English Exercises: Future, Present, and Listening

Posted on Mar 2, 2025 in Administration and Management

I. Complete the Sentences with: Simple Future or Future Continuous

  1. Tom and his group are not coming to the meeting. So perhaps we will be… (we – be)
  2. I am not going to listen to you if you keep on yelling at me. Please, control yourself. (I – not – listen)
  3. We don’t think the government will raise taxes next year. (the government – raise)
  4. Look at those workers and machinery, they are going to build a new bridge! (they – build)
  5. Why do you have that sign “ON SALE” in your car? Are you going to sell it? (You – sell)
  6. She wants to sell her old car because she is going to buy a new one next month. (She – buy)
  7. I won’t get a good mark in that test because I’ve studied nothing for it. (I – not – get)
  8. Why are you so happy? / Because my wife is going to New York for one month and I am going to be at home all alone. (I – be)
  9. She’s got cancer and the doctors said that she will probably die in 2 or 3 months. (She – probably – die)
  10. John is at the hospital. / Really? So, he will not play soccer with us tomorrow! (he – not – play)

III. Complete the Sentences with Simple Present or Present Continuous

  1. Mary is studying for a test that she has tomorrow. (Mary – study)
  2. Mary is sleeping because she had to work last night. (Mary – sleep)
  3. Does Mary watch TV? Sometimes. She prefers to read. (Mary – Watch)
  4. Does Mary need a new pair of shoes? (Mary – need)
  5. In this moment I know that Mary has about twenty pairs of new shoes. (Mary – has)
  6. Where’s Tom? / He is reading in the library. (He – read)
  7. What’s the first thing he does after he gets up in the mornings? (he – do)
  8. They don’t know how to read or write; they are illiterate. (They – not – Know)
  9. Is Tom home? / Yes, he is, but he is having lunch. (He – have – lunch)
  10. Why do you want a new job? (You – want)

IV. Listening Comprehension

Dialogue 1

Customer: How much are these books?

Clerk: …

Customer: Ok. I’ll take one.

Clerk: How would you like to pay?

Customer: Do you accept credit cards?

Clerk: Yes, sir. Could I have your card, please?

Customer: …

Dialogue 2

Customer: I’d like to change some money.

Clerk: Certainly, ma’am. How much would you like to change?

Customer: I’d like to change one hundred US dollars into yen, please.

Clerk: Ok. We charge two percent commission.

Customer: Two percent? That’s fine.

Clerk: All right… that comes to nine thousand one hundred yen.