Azar Chapter 3: Future Tense

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Azar Chapter 3 Future Tense

Circle the correct time word.
1)

Mike is going to clean his apartment.

yesterday

2)

Jack cut his finger.

3)

The Jones family is going to Hawaii.

4)

Complete the sentences with will and the words in parentheses.

yesterday

tomorrow

tomorrow

yesterday

tomorrow

A: What's the weather forecast for the rest of the week?

B: Tomorrow it (rain) _____________________ all day, but after that it
(be) _____________________ dry. We (have, probably) _________________________ sun for
several days. I believe it (rain, not) _____________________ again until next week.
A: Great. Let's go to the beach.

5)

Complete the sentences with be going to and the words in parentheses.

A: What (you, do) _____________________ with those beautiful flowers in your garden?
B: I (take) _________________________________ some of them to work and (put)
_____________________ them on my desk. I (give, probably)
_____________________________ the rest to my co-workers and neighbours.
A: I'm sure they (appreciate) ___________________________ that.
Complete the sentences with will or be going to and the verbs in parentheses. If there is a
prior plan, use be going to.
6)

A: Do you want to wash the dishes or dry?

B: I (dry) ________________.

7)

A: Why are you wearing a bathing suit?

B: I (go) ________________ swimming.
A: No! It's too cold out.
B: Don't worry. I (swim) ________________ indoors, not outdoors!

8)

A: Mmmm. Those cookies sure smell good.

B: Don't touch! We (sell) ________________ them. There's a bake sale at school tomorrow.

9)

A: That was a delicious dinner.

B: How about some dessert?

A: Sure. But sit down. I (get) ________________ it.
Complete the sentences with an if-clause. Use a comma if necessary.
Example:

Maybe I'll get an "A" on my biology exam.

If I get an "A" on my biology exam, I'm going to celebrate.

10)

Maybe my friends will give me a surprise birthday party.

_______________________________________________ I will act surprised.

11)

Maybe the snow will melt.

We won't go skiing __________________________________________________.

12)

Maybe Fred will cook dinner.

Jane will wash the dishes _______________________________________________.

Decide which phrase is part of the adverb (time) clause. Then complete the sentences, using
the given words and will.
Example:

buy a new car / earn enough money

As soon as Matt earns enough money , he

will buy a new car .

13)

pick up their airplane tickets / fly to Thailand

Before the Smiths _______________________ , they ___________________________.

14)

get dressed / go to work

As soon as Sonya __________________________ , she ________________________.

15)

feel better / stay home

Chris ___________________________ until he ______________________________.

16)

wash her hands / make lunch

Before Ellen __________________________ , ________________________________.

Decide if the speaker is 100% sure, 90% sure, or 50% sure. Circle the correct answer.
17)

The new hotel is not going to open next month.

100%

90%

50%

18)

Some people will probably be upset.

100%

90%

50%

19)

The hotel may give them discounts for future stays.

100%

90%

50%

20)

She won't be surprised.

100%

90%

50%

21)

She'll probably be a little upset.

100%

90%

50%

Rewrite the following sentences correctly. (They are all incorrect.)

22)

You're getting a ticket if you continue to drive so fast.

23)

Dinner is almost ready. The oven timer about go off.

24)

Fortunately our teacher not gonna give us a quiz tomorrow.

25)

Next Saturday, Boris will stay home and cleaning out his garage.

26)

Our electric bill is going maybe to increase next month.

27)

Masako buy a new truck next week. She will plan to drive it to work.

28)

If I will have time, I will help you.

29)

You're paying a large fine if you return this video late.

This section is a review of Chapters 1 to 3.

Correct the errors. Cross out errors and write corrections above the line.
30)

Next week, I plan take a vacation in the mountains. I am hiking and and going to climb for
several days. At night, when I will get tired, I will find a place to set up my tent. I will
building a campfire and cooking my food. Then I am looking at the stars through my small
telescope. I will probably tired, so I go to bed early. I will sleeping very hard because my
muscles are going be very tired. When I will wake up in the morning, I will going to feel
much better.

Imagine that you have special powers, like a fortune teller, and can see into the future. Make three
predictions about the future of Facebook. What will it be like in 10 or 20 or 30 years? Make your
predictions.
32)
Write thoughtful, grammatically correct sentences. Consider using a who, what, where, when, why, and
how.
31)

1.

Facebook will

2.

Facebook will

3.

Facebook will

Answers:
1) tomorrow
2) yesterday
3) tomorrow
4) will rain, will be, will probably have,
won't rain
5) A: are you going to do
B: am going to take, put, am probably going
to give
A: are going to appreciate
6)

will dry

7)

A: am going to go
B: am going to swim
8)

are going to sell

9)

will get it

10)

Correct

11)

The business office will close for one

week next month.

18)

Tomorrow when Pierre gets to work, he will

/ is going to interview several candidates

19)

You will / are going to pay a large fine

20)

Correct

21)

A: is chasing
A: sit, will sting
B: flew

22)

A: were you, waited

B: was, needed
A: Are you going to work / Will you work /
Are you working
B: intend, need, will call

23)

A: are your neighbors going to return / will

your neighbors return / are your neighbors
returning
B: are staying, leave, plan, are going to visit
/ will visit
24)

Next week, I plan to take a vacation in

the mountains. I am going to hike and
climb for several days. At night, when I
get tired, I will find a place to set up my
tent. I will build a campfire and cook my
food. Then I will look / am going to look
at the stars through my small telescope. I
will probably be tired, so I will go / am
going to go to bed early. I will sleep very
hard because my muscles are going to be
very tired. When I wake up in the
morning, I will feel / am going to feel
much better.

12)

Dinner is almost ready. The oven timer

is about to go off.

13)

Fortunately our teacher is not going to

give us a quiz tomorrow.

14)

Next Saturday, Boris will stay home and

clean out his garage.

15)

Are you going to play tennis during

lunch today?

16)

Our electric bill may increase next

month. / Maybe our electric bill is going Integrate these answers!!
to increase next month.

17)

Masako is buying / is going to buy / will

buy a new truck next week. She plans to 2) if Luis isn't available
drive it to work.

1) If my friends give me a surprise birthday party,

3) if the snow melts

4) if Fred cooks dinner
5) fly to Thailand, will pick up their airplane tickets

6) gets dressed, will go to work

17) will

7) will stay home, feels better

18) After I feed the children, I will start dinner for the rest
of us.

8) makes lunch, she will wash her hands

19) If I have time, I will help you.
9) 100%
20) You will get / You're going to get a ticket
10) 90%
11) 50%
12) 100%
13) 90%
14) will
15) is going to

21) Tina will wash / is going to wash / is washing the

windows this afternoon.
22)
Next week, I plan to take a vacation in the
mountains. I am going to hike and climb for several days.
At night, when I get tired, I will find a place to set up my
tent. I will build a campfire and cook my food. Then I will
look / am going to look at the stars through my small
telescope. I will probably be tired, so I will go / am going
to go to bed early. I will sleep very hard because my
muscles are going to be very tired. When I wake up in the
morning, I will feel / am going to feel much better.

16) are going to