Chapter 10-Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Vocabulary Worksheets
by Rachel Spack Koch
Beginning Level
Azar Grammar Series: Basic English Grammar, 3rd edition

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Chapter 10Expressing Future Time, Part 1
1. Future time
2. Vocabulary review
3. Future time: Travel words
4. Future time with be going to
5. Which sentence doesnt belong?
6. Future time with will
8. Reading: Interviews by a TV Reporter
11. Vocabulary review: Prepositions
14. Which word doesnt belong?
15. Missing letters?
16. Word search game
Answer Key
Word List
Basic English Grammar, 3rd Edition
Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1
Worksheet 1. Future time

Read the sentences. In the blank space in front of each sentence, write the letter of
the person who is speaking the words. One item is used twice.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
fortune teller
customer in a store
doctor
airline captain
newscaster
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
politician
scientist
sports announcer
student
weather forecaster
1. __j__Theres going to be a big storm tomorrow, folks.

2. _____Youre going to have a long life.
3. _____The foreign ministers will meet in London next month.
4. _____When will we have a test on this chapter?
5. _____The flight attendants will serve drinks and snacks.
6. _____ Is the store going to be open on the holiday?
7. _____ Do these exercises every day. You will improve your strength.
8. _____ The team isnt going to win, sports fans. The score is 29-3
against us.
9. _____ There wont any ice left on top of the mountains in fifty
years, according to our latest study.
10. _____ I wont raise taxes!
foreign minister = the person in charge of a countrys relations with other countries
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Worksheet 2. Vocabulary review

Complete the sentences. Circle the correct word in
parentheses.
1.
The airline captain is a (pilot / flight attendant).
2.
Foreign means from (your / another) country.
3.
A fortune teller is a person who (predicts / remembers) the future.
4.
A newscaster (announces / predicts) the news.
5.
An example of a scientist is an (astronomer / accountant).
6.
Folks is an (formal / informal) word for people.
7.
A score against us means that we are (losing / winning) the game.

8.
When you improve your strength, it means

that you become (stronger / smarter).
9.
When there isnt any ice left, it means that

there (was / wasnt) ice earlier.
10.
When the government raises taxes, you (get /

pay) more money.
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Worksheet 3. Future time (travel words)

Look at the chart. Then complete the sentences below the chart.
The passenger is
paying the taxi driver.
The passenger is going
to get OUT OF the
taxi.
This man is waiting

for a taxi. He is going
to get IN the taxi.
This man left his office

and drove home. He is
getting OUT OF his car
now.
This woman got IN

her car ten minutes
ago. She is driving
to the supermarket
now.
The passengers are going

on a trip. They are
getting ON the plane
now.
This man traveled from

Beijing to Hong Kong. He
is getting OFF the plane
at the Hong Kong airport
now.
These people are at a bus

stop. They are waiting for
the bus. They are going to
get ON the bus.
This woman got on the bus

five minutes ago. She is
going to get OFF the bus
in ten minutes.
Complete the sentences with the correct word or words.

1. Im traveling by bus from New York to Boston. Ill get ________________ the
bus in New York, and Ill get ________________ the bus in Boston.
2. Im going by car from my house to my office. Ill get ________________ my
car at my house, and Ill get ________________ my car at my office.
3. Im going from London to Paris by plane. Im getting ________________ the
plane in London, and Im getting ________________ the plane in Paris.
4. Im going to get ________________ a taxi on 49th Street and get
________________ the taxi on 23rd Street.
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Worksheet 4. Future time with be going to

Complete the sentences. Choose a verb from the word pool and write it in the blank
space.
bite
blow
catch
drop
get off
get on
hit
hurt
rise
run
1. The man is going to _________________ a fish.
2. The fish is going to

_________________ the worm.
3. The man is going to _________________ the cabinet.
4. The man is falling down the stairs. He is

going to _________________ himself.
5. The boy is going to ______________________ out the

candles on his birthday cake.
6. The football player caught the ball, and now

he is going to _______________ with it.
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Worksheet 4, page 2
(Continue with the same word pool.)
bite
blow
catch
drop
get off
get on
hit
hurt
rise
run
7. The sun is going to _________________

at 6:11 tomorrow morning.
8. The apple is falling from the tree. It is going to

_________________ the ground in half a second.
9. The passengers are going to _________________

the plane.
10. The passengers are going to _________________ the

plane.
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Worksheet 5. Which sentence doesnt belong?

Read the sentences in each group. Cross out the one sentence in each group that is
not logical or possible.
1. A
A
A
A
person bites an apple.

person bites water.
dog bites a person.
baby bites his toy.
2. The wind blows the trees.

The musician blows his trumpet.
A bird blows its food.
An electric fan blows air.
3. The girl catches butterflies.

You catch the flu.
A mouse catches a cat.
A cat catches a mouse.
4. The
The
The
The
children
children
children
children
got
got
got
got
on the plane.
on the bus.
on the car.
in the taxi.
5. The baseball player dropped the ball.

Sarah dropped the house.
Harry dropped his keys.
Nancy dropped her French course.
6. The sun rises every night.

The sun rises every morning.
Hot air rises.
The temperature rises in the summer.
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Worksheet 6. Future time with will

Complete the sentences. Choose a word from the word pool and write it in the blank
space.
complain coworkers deadlines do gossip
instead
make newscaster on out waste up
Every year I make New Years resolutions. That means, I promise myself
that I will do these things. This year, I will improve my normal day:
I will not stay up late. I will watch my favorite ____________________

on the 11:00 oclock news. Then I will go right to bed at 11:30, and Ill
turn ____________________ the light before midnight.
I will get ____________________ at 6:30 A.M. I will ________________

my exercises for a half hour.
Ill _____________________ a good breakfast for myself. I will eat a

piece of toast _____________________ of a donut or a muffin.
Ill leave the house before 8:00 and get _____________________ the
8:10 bus. I wont be late for work.
I will be nice to my _____________________. I wont _______________

when things are not perfect.
I will do all my work on time, and meet all my

___________________. I wont _______________
time in the coffee room or around the water cooler. I
wont say bad things about anyone. Nobody likes a
___________________.
Im going to be perfect. Maybe I will get a nice promotion next year.
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Check the word or phrase that means the same as the word or phrase in bold.
1. The deadline to pay your taxes is April 15.
O last day
O only time
O first time
2. Dont waste time in front of the TV.
O sit down
O lie down
O spend uselessly
3. I like my coworkers.
O people who with cows
O people who work in your company
O the owners of your company
4. You always complain.
O say that you are unhappy about something
O talk about the secret things of somebody else
O smile a lot
5. Amanda is a gossip.
O quiet person
O talks about the secret things of somebody else
O a friendly person
6. Pat is on a diet. He always eats fruit instead of a sweet dessert.
O and
O in place of
O or
7. Rachel is nervous when she gets on plane. She doesnt like to fly.
O enters
O leaves
O turns on
8. Please turn out that light. Its very bright.
Its bothering me.
O stop
O get off
O get up
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Basic English Grammar, 3 Edition
Worksheet 8. Reading: Interviews by a TV Reporter

Read the interviews about the candidates for governor and then answer the
questions on the next page.
Interviews by a TV Reporter
Sam Jones, a newscaster, is doing interviews of people in the street. He is
asking the people about the candidates for governor. Hes going to talk about
these interviews on TV on the 7:00 P.M. news tonight.
Candidate John McDonald
Candidate Mary Rossi
Interview 1
Sam:
Pat:
Sam:
Pat:
Who are you going to vote for next Tuesday?

Me? Ive voting for John McDonald.
Why are you voting for McDonald?
Hes terrific. He was our mayor last year and many years before that,
and hell be a great governor next year, Im sure.
Sam: Did he do a good job as mayor?
Pat: He certainly did! He improved the roads in our city, and he will
improve the roads all over the state.
Interview 2
Sam:
Kim:
Sam:
Kim:
Who are you going to vote for next Tuesday?

Rossi, for sure. Im voting for Mary Rossi.
How come?
Because she was a terrific mayor in Maywood. Last year she got
rid of crime in that city. As governor next year, she will get rid of
crime in the whole state.
Sam: So you think that she did a good job as the mayor of Maywood?
Kim: An excellent job. And she will be an excellent governor.
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Exercise 8, page 2
Circle True if the statement is true. Circle False if the statement is false.
1. The people are voting today, Tuesday.
True / False
2. The people will vote next Tuesday.
True / False
3. Pat is voting for John McDonald.
True / False
4. John McDonald got rid of crime.
True / False
5. Kim is voting for Mary Rossi.
True / False
6. Mary Rossi is going to be mayor of Maywood.
True / False
7. John McDonald improved the roads in the state.
True / False
8. Mary Rossi was a senator.
True / False
9. John McDonald will become the mayor of his city. True / False
10. John Rossi and Mary Rossi are candidates for
True / False
governor of their state.
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Check the word or phrase that means the same as the word or phrase in bold.
1. Most of the people voted for Stanton. Thats why he
won the election.
O supported in an election
O got rid of
O improved
2. Jane Bower is our mayor.
O leader of a state
O leader of a country
O leader of a town or city
3. Charlie Crass is going to be our next governor.
O leader of the state
O leader of the country
O leader of the town or city
4. The senator from Massachusetts spoke for two hours.
O member of the Senate from a state
O the leader of the Senate
O a candidate for senator
5. I dont like any candidate for president.
O a president in the past
O the president now
O a person who wants to be president in the future
6. Global warming affects the whole world.
O part of
O all of
O half of
7. The police fight against crime.
O pollution
O traffic
O activities that are against the law
8. Im going to get rid of these papers.
O destroy or throw away
O keep
O send you
law = rules that people must follow
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Complete the conversations. Write the letter of the correct word or phrase in the
blank space.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
certainly dont
coworker
deadline
for sure
get rid of
how come
instead
the whole piece
1. A: Youre getting a cat?

B: Yes. We saw a mouse in the house. A cat will
_______ the mouse.
2. A: Im leaving this job!
B: _______ youre leaving? You were always so happy here.
3. A: Do you like our governor?
B: I _______! Hes raising our taxes next January.
4. A: Whos going to be our next governor?
B: Juan Ortiz, _______. I know it. Everybody is going to vote for him.
5. A: Who are you voting for?
B: I cant vote! I didnt register in time. I missed the _______ by one
day.
6. A: Sorry, we dont have roast chicken tonight.
B: Thats OK. Ill have the baked fish _______.
7. A: Do you want to share a dessert with me? The

chocolate cake?
B: No, thanks. I want to eat _______ by myself.
register = put your name on an official list

share = have or use something with other people
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Worksheet 11. Vocabulary review. Prepositions

Complete the sentences. Choose a word from the word pool and write it in the blank
space. You may use a word more than once.
against
for
in
of
off
out
up
1. The senators didnt want to pass the new law. They voted _______ it.
2. The people like the governor. They are going to vote _______ him to be
the governor again.
3. Some countries have a prime minister instead _______ a president.
4. Were traveling to Australia. Were getting on the plane in Vancouver and
getting _______ the plane in Sydney.
5. We closed the door after we got _______ the taxi. Then we told the driver
to take us to the airport.
6. Were moving to a small apartment. Were getting rid _______ a lot of our
books. Do you want them?
7. I turned _______ the light at 10:00 last night and went to sleep.
8. Im getting _______ early tomorrow, at 6:00 A.M. I have an appointment
in my office at 8:00 oclock.
9. A: How come you were late ___for___ work today?
B: I missed the bus!
10. A: Will you be on time tomorrow?
B: Oh, yes, Ill be on time tomorrow! _______ sure!
prime minister = the leader of the government in some countries

How come? = an informal expression that means why? It begins a question,
but normal affirmative word order is used in the sentence.
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Find the definitions of the nouns in Column A. Write the letter of the definition in
Column B in the blank space in Column A.
Column A
Column B
1. coworker
____
a. a person who tells you about your future
2. deadline
____
b. a person who tells the news on TV
3. flu
____
c. people who love sports
4. folks
____
d. a person who talks about the weather on TV
5. fortune
teller
____
6. gossip
____
e. an informal word for people
f. someone who works with you
7. newscaster ____
g. a person who tells the news about sports on TV
8. sports fans ____
h. you must finish something before this time
9. sportscaster ___
i. a sickness like a bad cold
10. weather
forecaster ____
j. a person who talks about the private lives of

others
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Find the definitions of the verbs in Column A in Column B. Write the letter of the
definition in Column B in the blank space in Column A.
Column A
Column B
1. bite
____
a. become better
2. complain
____
b. go up
3. drop
____
c. have or use something with other people
4. hit
____
d. injure or cause pain
5. hurt
____
e. move or lift something to a higher level
6. improve
____
f. stop holding something so that it falls
7. raise
____
g. talk about your unhappiness
8. rise
____
h. fall or crash into something quickly and hard
9. share
____
i. use time, money, etc. in a foolish way
10. waste
____
j. use your teeth to cut or chew something
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Worksheet 14. Which word doesnt belong?

Check the word that does not belong in each group.
1. O senator
O mayor
O governor
O trumpet player
2. O bird
O pilot
O bee
O butterfly
3. O coworker
O newscaster
O sportscaster
O weather forecaster
4. O whole
O 100%
O part
O all
5. O fans
O people
O folks
O deadline
6. O throw away
O delete
O raise
O get rid of
7. O chemist
O biologist
O politician
O astronomer
8. O foreign
O home
O from another country

O very different
9. O instead
O definitely
O certainly
O for sure
10. O drop
O rise
O fall
O go down
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Worksheet 15. Missing letters

Fill in the missing letters.
1. In place of.
_I_ _N_
_S_
_T_
_E_ _A_
_D_
_G_ ___
___
___ ___ ___
2. The opposite of vote for is vote
_A_
3. Get better.
_I_
4. Tell people you are unhappy.
_C_ ___ ___ _P_ _L_ __ _I_ ___
___ _P_ ___
5. When it is hot, the temperature _R_
___
___
6. From another country.
_F_
___
_R_
7. Exit a plane. (2 words)
_G_
___
___ ___
8. Enter a car. (2 words)
_G_
___
___
9. Informal for Why? (2 words)
_H_ ___
___
___
___ ___
___ _S_
___
___
___ _G_ ___

___ _F_
_N_
_C_ ___
___ ___
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Worksheet 16
There are 8 verbs in this puzzle from this chapter. Circle the 8 verbs.
A word can be horizontal (across), vertical (up and down), or diagonal (from side to
side).
The gray shading shows the first letter of a word.
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Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
j. weather forecaster
a. fortune teller
e. newscaster
i. student
d. airline captain
b. customer in a store
c. doctor
h. sports announcer
g. scientist
f. politician
Worksheet 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
pilot
another
predicts
announces
astronomer
informal
losing
stronger
was
pay
Worksheet 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
on / off
in / out of
on / off
in / out of
Worksheet 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
catch
bite
drop
hurt
blow
run
rise
hit
get on
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10. get off
Worksheet 5
Sentences that dont make sense.
1. A person bites water.
2. A bird blows its food.
3. A mouse catches a cat.
4. The children got on the car.
5. Sarah dropped the house.
6. The sun rises every night.
Worksheet 6
--newscaster / out
--up / do
--make / instead
--on
--coworkers / complain
--deadlines / waste / gossip
Worksheet 7
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
last day
spend uselessly
people who work in your company
say that you are unhappy about something
talks about the secret things of somebody else
in place of
enters
stop
Worksheet 8
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
False
True
True
False
True
False
True
False
False
True
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Worksheet 9
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
supported in an election
leader of a town or city
leader of the state
member of the Senate from a state
a person who wants to be president in the future
all of
activities that are against the law
destroy or throw away
Worksheet 10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
e. get rid of
f. how come
a. certainly dont
d. for sure
c. deadline
g. instead
h. the whole piece
Worksheet 11
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
against
for
of
off
in
of
off
up
how
For
Worksheet 12
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
f. someone who works with you

h. you must finish something before this time
i. a sickness like a bad cold
e. an informal word for people
a. a person who tells you about your future
j. a person who talks about the private lives of others
b. a person who tells the news on TV
c. people who love sports
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9. g. a person who tells the news about sports on TV
10. d. a person who talks about the weather on TV
Worksheet 13
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
j. use your teeth to cut or chew something

g. talk about your unhappiness
f. stop holding something so that it falls
h. move onto something quickly and with force
d. injure or cause pain
a. become better
e. move or lift something to a higher level
b. go up
c. have or use something with other people
i. use time or money in a foolish way
Worksheet 14
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
trumpet player
pilot
coworker
part
deadline
raise
politician
home
instead
rise
Worksheet 15
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
instead
against
improve
complain
rises
foreign
get off
get in
how come
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Worksheet 16. Missing letters
D W Q
V W
W P
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Word List
about
activities
against
airline captain
announce
another
astronomer
bad
become
before
better
bird
bite
blow
car
cat
catch
cause
certainly
chew
children
city
cold
company
complain
coworker
customer
cut
day
deadline
destr oy
do
doctor
dont
drop
election
else
enter
every
fall
finish
food
move
foolish
for
for sure
force
foreign
fortune teller
from
future
get in
get off
get on
get rid of
get out of
go up
gossip
got
have
higher
hit
holding
home
house
how
how come
hurt
improve
in place of
informal
injure
instead
last
law
leader
left
level
lift
like
losing
love
make
member
money
mouse
must
news
newscaster
night
off
onto
other
pain
part
peopl e
person
piece
pilot
politician
predict
president
quickly
raise
rise
run
say
scientist
secret
senate
sickness
so
somebody
someone
something
spend
sports
announcer
state
stop
store
strong
student
sun
support
talk
teeth
tell
than
that
thing
th is
throw away
time
town
trumpet player
TV
unhappiness
unhappy
use
uselessly
want
waste
water
weather
forecaster
who
whole
with
word
work
your
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Vocabulary Worksheets

by Rachel Spack Koch

Azar Grammar Series: Basic English Grammar, 3rd edition

Chapter 10Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 1. Future time

1. __j__Theres going to be a big storm tomorrow, folks.

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 2. Vocabulary review

The airline captain is a (pilot / flight attendant).

Foreign means from (your / another) country.

A fortune teller is a person who (predicts / remembers) the future.

A newscaster (announces / predicts) the news.

An example of a scientist is an (astronomer / accountant).

Folks is an (formal / informal) word for people.

A score against us means that we are (losing / winning) the game.

When you improve your strength, it means

When there isnt any ice left, it means that

When the government raises taxes, you (get /

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 3. Future time (travel words)

This man is waiting

This man left his office

This woman got IN

The passengers are going

This man traveled from

These people are at a bus

This woman got on the bus

Complete the sentences with the correct word or words.

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 4. Future time with be going to

1. The man is going to _________________ a fish.

2. The fish is going to

3. The man is going to _________________ the cabinet.

4. The man is falling down the stairs. He is

5. The boy is going to ______________________ out the

6. The football player caught the ball, and now

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

7. The sun is going to _________________

8. The apple is falling from the tree. It is going to

9. The passengers are going to _________________

10. The passengers are going to _________________ the

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 5. Which sentence doesnt belong?

person bites an apple.

2. The wind blows the trees.

3. The girl catches butterflies.

5. The baseball player dropped the ball.

6. The sun rises every night.

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 6. Future time with will

I will not stay up late. I will watch my favorite ____________________

I will get ____________________ at 6:30 A.M. I will ________________

Ill _____________________ a good breakfast for myself. I will eat a

I will be nice to my _____________________. I wont _______________

I will do all my work on time, and meet all my

Im going to be perfect. Maybe I will get a nice promotion next year.

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 7. Vocabulary review

Basic English Grammar, 3 Edition

Chapter 10: Expressing Future Time, Part 1

Worksheet 8. Reading: Interviews by a TV Reporter

Candidate John McDonald

1. jTheres going to be a big storm tomorrow, folks.

I will get ____ at 6:30 A.M. I will

I will be nice to my _______. I wont _

_ _ ___

_C_ _ _ _P_ _L_ __ _I_ ___