CHAPTER 3. FUTURE TIME (2) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 3. FUTURE TIME

 

EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME: BE GOING TO AND WILL   FORMS WITH BE GOING TO EXERCISE 2. BE GOINGTO. Directions: Complete the sentences with be going to and the words in parentheses. 1 A: What (you, do) _______ are you going to do ______ this afternoon? B: I (work) _______ am going to work _______ on my report. 2 A: Where (Alex, be) ________________ later tonight? B: He (be) ________________ at Kim's house. 3 A: (you, finish) ________________ this exercise soon? B: Yes, I (finish) ________________ it in less than a minute. 4 A: When (you, call) ________________ your sister? B: I (call, not) ________________ her. I (send) ________________ her an e-mail. 5 A: What (Dr. Price, talk) ________________ about in her speech tonight? B: She (discuss) ________________ the economy of Southeast Asia. EXERCISE 3. BE GOINGTO. Directions: Pair up with a classmate. Use be going to to talk about plans and intentions.  (NOTE: you may wish to practice saying "gonna," but also practice enunciating the full form.) Speaker A: Ask a question using be going to and the given words. Your book is open. Speaker B: Answer the question in a complete sentence, using be going to. Your book is closed.   Example: What ...do next Monday? SPEAKER A (book open): What are you going to do next Monday? SPEAKER B (book closed): I'm going to go to my classes as usual.   Example: watch TV tonight? SPEAKER A (book open): Are you going to watch TV tonight? SPEAKER B (book closed): Yes, I'm going to watch TV tonight. OR No, I'm not going to watch TV tonight. 1 where ___________ go after your last class today? 2 have pizza for dinner tonight? 3 what ___________.do this evening? 4 when ___________ visit my hometown? 5 visit ___________ sometime in the future? 6 what. ___________ do this coming Saturday? Switch roles. 7 what time ___________ go to bed tonight? 8 what ___________ wear tomorrow? 9 wear your ___________ tomorrow too? 10 how long ___________ stay in this city? 11 take a trip sometime this year or next? 12 where ___________ go and what ___________ do?   EXERCISE4. Review of verb forms: past, present, and future. Directions: Complete the dialogue with your own words. The dialogue reviews the forms (statement, negative, question, short answer) of the simple present, simple past, and be going to. Example: A: I hitchhiked to school yesterday. B: Oh? That's interesting. Do you hitchhike to school every day? A: Yes, I do. I hitchhike to school every day. B: Do you also hitchhike home every day? A: No, I don't. Etc. 1 A: I ______________ yesterday. 2 B: Oh? That's interesting. ______________ you ______________ every day? 3 A: Yes, I ______________. I ______________ every day. 4 B: ______________ you also ______________ every day? 5 A: No, I______________. I ______________ every day. 6 B: ______________ you ______________ yesterday? 7 A: Yes, I______________. I ______________ yesterday. 8 B: ______________ you also ______________ yesterday? 9 A: No, I ______________. I ______________ yesterday. 10 B: _____Are ____ you ______________ tomorrow? 11 A: Yes, I ______________. I ______________ tomorrow. 12 B: ______________ you also ______________ tomorrow? 13 A: No, I ______________. I ______________ tomorrow.

 

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