Future Simple vs.
Future Perfective
Unit 17
Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of
the verb in brackets
1) Margaret: Do you think everything will
be finished when I get back from the
store?
Jerry: Don't worry. By the time you get
back, I (pick) up the living room and
(finish) washing the dishes. Everything
will be perfect when your parents arrive.
Margaret: I hope so. They (arrive)
around 6 o'clock.
2) Nick: I just have two more courses before
I graduate from university. By this time
next year, I (graduate) , and I will already
be looking for a job.
Stacey: Does that scare you? Are you
worried about the future?
Nick: Not really. I (go) to a career
counselor and get some advice on how to
find a good job.
3) He ____________ (write) this book for 3
months by the end of this week.
4) I promise I (not/smoke).
5) By 2005 we _________ (live) in London
for 14 years.
6) Jane: I can't believe how late we are! By
the time we get to the dinner, everyone
(finish) eating.
Jack: It's your own fault. You took way too
long in the bathroom.
Jane: I couldn't get my hair to look right.
Jack: Who cares? By the time we get there,
everyone (leave).
6) __________(finish, you) this project by
the next week?
7) You should be careful what you spend or
you (waste) your money by the time you
really need it.
8) If you leave now, you (arrive) before it
gets dark.
9) By 2005 we (live) in London for 14 years.
10) He __________ (write) a book by the
end of the week.
11) When I am sixty, I'll (build) houses for
thirty years.
12) Oh, that's cool. I think (go) to Germany
to visit my grandparents.
13) A: How long have you been preparing
your campaign, Derek?
B: By the end of this month I (work) on it
for a year.
14) Oh, I'm not sure. I (take, probably) at
least a week. I (visit, also) my uncle who
lives nearby.
15) The government has promised that it
(tackle) the problem of immigration.
16) I wish you all good luck, Derek. And I
hope that before your campaign ends,
the public transport in our city (change) for
the better.
17) _________ (you/answer) the phone,
please?