Scholar's JUNIOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION || Class 6 || Section I | Unit I || Lesson 21: THE FUTURE TENSE: Its Forms Page 152-153

EXERCISE

Exercise 1.  Supply future perfect continuous tense of the verb in brackets for each blank:

1. We ____ in Agra for five years by April. (Live)

Ans: We shall be living in Agra for five years by April.

2. You ____ your homework for an hour from 4 p.m. (do)

Ans: You will be doing your homework for an hour by 4 p.m.

reading a book on a beach

3. It ____ for three hours by sunset. (rain)

Ans: It will be raining for three hours by sunset.

4. They ____ for two hours when you return. (play)

Ans: They will be playing for two hours when you return.

5. She ____ for us here since morning. (wait)

Ans: She will be waiting for us here since morning.

6. He ____ for an hour when you reach. (study)

Ans: He will be studying for an hour when you reach.

7. I ____ exercise for half an hour by then. (take)

Ans: I shall be taking exercise for half an hour by then.

8. The baby ____ for ten minutes when the mother comes. (weep)

Ans: The baby will be weeping for ten minutes when the mother comes.

9. The bell ____ for five minutes when we reach school. (ring)

Ans: The bell will be ringing for five minutes when we reach school.

Exercise 2. Change each sentence to its negative form:

1. I shall have been playing hockey after I have done my homework.

Ans: I shall not have been playing hockey after I have done my home work.

2. She will have been singing for an hour before we reach there.

Ans: She will not have been singing for an hour before we reach there.

3. The teacher will have been teaching for half an hour by 10 a.m.

Ans: The teacher will not have been teaching for half an hour by 10 a.m.

4. They will have been taking a test for a week by 15th April.

Ans: They will not have been taking a test for a week by 15th April.

5. He will have been reading in this school for two years when we reach there.

Ans: He will not have been reading in this school for two years when we reach there.

6. India will have been progressing for 57 years by 15th August.

Ans: India will not have been progressing for 57 years by 15th August.

7. Shanti has been cooking for the family in the kitchen since morning.

Ans: Shanti has not been cooking for the family in the kitchen since morning.

Exercise 3. Change each sentence to its interrogative form:

1. The earth will have been moving round the sun since the universe took shape.

Ans: Will The earth have been moving round the sun since the universe took shape?

2. We shall have been getting ready for half an hour when your brother arrives.

Ans: Shall we have been getting ready for half an hour when your brother arrives?

3. I shall have been writing letters at this time tomorrow.

Ans: Shall I have been writing letters at this time tomorrow?

4. You will have been helping me with money for two years by next month.

Ans: Will you have been helping me with money for two years by next month.

5. You will have been taking their afternoon tea-when you call on them.

Ans: Will you have been taking their afternoon tea-when you call on them?

6. They will have been crying in hunger for 15 minutes when the mother comes to suckle it.

Ans: Will they have been crying in hunger for 15 minutes when the mother comes to suckle it?

Exercise 4. Change each sentence to its negative-interrogative form:

1. The robbers will have been firing at the police for two hours by dawn.

Ans: Will the robbers not have been firing at the police for two hours by dawn?

2. The shepherd will have been tending his flock on the hill-side since morning.

Ans: Will the shepherd not have been tending his flock on the hill-side since morning?

3. Birds will have been flying to their nests since sunset.

Ans: Will birds not have been flying to their nests since sunset?

4. The burglars will have been breaking into house since midnight when the watchman challenges them.

Ans: Will the burglars not have been breaking into house since midnight when the watchman challenges them?

5. The ducks will have been swimming in the tank for an hour when we go boating.

Ans: Will the ducks not have been swimming in the tank for an hour when we go boating?

6. We shall have been enjoying a swing ride in the park when our friends arrive.

Ans: Shall we not have been enjoying a swing ride in the park when our friends arrive?