Will, Going to, Present simple
Present continuous
Exercises

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences. Use will, going to, present continuous or present simple to express future actions.

(lose)
I am on a diet. I ___ weight before the summer begins.
I am on a diet. I am going to lose weight before the summer begins.

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(rain) Hannah, you must take an umbrella. It .

(start) Attention, please! On your marks. The next race at 9.30.

(go) I to the cinema with Sarah, my classmate, tonight. We already have tickets.

(have) Why are you leaving? Have you finished your work? No, I haven't. But I a rest now.

(go to see) Paul can give the book to Marion. He her in the leisure centre in the afternoon.

(leave) The flight number BA 308 from London to Los Angeles at 11.15.

(stay) We have no plans for the summer. Perhaps we at home all the time. (stay)

(have) I'm sorry, I can't eat anything today. I an appointment at the hospital tomorrow.

(land) Fasten your seatbelts, please. The plane in five minutes.

(fly) I can't wait till tomorrow. We to Madrid to visit the Prado Museum.

(help) Madam, wait a minute. I you with the luggage. It's too heavy.

(open) Do you know that they another supermarket in our town on 1 September?

(promote) Have you heard the news? Our boss Irene to a group manager next month.

(meet) I'm sorry. We can't come at 10 o'clock. We a veterinary doctor because of our cat.

(send) I don't know what to do. I think I a message to Marion before I talk to her.

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Will, going to, present simple and continuous

Future simple (will)

Be going to

Present simple and continuous for future

Will, going to, present continuous and present simple

We can use future simple (will), be going to, present simple and present continuous to describe future actions or situations. But each of them has a different meaning.

Future simple (will)

1. We use 'will' to talk about things which will possibly happen. We often combine it with expressions such as think, suppose, hope, believe, probably, maybe...

I suppose I will start next week.
Marion hopes that she will pass the entrance exam.
We won't probably accept your offer.

2. We use it to express our decisions made at the moment of speaking.

What can I do? Well, I'll ask my dad.
Which blouse do you like more, madam? - The blue one. I'll take it.

Going to

1. We use this form to express our intentions or decisions made before the moment of speaking.

Mum, where is dad? I am going to ask him for help.
Why do you need my credit card? - Because I am going to buy a new blouse.

2. We use it when we want to say that something is certain to happen because we can see some clear evidence.

Oh, no! We are going to lose the match. It's 5:0.
Look at Samantha. She's going to have a baby.

Present continuous

It is used to talk about personal future arrangements.

I am seeing the dentist at 3 o'clock tomorrow.
We are coming back from holiday on Sunday.

Present simple

It is used to talk about timetables and scheduled events.

The exhibition starts on 10 May.
Sir, your express train departs from platform six at 11.15.

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