Future Tense Exercises

To talk about actions that will happen later, such as plans, predictions, promises, and decisions, the future tense is used. It is important to learn how to use future forms such as “will,” “going to,” and the present continuous to talk about future plans and to speak and write English correctly. Future tenses exercises help you test and improve your understanding of the future tense.                                   

Table of Contents

• What Is the Future Tense
• Future Tenses Exercises with Answers
• Exercise 1: Identify the Type of Future Tense
• Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks
• Exercise 3: Rewrite the Sentences Into Different Forms of the Future Tense

What Is the Future Tense

The future tense is a type of tense used to talk about the actions or events that will happen later in the future. It is used to talk about plans, predictions, promises, decisions, and future events. The future tense is divided into four types: simple future tense, future continuous tense, future perfect tense, and future perfect continuous tense. 

Future Tenses Exercises with Answers

To test your understanding of the future tense, solve the following exercises. 

Exercise 1: Identify the Type of Future Tense

Read the following sentences and identify the type of future tense. 

1. I will visit the museum next Sunday.

2. They will have booked the tickets in advance. 

3. They will have been travelling for 12 hours by midnight.

4. I will have finished my homework by 8 p.m.

5. We will watch the match together tomorrow evening. 

6. By next week, I will have finished this novel. 

7. She will prepare dinner for the guests tonight.

8. She will have painted the room before noon. 

9. They will have been exploring the forest since dawn.

10. We will have been painting the hall for two days by Friday.

11. I will call you in the evening.

12. They will have reached the station by 6 p.m. 

13. She will be singing at the concert tonight.

14. We will have planted the trees by tomorrow morning. 

15. Rahul will write a letter to his friend soon.

16. I will be travelling to Delhi this time tomorrow. 

17. Will we have installed the software by the deadline?

18. He will have solved the problem before the teacher arrives. 

19. She will be singing on the stage tonight. 

20. By December, I will have been working here for five years.

21. Will you have completed the assignment by tomorrow?

22. We will discover new places during the trip.

23. They will be playing cricket in the ground later.

24. We will be discussing the project after lunch. 

25. They will be travelling across Europe this time next week.

26. He will be driving to the office at 9 a.m. 

27. By evening, they will have arranged the chairs.

28. The children will clean the classroom tomorrow.

29. She will have been studying all night for the exam.

30. They will have been living in Mumbai for a decade.

31. We will have been waiting for hours by then. 

32. The train will depart at 7:15 a.m. 

33. My brother will join the company next month. 

34. He will have been practising the piano since morning. 

35. He will be reading a newspaper in the morning. 

36. She will bake a cake for the celebration. 

37. She will have completed the course by June.

38. We will be shopping at the mall this weekend. 

39. She will be teaching mathematics in the next period.

40. We will have discovered the truth before long. 

41. They will build a bridge across the river next year.

42. They will be marching in the parade tomorrow. 

43. We will have measured the distance correctly.

44. He will have checked all the documents before submission.

45. By next July, she will have been running this business for ten years.

46. Will we organise the event successfully?

47. We will have been celebrating the festival for three days. 

48. The sun will rise at 6:05 tomorrow. 

49. By tomorrow night, I will have packed my bags.

50. We will have solved the problem before the meeting.

Answers:  

1. Simple future tense

2. Future perfect tense 

3. Future perfect continuous tense

4. Future perfect tense 

5. Simple future tense

6. Future perfect tense 

7. Simple future tense 

8. Future perfect tense 

9. Future perfect continuous tense

10. Future perfect continuous tense

11. Simple future tense

12. Future perfect tense

13. Future continuous tense

14. Future perfect tense

15. Simple future tense

16. Future continuous tense

17. Future perfect tense

18. Future perfect tense

19. Future continuous tense

20. Future perfect continuous tense

21. Future perfect tense

22. Simple future tense

23. Future continuous tense

24. Future continuous tense

25. Future continuous tense

26. Future continuous tense

27. Future perfect tense

28. Simple future tense

29. Future perfect continuous tense

30. Future perfect continuous tense

31. Future perfect continuous tense

32. Simple future tense

33. Simple future tense

34. Future perfect continuous tense

35. Future continuous tense

36. Simple future tense

37. Future perfect tense

38. Future continuous tense

39. Future continuous tense

40. Future perfect tense

41. Simple future tense

42. Future continuous tense

43. Future perfect tense

44. Future perfect tense

45. Future perfect continuous tense

46. Simple future tense

47. Future perfect continuous tense

48. Simple future tense

49. Future perfect tense

50. Future perfect tense
    
    

Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks 

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future tense given in the brackets. 

1. The teacher ______ shortly. (will arrive / arrives)

2. The program ______ for some time. (will continue / continues)

3. The cat ______ meowing a lot after the vaccine. (will be / will have been)

4. The book is quite lengthy. I ______ it for some time. (will be reading / will have been reading)

5. We ______ our bedroom next month. (will paint / paints)

6. My brother ______ for me. (will be waiting / waited)

7. I ______ home next week. (will travel / travels)

8. By 8 p.m., she ______ the report. (will finish / will have finished)

9. They ______  dinner when we arrive. (will be cooking / will cook)

10. We ______  the exam by tomorrow. (will complete / will have completed)

11. I ______  on this project for three months by May. (will have been working / will work)

12. He ______  at the station at 6 p.m. (will arrive / arrives)

13. By next year, they ______  the new bridge. (will construct / will have constructed)

14. She ______  the song at the concert tonight. (will sing / will be singing)

15. We ______  our parents after the movie. (will call / will be calling)

16. I ______  for my interview at 10 a.m. (will leave / will be leaving)

17. The kids ______  outside when it starts raining. (will play / will be playing)

18. By tomorrow morning, I ______  to all the emails. (will have replied / will reply)

19. He ______  for two hours by the time we meet him. (will have been jogging / will jog)

20. The company ______  a new product next week. (will launch / launches)

21. She ______  her homework later in the evening. (will do / will be doing)

22. By Friday, we ______  the decorations for the festival. (will have completed / will complete)

23. I ______  to the airport at this time tomorrow. (will drive / will be driving)

24. They ______  in the park when we pass by. (will be walking / will walk)

25. By next month, she ______  this novel. (will finish / will have finished)

26. The dog ______  loudly if someone approaches. (will bark / will be barking)

27. We ______  the meeting after lunch. (will start / will be starting)

28. He ______  in the city for ten years by 2030. (will have been living / will live)

29. I ______  the piano for an hour when you arrive. (will have been practising / will practice)

30. She ______  her office by 9 a.m. tomorrow. (will reach / will be reaching)

31. By December, they ______  all the assignments. (will have submitted / will submit)

32. I ______ on the balcony when it starts raining. (will sit / will be sitting)

33. He ______  the problem before the teacher notices. (will solve / will have solved)

34. We ______  the garden this weekend. (will clean / will be cleaning)

35. By 7 p.m., she ______  her painting. (will have completed / will complete)

36. I ______  the documentary later tonight. (will watch / will be watching)

37. They ______  a new song at the festival. (will perform / will be performing)

38. By next week, he ______  for his exam for four months. (will have been studying / will study)

39. She ______ at the café when we arrive. (will be sitting / will sit)

40. We ______ the report by tomorrow evening. (will submit / will have submitted)

41. I ______ to London next summer. (will fly / will be flying)

42. The students ______ the project for three weeks by Friday. (will have been preparing / will prepare)

43. He ______ the workshop later this month. (will attend / will be attending)

44. By noon, she ______ all the orders. (will have packed / will pack)

45. We ______ a surprise party for her next week. (will organize / will be organizing)

46. I ______  the novel when you call. (will read / will be reading)

47. By next year, they ______ their dream house. (will have built / will build)

48. She ______ to the meeting while we wait outside. (will be going / will go)

49. He ______ the computer by tomorrow. (will repair / will have repaired)

50. We ______ the festival for three days by the time it ends. (will have been celebrating / will celebrate)

Answer: 

1. The teacher will arrive shortly. 
2. The program will continue for some time. 
3. The cat will be meowing a lot after the vaccine. 
4. The book is quite lengthy. I will be reading it for some time.
5. We will paint our bedroom next month. 
6. My brother will be waiting  for me.
7. I will travel home next week. 
8. By 8 p.m., she will have finished the report. 
9. They will be cooking dinner when we arrive.
10. We will have completed the exam by tomorrow. 
11. I will have been working on this project for three months by May. 
12. He will arrive at the station at 6 p.m. 
13. By next year, they will have constructed the new bridge. 
14. She will be singing the song at the concert tonight. 
15. We will call our parents after the movie.
16. I will be leaving for my interview at 10 a.m. 
17. The kids will be playing outside when it starts raining. 
18. By tomorrow morning, I will have replied to all the emails. 
19. He will have been jogging for two hours by the time we meet him. 
20. The company will launch a new product next week. 
21. She will be doing her homework later in the evening. 
22. By Friday, we will have completed the decorations for the festival. 
23. I will be driving to the airport at this time tomorrow. 
24. They will be walking in the park when we pass by. 
25. By next month, she will have finished this novel. 
26. The dog will bark loudly if someone approaches. 
27. We will start the meeting after lunch. 
28. He will have been living in the city for ten years by 2030. 
29. I will have been practising the piano for an hour when you arrive. 
30. She will reach her office by 9 a.m. tomorrow. 
31. By December, they will have submitted all the assignments. 
32. I will be sitting on the balcony when it starts raining. 
33. He will have solved the problem before the teacher notices. 
34. We will be cleaning the garden this weekend. 
35. By 7 p.m., she will have completed her painting. 
36. I will be watching the documentary later tonight. 
37. They will be performing a new song at the festival. 
38. By next week, he will have been studying for his exam for four months. 
39. She will be sitting at the café when we arrive. 
40. We will submit the report by tomorrow evening. 
41. I will fly to London next summer. 
42. The students will have been preparing the project for three weeks by Friday. 
43. He will be attending the workshop later this month. 
44. By noon, she will have packed all the orders.
45. We will be organising a surprise party for her next week. 
46. I will be reading the novel when you call. 
47. By next year, they will have built their dream house. 
48. She will be going to the meeting while we wait outside.
49. He will have repaired the computer by tomorrow. 
50. We will have been celebrating the festival for three days by the time it ends.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the Sentences Into Different Forms of the Future Tense

Change the sentences given below into the type of future tense mentioned in the brackets.

1. I am drinking tea right now. (Simple Future)

2. She has completed her homework. (Future Perfect)

3. They were playing cricket in the park. (Future Continuous)

4. He had been working on the project for two hours. (Future Perfect Continuous)

5. The children are singing a song. (Future Continuous)

6. I go to the market every Sunday. (Simple Future)

7. We have read the entire book. (Future Perfect)

8. She was writing a letter yesterday. (Future Continuous)

9. He has been exercising since morning. (Future Perfect Continuous)

10. They eat lunch at 1 p.m. (Simple Future)

11. I am watching TV now. (Simple Future)

12. She has cleaned the house. (Future Perfect)

13. He was fixing his bike yesterday. (Future Continuous)

14. We have been waiting for the bus since 7 a.m. (Future Perfect Continuous)

15. The baby is sleeping peacefully. (Future Continuous)

16. I read the newspaper every morning. (Simple Future)

17. They have built the shed. (Future Perfect)

18. She was painting the wall yesterday. (Future Continuous)

19. I have been practising the piano for an hour. (Future Perfect Continuous)

20. We play chess every evening. (Simple Future)

21. He is cooking dinner now. (Future Continuous)

22. They have repaired the car. (Future Perfect)

23. She was drawing a portrait. (Future Continuous)

24. I have been studying for the test since morning. (Future Perfect Continuous)

25. The birds fly across the sky. (Simple Future)

26. We are cleaning the classroom. (Future Continuous)

27. He has written the report. (Future Perfect)

28. They were swimming in the pool yesterday. (Future Continuous)

29. I have been learning French for three months. (Future Perfect Continuous)

30. She plays the violin beautifully. (Simple Future)

31. I am repairing my laptop now. (Future Continuous)

32. They have painted the fence. (Future Perfect)

33. He was climbing the hill yesterday. (Future Continuous)

34. We have been planting trees since morning. (Future Perfect Continuous)

35. The teacher teaches us grammar every day. (Simple Future)

36. I am reading a magazine now. (Future Continuous)

37. She has cleaned the garden. (Future Perfect)

38. They were jogging in the park. (Future Continuous)

39. He has been practising drawing for two hours. (Future Perfect Continuous)

40. We play football every weekend. (Simple Future)

41. She is singing a song now. (Future Continuous)

42. I have completed the assignment. (Future Perfect)

43. They were dancing at the party. (Future Continuous)

44. He has been repairing the car since morning. (Future Perfect Continuous)

45. The dog barks loudly every night. (Simple Future)

46. I am watering the plants now. (Future Continuous)

47. She has finished her presentation. (Future Perfect)

48. We were shopping at the mall yesterday. (Future Continuous)

49. I have been reading this book for two hours. (Future Perfect Continuous)

50. He drives to the office every day. (Simple Future)

Answers: 

1. I will drink tea.
2. She will have completed her homework.
3. They will be playing cricket in the park.
4. He will have been working on the project for two hours.
5. The children will be singing a song.
6. I will go to the market every Sunday.
7. We will have read the entire book.
8. She will be writing a letter.
9. He will have been exercising since morning.
10. They will eat lunch at 1 p.m.
11. I will watch TV.
12. She will have cleaned the house.
13. He will be fixing his bike.
14. We will have been waiting for the bus since 7 a.m.
15. The baby will be sleeping peacefully.
16. I will read the newspaper every morning.
17. They will have built the shed.
18. She will be painting the wall.
19. I will have been practising the piano for an hour.
20. We will play chess every evening.
21. He will be cooking dinner.
22. They will have repaired the car.
23. She will be drawing a portrait.
24. I will have been studying for the test since morning.
25. The birds will fly across the sky.
26. We will be cleaning the classroom.
27. He will have written the report.
28. They will be swimming in the pool.
29. I will have been learning French for three months.
30. She will play the violin beautifully.
31. I will be repairing my laptop.
32. They will have painted the fence.
33. He will be climbing the hill.
34. We will have been planting trees since morning.
35. The teacher will teach us grammar every day.
36. I will be reading a magazine.
37. She will have cleaned the garden.
38. They will be jogging in the park.
39. He will have been practising drawing for two hours.
40. We will play football every weekend.
41. She will be singing a song.
42. I will have completed the assignment.
43. They will be dancing at the party.
44. He will have been repairing the car since morning.
45. The dog will bark loudly every night.
46. I will be watering the plants.
47. She will have finished her presentation.
48. We will be shopping at the mall.
49. I will have been reading this book for two hours.
50. He will drive to the office every day.