Future Simple · Exercises
B1Intermediate practice
will or going to, time clauses and Shall I…?
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- Time Attack60 seconds, as many as you can
- Survival3 lives, harder as you go
- Tense SortDrag sentences into their tense — 60 seconds
- Timelines10 sentences to match to their timelines
- B1 Boss12 hits before you lose 3 lives
- Irregular MatchPair verbs with their past forms — 60 seconds
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What you’ll practise at B1
- will + verb
- Negatives: won’t
- Questions: Will you…?
- Short answers
- Predictions: I think it’ll…
- Offers, promises and instant decisions
- going to: plans and evidence
- will or going to?
- When I get home, I’ll… (time clauses)
- Shall I…? / Shall we…?
- Timelines: what the tense means
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Sample exercises
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Complete with will or going to.
I have already decided — I _____ (see) the dentist on Saturday.
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I have already decided — I am going to see the dentist on Saturday.
going to: a plan or intention decided before now (“already decided”). will is for decisions made while speaking.
Find the word that is wrong.
Will Yuki take the exam again after the holidays? Yes, she’ll.
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Will Yuki take the exam again after the holidays? Yes, she will.
Short answers repeat will: Yes, I will. / No, she won’t. Don’t contract positive short answers (not “Yes, I’ll”): will is stressed at the end, so it stays full.
Is this sentence correct?
Will Omar read the new book on Saturday? Yes, he will.
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Will Omar read the new book on Saturday? Yes, he will.
Yes, it’s correct. Short answers repeat will: Yes, I will. / No, she won’t. Don’t contract positive short answers (not “Yes, I’ll”): will is stressed at the end, so it stays full.
Why does the speaker use going to?
It’s already ten past eight and the bus leaves at eight fifteen. We are going to miss the bus.
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It’s already ten past eight and the bus leaves at eight fifteen. We are going to miss the bus.
Use going to for a prediction based on what you can see or know now.
Rewrite the sentence with the word in brackets in the right place.
The weather will be better next week. (definitely)
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The weather will definitely be better next week.
“Definitely” goes after will but before won’t: She’ll definitely come. / She definitely won’t come.
Is this sentence correct?
Will you be at the party tonight? Yes, I’ll.
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Will you be at the party tonight? Yes, I will.
“I’ll” should be “I will”. Short answers repeat will: Yes, I will. / No, she won’t. Don’t contract positive short answers (not “Yes, I’ll”): will is stressed at the end, so it stays full.