Worksheet 8 Ittt Research Paper
WORKSHEET – UNIT 8
Task 1 – Identify the following future ‘tenses’:
a) I am going to the theater later this evening.
Present continuous
b) They’re going to play basketball on Tuesday afternoon.
Be going + infinitive
c) Jane will have left her job by the end of the week.
Future perfect
d) The train leaves at 6.00 pm.
Present simple
e) At this time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach.
Future Continuous
f) Next year, Paul will have been living in Italy for 3 years.
Future perfect continuous
g) It will probably rain tomorrow.
Future simple
Task 2 – State as many usages as possible of the future tenses below and give one example sentence of your own for each usage (not a sentence from the unit!):
a) Future simple
Future facts and certainties:
We’ll fly out in September
Promises:
I’ll do the shopping
Predictions:
They’ll win by at least 10 points
Assumptions/speculations:
He’ll get a speeding fine one-day
Spontaneous decisions:
I’ll take a shower
Threats:
Do your homework or I’ll ground you!
b) Future continuous
Progressive moment in the future:
I will be partying overseas in January
Guessing a present action:
Mike won't be far away
Non-influential query towards somebody’s plans:
Will you have work tomorrow?
Future fixed or decided events:
You will be required to work tomorrow evening
c) Future perfect
To say something will be done, completed or achieved in the future:
I will have my drivers license by this time tomorrow
d) Future perfect continuous
To say how long something would have continued by a certain time:
By Friday I will done 12 hours overtime
e) ‘Going to’ future
Intentions:
I'm going to build a tree-house
Predictions based on evidence:
These tyres are going to need replacing soon
Plans:
I am going to fix the table
Task 3 – State how the tenses below are formed grammatically. Explain positive, negative and question forms:
Task 1 – Identify the following future ‘tenses’:
a) I am going to the theater later this evening.
Present continuous
b) They’re going to play basketball on Tuesday afternoon.
Be going + infinitive
c) Jane will have left her job by the end of the week.
Future perfect
d) The train leaves at 6.00 pm.
Present simple
e) At this time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach.
Future Continuous
f) Next year, Paul will have been living in Italy for 3 years.
Future perfect continuous
g) It will probably rain tomorrow.
Future simple
Task 2 – State as many usages as possible of the future tenses below and give one example sentence of your own for each usage (not a sentence from the unit!):
a) Future simple
Future facts and certainties:
We’ll fly out in September
Promises:
I’ll do the shopping
Predictions:
They’ll win by at least 10 points
Assumptions/speculations:
He’ll get a speeding fine one-day
Spontaneous decisions:
I’ll take a shower
Threats:
Do your homework or I’ll ground you!
b) Future continuous
Progressive moment in the future:
I will be partying overseas in January
Guessing a present action:
Mike won't be far away
Non-influential query towards somebody’s plans:
Will you have work tomorrow?
Future fixed or decided events:
You will be required to work tomorrow evening
c) Future perfect
To say something will be done, completed or achieved in the future:
I will have my drivers license by this time tomorrow
d) Future perfect continuous
To say how long something would have continued by a certain time:
By Friday I will done 12 hours overtime
e) ‘Going to’ future
Intentions:
I'm going to build a tree-house
Predictions based on evidence:
These tyres are going to need replacing soon
Plans:
I am going to fix the table
Task 3 – State how the tenses below are formed grammatically. Explain positive, negative and question forms: