Exercise 4. Answer the following questions about the actions which will have happened by a certain moment in the future.

Model: –Has Jim taught you to play golf (next month)?

– Not yet, but he’ll have taught me to play golf by next month.

1.Has Nora realized her plan of visiting China (next June)? 2. Have Sid and Jill decided to get married (Monday)? 3. Have the Browns bought a new Toyota (Christmas)? 4. Have you booked a long distance call to New York for me (lunchtime)? 5. Have you done most of the work (seven o’clock)? 6. Has international flight 543 from Paris landed (12:15)? 7. Have you got everything arranged for your business trip (midday)? 8. Have you decided which offer for a job to take (Friday)? 9. Has Monica started her new job (next week)? 10. Have you seen the boss (11 o’clock)? 11. Has John taken the money from the bank (Wednesday)? 12. Have they signed the contract (dinner time)? 13. Has Mr Rice left the hotel (Friday)? 14. Has Mr Bush got any money from his publisher (Tuesday)? 15. Has Dr. Green finished the operation (2 o’clock)? 16. Has Chris spent all his money (the end of the month)?

Exercise 5. Give a negative answer to the following questions using
the Future Perfect Tense.

Model: – Can you tell me what you want to do by Monday (decide)?

– No, I shall not have decided by then.

1. Can Sid bring the car back tomorrow (repair)? 2. Can they go to Spain on Tuesday (take two more exams)? 3. Shall we have breakfast at seven (wake up)? 4. Can she leave in ten minutes’ time (eat)? 5. Shall I go to meet the plane at two o’clock (land)? 6. Can you let me know on Saturday (make up my mind)? 7. Can you give me a ride in the car on Sunday (repair)? 8. Can I have these papers at 2 o’clock (finish typing)? 9. Shall I invite Ted to the party (return from his business trip)? 10.Can we move to the new house next month (build)? 11. Can I take your dictionary after dinner (translate)? 12. Shall I bring you another book next week (finish)? 13. Can I talk to John at 3 o’clock (leave)? 14. Shall we go to the cinema tonight (finish the report)? 15. Can you give me this book the day after tomorrow (finish)? 16. Shall I call for you at 8 (return home)?

Exercise 6. Prаctise asking special questions to which these statements are the answers. Begin with the given interrogative word (phrase).

Model: – I hope I’ll have learnt to speak Spanish by the end of the year (when).
– When will you have learnt to speak Spanish?

1. Ring me up at 4 o’clock. I think I’ll have done most of the work by then (How much). 2. The flight from New York won’t have landed by noon because of the stormy weather over the Atlantic Ocean (Why). 3. Before we part with our friends, we’ll have made plans for going to the country next Sunday (What plans). 4. Our group will have stayed in London for a week by the time our visit comes to an end (How long). 5. By October George will have saved enough money to buy a video player (What). 6. Jack won’t have realized what has happened (Who). 7. In a month’s time we’ll have completed our training (When). 8. We shan’t be able to start discussing the project in an hour because the partners won’t have arrived by then (Why). 9. The Deputy Manager is sure that the representаtives of MacDonald’s will have signed the contract by Thursday (What). 10. By next Monday Nora will have started her new job as a personal manager for the Moscow Microsoft affiliate (When). 11. I’ll have made affiliate another set of calculations out by 5 o’clock (What). 12. By April 1st the prices for essential goods will have risen by 10 per cent (How much). 13. By the end of the month he will have climbed 50 mountains (How many). 14. I shall have bought that magazine before you come (What). 15. You will have forgotten me by then (Whom). 16. By the time the guests arrive she’ll have already laid the table (By what time).

Exercise 7. Translate these sentences using the Future Perfect Tense.

1. К тому времени как они приедут, я уже вернусь домой. 2. К трем часам мы уже пообедаем. 3. К какому времени вы закончите обсуждение этой статьи. 4. Я приготовлю обед к тому времени, когда дети вернутся домой из школы. 5. К тому времени, когда пойдет дождь, они уже доберутся до леса. 6. К концу июня они уже сдадут все экзамены. 7. Я полагаю, что к тому времени, когда вы вернетесь в город, я уже просмотрю вашу статью, и мы сможем ее обсудить. 8. Вы уже поужинаете к 9 часам? 9. В сентябре этого года исполнится 5 лет, как они женаты. 10. Не знаю, напишет ли он статью к первому сентября. 11. Наш завод выполнит план к началу декабря. 12. Мы сделаем все упражнения к приходу учителя. 13. К тому времени, когда он встанет, почтальон уже принесет газеты. 14. Позвоните в семь часов. Я думаю, что к этому времени секретарь уже ксерокопирует ваши документы. 15. Поезд уже уйдет к тому времени, как мы приедем на станцию. 16. Мы пройдем весь учебник к концу семестра?

Exercise 8. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets: the Future Continuous or Future Perfect Tense.

1. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We (have) dinner then. 2. Phone me after 8 o’clock. We (finish) dinner by then. 3. Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4:30. So at 4 o’clock we (play) tennis. 4. – Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? – Not in the afternoon. I (work). 5. – Will you be free at 11:30? – Yes, the meeting (finish) by that time. 6. Jack usually gives me a lift home, but we both (come) home by train tomorrow as his car has broken down. 7. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he (spend) all his money by the end of his holiday. 8. Do you think you still (do) the same job in ten years’ time? 9. Jane is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip, she (travel) more than 3,000 miles. 10. If you need to contact me, I (stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday. 11. – You (see) Laura tomorrow? – Yes, probably. Why? – I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her? 12. By 2030 computers (take over) many of the jobs that people do today. 13. We’re late. The film already (start) by the time we get to the cinema. 14. When you next see me I (wear) my new dress. 15. They (build) this house long before the end of October. 16. – This time next Monday I (sit) in a Paris café reading Le Figaro. – You (not read). You (look) at all the pretty girls.

Exercise 9. Use correct forms of the verbs in brackets: to be going to…, the Present Continuous, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Tense.

1. – Now, kids, I want you to be very good this afternoon because I’m not feeling well. – It’s okay, Mrs Swanson. We promise we (behave). 2. Mr Wright (give) his seminar at 11:20. 3. I’m afraid I can’t see you on the 22nd because I (attend) a training course in England. 4. By the end of April we (install) the new equipment. 5. – Excuse me, but I can’t reach thosе books on the top shelf. – Move over. I (get) them down for you. 6. The plane (take off) at six in the evening. At 19:35, Miss Wilson (travel) to Athens. Miss Wilson (arrive) in Athens by 11:30. 7. This time tomorrow I (start) my prеsentation. 8. I hope that by the time I am your age, I (achieve) as much as you have. 9. – I’m afraid the fax machine isn’t working. – Don’t worry, it’s not a very urgent letter. I (email) it. 10. Our Sales Manager has finally chosen what he wants as a company car. He (buy) a Volvo. 11. In 20 years’ time I probably (work) for a larger company. 12. – Another beer? – No, thanks, I’m driving. I (have) a coffee. 13. – Could you make sure Mr Wilson gets my message? – Yes, I (tell) him myself when he gets in. 14. Give me the report and I (show) it to the lawyers before they (leave). 15. – I’m afraid I can’t take you to the airport. Something important has just come up. – Never mind. I (take) a taxi. 16. Our Export Manager is in Peru at the moment looking at new offices. We (open) an affiliate there next year.

The Future Perfect Continuous ( Progressive ) Tense

Exercise 1. Comment on the use of the Future Perfect Continuous Tense in these sentences. Translate them.

1. I’ll have been teaching for twenty years next summer. 2. By the end of this month, we shall have been learning this language for ten years. 3. I shall have been taking final examinations when you arrive on June 13th. 4. I shall have been living here for five years next February. 5. We shall have been writing the test for an hour when you come. 6. By the end of this month I’ll have been working on this book for eight months. 7. By the end of the term we shall have been studying at the Institute for two years. 8. By 2007 Pavel Bure will have been playing ice hockey in the U.S. for twelve years.