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Quiz
Complete the sentences with the most appropriate future forms. Use informal register this time.
The supervisor ...... (not / give) in to your demands. You can forget your plans.
The young man ...... (not / stand) up and let the old man sit down.
The children ...... (not / get) up at 6.00 o'clock on a Sunday morning.
The terrified girl ...... (not / certainly / swim) in the muddy waters.
Silence now! The professor ...... (not / start) his lecture until you stop talking.
The driver ...... (not / exceed) the speed limit for you.
My father ...... (not / pay) € 1,000 for a simple school trip.
The school children ...... (not / take) care of themselves unless you make them to.
Most dog owners ...... (not / improve) their behaviour towards their neighbours.
The plane ...... (not / touch) down for the next thirty minutes or so.
The mayor ...... (not / spend) so much money on Christmas decoration.
The software developer ...... (not / terminate) the contract.
Mr Woolsey ...... (not / give) up now.
My students ...... (not / buy) new books any time soon. We've just bought the ones we're using.
The gardener ...... (not / cut) the hedge this month. He says it's still too soon.