1. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use Present
Continuous or to be going to do.
1. I … (see) the doctor at half-past ten tomorrow. I’ve got an appointment.
2. I think I … (take) the dog to the vet soon. There’s something wrong with its
leg.
3. I … (make) a sandwich in a minute. Do you want one?
4. She … (buy) a new mobile phone. This one is useless.
5. Jill is really excited. She …(move) to a new flat next week.
6. Tom and I …(book) a holiday. We both need a rest.
7. Ben and Andrea …(get) married in Paris on Sunday.
8. We’ve decided we …(stop) using the car.
9. …(you /pay) in the match this afternoon?
2. Write sentences. Use Present Continuous or to be going to do.
1. Jess can’t come. She / play/ tennis / with Joe.
2. I can’t meet you tomorrow. I / work/ all day.
3. We /take /the kids/ to Rome/ this afternoon. Do you want to come along?
4. There’s a meeting on Monday in Berlin. He/flying/ out/ on Sunday.
5. You/stop/working/soon?
3. Put the verb into the more suitable form, Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
I am going (go) to the cinema this evening.
Does the film begin (the film/begin) at 3:30 or at 4?
1. We (have) a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
2. The art exhibition (finish) on 3 May.
3. I (not/go out) this evening. I (stay) at home.
4. “(you/ do) anything tomorrow morning?” “No, I’m free. Why?”
5. We (go) to a concert tonight. It (start) at 6.
6. I (leave) now. I’ve come to say goodbye.
7. You are on the train to London and you ask another passenger:
4. Put in “will ('II)” or “won't”.
1. Don't drink coffee before you go to bed. You won’t sleep.
2. Are you ready yet?' 'Not yet. I … be ready in five minutes.'
3. I'm going away for a few days. I'm leaving tonight, so I … be at home
tomorrow.
4. It … rain, so you don't need to take an umbrella.
5. A: I don't feel very well this evening.
B: Well, go to bed early and you … feel better in the morning.
6. It's Bill's birthday next Monday. He … be 25.
7. I'm sorry I was late this morning. It … happen again.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
2. I think I am going to take the dog to the vet soon. There's something wrong with its leg.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
3. I am going to make a sandwich in a minute. Do you want one?
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
4. She is going to buy a new mobile phone. This one is useless.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
5. Jill is really excited. She is moving to a new flat next week.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
6. Tom and I are booking a holiday. We both need a rest.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
7. Ben and Andrea are getting married in Paris on Sunday.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
8. We've decided we are stopping using the car.
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
9. Are you paying in the match this afternoon?
Explanation: We use "to be going to" to talk about future plans or intentions.
2. Write sentences. Use Present Continuous or to be going to do.
1. Jess can't come. She is playing tennis with Joe.
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
2. I can't meet you tomorrow. I am working all day.
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
3. We are taking the kids to Rome this afternoon. Do you want to come along?
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about planned actions in the future.
4. There's a meeting on Monday in Berlin. He is flying out on Sunday.
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about planned actions in the future.
5. Are you stopping working soon?
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
3. Put the verb into the more suitable form, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. We are having a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about planned actions in the future.
2. The art exhibition finishes on 3 May.
Explanation: We use Present Simple to talk about fixed schedules or timetables.
3. I am not going out this evening. I am staying at home.
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
4. "Are you doing anything tomorrow morning?" "No, I'm free. Why?"
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
5. We are going to a concert tonight. It starts at 6.
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about planned actions in the future.
6. I am leaving now. I've come to say goodbye.
Explanation: We use Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.
7. You are on the train to London and you ask another passenger:
Explanation: The verb form is missing in this question.
4. Put in "will ('II)" or "won't".
1. Don't drink coffee before you go to bed. You won't sleep.
Explanation: We use "won't" to make negative predictions or refusals.
2. Are you ready yet? "Not yet. I will be ready in five minutes."
Explanation: We use "will" to talk about future actions.
3. I'm going away for a few days. I'm leaving tonight, so I won't be at home tomorrow.
Explanation: We use "won't" to make negative predictions or refusals.
4. It won't rain, so you don't need to take an umbrella.
Explanation: We use "won't" to make negative predictions or refusals.
5. A: I don't feel very well this evening.
B: Well, go to bed early and you will feel better in the morning.
Explanation: We use "will" to give advice or make predictions.
6. It's Bill's birthday next Monday. He will be 25.
Explanation: We use "will" to make predictions about the future.
7. I'm sorry I was late this morning. It won't happen again.
Explanation: We use "won't" to make negative predictions or refusals.