Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs
future simple or future continuous (sometimes both
forms are possible)
my mother_ {prepore) dinner this time
tomorrow
you
_(wait) for her when her plane
arrivas tonight?
• someone is knocking. whe_
open) the
door?
• whet_ _you_ _(do) tomorrow night?
• this time tomorrow everyone_ (enjoy) the
party. they_ (dance),
many
(laugh) and
(have) fun.
some_ _(drink) alcohol, others (eat)
pizza.
. i _(drink) nice black coffee at home this
time tomorrow. no more tasks for this year!
1. my mother will be preparing dinner this time tomorrow.
Explanation: In the future, at this specific time tomorrow, my mother will be in the process of preparing dinner. We use the future continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the future.
2. will you be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
Explanation: In the future, when her plane arrives tonight, are you planning to wait for her? We use the future continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the future.
3. someone is knocking. Who will open the door?
Explanation: In the future, someone is knocking on the door. We use the future simple tense to describe a future action without mentioning a duration or ongoing nature.
4. What will you be doing tomorrow night?
Explanation: In the future, tomorrow night, what activities do you expect to be engaged in? We use the future continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the future.
5. By this time tomorrow, everyone will be enjoying the party. They will be dancing, many will be laughing, and having fun. Some will be drinking alcohol, others will be eating pizza.
Explanation: In the future, by this specific time tomorrow, everyone will be actively engaged in enjoying the party. We use the future continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the future.
6. I will be drinking nice black coffee at home this time tomorrow. No more tasks for this year!
Explanation: In the future, at this specific time tomorrow, I will be actively drinking nice black coffee at home. We use the future continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the future.
Overall, the future simple tense is used to describe actions or events that will happen in the future without mentioning any ongoing nature, while the future continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions or events in the future.