Rick Goes on Holiday

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The Adventures of Rick Mansworth
Private Detective

RICK GOES ON HOLIDAY

Read the following adventure of Rick Mansworth, Private Detective, and choose the best future expression.

‘This time tomorrow - ? - I'll be lying I'm lying I was lying on the beach sunbathing and drinking cool sangria’, thought Rick, as the plane landed in Alicante, Spain.

Rick definitely needed a holiday, but when he told his mother she wasn’t very happy.

‘Why - ? - will you go are you going will you have gone to Spain Richard?’ she asked, ‘Spain’s so dangerous with those crazy drivers and drunken English hooligans. Why don’t you go to Florida?’ she said, ‘ - ? - You'll be You'll have been You'll be being safe in Miami.’

Rick just wanted to rest and relax. He wanted to be far away from New York, his work and his mother.


The Spanish immigration officer looked at Rick’s passport.
‘ - ? - Will you have stayed Will you be stay Will you be staying in Spain long, sir?’ 

‘No, just two weeks,’ replied Rick,’ - ? - I'll have been flying back I fly back I'll have being flown back on the 25th.’

‘And where - ? - will you have stayed do you stay are you staying ?’

‘At the Hotel Poco Pasta in Benidorm.’

‘Enjoy your stay Mr. Mansworth,’ said the girl as she smiled and stamped his passport.

Rick was in Spain. He collected his luggage and took a taxi to his hotel. The taxi driver was friendly.

‘It’s very hot today,’ said Rick.

‘Yes, it’s the weather,’ said the driver.

‘Oh is it? I’m not from here’

‘Are you American?’

‘Yeah, I’m from New York City.’

‘Ah, New York,’ said the taxi driver, ‘My cousin lives there. Do you know Domingo Sanchez in Brooklyn?’

‘No, I’m sorry, it’s a big city,’ replied Rick.

- ? - I hope to go I will have hoped to go I'll be hoping to go and see him next year. - ? - He's going to live He'll have been living He'll live there 10 years in August,’

‘Well, if you - ? - 'll go go 'd go to Manhatten,’ said Rick, ‘have fun!’

Rick checked in at the Hotel Poco Pasta.

- ? - Will you have eaten Will you be eating do you eat in the hotel this evening Mr. Mansworth?’ asked the receptionist, as he gave Rick his key, ‘The chef - ? - cooks will cook is cooking paella, his speciality.’


‘No, thank you. I think - ? - I'll have been eating I'll eat I'll have eaten out this evening,’ replied Rick.

Rick unpacked and took a whisky from the mini-bar. He changed into his swimming shorts and went down to the hotel pool. There was an empty sun bed next to a young attractive blond women who seemed to be alone.

‘Are you alone?’ asked Rick.

‘Yes I am,’ she replied, ‘and I - ? - intend to 'll intend to 'll be intending to stay alone.’

‘Please forgive me, I don’t want to disturb you,’ said Rick with his best smile, ‘but I hope you - ? - won't have been having won't being have won't be having dinner alone this evening. Why don’t we have dinner together? I’m alone too, and this is my first day in Benidorm.’

‘But I don’t know you,’ said the girl.

‘I’m sorry, I’m Rick , Rick Mansworth.’

‘Primrose,’ said the girl.

‘That’s a lovely name. - ? - Are we saying Will we say Shall we say 8:00 in the hotel lobby?’

- ? - I'll have been there I'll be there I'm being there at 8:30’ said Primrose, and got up to walk towards the outside bar.

Rick laid down in the sun and closed his eyes. ’This,’ he thought, - ? - intends to be is going to be is being a great holiday!’

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