SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with ‘shall’ or ‘will’. Then, write out each sentence.

e.g. I ____ be twelve years old next year.

I shall be twelve years old next year.

1) I _____be Primary Five next year.

2) There _____be a holiday next Tuesday.

3) He _____be thirty years old next June.

4) She _____be in Primary Four next year.

5) _____ we all play football this evening?

6) The baby _____be three months old next week.

7) When _____you be in Singapore again?

8) We _____visit our aunt tomorrow.

EXERCISE 2

Put in the Simple Future tense of the verbs in brackets. Use only ‘shall’ or ‘will’.

e.g. I _____(buy) another pen tomorrow.

I shall buy another pen tomorrow.

1) He ________(meet) us there tomorrow.

2) She ________(sing) in the hall next Friday.

3) We ________(tell) him the news tomorrow morning.

4) I ________(visit) my uncle this weekend.

5) There ________(be) another game next Tuesday.

6) I think it ________(rain) in the afternoon.

7) The shop ________(open) at eight tomorrow morning.

8) I ________(give) you the book tomorrow.

9) We ________(sweep) the room tomorrow afternoon.

10)They ________(wait) at the cinema for us.

EXERCISE 3

Make these sentences negative by putting in ‘not’.

e.g. I shall be in Hong Kong tonight.

I shall not be in Hong Kong tonight.

1) I shall wait for you this evening.

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2) I shall bring my pet to school.

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3) We shall wait for him after school.

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4) She will go to church this Sunday.

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5) They will do well in the examination.

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6) Susan will be able to answer the question.

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7) We shall clean up the place.

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8) The girls will sing again tonight.

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9) He will write you a letter.

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10)My sister will be at home tonight.

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EXERCISE 4

Turn these statements into questions.

e.g. I shall tell them the news tomorrow.

Shall I tell them the news tomorrow?

1) She will do the work for you.

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2) You will be there this evening.

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3) We shall listen to her story.

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4) We shall buy the tickets tomorrow morning.

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5) They will remember your name.

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6) Pik Ling will return the book to you.

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7) I shall leave the book here.

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8) They will win the game this evening.

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9) You will be able to help us.

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10) We shall sweep the room later.

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ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE 1

1) I shall be Primary Five next year.

2) There will be a holiday next Tuesday.

3) He will be thirty years old next June.

4) She will be in Primary Four next year.

5) Shall we all play football this evening?

6) The baby will be three months old next week.

7) When will you be in Singapore again?

8) We shall visit our aunt tomorrow.

EXERCISE 2

1) He will meet us there tomorrow.

2) She will sing in the hall next Friday.

3) We shall tell him the news tomorrow morning.

4) I shall visit my uncle this weekend.

5) There will be another game next Tuesday.

6) I think it will rain in the afternoon.

7) The shop will open at eight tomorrow morning.

8) I shall give you the book tomorrow.

9) We shall sweep the room tomorrow afternoon.

10)They will wait at the cinema for us.

EXERCISE 3

1) I shall not wait for you this evening.

2) I shall not bring my pet to school.

3) We shall not wait for him after school.

4) She will not go to church this Sunday.

5) They will not do well in the examination.

6) Susan will not be able to answer the question.

7) We shall not clean up the place.

8) The girls will not sing again tonight.

9) He will not write you a letter.

10)My sister will not be at home tonight.

EXERCISE 4

1) She will do the work for you.

Will she do the work for you?

2) You will be there this evening.

Will you be there this evening?

3) We shall listen to her story.

Shall we listen to her story?

4) We shall buy the tickets tomorrow morning.

Shall we buy the tickets tomorrow morning?

5) They will remember your name.

Will they remember your name?

6) Pik Ling will return the book to you.

Will Pik Ling return the book to you?

7) I shall leave the book here.

Shall I leave the book here?

8) They will win the game this evening.

Will they win the game this evening?

9) You will be able to help us.

Will you be able to help us?

10) We shall sweep the room later.

Shall we sweep the room later?