Ways of expressing future tenses: Способы выражения будущего времени

Ways of expressing future tenses:

Способы выражения будущего времени

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. Perhaps they are going to buy/ will buy/are buying a new house this year.

2. The plane is going to get off/ will get off / gets off at 8 p.m.

3. We have/are having/ will have an important meeting with a lawyer at 8 tonight.

4. The train leave/will leave/leaves at midnight.

5. I don’t think the train arrives / will arrive/ is arriving on time

6. They fly/ are flying/will fly to London on Friday evening.

7. There are clouds in the sky. It will rain/rains/is going to rain.

8. The phone is ringing, I answer/will answer/am answering.

II. Choose the correct form.

1. The movie __________________ (to start) at 8 o’clock tomorrow.

A) starts; B) will start; C) is going to start; D) are starting.

2. We ____________________ (to sell) our old house this summer.

A) sell; B) will sell; C) are going to sell; D) are selling.

3. The bus ________________ (to arrive) in Belfast at 9:40.

A) arrives; B) will arrive; C) are going to arrive; D) are arriving.

4. – I’m thirsty. – Oh, I ____________________ (to bring) you a drink.

A) bring B) will bring; C) am going to bring; D) are bringing.

5. Mr. Brown __________________(to see) his accountant tomorrow.

A) sees; B) will see; C) is going to see; D) is seeing.

Ш. Fill in the blanks with Present Simple, Present continuous, Future Simple, to be going to

1. Which show do you want to go to? The film … (start) at nine and eleven.

2. Why have you got the flowers? — Because I ... (to visit) my teacher.

3. I … ( sell) my car. Do you want to buy it?

4. I …(never/ do) it again. I promise!

5. We … (have) dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.

6. I think we … (have) a cold winter this year.

7. The ceiling looks as if it … (fall down).

8. It's so hot in here. I …( open) the windows.