Ex.14. Open the brackets and use the correct tense form. Put the sentences into the appropriate column. Explain why.
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| Future Simple | be going to | Present Continuous |
| (I think/hope) Paul and Mary will get married. | Paul and Mary are going to get married in spring. (They have decided. They haven't agreed on a date.) | Paul and Mary are getting marriedat 3 tomorrow afternoon. (Everything has been arranged, and we know exactly when it is taking place.) |
1. We ________ probably ________ (buy) a new car. We ________ (buy) a new car. We ________ (buy) a new car next week.
2. Have you decided what to do with the money you inherited? –
Richard: Not yet. Perhaps, I ________ (buy) a luxury car.
Don: Yes, I've decided not to spend this money. I ________ (invest) it instead.
3. I hear Arnold ________ (make) a speech at our conference today. — Yes, it's on the agenda.
4. Who do you think ________ (win) the next election? – It's too early to predict. I can only say that the Green Party ________ (not to win), definitely.
5. What a lovely new bike! Is it yours? And what ________ you ________ (do) with your old bike?
6. Don't let him play in the sun for too long: his delicate skin ________ (burn) very easily.
7. Look at that tree! It ________ (fall) down!
8. Have you finished your work? – Not yet, but I'm sure I ________ (finish) it on time.
9. My sister ________ (become) a ballet dancer when she grows up.
10. Peter doesn't know how to light a fire. Look! He ________ (burn) himself.
11. We ________ (move) into our new flat next Saturday. My parents have arranged everything.
12. What are you doing this evening? – Nothing special. I ________ probably ________ (watch) TV.
13. ________ we meet tomorrow evening? – Sorry, Martin, I can't. We ________ (celebrate) my granny's birthday.
14. What about Wednesday? – I __________ (go) to the fitness centre on Wednesday.
15. Can we meet at the weekend then? - I ________ (spend) this weekend with my parents. Actually, I have no free time.
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| THE FUTURE SIMPLE versus BE GOING TO | | | Ex.17. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous. |