Grammar Interactive Practice
Choose a topic and start practising.
Choose a topic and start practising.
1. This iconic burger joint is very old. It (BE) fifty years old next month.
2. I’m afraid many small businesses (FAIL) this year because of the high rent.
3. This time next week, the dancing robot (ENTERTAIN) passengers in the California airport again.
4. The legal team (FINISH) the "tomato fraud" lawsuit by 9 o'clock tomorrow.
5. By 10 o'clock, the protesters (STAND) outside the closed restaurant for twelve hours.
6. This time next week the manager (SEE) the lawyer about the "dine-and-dasher" case, so he can hand over the security footage.
7. Most customers (LEAVE) the shop by the time the police arrive to investigate the theft.
8. The CEO expects he (GET) a better deal on the office rent soon.
9. By 6 o'clock, the lawyers (WRITE) the new contract for three hours.
10. I hope I (PAY) my car loan by the time I'm thirty, but with interest rates rising, I'm not so sure anymore.
11. By next week, the family (RUN) their local bakery in this town for two years.
12. Don't worry about the high gas prices. I (HELP) you pay for the fuel this time.
13. Scientists (EXAMINE) all the confiscated illegal shark fins by Sunday evening.
14. The food critic (GO) to the new bistro tonight. She has already booked a table online.
15. The town hall meeting about the fuel crisis (START) at 6 o'clock.
1. When the sun sets tonight, many florists WILL ASSEMBLE / WILL HAVE ASSEMBLED thousands of bouquets for Mother's Day.
2. The local florist WILL HAVE COMPLETED / WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETING all the delivery orders by the end of the day.
3. By the time the yard sale ends at 4 PM, the homeowners WILL HAVE BEEN STANDING / WILL WALK in their driveway for seven hours.
4. The school board WILL BE HOLDING / WILL HAVE BEEN HOLDING a final picnic for teachers next week to celebrate the end of the term.
5. Look how many people are there! We're too late for the best items at the garage sale. All the vintage furniture WILL GO / WILL HAVE GONE by now.
6. 'We need more coffee for the yard sale visitors.' ‘Okay, I WILL BUY / WILL HAVE BEEN BUYING some this afternoon'.
7. This time tomorrow, families WILL HAVE BEEN LEAVING / WILL BE LEAVING for their Mother's Day brunch.
8. By Monday, the "Teacher Appreciation" committee WILL WORK / WILL HAVE BEEN WORKING on this event for three months.
9. I WILL COLLECT / WILL HAVE COLLECTED my pre-ordered peonies from the shop on my way home tonight.
10. The police WILL HAVE ISSUED / WILL BE ISSUING dozens of parking tickets to yard sale visitors by now.
It’s hard to make predictions about the travel industry, but I think I can say quite a lot about airline services in about ten years’ time. I think we (STILL / COMPLAIN) about the food on planes. By that time, airlines (REPLACE) all human flight attendants with robots, and, who knows, perhaps I (FIND) a company that offers real WiFi for free. And I (PROBABLY / PAY) even more for a tiny seat!
I’m optimistic about the future of AI in education, so I think that by the time I graduate in June, I (CHOOSE) my career path in creative arts. By then, I (STUDY) the value of human connection for about four years, and I (ALMOST CERTAINLY / BECOME) a public speaker! So I (GIVE) inspirational speeches at graduation ceremonies, I hope!
I think we should all be worried about what nature (BE) like in fifty years’ time. By then, I hope that the local authorities (REMOVE) all the venomous snakes from our popular hiking trails, but perhaps scientists (STILL / SEARCH) for safer ways to protect tourists. It’s quite possible that we (STILL / TALK) about the danger of wild animals, as we are now!
By the time the next decade starts, I expect that nearly everything about the way we travel (CHANGE) and everyone (TRY) their best to avoid digital spaces. For example, I can’t imagine that we (USE) social media for everything, because by then most people (RUN OUT) of patience with AI influencers. People (TRAVEL) to places with no internet connection, or perhaps we (WALK) in the woods more often. I hope that tech companies (SOLVE) the privacy problem, but who knows! Perhaps some other worse digital threat (COME) along by then!