Pdf online exercise: Future Tenses - Free Printable

Let's go through each sentence and fill in the correct form of the verb using future tenses:
- Will (for predictions, spontaneous decisions, promises)
- Going to (for plans, intentions, predictions based on evidence)
- Present Continuous (for arranged future events)
- Present Simple (for timetables, schedules, fixed plans)

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1. My sister ________ (see) a film this evening. I think I ________ (see) it with her.

- "My sister" has a planned event → Present Continuous
- "I think I..." implies intention → going to

✔ is seeing, am going to see

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2. Tomorrow we ________ (have) a picnic in Central Park. It’s all arranged.

- "It’s all arranged" → Present Continuous for planned events

✔ are having

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**3. A: What ________ you ________ (eat) for lunch tomorrow?

B: I ________ (make) some pasta. I sometimes have pasta for lunch.**

- Question about future plans → going to
- Answer: decision made already → going to

✔ are / going to eat, am going to make

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**4. A: What ________ the weather ________ (be) like at the weekend?

B: They said in the news that it ________ (be) cold but sunny.**

- A: Asking about prediction → will be
- B: News report → prediction based on information → will be

✔ will / be, will be

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5. You ________ (not pass) the exam if you don’t study!

- Warning / prediction based on condition → will not pass

✔ will not pass

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**6. A: When ________ the shops ________ (open) tomorrow?

B: They ________ (open) at 9 am.**

- Fixed timetable → Present Simple
- Timetable answer → Present Simple

✔ do / open, open

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7. My video conference ________ (start) in five minutes. The teacher sent the link yesterday!

- Already scheduled event → Present Continuous

✔ is starting

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8. Mike and Barbie ________ (get) married next weekend. Everything is arranged. They have already bought the tickets for a trip to Europe, too!

- Plan already made → going to

✔ are going to get

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9. Liam ________ (take) a year off and he ________ (travel) around the world. Those are his plans.

- Plans → going to

✔ is going to take, is going to travel

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10. I ________ (do) the housework tomorrow morning so I can be free at the weekend.

- Intention → going to

✔ am going to do

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11. ________ people ________ (use) clean energies in 50 years’ time?

- Prediction about the future → will

✔ Will / use

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12. In the near future students ________ (not go) to school. Doctors think it is dangerous.

- Prediction based on belief → will not go

✔ will not go

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13. At the weekend the bank ________ (not work). You ________ (have to) wait until Monday.

- Fixed schedule → Present Simple
- Obligation → have to (present simple)

✔ does not work, have to

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**14. A: When ________ you ________ (paint) your room?

B: I’ve already painted the brushes and paints. I ________ (paint) it later today.**

- A: Future plan → going to
- B: Already prepared → going to

✔ are / going to paint, am going to paint

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15. My teacher ________ (probably - correct) our text for our next class.

- Prediction based on likelihood → will probably correct

✔ will probably correct

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16. I’m sure Paul ________ (win) the game. He’s playing really well!

- Prediction based on evidence → will win

✔ will win

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17. Max ________ (fly) to New York tomorrow. His plane ________ (leave) at 12.35 pm.

- Scheduled flight → Present Continuous for the person, Present Simple for the plane (timetable)

✔ is flying, leaves

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**18. A: ________ they ________ (wear) their suits for the party?

B: Yes, ________.**

- Future plan → going to
- Affirmative answer → they are going to wear them

✔ Are / going to wear, Yes, they are going to wear them

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19. Santi ________ (come) home tomorrow. He has just bought a ticket.

- Plan confirmed → going to

✔ is going to come

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20. Ten years from now I ________ (not live) in this house any more. Maybe I ________ (move) to a flat in the centre of the town.

- Prediction about future → will not live
- Possibility → might move or will move — since it's uncertain, might is better

But the structure says "maybe", so will is acceptable.

✔ will not live, will move (or might move)
→ Best: will not live, will move

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✔ Final Answers:

1. is seeing, am going to see
2. are having
3. are / going to eat, am going to make
4. will / be, will be
5. will not pass
6. do / open, open
7. is starting
8. are going to get
9. is going to take, is going to travel
10. am going to do
11. Will / use
12. will not go
13. does not work, have to
14. are / going to paint, am going to paint
15. will probably correct
16. will win
17. is flying, leaves
18. Are / going to wear, Yes, they are going to wear them
19. is going to come
20. will not live, will move

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🔍 Explanation Summary:

| Tense | Use |
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| Present Continuous | For arranged future events (e.g., meetings, flights, appointments) |
| Going to | For plans, intentions, predictions based on evidence |
| Will | For spontaneous decisions, predictions, promises, offers |
| Present Simple | For fixed timetables, schedules |

This exercise helps distinguish between these forms based on context and meaning.

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