UNIT 23 Future Events: Using the Present Continuous Tense or ‘will’ TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

 

TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

UNIT 23

Future Events: Using the Present Continuous Tense or ‘will’

 

EXERCISE A Choose the correct present continuous form of the verb or will + verb to show future actions. Write its number in the brackets..   1 Paul's a great player. I'm sure he ______________ the match. (1) wins (2) will wins (3) will win (4) will to win 2 Grandma thinks she _________________ better tomorrow. (1) will feel (2) feels (3) will to feel (4) will feels 3 Mum, dad phoned. He _________________ probably _________________ late home tonight. (1) will/ to be (2) will/ is (3) is/ to be (4) will/ be 4 Do you think it _________________ tomorrow? (1) will to rain (2) will rains (3) will rain (4) rains 5 What _________________ the world _________________ like in 2050? (1) will/ be (2) does/ be (3) is/ to be (4) will/ is 6 _________________ you _________________ your mother this letter, please? (1) Will/ gives (2) will/ give (3) Do/ give (4) will/ to give 7 I _________________ the recorder in the concert on Saturday. (1) do play (2) plays (3) am playing (4) is playing 8 We _________________ away this weekend. (1) are not go (2) are not going (3) do not go (4) are not to go 9 Peter _________________ at the club all day next Saturday. (1) is swim (2) is to swim (3) is swimming (4) swims 10 I'm really excited. My English pen-friend _________________ to stay. (1) comes (2) is coming (3) is come (4) is to come 11 What _________________ you tonight? Anything interesting? (1) do/ do (2) do/ doing (3) are/ to do (4) are/ doing 12 _________________ your parents _________________ to watch you play football this afternoon? (1) Are/ coming (2) Do/ come (3) Are/ to come (4) Do/ coming   EXERCISE B Fill in the gaps with will + the verb in brackets to show future actions and events. In the car Boy: Mum, I'm bored! When (1) ________ we ________ (get) there? Mother: I think we (2) ________ (arrive) in time for a swim before tea. Boy: (3) ____ Uncle Paul and Aunty Lucy ____ (be) there? Mother: No, I think they (4) ________ (arrive) later this evening. Boy: (5) ________ they ________ (bring) the dog? Mother: No, they (6) ________ (leave) it at the kennels. Boy: Oh, what a shame. Mum, what (7) ________ we ________ (have) for tea? Mother: I don't know. We (8) ________ (decide) when we get there. Boy: I think I (9) ________ (have) a burger! Mother: I don't think the burger cafe (10) ________ (be) open. Boy: Oh, no! What (11) ________ we ________ (eat) then? Mother: I (12) ________ (think) of something, don't worry. Boy: Mum? Mother: Yes. Boy: I'm still bored!   EXERCISE C Fill in the gaps with the correct present continuous form of the verb in brackets to show future events and actions. Family breakfast Mother: Ok, everybody, what (1) _________ you all _________ (do) today? Sally: I (2) _________ (have) my first piano lesson this morning and then I (3) _________ (see) Anna this afternoon. Mother: (4) _________ Sue _________ (go) with you? Sally: No, she (5) _________ (go) shopping with her mother. Mother: Tom, what (6) _________ you _________ (do)? Tom: I (7) _________ (play) football with Jim and some friends after lunch, and this evening we (8) _________ (go) to the cinema. Mother: Oh yes, I remember. His father (9) _________ (take) you. Tom: That's right. Mother: Good. Paul, what are your plans? Father: I think I'll do some gardening this morning and this afternoon I (10) _________ (play) golf with Ted. Mother: That's fine because I (11) _________ (have) tea with our new neighbour this afternoon. This evening we (12) _________ (have) dinner with Mr and Mrs Chen, so don't be late home from your golf! Father: I won't. Now, I'll get started on the garden. Come on Tom, you can help me. Tom: Oh, thanks Dad, but... er... I think I'll do my homework instead!

 

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