Practice
read the conversations and choose the correct word in italics.
1 a shall we go out this evening?
bok, but only after seven. i (0) (won't have won't finished my homework until then.
a that's ok. i'm working on my project this evening but i'll (1) done / have done most of
it by seven-thirty, so i can phone you then.
2 a carol's lost a lot of weight!
b yes, she's been on a very good diet. by next week she'll have been (2) go / going to a
weight loss class for over six weeks! if she carries on like this she'll (3) have / has lost
over five kilos by the end of the month.
3 a will you (4) have / been finished plastering this room by the weekend?
b yes, i hope so.
a great. so will we be able to paint the room on monday?
b no. wait until wednesday. the new plaster (5) didn't dry / won't have dried until then.
4 a excuse me, nurse. i've been waiting here for ages.
b i'm sorry. the doctor's very busy. she'll probably be able to see you after four.
a and by then i'll (6) be / have been waiting here for more than six hours!
1)I'll have done
2)going
has lost
3)have finished
didn't dry
4)have been