A
Complete the conversations. Put in the correct form of each verb.
► A: Are you ready?
B: I won’t be a moment. … I'm doing ……… (I / do) my hair.
1. A: Could you tell me your address?
B: Well, ……………….. (I/live) in a friend’s house at the moment. Luckily ……………...... (I/find)a place of my own now, but I can’t move in until nextweek.
2. A: Is this your CD?
B: No, it isn’t mine. ……………….. (I/think) ………………. (it / belong) to Peter.
3. A: Can I borrow your calculator, please?
B: Well, ……………….. (I/ use) it towork out these figures at the moment. ……………….. (I/want)to finish doing them, nowthat ……………….. (I/start).
4. A: Why can’t you wash your dirty plates sometimes? ……………….. (you / leave) them in the sink most of the time.
B: OK, sorry. The last few weeks ……………….. (I/have)so little time. ……………….. (I/rush)around all the time.
B
Read the story and write the missing words.Use one word only in each space.
One day a man was (►) …… walking ………………. past a house in Bournemouth whenhe (1) ……………………. a woman’svoice shouting for help. The man (2) ……………………. someone(3) ……………………. probablytryingtomurder her. He ran to a phone box and (4) ……………………. thepolice. The police camequite quickly, but by now the shouting had (5) …………………….. However,theman (6) ……………………. quite sure that he (7) ……………………. heardcriesforhelp. When the police (8) …………………… on the door, there was noanswer.So theybroke down the door and went in.Inside the housewas a woman who had just (9) ……………………. outofthe shower. She explained to the police that she had (10) ……………………. singingalongto the Beatles song ‘Help!’.
C
Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Begin with the word in brackets.
► Our trip to Africa was in October. (We...)
….. We we ntt o Africa i n October …………………………………………………………………....
1. We’ve had ten hours of rain. (It...)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. It's the right thing to do in my opinion. (I...)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Our sofa is in a different place now. (We...)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang.(I...)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. (They...)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
D
Write the correct answer in each space.
► This isn’t my first visit to London.. I've bee n …………. here before.
a) I’m b) I’ve been c) I was
1. I’ve got my key. I found it when ……………………. for something else.
a) I looked b) I’ve looked c) I was looking
2. Sorry, I can’t stop now. ……………………. to an important meeting.
a) I go b) I’m going c) I’ve gone
3. I can’t get Tessa on the phone. ……………………. all afternoon.
a) I’m trying b) I try c) I’ve been trying
4. The bank told me last week there was no money in my account. ……………………. it all.
a) I’d spent b) I spent c) I was spending
5. There’s a new road to the motorway. …………………….. ityesterday.
a) They’d opened b) They opened c) They’ve opened
E
Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If the sentence is correct, put a tick (˅). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary word out of the sentence and write it in the space.
► Martin has changed his mind about next weekend. … ˅ ……………………...
► We were enjoyed the holiday very much. .. were..………………….
1. Nancy is practising on the piano. ………………………….
2. It was lucky that we had been decided to buy our ticketsinadvance. ………………………….
3. We were riding our bikes when suddenly I was felt a paininmy leg. ………………………….
4. We are go camping for three weeks every summer. ………………………….
5. They have planted some new trees last year. ………………………….
6. I suddenly realized I had been walking in the wrong direction. ………………………….
7. Did you know that Anna has been won a prize? ………………………….
8. No one told me that the goods had arrived the week before. ………………………….
F
Complete the news report. Put each verb into the correct form.
The actress Vanessa Kemp (►).. has disappeared ….. (disappear). Yesterday she (1) ……………………. (fail) to arrive at the Prince Charles Theatre in London’s West Endfor her leading role in the comedy ‘Don’t look now!’. Ms Kemp, who (2) …………………… (live) in Hampstead, (3) ……………………. (leave)home at four o’clock yesterdayafternoon for the theatre, a journey she (4) ……………………. (make)severaltimes theweek before. Two people who (5) ……………………. (walk) pasther home at the time(6) ……………………. (see) her leave. But no one (7) ……………………. (see) her since then. At half past seven she still (8) ……………………. (not/ arrive) at the theatre. At eight o’clock the theatre manager had to break the news to the audience, who (9) ………………………. (wait) patiently for the play to start. Since yesterday, theatre staffand friends (10) …………………….(try)to contact Ms Kemp, but they (11) …………………….. (have) no success so far. The police (12) …………………….. (take) the matter seriously, but they (13) (believe) that she is unlikely to be in any danger. Her friends all (14) …………………….. (want) to hear from her soon.
TEST № 4 Tenses - future
A
Read the telephone conversation. Then look at the answers below and write the correct answer in each space.
Amy: When (►) ….. will ……………… see you again?
Simon: I don’t know. I’m (1) …………………… to be busy this week. And I'll (2) ……………………. going to London on Saturday.
Amy: Oh. But you (3) ……………………. be here for my party, won’t you?
Simon: No, I (4) ……………………. get back until Sunday evening.
Amy: I (5) …………………… going to invite you.
Simon: Well, I’m sorry I can’t come.
Amy: What (6) ……………………. you doing in London?
Simon: Oh, I’m just going (7) …………………… see one or two people. Look, I must go. I’m cooking something that I think is (8) ……………………. to boil over.
| ► | a) am | b) do | c) going | d) will |
| 1 | a) being | b) going | c) shall | d) will |
| 2 | a) be | b) do | c) for | d) to |
| 3 | a) are | b) do | c) was | d) will |
| 4 | a) about | b) aren’t | c) be | d) don’t |
| 5 | a) be | b) have | c) was | d) will |
| 6 | a) are | b) going | c) to | d) will |
| 7 | a) be | b) for | c) is | d) to |
| 8 | a) about | b) might | c) probably | d) will |
B
Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If the sentence is correct, put a tick (˅). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary word out of the sentence and write it in the space.
► They’re probably going to knock the building down. ….. ˅ ………………………..
► We are be going to get a dog soon. …. be ……………………….
1. The bus is leaves at eight twenty. ……………………………..
2. The doors of the theatre are about to open. …………………………….
3. The meeting will be start at half past seven. …………………………….
4. The festival is for to take place in June. …………………………….
5. My friend will be calling here tomorrow morning. …………………………….
6. We were going to eat in the restaurant, but it was full. …………………………….
7. I have to register for my course before the classes will begin …………………………….
8. I will to have finished lunch by two o’clock. …………………………….
C
Put in a form of the verb. Use the Future Continuous (will be doing), the Future Perfect (will have done) or was/were going to.
► It’s quite a long way, isn’t it? We' ll have walked …………. (walk) about five miles by the time we get back, I’d say.
1. It’ll be better if you don’t ring at one o’clock. We ……………………. (have) lunch then.
2. I ……………………. (drive) over and see you, but there’s something wrong with the car.
3. I’ve got loads of work. I expect I …………………… (work) all night. And I’m not looking forward to it.
4. I’ll have much more time next week because I …………………… (do) all my exams then.
5. We ……………………. (buy) that computer game, but they don’t make it for the kind of computer we’ve got.
6. I know you’ll put on a wonderful show. You ……………………. (have) so much practice by the time you perform it that it’s sure to be brilliant.
D
Complete the conversation. Use will, be goingto or a present tense. Choose the best form. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.
Peter: Hello. Where are you going?
Polly: To my evening class. I’m learning Swedish. And next week (►) ….. I'll have …….. (I / have) a chance to speak it for real. (1) …………………… (I / go) to Sweden for three weeks. (2) …………………… (I / leave) on Friday. (3) ……………………. (I / visit) some friends there.
Peter: (4) ……………………. (that / be) nice.
Polly: Well, I’d better hurry. My lesson (5) ……………………. (start) at half past seven, and it’s twenty-five past now.
Peter: OK. Come and see me when (6) ……………………. (you / get) back from Sweden.
Polly: Thanks. (7) ……………………… (I / send) you a postcard.
E
