Check your answers below:
1What time ______ work on Monday?
A. do you finish
B. will you finish
C. are you going to finish
‣ We use the present simple to refer to future events which are timetabled:A
2______ this weekend?
A. Do you go out
B. Will you go out
C. Are you going out
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided: C
3I'm sorry I made you so angry. I ______ it again
A. won't do
B. 'm not going to do
C. 'm not doing
‣ We use will for promises and refusals: A
4It's really hot. ______ the window, please?
A. Are you going to open
B. Will you open
C. Do you open
‣ We use will for offers and requests (when we ask someone to do something): B
5I don't think I ______ come tomorrow.
A. 'm being able to
B. am able to
C. will be able to
‣ We use will to predict future events that we think will happen: C
6A: Where are you going? B:I ______ something for dinner.
A. 'm going to buy
B. 'll buy
C. 'm buying
‣ We use be going to for plans and intentions (decisions that have been already made): A
7 You can insist all you want; I ______ you.
A. 'm not helping
B. don't help
C. won't help
‣ We use will for promises and refusals: C
8_______ doing that, please? I'm trying to concentrate.
A. Are you going to stop
B. Will you stop
C. Do you stop
‣ We use will for offers and requests (when we ask someone to do something): B
9______ tonight? There's a new restaurant that looks promising.
A. Shall we eat out
B. Will we eat out
C. Are we going to eat out
‣ We use shall I or shall we to make offers and suggestions: A
10 I'm sure the baby ______ blue eyes, like her mother.
A. is going to have
B. will have
C. is having
‣ We use will to predict future events that we think will happen: B
Check your answers below:
1Look! That car over there is going to crash !
‣ We use be going to to predict future events that are very near or we can see will happen
(there is present evidence).
2Will you turn the music down, please?
‣ We use will for offers and requests (when we ask someone to do something).
3The film is starting at 5 p.m.
Correct answer: starts
‣ We use the present simple to refer to future events which are timetabled.
4I'm sure you will win the lottery one day.
‣ We use will to predict future events that we think will happen.
5Don't you have any money on you? Don't worry, I 'll pay for the taxi.
‣ We use will to express instant decisions (decisions that we make at the moment of
speaking).
6According to my diary, we are meeting the buyers at 7p.m. tomorrow.
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided.
7It's cold. Shall I turn the heating on?
‣ We use shall I or shall we to make offers and suggestions.
8I can't see you tomorrow. I 'm playing football with my university friends.
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided.
9A: Maria phoned you. B: OK. I am going to call her back.
Correct answer: will call
‣ We use will to express instant decisions (decisions that we make at the moment of
speaking).
10Thanks for the money. I will pay you back on Friday.
‣ We use will for promises and refusals.
MARIA: What 1 are you doing (you/do) this evening? 2 Are you going out (we/go out)?
ROSA: Not this evening. I 3 ´m working (work) on a project until late.
MARIA: And when do you think you 4 ´ll be free (be) free for a drink?
ROSA: I don't know. I have my diary here with me; let me see. What about tomorrow? 5 Are
you doing anything (you/do) anything?
MARIA: I 6 ´m visiting (see) my dentist tomorrow. Is Thursday OK?
ROSA: Yes, Thursday is perfect.
MARIA: OK. What time 7 are we going to meet (we/meet)?
ROSA: I 8 ´m meeting (meet) a friend at 6. Is 7 OK?
MARIA: Yes, great. But I don't have my car.
ROSA: Don't worry, I 9 ´ll (take) mine. 10 Shall I pick you up (I/pick you up) at 7 then?
MARIA: OK, thanks.
Feedback
1 Correct answer: are you doing/are you going to do? BOTH
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided.
‣ We can also use be going to for plans and intentions.
2 Correct answer: Shall we go out?
‣ We use shall I or shall we to make offers and suggestions.
3 Correct answer: am/'m going to work
‣ We use be going to for plans and intentions (decisions that have been already made).
PERO AL DECIR THIS EVENING, SER UN PLAN ESPECIFICADO PARA YA, ¿no pudiera ser Present
continuous?? SOBRETODO PQ SI PERMITE PREGNTAR CON PRESENTE CONTÍNUO COMO SI YA
ESTUVIERA DECIDIDO, LA RPTA. HABRÍA DE SER IGUAL DE VÁLIDA.
4 Correct answer: will/'ll be
‣ We use will to predict future events that we think will happen.
5 Correct answer: Are you doing/Are you going to do
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided.
‣ We can also use be going to for plans and intentions.
6 Correct answer: am/'m seeing
‣ The verb see has a dynamic and a static sense. It is dynamic when it means ‘meet’, ‘have an
appointment’, or ‘have a relationship with someone’.
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided.
7 Correct answer: shall we meet
‣ We use shall I or shall we to make offers and suggestions.
8 Correct answer: am/'m meeting
‣ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions
that are already planned or decided.
9 Correct answer: will/'ll take
‣ We use will to express instant decisions (decisions that we make at the moment of
speaking).
10 Correct answer: Shall I pick you up
‣ We use shall I or shall we to make offers and suggestions.
