In dit artikel gaan we ons richten op oefeningen voor de toekomende tijd in de Engelse grammatica, bedoeld voor studenten die hun vaardigheden willen verbeteren. De toekomende tijd wordt in het Engels gebruikt om over gebeurtenissen of acties te spreken die nog moeten plaatsvinden. Er zijn verschillende vormen van de toekomende tijd, zoals de ‘simple future’ met ‘will’ of ‘shall’, de ‘future continuous’, de ‘future perfect’, en de ‘future perfect continuous’. Het beheersen van deze tijden is essentieel voor effectieve communicatie in het Engels.
Om optimaal te profiteren van de oefeningen, is het belangrijk dat je zorgvuldig nadenkt over de context van elke zin en probeert de juiste vorm in te vullen. Er zijn vijftien zinnen per oefening die je zullen helpen je begrip van de verschillende toekomende tijden te testen. Onthoud dat oefening kunst baart en door regelmatig te oefenen, zul je steeds beter worden in het gebruik van de Engelse taal.
Oefening 1: Simple Future (will/shall)
Tomorrow, I *will* (verb) the book you recommended to me.
She *will not* (negative) arrive until the next flight this evening.
*Will* (question) you join us for dinner tonight?
No, I *shall not* (negative, formal) be able to make it to the meeting.
He is certain that he *will* (verb) the marathon this year.
I’m sure it *will* (verb) rain later, so take an umbrella.
*Will* (question) they be selling tickets at the door?
They *will* (verb) their best to complete the project on time.
By this time next week, I *will* (verb) in New York.
It *will* (verb) before we finally depart.
I promise I *will* (verb) your secret.
Tomorrow around six you *will* (verb) him at the train station, right?
They’ve decided they *will not* (negative) buy a new car this year.
This time, I *will* (verb) to the challenge and succeed.
The teacher announced that the exam *will* (verb) on Friday.
Oefening 2: Future Continuous, Future Perfect en Future Perfect Continuous
By the end of the month, they *will have completed* (future perfect) the renovation.
This time next year, we *will be living* (future continuous) in a new city.
How long *will* you *have been studying* (future perfect continuous) French by the time you graduate?
He *will be running* (future continuous) his first marathon next Sunday.
At 10 AM tomorrow, I *will be meeting* (future continuous) with the new client.
In two days’ time, the travelers *will have reached* (future perfect) their destination.
She *will have been working* (future perfect continuous) here for three years by next April.
By the time we arrive, the film *will have started* (future perfect).
Next week at this time, they *will be celebrating* (future continuous) their anniversary.
Don’t call me at 8 o’clock; I *will be driving* (future continuous) home then.
He’s afraid he *will not have finished* (future perfect negative) his report by the deadline.
At midnight, we *will still be celebrating* (future continuous) New Year’s Eve.
Tomorrow at nine, I *will be presenting* (future continuous) the project to the board.
By next summer, she *will have learned* (future perfect) how to swim.
They estimate that by 2030, they *will have been operating* (future perfect continuous) for 50 years.
