ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 4 / PAGE 167 Future Perfect Continuous ( TENSES MIXED)
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1. By next December my parents ……………………………………………. ( LIVE) in this house for 20 years.
2. Mrs. Jenny…………………………………………(TEACH) at our school for more than 35 years by the time she retires.
3. Anna…………………………………………(NOT / RELAX) for long on her deck chair before her children arrive and ask to play with them.
4. Jenny is a nurse. She………………………………………..(WORK) full time with terminally ill patients for 3 years before she retires.
5. How long………………….. you ……………………………. (FLY) when you get to New York?
6. They………………………………….(EAT) pizza for two hours by the time their friends arrive.
7. Tonight he is going to be exhausted because he……………………………………….(RUN) too hard.
8. Mum……………………………………..(DRIVE) 11 hours on her own, by the time she arrives in Brussels.
9. On Sunday he……………………………………(WAIT) for 3 weeks.
10. They’ll be tired when they get here. They………………………………………(JOG) all day.
11. Next month Bob………………………………………….(TRY) to find a job for five months.
12. Bob will also be tired when he comes home, because he…………………………………….(CARRY) heavy boxes for over 10 hours.
13. We ………………………………………(BREED) horses for 10 years tomorrow.
14. By 10 o’clock my mother……………………………………….(CLEAN) the house for 4 hours.
15. How long ………………………… you ……………………………….(WORK) in this company when you retire?
16. …………………….l you………………………………… (DO) your homework when I arrive?
17. By 8 o’clock father ……………………………………(MILK) his cows for two hours.
18. They…………………………………(WALK) their dog for two hours, by the time we arrive.
19. You……………………………..(WATCH) g TV for over an hour this evening. That’s far too much!
20. By eight o’clock, he……………………………..(SLEEP) for 10 hours.
21. By 2020, we………………………………….(LIVE) in Australia for 15 years.
22. When you arrive, I………………………………….(DO) these silly exercises for ages.
Future Perfect: I will have finished my lunch by 3pm.
Future Continuous: I will still be eating my lunch at 2:30pm.
Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been eating my lunch for half an hour at 2:45pm.
- On our holiday we…………………………………………………….. (sunbathe) on the beach everyday.
- Don’t worry, I …………………………………………………….. (finish) my homework by tonight.
- Lionel and Pippa …………………………………………………….. (date) for one year next week.
- By the end of the show we …………………………………………………….. (find) our winner!
- I don’t have time to go out this weekend, I …………………………………………………….. (write) reports.
- I’m so excited, we …………………………………………………….. (get) our new dog next week.
- My colleague …………………………………………………….. (work) at our company for 15 years next summer.
- Hopefully you …………………………………………………….. (see) a doctor by tomorrow.
- They …………………………………………………….. (play) for ages by the time this match is over.
- They…………………………………………………….. (visited) many countries by the end of their trip.
- I …………………………………………………….. (go) shopping later if you need something.
- My brother and I …………………………………………………….. (make) breakfast for Mother’s Day.
- On our holiday we will be sunbathing (sunbathe) on the beach everyday.
- Don’t worry, I will have finished (finish) my homework by tonight.
- Lionel and Pippa will have been dating (date) for one year next week.
- By the end of the show we will have found (find) our winner!
- I don’t have time to go out this weekend, I will be writing (write) reports.
- I’m so excited, we will be getting (get) our new dog next week.
- My colleague will have been working (work) at our company for 15 years next summer.
- Hopefully you will have seen a doctor by tomorrow.
- They will have been playing (play) for ages by the time this match is over.
- They will have visited (visited) many countries by the end of their trip.
- I will be going (go) shopping later if you need something.
- My brother and I will be making (make) breakfast for Mother’s Day.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use the appropriate present, past or future tense.
- Kate’s not here. She ___________ (study) for her Science exam.
- I ___________ (watch) the news on TV when the lights (go off).
- The suitcase looks heavy. I ___________ (help) you with it.
- When we ___________ (be) younger, we often ___________ (play) hide and seek.
- In the future all the cars ___________ (be) electric.
- We ___________ (know) each other since we ___________ (go) to high school.
- Jill ___________ (live) in London, but this month she ___________ (stay) with her friend in Brighton.
- Next year they ___________ (live) in New York for twenty years.
- After Helen ___________ (wash up) the dishes, she ___________ ( go) on the Internet.
- My grandparents ___________ (be) married for fifty years.
- Tom is a busy person. He ___________ (work) on a very important project recently.
- I have holes in my socks. I ___________ (buy) a few pairs.
- My mother __________ (go) shopping. She ___________ (be ) back in an hour.
- Dave ___________ (vacuum) the house before his mum ___________ (come) back from work.
- We ___________ (never/ride) on a rollercoaster.
- How often ___________ (they/have) dancing classes?
- The babysitter ___________ (not/go) until the parents ___________ (return) home.
- I __________ (write) my English essay this time tomorrow.
- People ___________ (use) light bulbs since the 19th
- Jess is very tidy. She ___________ (make) her bed every day and she ___________ (clean) her room regularly.
- I ___________ (not/come) late, I promise.
- We ___________ (rollerblade) when we ___________ (see) the accident.
- First Mark ___________ (brush) his teeth and then he ___________ (have ) a morning shower.
- Tomorrow they ___________ (meet) us at the museum.
- ___________ (you/help) me with my Maths homework? My mum often ___________ (help) me but she ___________ (be) back by ten.
- The fastest students ___________ (do) ten out of fifteen exercises so far.
- We ___________ (wash) the car carefully before ___________ (leave) for holidays.
- Davis ___________ (repair) the wall clock while his sons ___________ (prepare) supper.
- What time ___________ (the train/arrive) in Manchester?
- I hope ___________ (there/be) less pollution in the near future.
- My mother ___________ (work) as a pharmacist for thirty-five years before she ____________ (retire) two years ago.
- We ___________ (go) to Paris next weekend, so this time next Saturday we ___________ (take) a lift to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
- What __________ (your sister/usually/do) when she has a free afternoon?
- Henry ___________ (read) a book for an hour when his father ___________ (come back) home.
- You ___________ (always/play) video games. You should be more active! Do some sport!
- Next year I ___________ (learn) Spanish. I ___________ (just/enrol) for a summer course in Madrid.
- is studying 19. have been using
- was watching, went off 20. makes, cleans
- will help 21. won’t come
- were, played 22. were rollerblading, saw
- will be 23. brushed, had
- have known, went 24. are meeting
- lives, is staying 25. Will you help, helps, won’t be
- will have lived 26. have done
- had washed up, went 27. had washed, left
- have been 28. was repairing, were preparing
- has been working 29. does the train arrive
- am going to buy 30. there will be
- has gone, will be 31. had been working, retired
- had vacuumed, came 32. are going, will be taking
- have never ridden 33. does your sister usually do
- do they have 34. had been reading, came back
- won’t go, return 35. are always playing
- will be writing 36. am going to learn, have just enrolled