Future Perfect Tense

1. Put the verbs into the correct form using Future Perfect (I will have done).

1. By 9 o’clock we ….. (to cook) dinner.

1. They ….. (to eat) by then.
2. In a week he ….. (to cross) the Atlantic by boat.
3. She ….. (to go) home when you come.
4. Jane ….. (not / to finish) her work by the end of this year.
5. Fred ….. (not / to return) from his holiday by Monday.
6. The sun ….. (not / to rise) by 4 o’clock.
7. ….. (you / to finish) the washing up by six o’clock?
8. Our boss ….. (not / to leave) the office until you make a right decision.
9. ….. (she / to buy) the new car by their wedding anniversary?

1. Make the Future Perfect Tense.

1. I ….. (to leave) by six.
2. ….. (you / to finish) the report by the deadline?
3. When ….. (we / to do) everything?
4. She ….. (to finish) her exams by then, so we can go out for dinner.
5. You ….. (to read) the book before the next class.
6. She ….. (not / to finish) work by seven.
7. When ….. (you / to complete) the work?
8. They ….. (to arrive) by dinner time.
9. We ….. (to be) in London for three years by the next week.
10. ….. (she / to get) home by lunch time?
11. ….. (you / to do) everything by seven?
12. We ….. (not / to eat) before we come, so we’ll be hungry.
13. ….. (he / to finish) his exams when we go on holiday?
14. ….. (we / to arrive) by the time it gets dark?
15. How long ….. (you / to know) your boyfriend when you get married?
16. He ….. (not / to complete) the project by July.
17. I ….. (not / to finish) the essay by the weekend.
18. Why ….. (she / to finish) the cleaning by six?
19. How long ….. (you / to be) in this company when you retire?
20. They ….. (not / to return) by six.

3. Using the words in brackets, complete the text below with the Future Simple (I will do) / Future Perfect (I will have done)

1.

Margaret: Do you think everything will be finished when I get back from the store?

Jerry: Don’t worry. By the time you get back, I ….. (to pick) up the living room and ….. (to finish) washing the dishes. Everything will be perfect when your parents arrive.

Margaret: I hope so. They ….. (to arrive) around 6 o’clock.

Jerry: Everything ….. (to be) spotless by the time they get here.

2.

Nick: I just have two more courses before I graduate from university. By this time next year, I ….. (to graduate), and I will already be looking for a job.

Stacey: Does that scare you? Are you worried about the future?

Nick: Not really. I ….. (to go) to a career counselor and get some advice on how to find a good job.

Stacey: That’s a good idea.

Nick: I am also going to do an internship so that when I leave school, I ….. (to complete) not only over 13 business courses, but I ….. (to work) also in the real world.

3.

Stan: Did you hear that Christine ….. (to take) a vacation in South America this winter?

Fred: I can’t believe how often she goes abroad. Where exactly does she want to go?

Stan: She ….. (to visit) Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.

Fred: At this rate, she ….. (to visit) every country in the world by the time she’s 50.

4.

Judy: How long have you been in Miami?

Elaine: I have only been here for a couple of weeks.

Judy: How long do you plan on staying?

Elaine: I love Miami, so I ….. (to stay) here for an extended period of time. When I go back home, I ….. (to be) here for more than three months.

Judy: Wow, that’s quite a vacation!

5.

Jane: I can’t believe how late we are! By the time we get to the dinner, everyone ….. (to finish) already eating.

Jack: It’s your own fault. You took way too long in the bathroom.

Jane: I couldn’t get my hair to look right.

Jack: Who cares? By the time we get there, everyone ….. (to leave) . Nobody ….. (to see) even your hair.

4. First, read Jack’s itinerary for tomorrow. Then, for each sentence, choose either Future Continuous (I will be doing) or Future Perfect (I will have done) to complete it.

Model: At 8 a.m., he will be leaving home. (to leave)

5*. Put in the Future Simple (I will do) / Future Continuous (I will be doing) / Future Perfect (I will have done).

Flying Junk

By the middle of the 21^st century we (to build) will have built space stations which (to circle) ………. the earth and probably (to circle) ………. the moon, too. We (to establish) ………..bases on planets like Mars. At present, we use radar to ‘watch’ nearly 8,000 objects in space. In addition, there are at least 30,000 bits of rubbish from the size of marbles to the size of basket balls flying round the earth. These (to increase) ……….in number by the year 2050 and (to orbit) ……….the earth. All these bits and pieces are watched by NORAD (North American Radar Defense Command). NORAD (to have) ……….more and more rubbish to watch as the years go by. Some bits fall back to earth, like the Russian satellite C954, which crashed in the Northern Territories of Canada in 1978. Crashing junk could give us a bad headache. Most of the staff (to stay) ……….up there we hope! The sad fact is that we who are alive today (not / to clear up) ……….our own junk tomorrow. Perhaps we just (to watch) ……….from some other safe place as it goes round and round the earth!

Revision Test on Future Perfect

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 1426