Future (2): predictions – B2 English Grammar Test

1  Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1   You didn’t win today but you will / won’t / aren’t win your next match.

2   Unfortunately, I will / am / won’t be studying all weekend as I’ve got an important exam on Monday.

3   That sofa is enormous. It’s will / going to / not going to fit in the lift.

4   Until I start my new job, I will / may / won’t be earning any money.

5   Look at those dark clouds. It’s going to / doesn’t / not going to rain.

6   In the future we couldn’t / will / won’t use cash. We’ll only use cards.

2  Which sentences in Exercise 1 are …

A   general predictions? …1… ……

B   predictions based on something we see or know? …… ……

C   predictions about an action or habit in progress in the future? …… ……

3  Choose the option that’s true for you. Give extra information.

1   It may well / is not going to snow today.

      ……It’s sunny outside today. ……

2   I might / will live in another country one day.

      …………………………………………….

3   In five hours’ time I will / could be sleeping.

      …………………………………………….

4   I am going to / might get hungry in the next hour.

      …………………………………………….

5   I will / may be financially independent in the next ten years.

      …………………………………………….

6   In the next three years I could be / won’t be learning to drive.

      …………………………………………….

4  Add one word to each sentence to make it correct. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1   Pass me a tissue, please. I’m to sneeze!

      ……Pass me a tissue, please. I’m going to sneeze!……

2   This time next week I be working – I’ll be on holiday.

      …………………………………………….

3   My battery is very low – my phone is to turn itself off.

      …………………………………………….

4   I’m not sure, but children need to pay full price.

      …………………………………………….

5   I definitely go to New Zealand one day.

      …………………………………………….

6   This summer I’ll paying rent for the first time in my life.

      …………………………………………….

5  Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1   I can’t come to the cinema tomorrow. I’ll be do homework all day.

      ……I can’t come to the cinema tomorrow. I’ll be doing homework all day. ……

2   This is such a sad film. I’ll cry.

      …………………………………………….

3   I’ll finish the project today. I’m not sure.

      …………………………………………….

4   Please don’t phone me at 3 am. I’ll sleep!

      …………………………………………….

5   My auntie will have a baby soon.

      …………………………………………….

6   Who knows? I am going to win the lottery next week.

      …………………………………………….

6  Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use will, may/might/could, going to or the future continuous.

Cashless supermarkets are becoming more and more popular. Finance expert Amanda Ferris says that in the future, people 1……will be using…… electronic money more and more to pay for their shopping. ‘I can’t guarantee it, but one day cash 2…………………. Well completely. Who knows? Ten years from now we 3…………………. nothing more than our smartphones for all our purchases.’

And what do customers think of cashless shops?

We asked one shopper, who said, ‘It’s great. The queue is moving really fast, so I 4…………………. home quicker this afternoon. I think that in the future, some people 5…………………. definitely using cash. But while they’re still inside the supermarket, waiting to pay, I 6…………………. on my sofa at home drinking a cup of tea!’