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Verb Tense Exercise 25
Simple Future and Future Perfect
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Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
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.
Jerry:
Everything (be)
spotless by the time they get here.
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.
Stacey:
That's a good idea.
Nick:
I am also going to do an internship so that when I leave school, I (complete, not only)
over 13 business courses, but I (work, also)
in the real world.
3.
Stan:
Did you hear that Christine (take)
a vacation in South America this winter?
Fred:
I can't believe how often she goes abroad. Where exactly does she want to go?
Stan:
She (visit)
Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Fred:
At this rate, she (visit)
every country in the world by the time she's 50.
4.
Judy:
How long have you been in Miami?
Elaine:
I have only been here for a couple of weeks.
Judy:
How long do you plan on staying?
Elaine:
I love Miami, so I (stay)
here for an extended period of time. When I go back home, I (be)
here for more than three months.
Judy:
Wow, that's quite a vacation! You (see, definitely)
just about everything there is to see in Miami by then.
5.
Jane:
I can't believe how late we are! By the time we get to the dinner, everyone (finish, already)
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 (left)
. Nobody (see, even)
your hair.
Check
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