Grammar in context 2
Future continuous and future perfect 1 Choose the correct alternative. 1 At the end of the month, Brian will be working/will have worked as a waiter for two years. 2 I can go to the party on Sunday because I won’t be working/won’t have worked . 3 Will you have finished/Will you be finishing your dinner by the time I get home? 4 What will you be doing/will you have done at midday tomorrow? 5 I think we will have discovered/will be discovering water on Mars by 2050. 6 I will have left/will be leaving the house by the time Mum gets home from work.
2 I will finish this meal before half past three. (eat) I this meal by a quarter to four. 3 They will announce the winner at ten o’clock. The ceremony will take ten minutes. (announce) They the winner at five past ten. 4 I will be awake if you call at eight in the morning. (sleep) If you call at eight in the morning, I . 5 Ana will leave before you get here (leave) Ana by the time you arrive. 4 Complete the text with one word in each gap. Grammar challenge
Complete the article with the future continuous form of the verbs in the box. award • compete • cook • keep • meet • not go • not use • select • taste
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BECOMEA FOODBANKVOLUNTEER!
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There (a) now thousands of food banks in wealthy European countries. People in financial difficulties come to food banks to receive free food to cook or eat, which other people (b) donated or given for free. By next Monday, I (c) have helped out at this food bank for a year. I’ll (d) handed out something like a thousand food parcels by the end of my first year. This week, I will (e) sorting out food that people (f) donated. I (g) be doing the same job next week – we change roles because it can get boring. Instead, I will be repackaging food items, working in the canteen or collecting donations from local supermarkets. One supermarket chain in the UK, Sainsbury’s®, (h) tripled its donations as a result of the bright idea of a group of teenagers. The teenagers designed a colourful label (i) indicate products suitable for food banks, like pasta, milk and tea, so that people remember to donate while they’re shopping. I’m really proud to be helping families in need to get good food. I ( j) to spend my free time on the computer at home, but now I (k) helping my local community. Have you ever thought about signing up to be a food bank volunteer? If you (l) over twelve years old, you can join a food bank near you!
It’s the 30 th July and it’s the semifinals of the M & Bookatable Young Chef of the Year. Tonight, the judges (a) four finalists from sixteen UK chefs under 30 years old. The young chefs (b) a four-course meal for the expert judges to try. The judges (c) dishes that the chefs have created themselves to show their world-class talent. The judges (d) points for the quality of their cooking. This year chefs (e) products which are harmful to the environment. Instead, they (f) waste to a minimum and using sustainable produce to score high marks. The four finalists (g) against each other at the final gala dinner tomorrow evening. For the winner there will be a fantastic trip to the Champagne region of France, in August. But the other finalists (h) home without a prize. All four (i) top restaurant owners who can open doors to future success. Rewrite the sentences using the future continuous or future perfect of the words given. Do not change the meaning. 1 I started working as a chef a year ago next Friday. (work) Next Friday, I as a chef for a year.
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