Future 1
Future 2
Future 3
Time management
Work-life balance
100

I’ve been saving £150 a month since September. By the end of the year, I _______________£600. (save)

I’ve been saving £150 a month since September. By the end of the year, I will have saved £600.

100

I think our team _______________the football game. (win)

I think our team will win the football game.

100

John _________________ at 4am (sleep)

John will be sleeping at 4am

100

to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first

to prioritise

100

doing more than one thing at the same time.

multitasking

200

We _________________to Greece at 6 pm tomorrow. (fly)

We will be flying to Greece at 6 pm tomorrow.

200

Mr. Flin _____________ the lecture in room 12 at four o’clock next Monday. (give)

Mr. Flin will be giving the lecture in room 12 at four o’clock next Monday.

200

Ryan hopes that we _______________him a new laptop (buy)

Ryan hopes that we will buy him a new laptop

200

to interrupt what someone is doing by making noise or annoying them

to disturb

200

to be exhausted from work-related stress.

to be burned out

300

I______________all the essays by next week. (not/check)

I won't have checked all the essays by next week.

300

This time next week, Amy ____________her driving exam. (take)

This time next week, Amy will be taking her driving exam.

300

The kids ________________to bed by 10 pm. (go)

The kids will have gone to bed by 10 pm.

300

to decide or arrange to do something at a later time

to put off

300

to establish clear limits between work and personal time.

to set boundaries

400

Try to call before 2 pm. After that, we _____________

in the garden. (work)

Try to call before 2 pm. After that, we will be working in the garden. 

400

_________________(you / retire) by the time you're 60?

Will you have retired by the time you're 60?

400

William and Mary are coming at 7 pm. I ___________________setting the table by then. (finish)

William and Mary are coming at 7 pm. I will have finished setting the table by then.

400

working or operating in a way that gets the results you want without any waste

efficient

400

traveling to and from work

commuting

500

I'm only halfway through my homework. I  _____________ it by the time the teacher arrives (not finish)

I'm only halfway through my homework. I won't have finished it by the time the teacher arrives

500

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ______________  more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted. (drive)

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we wil have driven more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.

500

Tom ______________ for 6 hours by the time you call him at lunchtime tomorrow. (study)

Tom will have been studying for 6 hours by the time you call him at lunchtime tomorrow.

500

very important and needing you to take action immediately

urgent

500

to establish clear limits between work and personal time.

to set boundaries