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Exploring Grammar (Units 11-12)
Future Tenses
Read the emails and underline all the future verb forms.
Which express:
• emphasis on the duration of an action up to a certain point
in the future?
• a hope for the future?
• a definite future action which is the result of a routine or an
arrangement?
• a fixed arrangement in the near future?
• a timetable or schedule?
• an action that will be in progress at a stated future time?
• an action that will have finished before a stated future time?
1
Fill in
will
or the correct form of
be going to
and the verb in
brackets.
1
A: I feel a bit cold.
B: I ..........................
(bring)
you a jumper to put on.
2
A: I .............................
(see)
U2 live next month.
B: That’s great!
3
A: .......................................
(you/help)
me carry these
bags, please?
B: Sure.
4
A: Be careful! You
.............................
(step)
on the dog’s tail!
B: Oops! I didn’t see him.
3
Time Clauses
a) Find two time clauses in the
emails. What time conjunctions
are used to introduce them?
Think of more examples of
time conjunctions.
b) Study the two sentences
below. What tenses do we use
in time clauses? When do we
use a comma in time clauses?
1
Bob will call you back as soon
as he gets in.
2
Before he got a desk job, he
worked as a freelancer.
c) In which case is
when
followed by
will/would
? When
can we not use
will/would
after
when
? Give examples.
4
Choose the correct time
conjunction.
1
Will you have repaired my PC
after/by
tomorrow?
2
When/Since
Terry was a
teen, he played hockey.
3
It started raining
as soon as/
just as
I was leaving my house.
4
Pete is reading
while/when
Claire is watching TV.
5
The moment/As long as
I
have any news, I’ll let you know.
5
Choose the correct verb form.
1
Hurry up! The bus
is going to leave/leaves
in ten minutes.
2
They
’ll have been sailing/’re sailing
for two days before they
reach their first port of call.
3
I’m afraid my broken leg
won’t mend/won’t have
mended
by the time we go on the ski trip.
4
It’s too dark in here. I
’ll turn on/turn on
the lights.
5
Nina
is coming/will have come
over for a visit later.
2
Dear Ms Luca,
Thank you for your interest in joining our company.
We will be holding interviews this Friday morning, between 9:00
am and 12:00 pm. Your interview starts at 8:30 am. When you
arrive please report to the reception desk in the James Wallace
building.
Regards,
Thomas Brown
Dear Mr Brown,
I am writing to apply for the position of office assistant which was
advertised in Coburg News on Monday 18th May, 2014.
I am in my last year of Business Studies at Monash University. My final
examinations end next week and I will be graduating the following
month. I have also been taking language courses. By the end of this
month, I will have been studying German and French for two years and
I am starting Japanese night classes in two weeks. I will have
completed this course by February 2015.
Currently, I am working part-time as a secretary and I also worked as
a receptionist at a law firm two years ago. I hope I will have the chance
to be a valuable part of your company as soon as I graduate.
I have attached a copy of my CV and references from my professors
and previous employer. I look forward to hearing from you in due
course.
Yours sincerely,
Jane Luca
