………….. (live) in this flat for
thirteen years.
2.
I ……………………………………………… (fly) to London for an hour at this time
tomorrow.
3.
At this time next week I …………………………………………………. (work) for this
company for 20 years.
4.
When the bell rings I ……………………………………………… (teach) for eight hours
today.
5.
I …………………………………………………… (wear) these glasses for five years
next week.
6.
I ………………………………………………… (drive) this car for six years tomorrow.
7.
At this time tomorrow I ……………………………………………….. (take) a test for an
hour.
8.
At this time next year I …………………………………………….. (have) a holiday in
Antalya for a week.
9.
At this time next year I …………………………………………….(live) in Istanbul for
ten years.
10.
By the time we get home they ……………………………………………….. (play)
football for half an hour.
11.
She …………………………………………. (dance) for an hour at nine o’clock.
12.
I ………………………………………….. (learn) English for ten years by the end of this
year.
WORKSHEET 18
SUBJECT : Future in the Past
A) Join each idea in A with an idea from B. Make sentences using WAS / WERE GOING
TO and the verbs in brackets.
A B
1. I (take) a taxi home last night, a) but it rained all afternoon, so we
stayed at home.
2. We (write) to them when we were b) but my boss offered me more money,
on holiday, so I decided to stay.
3. She (drive) to Scotland last weekend, c) but I didn’t have enough money, so I
had to walk.
4. We (play) tennis yesterday afternoon, d) but she had seen it before, so she went
to bed early.
5. She (watch) the film on TV last night, e) but her car broke down, so she went
by train.
6. I (change) my job last year. f) but we changed our minds and phoned
them instead.
1.
..I was going to take a taxi home last night, but I didn’t have enough money, so I had to
walk…
2.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
6.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
B) Complete the sentences. Use WAS / WERE GOING TO and these verbs: drive / get / go
pick / see:
1.
The train left just as Harold …………………………………………….. on it.
2.
The shop closed as I ………………………………………………… in it.
3.
The phone stopped ringing just as I …………………………………………… it up.
4.
We went to the cinema, where we …………………………………………….. a film
about the Mafia, but it was so popular we couldn’t get in.
5.
Bob had trouble parking. A car took the last place in the car park just when he
…………………………………….. into it.
C) Use WAS / WERE GOING TO:
1.
Did you travel by train?
No, I was going to travel by train but I changed my mind…
………………………….
2.
Did you buy that jacket you saw in the shop window?
No, I …………………………………………………………. but I changed my mind.
3.
Did Sue get married?
No, she ……………………………………………. but she ………………………….. .
4.
Did Wayne and Sharon go to Greece for their holidays?
No, ……………………………………………………………………………………….
5.
Did you play tennis yesterday?
No, ……………………………………………………………………………………….
6.
Did you invite Ann to the party?
No, ……………………………………………………………………………………….
WORKSHEET 19
SUBJECT : Future Forms
A) Fill in the blanks with the correct FUTURE forms:
(Will / Going to / Present Continuous / Simple Present)
1. A: What ………………… you …………………… (do) when you grow up?
B: I ……………………………………………… (be) an acrobat in a circus.
9.
I haven’t seen him for a long time but I think I ………………………………………
(recognize) him.
3. A: I need some tokens to telephone my friend.
B: I ……………………………………………… (give) you some.
4. I got the plane tickets. I ………………………………………. (fly) on Sunday.
5. A: Have you got any plans for the summer?
B: Yes, we ……………………………………………. (go) to Italy in June.
6. Don’t play with those matches; you ………………………………………. burn yourself.
7. A: Whose is that night dress?
B : It’s mine. I ………………………………………… (wear) it at John’s graduation
party.
8. A: Why did you call your grandma?
B: I ……………………………………………….. (visit) her at the weekend.
9. If your passport isn’t valid any more, you ………………………………………………
(not / be able to) go abroad this month.
10.A: What are you doing with that brush?
B: I ………………………………………………… (paint) my room.
11.A: Why are you wearing your anorak?
B: I ………………………………………………… (go) out.
12.I don’t know the meaning of this word so I …………………………………………
(look) it up in the dictionary.
13.Look out! You …………………………………………… (hurt) yourself with that knife.
14.A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I …………………………………………. (get) an aspirin
for you.
15.Mother: Your face is dirty.
Child : All right. I …………………………………………………. (wash) it.
16.A: What time ……………………the next bus ………………………. (arrive)?
B: 13 minutes later.
17.……………………. you …………………….. (open) the door for me, please?
18.We’re early. The film ……………………………… (start) at 2:30. Why don’t we go
and have something to drink?
19.He ……………………………………… (call) the police as soon as he gets home.
20.A: What …………………….. you …………………………… (do) with that dress?
B: I …………………………………………………. (shorten) the skirt.
B) Use the correct form of the FUTURE TENSE:
1.
A: Oh! You’ve got a ticket for the party.
B: Yes. I …………………………………………….. (see) it on Friday.
2.
A: Tea or coffee?
B: I ……………………………….. (have) coffee, please.
3.
There isn’t any cloud in the sky. It ……………………………… (be) a lovely day.
4.
We ……………………………………. (win) the match. We’re playing really well.
5.
The festival ……………………………….. (last) for ten days.
6.
I ………………………………………. (have) a meal with a few friends. There
…………………….. (be) about ten of us.
7.
Phil ………………………………… (come) round us tomorrow. We ………….……….
(be) at the airport at 9:30.
8.
Why don’t you come with us. I’m sure you ………………………………… (enjoy) the
show.
9.
That ………………………………………….. (not / cost) more than $50.
10.
The museum …………………………….. (open) at 9:00 everyday but tomorrow it
…………………………….. (not / be) opened at 9:00.
11.
I ……………………………………. (pay) it back to you as soon as I get my salary.
12.
The manager said,”We …………………………………….. (have) the meeting on
Thursday.”
C) Look at Tom and Sally’s diary below. Then, use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS form to
say what their arrangements are for this week, as in the example:
Monday - go to the cinema
Tuesday - visit Sally’s parents
Wednesday - take the car to a mechanic
Thursday - buy a computer
Friday - clean the house
Saturday - have a dinner party
Sunday - go on a picnic
1.
They’re going to the cinema on Monday
…………………………………………
2.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
4.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
6.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
7.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
D) Fill in WILL or BE GOING TO:
1.
A: Why do you need so much sugar?
B: I ……………………………………… make a cake.
2.
A: Oh no! I’ve left my purse at home and I haven’t got any money on me!
B: Don’y worry. I …………………………………………. lend you some.
3.
A: I don’t know how to use this mixer.
B: That’s OK. I ………………………………….. show you.
4.
A: Why are all these people gathered here?
B: The Prime Minister ……………………………… open the new hospital ward.
5.
A: Did you remember to buy the magazine I asked for?
B: Sorry, I didn’t. I …………………………………. buy it when I go out again.
6.
A: What’s that on your curtains?
B: It’s a stain. I ………………………………….. take them to the dry cleaner’s
tomorrow.
7.
A: These bags are very heavy. I can’t lift them.
B: I ………………………………… carry them for you.
8.
A: I hear you’re going to Leeds University in September.
