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there is: future Will there be cars?

FUTURE

there will be
H will there be?
D there will not be

Contraction: won’t (= will not)
There will be a public holiday next Tuesday. Will there be a meeting tomorrow?
There will not be any time for us to see Mary. There won't be any of my friends at the party.

Complete the sentences with there will be and words from the box.

fish flowers food hospital ra in / sun ten people trouble two new students

► I think . ........... tomorrow.

1 But I think.............................................................on Tuesday.
2 .............................................in the class tomorrow.
3 .............................................in our house at the weekend.
4 One day, perhaps.............................................. enough ... ........................................... for everybody.
5 .............................................for supper tonight.
6 .............................................a new................................... .........in our town next year.

7 'Mum, I've broken a window.' ' when your father comes home.'
8 .............................................a lot o f.................................. ..........in the garden this summer.

Make negative (H) sentences. Use There w ill not be or There won't be.
► tim e /see Granny .? ? ? ? .? ? .)? ? .$ ? .$ ? £ .*7 1 rf ? :....................
► exam / Saturday !??. fOy. Sptu.rdau)................

1 meeting /tomorrow ..................................................................................
2 any trains / Sunday ...................................................................................
3 any buses/4 o'clock in the morning .........................................................
4 If you get up late tomorrow,/any breakfast ..............................................
5 anybody/home tomorrow evening .........................................................

6 any children/the party .............................................................................
7 a French lesson / Monday evening ............................................................
8 time/have lunch today .............................................................................

Write questions about life in the year 2100, with Will there be ...7
► [cars) w ill rs?................ 4 [different countries)

1 [trains) ............................................................... 5 [governments) ....
2 [computers) ....................................................... 6 [a lot of problems)

3 [good food) ....................................................... 7 (your question) ...

Q Write your answers to the questions in Exercise 3.

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full A N q
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.