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Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms.

1 Where are you off to with that ladder? ~
I (have) a look at the roof; it's leaking and I think a tile has slipped

2 We bought our new garage in sections and we (assemble) it ourselves. ~
That sounds rather interesting. I (come) and help you if you like.

3 Why do you want all the furniture out of the room? ~
Because I (shampoo) the carpet. It's impossible to do it unless you take everything off it first.

4 Here are the matches: but what do you want them for? ~
I (make) a bonfire at the end of the garden; I want to burn that big heap of rubbish. ~
Well, be careful. If the fire gets too big it (burn) the apple trees.

5 Have you decided on your colour scheme? ~
Oh yes, and I've bought the paint. I (paint) this room blue and the sitting room green.

6 Why are you asking everyone to give you bits of material? ~ Because I (make) a patchwork quilt.

7 I wonder if Ann knows that the time of the meeting has been changed. ~

Probably not. I (look) in on my way home and tell her. I'm glad you thought of it.

8 Leave a note for them on the table and they (see) it when they come in.

9 I'm afraid I'm not quite ready. ~ Never mind. I (wait).

10 Do you have to carry so much stuff on your backs? ~
Yes, we do. We (camp) out and (cook) our own meals, so we have carry a lot.

11 I've been measuring the windows. I (put) in double glazing.

12 You (wear) that nice dress in a dinghy? ~ Of course not! I (sit) on the pier and (watch) you all sailing. I (not get) all wet and muddy and pretend that I'm enjoying it!

13 If you leave your keys with the hall porter he (take) the car round the garage.

14 Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries. Customer: All right. I (have) a pound.

15 Husband: This bread is absolutely tasteless! I wish we could have home-made bread.
Wife: All right. I (start) making it. I (get) a book about home baking today, and from now on I (bake) all our bread!

16 Mary: Ann's busy baking. Apparently she (bake) all their bread from now on. Jean: She soon (get) tired of that.

17 Why have you brought your camera? You (try) to take photographs? It's not allowed, you know. ~No, I (try) to sell the camera. ~ That's not allowed either. If a policemen sees you, he (confiscate) the camera.

18 Tom to Jack, who has just helped him to change a wheel: I (have) to leave this at the garage; I don't know how to mend a puncture in a tubeless tyre.

Jack: But it's quite easy. I (come) round this evening and show you if you like.

19 Later: Tom to wife: I (not take) the tyre to the garage. I (mend) it myself. Jack (help) me.

20 Why are you rolling up the carpets? You (paint) the ceiling? ~
No, I (take) the carpet to the cleaner's.

21 Ann: Here's the letter to the landlord. If there's anything I should add, say so and I (add) it.

Peter: It's fine, but it's illegible. He (not be able) to read it. Ann: Oh, I (type) it! {She had always intended to type it.) Peter: Good, then we (have) a copy.

22 Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this. Miss Jones.
Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I (type) it again.



23 Mrs Smith: Your cold's worse, Ann. Go back to bed and I (ring) the school and tell them you can't come.

24 Mrs Smith was just picking up the receiver when her husband came downstairs. 'Ann's not well,' she said. 1 (ring) the school and say that she can't come.'

25 Ann: Why are you taking fishing rods? You (not climb) the mountain after all?

Tom: We (climb) and fish. There's a lake on top and we (try) to get some fish out of it.

Ann: Well, if you catch any I (cook) them; but I think I (buy) some all the same.

26 Mary, meeting Jack carrying two buckets of water: Hello, Jack! Where's the fire?

Jack: I (wash) the car, if you want to know. Would you like to help me?
Mary: I'm not dressed for it but I (come) and watch.

27 Where are all those children off to with baskets? ~
They (pick) blackberries. They probably (come) back at 6.00 with their baskets crammed and then their mothers (start) making jam.

28 Ann: You (have) to go now, Tom, or you (be) late. Mary: But it's pouring. He (get) soaked if he goes out in that. Tom: You're right. You (let) me stay a little longer?

29 George and Paul find an injured man lying by the roadside.
Paul: I (stay) with him, George, if you go back and get help. George: All right. I (try) to get a lift back.

30 No, I'm not going away for the weekend. I'm staying at home. I (start) building my garage. The bricks have come at last. ~ You (do) it all by yourself? ~

No, my nephew (help) me. I suggested it to him yesterday and he was quite enthusiastic.

31 He says he's tired of writing books about horrible people who get more and more horrible on every page, and now he (write) about perfectly charming people who are happily married. ~
I wonder if anyone (buy) it. ~ Oh yes, people (buy) it. He's a famous writer.

32 I hear the farmer down the road has hired a bulldozer. ~Yes, he (dig) up all his hedges and put in fences instead.

33 The new owner (make) any changes? ~
He's made some already. You should see his new menus. He (concentrate) more on the restaurant than the shop.

34 What do you want all those corks for? ~I've bought a cask of wine and I (bottle) it myself.

35 There's someone at the door. ~I (go). But I expect it's someone for you.

36 Where are you all going? ~There's nothing to eat or drink here except one chop and a bottle of champagne, so we (buy) some fish and chips and eat them in the car. Come with us. ~ No, thanks. I think I (stay) and use up the chop and champagne.

The future continuous and will + infinitive 135


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