Complete with a simple or continuous tense
The scientist wants to believe he _______ (find) a cure for this rare condition.
will find
Look at that strange light in the sky! I think it's an UFO and it ______________ (land).
is going to land
This time tomorrow, I ______________ (fly) to Las Vegas.
will be flying
This time next month, I’m going to fly to study.
This time next month, I will be studying. (the action will be in progress, so future continuous, not going to)
Look at those black clouds over the base! It ______________ (rain) any minute.
is going to rain
The flight to Mexico ________ (depart) at seven o'clock on Friday morning.
departs
Pete ________ (meet) me outside the sports club this afternoon for our first badminton lesson.
is meeting
By next Friday, the team ______________ (finish) the report on the strange lights.
will have finished
By Christmas, you will be finishing primary school.
By Christmas, you will have finished primary school. (completed before a date, so future perfect)
It’s so dark in this cave! I ______________ (turn on) my torch.
will turn on
I'm sure technology ________ (never replace) the role of the teacher in the classroom.
will never replace
This time next month, Sam ______________ (explore) the Nevada desert with his team.
will be exploring
Don’t call me at 8 pm tonight. I ______________ (watch) an alien documentary.
will be watching
The lights went off! I'm going to get a flashlight.
The lights went off! I'll get a flashlight. (spontaneous decision - will)
Don’t visit us on Sunday morning. We ______________ (set up) our telescopes in the desert for the UFO watch.
will be setting up
This time next week my teammates and I ________ (celebrate) our victory in the volleyball final!
will be celebrating
By the end of the week, Max _________ (complete) his dissertation for university.
will have completed
By the time the festival ends, the fans ______________ (take) thousands of photos of the desert.
will have taken
Officially, the academic year will end in less than two months.
ends (timetable)
At this time next year, I ______________ (study) astronomy at university, and by 2035 I ______________ (probably / become) a NASA researcher.
will be studying / will probably have become (two different time markers: “at this time next year” for an action in progress and “by 2035” for a deadline)
Alicia ________ (have) her first zumba lesson this afternoon. She has wanted to try it for ages!
is having
The museum ______________ (not / open) its alien exhibition by the end of next year, because the building work is so slow.
won't have opened
At 6 am tomorrow, the scientists ______________ (still / analyse) the signal, because they won’t finish until noon.
will still be analysing
As soon as we (9) will know / know specific dates, we (10) are contacting / will be contacting you.
Thank you for your understanding.
(9) know
(10) will be contacting
I've been a student here in Manchester for two years already and by this time next year, I (1) ________ (finish) my degree in health sciences. I enjoy being a student and I've decided that I (2) ________ (not leave) university yet, as I (3) ________ (do) a Master's degree.
(1) will have finished
(2) am not going to leave
(3) am going to do