Exercises
1. Rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
1) We went to the theatre yesterday; today I would rather go to the cinema.
2) I'd prefer you to take a taxi.
3) The film is quite violent. I'd rather our children didn't watch it.
4) I'd prefer us to have fruit juice.
5) They'd rather have lunch inside, but I'd prefer to eat outside in the garden.
2. Choose the correct answers.
1) Would you prefer / rather I did it earlier?
2) I would rather / prefer to talk to you in private.
3) They would prefer us / we to be creative.
4) He'd rather / prefer become a pianist.
5) I'd prefer not to / to not go to that trip.
6) She'd rather he doesn't / didn't buy a new car.
7) Where would you prefer go / to go tonight?
8) I would rather we spend / spent more time together.
3. Will / going to / -ing
1) According to this time table a train______________at 3 o'clock.
a) will leave b) is leaving c) is going to leave
2) We're sort of tired. We____________ another house on the beach next year.
a) won't rent b) are not renting c) are not going to rent
3) You_____________the ideal woman, the fortune said.
a) won't find b) aren't going to find c) are finding
4) ______________anything tomorrow evening ? No, nothing special.
a) are you going to do b) are you doing c) will you do
4. Choose the correct or most appropriate future forms to complete the
sentences below.
1) We ________(leave) at 9 tomorrow, because the train ________(leave)
at 9.45.
2) Somebody is at the door. I __________ (check) who it is.
3) I ____________(never trust) you again.
4) Try to be quiet when you arrive; the baby __________ (sleep).
5) What _________(do) next weekend?
6) Please, promise you ___________ (say) anything about the accident.
7) When they arrive next week, they will have been travelling for 3 entire
months and they ___________ (visit) 8 different countries.
8) _____________ (finish) that chocolate cake?
9) I'm sure before we get old, scientists ___________ (find) the cure for cancer.
5. Complete the sentences with the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect
of the verbs in brackets.
1) ____________ (you / retire) by the time you're 60?
2) Next year, I _____________ (study) maths at university.
3) Julie ____________ (not work) this time next week. She'll be on holiday!
4) Do you think that John ____________ (fix) the car by tomorrow?
5) Don't phone me before 8 o'clock, we _______________ (have) dinner.
6) I'm only halfway through my homework. I _____________ (not finish) it
before the teacher arrives.
6. Determine if the sentences are correct or not, if not, rewrite them.
1) People are going to live in tall buildings in 2070.
2) My math classes will start at 1 pm.
3) I am going to cook chicken for dinner tonight.
4) Look! She will fall over!
5) I'm going to the hairdresser's tomorrow.
7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. In each pair of the
sentences use the Future Simple and Future Continuous Tense.
Example: (play)
This time tomorrow I will be playing football.
I suppose that tomorrow I will play football.
1) (watch)
Paul __________ baseball this time tomorrow.
Paul __________ baseball, I suppose.
2) (do)
They __________ some research during their stay in London.
They __________ some research if they find a sponsor.
3) (drive)
Is he late? I ___________ him to school.
I'll talk to him. I ___________ him to school.
4) (go)
I can take you to the airport. I ___________ that way.
If you think it is shorter, I ___________ that way.
5) (cut)
I must go to the forest. I ___________ the tree.
I'll be in the forest at 3 o'clock. I ___________ the tree.
