Ex.133 The present continuous and be going to
Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms, using the present continuous wherever possible.
1 Where you (go) for your holidays? ~ I (go) to Norway. ~ What you (do) there? -1 (fish).
2 Where you (go) this evening? ~
I (not go) anywhere. I (stay) at home. I (write) some letters.
3 Take an umbrella; it (rain).
4 How long you (stay) in this country? (Have you decided to stay?) ~ Another month. I (go) home at the end of the month. ~ What you (do) then? ~ I (try) to get a job.
5 I (dye) these curtains. ~
You (do) it yourself, or (have) it done? -I (have) it done. Who should I take them to?
6 I've seen the film, now I (read) the book. I've just got a copy from the library. (I haven't started the book yet.)
7 You (do) anything next weekend? ~
Yes, my nephews (come) and I (show) them round London. ~ You (take) them to the theatre? (Have you booked seats?) ~ No, they're too young for that. I (take) them to the zoo.
8 We (start) early tomorrow. We (go) to Ben Nevis. ~ You (climb) Ben Nevis? ~
Not me. Tom (climb) it. I (sit) at the bottom and (do) some sketching.
9 Uncle: I hear you (go) to the regatta tomorrow. You (sail) in it? Niece: No, but we (take) our cameras. We (try) to photograph the winning yachts.
10 You (not ask) your boss to give you a fire in your office? ~ It isn't worth while. I (leave) at the end of the week. ~ Really? And what you (do) then? You (have) a holiday? ~ No, I (start) another job the following Monday.
11 I hear you've bought a caravan. You (use) it for your holidays?~ No, I (live) in it. I (start) moving my things next week. ~ What you (do) with your house? ~
I (sell) it to the man who sold me the caravan. He (get) married next month.
12 Mrs Jones (go) to hospital. She (have) her appendix out. ~ Who (look) after the children? ~ Her sister (come) down from Scotland.
13 He isn't happy at his boarding school. I (send) him to a day school. ~ Have you decided on the other school? ~ No, but I (see) (have an appointment with) the headmaster of the Park School this afternoon. I'll probably send him there.
14 Tom (arrive) tomorrow. ~
He (spend) the weekend here or (catch) the night train back as usual? ~
He (spend) the weekend. He (give) a lecture on Friday and (attend) a big reception on Saturday.
15 He (bring) his wife with him? (Has he arranged to bring his wife?) ~ Yes. She (do) some shopping while he (give) his lecture.
16 I've just arranged to do a part-time job. I (start) on Monday. ~ What you (do) the rest of the time? ~ I (study).
17 You (go) abroad for your holiday? ~
Well, I (get) a holiday job. I (go) to an agent's on Saturday to find out about it. I (ask) for a job abroad; but of course they may all be taken.~
You might get a job picking grapes. Jack (join) a camp in the South of France—his university arranged it—and they all (pick) grapes.
18 I (buy) a new coat. The weather report says that it (be) very cold.
19 Ann has won a car in a competition but she can't drive. Tom: What you (do) with the car? You (sell) it? Ann: No, I (learn) to drive. I (have) my first lesson next Monday.
20 I hear you've bought a new house. ~ Yes. I (move) in next week. ~ You (have) a house warming party? ~ Not just yet. I (paint) the house first. The paintwork's terrible.
21 You (have) it done? (Have you arranged to have it done?) ~
No, I (do) it myself. I (use) that non-drip paint so it shouldn't be too
difficult. And the family (help), of course. ~
What about ladders? ~
Oh, I've fixed that. I (hire) from the local do-it-yourself shop.
22 I (do) a lot of work in the garden, too. I (plant) 20 apple trees and (make) a lawn in front of the house. ~ All that digging will take years. You (give) up your job?
23 I (get) some help with the garden. (I have arranged this.) Two men (start) work on the hedge on Friday and a lawn expert (come) on Monday to advise me about the lawn.
24 The employers (meet) the strikers again tomorrow. (This has been arranged.)~
They just (repeat) what they said today? Or they (climb) down? ~ I believe that they (offer) a 10 per cent rise plus a productivity bonus.
Ex.134 be going to and will + infinitive
Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms.
1 Where are you off to with that ladder? ~
I (have) a look at the roof; it's leaking and I think a tile has slipped.
2 We bought our new garage in sections and we (assemble) it ourselves. ~ That sounds rather interesting. I (come) and help you if you like.
3 Why do you want all the furniture out of the room? ~
Because I (shampoo) the carpet. It's impossible to do it unless you take everything off it first.
4 Here are the matches: but what do you want them for?~
I (make) a bonfire at the end of the garden; I want to bum that big
heap of rubbish. ~
Well, be careful. If the fire gets too big it (burn) the apple trees.
5 Have you decided on your colour scheme? ~
Oh yes, and I've bought the paint. I (paint) this room blue and the sitting room green.
6 Why are you asking everyone to give you bits of material? ~ Because I (make) a patchwork quilt.
7 I wonder if Ann knows that the time of the meeting has been changed. ~
Probably not. I (look) in on my way home and tell her. I'm glad you thought of it.
8 Leave a note for them on the table and they (see) it when they come in.
9 I'm afraid I'm not quite ready. ~ Never mind. I (wait).
10 Do you have to carry so much stuff on your backs? ~
Yes, we do. We (camp) out and (cook) our own meals, so we have to carry a lot.
11 I've been measuring the windows. I (put) in double glazing.
12 You (wear) that nice dress in a dinghy? ~
Of course not! I (sit) on the pier and (watch) you all sailing. I (not get) all wet and muddy and pretend that I'm enjoying it!
13 If you leave your keys with the hall porter he (take) the car round to the garage.
14 Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries. Customer: All right. I (have) a pound.
15 Husband: This bread is absolutely tasteless! I wish we could have home-made bread.
Wife: All right. I (start) making it. I (get) a book about home baking today, and from now on I (bake) all our bread!
16 Mary: Ann's busy baking. Apparently she (bake) all their bread from now on. Jean: She soon (get) tired of that.
17 Why have you brought your camera? You (try) to take photographs? It's not allowed, you know. ~ No, I (try) to sell the camera. ~
That's not allowed either. If a policemen sees you, he (confiscate) the camera.
18 Tom to Jack, who has just helped him to change a wheel: I (have) to leave this at the garage; I don't know how to mend a puncture in a tubeless tyre.
Jack: But it's quite easy. I (come) round this evening and show you if you like.
19 Later:
Tom to wife: I (not take) the tyre to the garage. I (mend) it myself. Jack (help) me.
20 Why are you rolling up the carpets? You (paint) the ceiling? ~ No, I (take) the carpet to the cleaner's.
21 Ann: Here's the letter to the landlord. If there's anything I should add, say so and I (add) it.
Peter: It's fine, but it's illegible. He (not be able) to read it. Ann: Oh, I (type) it! (She had always intended to type it.) Peter: Good, then we (have) a copy.
22 Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this, Miss Jones. Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I (type) it again.
23 Mrs Smith: Your cold's worse, Ann. Go back to bed and I (ring) the school and tell them you can't come.
24 Mrs Smith was just picking up the receiver when her husband came downstairs. 'Ann's not well,' she said. 'I (ring) the school and say that she can't come.'
25 Ann: Why are you taking fishing rods? You (not climb) the mountain after all?
Tom: We (climb) and fish. There's a lake on top and we (try) to get some fish out of it.
Ann: Well, if you catch any I (cook) them; but I think I (buy) some all the same.
26 Mary, meeting Jack carrying two buckets of water: Hello, Jack! Where's the fire?
Jack: I (wash) the car, if you want to know. Would you like to help me? Mary: I'm not dressed for it but I (come) and watch.
27 Where are all those children off to with baskets? ~
They (pick) blackberries. They probably (come) back at 6.00 with their baskets crammed and then their mothers (start) making jam.
28 Ann: You (have) to go now, Tom, or you (be) late.
Mary: But it's pouring. He (get) soaked if he goes out in that. Tom: You're right. You (let) me stay a little longer?
29 George and Paul find an injured man lying by the roadside. Paul: I (stay) with him, George, if you go back and get help. George: All right. I (try) to get a lift back.
30 No, I'm not going away for the weekend. I'm staying at home. I (start) building my garage. The bricks have come at last. ~ You (do) it all by yourself? ~No, my nephew (help) me. I suggested it to him yesterday and he was quite enthusiastic.
31 He says he's tired of writing books about horrible people who get more and more horrible on every page, and now he (write) about perfectly charming people who are happily married. ~ I wonder if anyone (buy) it. ~ Oh yes, people (buy) it. He's a famous writer.
32 I hear the farmer down the road has hired a bulldozer. ~ Yes, he (dig) up all his hedges and put in fences instead.
33 The new owner (make) any changes? ~
He's made some already. You should see his new menus. He (concentrate) more on the restaurant than the shop.
34 What do you want all those corks for? ~
I've bought a cask of wine and I (bottle) it myself.
35 There's someone at the door. ~
I (go). But I expect it's someone for you.
36 Where are you all going? ~
There's nothing to eat or drink here except one chop and a bottle of champagne, so we (buy) some fish and chips and eat them in the car. Come with us. ~ No, thanks. I think I (stay) and use up the chop and champagne.
Ex.135 The future continuous and will + infinitive
Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms.
1 Jack usually gives me a lift home, but we both (come) home by train tomorrow as his car is being repaired.
2 He says he (meet) us at the bus stop, but I'm sure he (forget) to turn up.
3 Don't ring now; she (watch) her favourite TV programme. ~ All right. I (ring) at 8.30.
4 I wonder what I (do) this time next year. ~ I expect you still (work) at the same office.
5 I'd like to double-glaze the bedroom windows. ~
All right. I (get) the materials at once and we (do) it this weekend.
6 Wait a bit. Don't drink your tea without milk. The milkman (come) in a minute.
7 What are you doing next weekend? ~
Oh, I (work) as usual. I'm always on duty at weekends.
8 Air hostess: We (take) off in a few minutes. Please fasten your seat belts.
9 He (come) if you ask him.
10 I arranged to play tennis with Tom at nine tonight. ~
But you (play) in semi-darkness. You won't be able to see the ball.
11 I (get) you some aspirins if you like. The chemist's still (be) open. ~ No, don't bother. The office boy (go) out in a minute to post the letters; I (ask) him to buy me some.
12 It (be) very late when she gets home and her parents (wonder) what's happened.
13 I never (be) able to manage on my own. ~
But you won't be on your own. Tom (help) you. Look—his name is bracketed with yours on the list. ~
Oh, that's all right. But Tom (not help) me: I (help) Tom. He always takes charge when we're on duty together.
14 I (write) postcards every week, I promise, and I (try) to make them legible. If necessary I (type) them.
15 Typist: Are you in a hurry for this letter, Mr Jones? Because I (type) Mr White's letters at four o'clock and if yours could wait till— Mr Jones: I'd like it a little earlier than four if possible. Typist: All right. I (type) it for you now.
16 What happened at last night's meeting? I hear there was quite a disturbance. ~Come and see me and I (tell) you. I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
17 I'm going to Switzerland next week. ~
You're lucky. The wild flowers just (come) out.
18 This time next month the snow (melt) and skiing will be over.
19 The first day of the term will be horrible, for everybody (talk) about their holidays and (show) photographs of marvellous foreign beaches, and as I haven't been anywhere I (feel) terribly out of it.
20 I (tell) her what you say but she (not believe) it.
21 It's 7 a.m. and here we are on top of a mountain. At home people just (get) up now.
22 But you can't go to a fancy dress party in a dinner jacket! ~ Why not?~
Because everyone (wear) fancy dress. ~ All right. I (wrap) the hearthrug round me and (go) as a caveman.
23 The coming election (be) the main topic of conversation for the next fortnight. The party leaders (speak) on TV and the local candidates (address) meetings in the constituencies.
24 This time tomorrow everyone (read) of your success, and all sorts of people (ring) up to congratulate you.
25 That oak tree still (stand) there fifty years from now.
26 You please (forward) my mail to the Grand Hotel? I (stay) there as usual for the first fortnight in August.
27 Heavens! Look at the time. Your father (come) home in a minute and I haven't even started getting dinner ready!
28 James (leave) for Australia quite soon. He has got a job there.
29 The car (not start). ~
If you get in, Tom and I (give) it a push.
30 It's nearly Christmas already. Carol singers (come) round soon.
31 On the news tonight they mentioned the possibility of a power strike. Everybody (look) for candles tomorrow.
32 Hotel receptionist on phone to client: What time you (arrive), Mr Jones?
Mr Jones: I (travel) on the 4.30 from Victoria. There (be) taxis at the station?
Receptionist: Don't bother about taxis, Mr Jones. We (send) the hotel car down for you.
33 You (use) your dictionary this afternoon? ~ No. You can borrow it if you like. ~ Thanks very much. I (put) it back on your desk this evening.
34 Ann: This time next week I (have) my first skating lesson. Tom: And this time next month you (hobble) about, covered in bruises!
35 It's a beautiful drive. I'm sure you (enjoy) the scenery. ~
I (not have) a chance to look at it. I (map-read), and Tom gets so furious if I make a mistake that I (be) afraid to take my eyes off the map.
36 I (write) in code if you insist, but I don't think it's at all necessary.
Ex.136 The future continuous and will (mostly negative)
Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms.
1 You ask him. It's no good my asking him. He (not do) anything I say.
2 Ann says she (not come) if Tom is driving. She says she doesn't want to die yet. ~ Well, tell her Tom (not drive). He's had his licence suspended.
3 Pupil to teacher: I (not come) back next term. My parents want me to get a job.
4 Headmaster: I (not have) girls here in slacks. If you come here tomorrow in slacks I'll send you home. Girl: All right, I (not come) tomorrow. I'll get a job.
5 Mother: I'm so grateful for the help you've given Jack; I hope you'll be able to go on helping him.
Teacher: I'm afraid I (not teach) him next term because I only teach the fifth form and he'll be in the sixth.
6 Schoolboy (in school dining hall): The last week of our last term! I wonder what we (do) this time next year. Friend: Well, we (not eat) school dinners anyway. That's one comfort.
7 They give very good dinners at the school but my daughter (not eat) them. She prefers to go out and buy fish and chips.
8 Yes, you can stroke the dog; he (not bite) you.
9 Shall we meet him at the station? ~
Oh, he (not come) by train. He never comes by train.
10 I've fished that river every year for the last fifteen years. ~
Well, nobody (fish) it next year. The water's been polluted. All the fish are dead.
11 I'll cook any fish you catch, but I (not clean) them. You'll have to do that yourself.
12 I (not show) any films this time. The projector's broken down.
13 Housewife: This time next week I (not wash) up the breakfast things. I (have) breakfast in bed in a luxury hotel.
14 I (not wear) glasses when you see me next. I'll be wearing contact lenses. You probably (not recognize) me.
15 I'll tell him the truth of course. But it (not be) any good. He (not believe) me.
16 Customer: When you deliver my next order-Shop assistant: We (not deliver) any more orders, I'm afraid. This branch is closing down.
17 It'll be easy to pick her out in that bright red coat of hers. ~ But she (not wear) the red coat! She's given it away.
18 No, I (not tell) you the end! Go on reading and find out for yourself!
19 You (not use) your car when you're on holiday, will you? ~
No, but don't ask me to lend it to you because I (not do) it. Not after what happened last time.
20 I (have) to be a bit careful about money when I retire because I'll only be getting half my present salary. But of course I (not pay) so much tax.
21 You can either pay the fine or go to prison for a month. ~ I (not pay) the fine. ~ Then you (have) to go to prison.
22 He's a clever boy but he's lazy. He (not work).
23 I wonder how Jack (get on) with the new secretary. ~
Oh, Jack (not work) here after this week. He's being transferred.
24 According to the brochures this hotel prides itself on its service, but the staff not even (show) a guest to his room unless he insists. I (not come) here again.
Ex.137 The future perfect
Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect tense. Will is replaceable by shall in 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14 and 17.
1 I hope they (repair) this road by the time we come back next summer.
2 By the end of next week my wife (do) her spring cleaning and we'll all be able to relax again.
3 Yes, I make jam every week. I (make) about 200 kilos by the end of the summer.
4 In two months' time he (finish) his preliminary training and will be starting work.
5 He spends all his spare time planting trees. He says that by the end of next year he (plant) 2,000.
6 I'll be back again at the end of next month. ~
I hope I (pass) my driving test by then. If I have, I'll meet your train.
7 Come back in an hour. I (do) my packing by then and we'll be able to have a talk.
8 When he reaches Land's End he (walk) 1,500 miles.
9 He's only 35 but he's started losing his hair already. He (lose) it all by the time he's 50.
10 His father left him £400,000, but he lives so extravagantly that he (spend) it all before he's 30.
11 By the end of next year I (work) for him for 45 years.
12 Everywhere you go in central London you see blocks of flats being pulled down and huge hotels being erected. In ten years' time all the private residents (be driven) out and there'll be nothing but one vast hotel after another.
13 Our committee is trying to raise money to buy a new lifeboat. By the end of the year we (send) out 5,000 letters asking for contributions.
14 By the end of my tour I (give) exactly the same lecture 53 times.
15 A hundred people have died of starvation already. By the end of the week two hundred (die). When are you going to send help?
16 Since he began driving, Tom has driven an average of 5,000 miles a year, and had an average of 2V2 accidents a year. So by the time he's 60 he (drive) 200,000 miles and had 50 accidents. Let's try to persuade him to go back to cycling.
17 Did you say you wanted help picking apples? I could come on 1 October. -We (pick) them all by then. But come all the same.
18 Apparently Venice is slowly sinking into the sea. Scientists are trying to save it but by the time they've found the answer the city probably (sink).