Exercise 9 - 12

Topic 3       Future Tenses

Exercise 9

Fill in the blanks with the future tenses.

          Peter Chieng likes to draw and colour a lot.  He is going to take part in a colouring competition next Sunday morning.  His parents ___________ (1. accompany) him there.  Tom and Jenny _____________ (2. go) there, too.

          Peter _____________ (3. colour) from 8am to 9am.  There ___________ (4. be)   many children taking part in the competition.  Tom and Penny __________ (5. explore)  the area.   They ____________ (6. walk) around to see how other children colour.  Their parents _____________(7. sit) nearby and ____________ (8. chit-chat) with other parents.  It will be  like a fun day for the children.  Peter _______________ (9. take) part in the colouring competition 3 times this year if he takes part again next Sunday.  If he wins again, he _______________ (10. win) the prizes 3 times.  He is really sensitive to colours and knows how to match the colours nicely.  He is only 5 years old.

          After colouring competition, they ___________ (11. browse) the book fair.  Jenny likes reading very much.  She reads a lot every day.  Her ambition is to become a writer some day.  Tom and Peter only like comic strips.  Tom ___________ (12. buy) Master Q and Peter ____________ (13. choose) Crayon Shin Chan. They have bought many books in the series.  If Tom buys another book, he ______________ (14. collect) 76 books of Master Q and Peter 70 books of Crayon Shin Chan.  They ____________ (15. stay) there for an hour.

          Then they _____________ (16. stroll) to the restaurant to attend a wedding feast.  The whole family ____________ (17. attend) the feast as it is their great uncle’s son’s wedding.  We _____________ (18.  have) a great time together.   Everybody ___________(19.  eat and talk) happily.  Someone _____________ (20. karaoke) on stage to entertain.   Ruizia ___________ (21. sing) her favourite songs wholeheartedly.  Everybody is looking forward to next Sunday lunch.

Exercise 10

Fill in the blanks with the future tenses.

          Puan Mona is going to hold a flower arrangement competition.  She has held the competition 2 times already this year.  If she holds it again, she __________________ (1. hold) it 3 times.  She has released the news already.  Many interested people _____________ (2. call) in to register for the competition.  Puan Mona ___________ (3. be) very busy for the next few days.  She _____________ (4. answer) the phone calls all the time. 

          A few days before the  competition, she ____________ (5. have) to get everything ready.  The cleaner _____________ (6. clean) up the place the day before.  Puan Mona ____________ (7. order) more different kinds of flowers, too. 

          On the day of competition, Aminah ___________ (8. help) her mother to get the forms filled by the participants from 8am to 9 am.  Each participant _________         (9.  have) to pay some money for the raw materials.  Puan Mona __________________ (9. entertain) the guests and participants.  She ____________ (10. move) about all the time. 

          At 9am, Puan Mona  ____________(11. declare) the start of the competition.  Then each participant ______________ (12. get) to the place based on the number they have drawn and _____________ (13. arrange) the flowers in what styles they desire.  They ______________ (14. arrange) the flowers from 9am to 10am.  After the judges ____________ (15. decide) the first 3 prizes and 5 consolations for the participants.  By 10.30am, they ______________ (16. decide) the winners.

Exercise 11                                                                                                   6

Fill in the blanks with the future tenses.

          Nina enjoys playing computer games.  She __________ (1.  play) computer games this afternoon.  She _______________ (2.  play) a chess game with her friend, Lucy.  Lucy, her friend _________ (3. join) her in the game.  They like to play the game online on Saturday afternoon. 

It is Saturday today.  Nina and Lucy ______________ (4. play) the game online from 3.00pm to 4.00pm.  Nina’s brother Jojo has asked Nina 3 times already if he can join them in the game online.  If he asks again, he _________________(5.  ask) 4 times. 

          Nina knows how cheeky and fussy her brother can be.  She knows if she allows him to play the game online, at times, he ___________ (6.  disobey) the rules.  If she refuses, she __________ (7. face) up to his unruly behaviour.  Anyhow she has to reason with him and has to be tactful.  That means she has to talk to him on certain terms and conditions before she allows him to join.  Jojo has agreed that he ___________ (8. play) with them just for just 15 minutes but if he breaks no rules, he __________ (9. earn) his bonus to play on until they stop.  Joyo is playing the computer now. He _____________   (10. play) for 2 hours if he plays for another hour. 

          At 4.30pm, Puan Ashiah ____________ (11. bring) them out to exercise.  They ___________ (12.  go) to Bukit Aup Recreational Park.  Nina and Jojo like this place very much.  It is a  quiet and scenic spot.  They have been to the place 2 times already this week.  If they go there again later, they _______________ (13. be) to the place 3 times.  Puan Ashiah ___________ (14.  invite) other aunts and their children to go, too so that they ______________ (15. have) more fun. 

          Puan Ashiah _______________ (16. walk) about and ____________ (17. sing) at will with the group.  They share many favourite songs.  Whenever Puah Ashiah says that singing is the best way to exercise the lungs and it does not cost you a cent,  Puan Fatimah, Puan Lucia and the children ____________ (18.  chip) in saying that laughing is the best medicine and it does not cost you a cent, either.  Then they all laugh and laugh.

Exercise 12  

          Puan Ashiah is thinking of joining Laughing Yoga Club.  She thinks it fun.  She does not dare to go alone.  So, she asks her husband, Encik Ramah to go with her.  She has asked him 3 times already if he wants to join or not. Puan Ashiah _________ (1. ask) 4 times if she asks again.  She really wants her husband to go with her.  Encik Ramah has been under stress recently due to some business problems.  He used to laugh a lot.  Nowadays, he hardly smiles.  Nina often teases him to have forgotten the most beautiful instinct of a person.  Jojo ___________ (2. chip) in saying, “Smiling does not cost a dime.  Let’s smile.”  Only then Encik Ramah ____________(3. smile) broadly and roar into laughter with the family.  He ____________ (4. chase) the children around and  try to catch them and _________(5. lift) them high up.

          Encik Ramah ______________ (6. travel) to Hong Kong on business tomorrow.  While flying to Hong Kong, he _______________ (7. read and sleep) on the journey.  Paun Ashiah has bought him a book called “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Steven R. Covey.  He ________________(8.  finish) reading the book by next Tuesday if he goes on at this speed of reading.  He likes this book very much because he thinks it inspires him so much.  This is his second time reading the book. 

          As soon as he has finished reading the book, he _____________(9.read) “The 8th Habit (from effectiveness to greatness) ” by the same author.