English grammar quiz
English future tenses quiz: not just will
I’ll do, I’m going to do, I’m doing, I’ll be doing or I’ll have done? The English future is more than will. 24 questions, every answer explained.
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Quiz: Future tenses
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Question 1.
“It’s cold in here.” — “OK, I (blank) the window.”
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A decision made at the moment of speaking takes will: I’ll close the window.
Question 2.
Look at those black clouds! It (blank) rain.
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A prediction based on what we can see now (black clouds) takes going to: It’s going to rain.
Question 3.
I (blank) my dentist at 10 tomorrow — it’s in my calendar.
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A fixed arrangement with a time (it’s in the calendar) takes the Present Continuous: I’m seeing my dentist.
Question 4.
Call me when you (blank) home.
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After when, if, as soon as, before and after we use the Present Simple for the future, not will: when you get home.
Question 5.
This time tomorrow I (blank) on a beach in Greece.
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This time tomorrow is an action in progress at a future moment: the Future Continuous, will be + -ing.
Question 6.
By the end of the year, I (blank) 50 books.
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By the end of the year: the action will be complete before a future moment. The Future Perfect: will have + V3.
Question 7.
According to the timetable, the train (blank) at 6:40 tomorrow.
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Timetables take the Present Simple even about the future: the train leaves at 6:40 tomorrow.
Question 8.
I think Ukraine (blank) the match.
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I think, I’m sure and probably introduce an opinion about the future, not evidence. That’s will: will win.
Question 9.
Don’t call me at 8 — I (blank) dinner then.
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At 8 I’ll be in the middle of dinner: the Future Continuous, will be having. (Will have had means dinner will be over.)
Question 10.
By June, we (blank) here for five years.
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By June + for five years shows how long the action will have lasted by a future moment: the Future Perfect Continuous, will have been living.
Question 11.
We’ve bought the paint. We (blank) the kitchen this weekend.
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The decision was made earlier (we’ve bought the paint), so it’s a plan: going to, are going to paint.
Question 12.
Don’t worry, I (blank) tell anyone. I promise!
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Promises take will; the negative is won’t (= will not): I won’t tell anyone.
Question 13.
If it (blank) tomorrow, we’ll stay at home.
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After if we use the Present Simple for the future, not will: If it rains tomorrow…
Question 14.
“These bags are heavy.” — “I (blank) you.”
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An offer decided on the spot takes will: I’ll help you.
Question 15.
We (blank) to Warsaw tonight — we’ve already got the tickets.
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We already have the tickets, so it’s an arrangement: the Present Continuous, are flying.
Question 16.
Look at that car! It (blank) crash!
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We can see the evidence right now, so it’s a going to prediction: is going to crash.
Question 17.
By the time you get here, we (blank) dinner.
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By the time: the action will be complete before a future moment. The Future Perfect: will have finished.
Question 18.
I’ll text you as soon as I (blank) the results.
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After as soon as (like when and if) the Present Simple refers to the future: as soon as I get.
Question 19.
Prices (blank) probably go up next year.
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Probably signals an opinion about the future: will + base verb, will probably go up. (Are going would need to.)
Question 20.
(blank) I open the window? It’s very hot in here.
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Offering to do something is Shall I…? Will I…? sounds like a question about the future, not an offer.
Question 21.
Will you (blank) the car this evening? I need it.
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A polite question about someone’s plans uses the Future Continuous: Will you be using…? It sounds softer than Will you use…?
Question 22.
Don’t worry, I (blank) late again. I promise.
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Promises take will; the negative is won’t: I won’t be late again.
Question 23.
We can’t go out until it (blank) raining.
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Until, like when and if, starts a time clause, which takes the Present Simple: until it stops.
Question 24.
Next year she (blank) at this school for ten years.
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How long an action will have lasted by a future point (for ten years by next year): the Future Perfect Continuous, will have been working.
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Take the level testEnglish future tenses: the rule
How you talk about the future in English depends on when you decided and how fixed it is.
Will — instant decisions and opinions
Decisions made while speaking, promises, offers and predictions with I think, probably. Form: will + base verb, negative won’t.
I’m hungry. — I’ll make you a sandwich.
decided right now
I think it will be a great year.
an opinion about the future
Going to and the Present Continuous — plans
Going to is an intention decided earlier, and a prediction from what we can see. The Present Continuous is an arrangement: a time, a place, tickets.
We’re going to buy a new car.
we’ve already decided
I’m meeting Anna at 6 tomorrow.
It’s arranged
Future Continuous — in progress in the future
What will be happening at a specific future moment. Form: will be + -ing.
This time next week I’ll be flying to Paris.
In progress at a future moment
Don’t call at 8 — I’ll be driving.
I’ll be in the middle of it
Future Perfect — finished by a moment
What will already be done by a future moment: will have + V3, often with by. The Future Perfect Continuous (will have been + -ing) shows how long something will have lasted by then.
I’ll have finished the project by Friday.
done no later than Friday
By June I’ll have been teaching for ten years.
duration up to a future moment
- Read more: Future Simple
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- Read more: Future Perfect Continuous
Typical mistakes
Things learners of English often say. On the left — what to avoid, on the right — the correct version.
Not this:
When I will finish, I’ll call you.This: When I finish, I’ll call you.
After when, if, as soon as use the Present Simple, not will.
Not this:
Look at the sky! It will rain.This: Look at the sky! It’s going to rain.
A prediction from what we can see: going to.
Not this:
I will meet my friend tonight, we booked a table.This: I’m meeting my friend tonight.
An arrangement with a booking: Present Continuous.
Not this:
I will finish it until Friday.This: I will have finished it by Friday.
“No later than Friday” is by, not until.
FAQ
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Will or going to — how do I choose?
Think about when the decision was made. Right now, while speaking — will (OK, I’ll help you). Earlier, so it’s already a plan — going to (I’m going to help Mum this weekend). For predictions: an opinion — will; evidence you can see — going to.
Why don’t we use will after when and if?
In time and condition clauses (when, if, as soon as, before, after, until) English uses the Present Simple for the future: I’ll call you when I get home. Using will there is one of the most common mistakes.
Is the Future Perfect used often?
Less often than will and going to, but it’s natural for deadlines and results: By the end of the course you’ll have learned 500 new words. It comes up regularly in exams like IELTS and Cambridge.
Where can I go through the future tenses with a teacher?
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