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exercise 7: Use Will
and/or be
going to with the verb in
parentheses.
Part 1: expressing predictions
1.
Sue (graduate) will graduate /is going to graduate
in June. After that, she (begin) will begin /is going to begin
work at an electronics firm.
2.
Fred (be)
at the meeting tomorrow. I think Jane
(come) too.
3.
A: Can you give Ed a message for me?
B: Sure. I (see, probably)
him at the meeting this evening.
4.
The damage we do to our environment today
(affect) the quality of life
of future generations.
5.
A: Mr. Swan (be, not)
here next term. He has resigned. Who (be)
the new teacher? Do you know?
B: Yes. Mary Jefferson. Ms. Jefferson (teach)
the same courses Mr. Swan taught: English, algebra, and geometry. I (be)
in her algebra class. Do you know which
algebra class you (be) in next term?
part 2: expressing prior plan vs. willingness:
use be going to if you think the speaker
is expressing a prior plan. If you think
there is no prior plan, use will.
6.
A: This letter is in French, and I don’t speak a
word of French. Can you help me?
B: Sure. I (translate) will translate it for you.
7.
A: Do you want to go shopping with me? I (go) am going to go to the
shopping mall downtown.
B: Sure. What time do you want to leave?
8.
A: This light doesn’t work. The bulb is probably burned out. Where the new light bulbs?
B: I (get) one for you.
9.
A: It’s cold in here.
B: I agree. I (turn)
the heater on.
A: That’s a good idea.
10.
A: I (enroll)
in the community college next spring.
B: Oh? I didn’t know you wanted to go
back to school.
A: I need to sharpen my skills so I can get a better job. I (take)
a course in word processing.
11.
A: Brrr.
Who turned up the air conditioner?
It’s really cold in here. My nose
is cold and my fingers are cold.
B: I (make) you a hot cup of
tea.
A: Thanks. That sounds good.
12.
A: Oh, oh!
I’ve spilled coffee on my shirt.
B: Just a minute. I (get)
a damp cloth for you.
13.
A: What do you want to be when you grow up?
B: I (be) an astronaut.
A: Good for you!
14.
A: Do you mind if I turn the TV off? I (place)
a long distance call, and it’s hard to hear if the TV is on.
B: No, that’s fine. I wasn’t watching it
anyway.
15.
A: Who wants to erase the board? Are there any volunteers?
B: I (do) it!
C: I (do) it!
D: No, no! I (do)
it!
16.
A: Why do you have an eraser in your hand?
B: I (erase) the board.
exercise 8: Use will/be
going to or the simple
present. (In this exercise, both will and be
going to are possible when a future tense is necessary, with little or
no difference in meaning.)
1.
Peter is going to leave in half an hour. He (finish) will finish/is going to finish
all of his work before he (leave) leaves .
2.
I’m going to eat lunch at 12:30. After I (eat) ,
I (take, probably) a nap.
3.
I’ll get home around six. When I (get)
home, I (call) Sharon.
4.
I’m going to watch a TV program at nine. Before I (watch)
that program, I (write)
a letter to my parents.
5.
Gary will come soon. I (wait)
here until he (come) .
6.
I’m sure it will stop raining soon. As soon as the rain (stop) ,
I (walk) to the drugstore to
get some film.
7.
Right now I’m a junior in college. After I (graduate)
with a B.A. I (intend)
to enter graduate school and work for an
M.A. Perhaps I (go)
on for a Ph.D. after I (get)
my Master’s degree.
8.
A: How long (stay, you)
in this country?
B: I (plan) to be here for
about one more year. I (hope)
to graduate a year from this June.
A: What (do, you) after you (leave) ?
B: I (return) home and (get)
a job. How about you?
A: I (be) here for at least
two more years before I (return)
home and (get)
a job.
exercise 9: Use the future
progressive or the simple present.
1.
Right now I am attending class. Yesterday at this time, I was attending
class. Tomorrow at this time, I (attend)
class.
2.
Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive)
at the airport, my whole family (wait)
for me.
3.
When I (get)
up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) ,
the birds (sing) , and my roommate
(lie, still) in bed fast asleep.
4.
A: When do you leave for Florida?
B: Tomorrow. Just think. Two days from now I (lie)
on the beach in the sun.
A: Sounds great! I (think)
about you.
5.
A: How can I get in touch with you while you’re
out of town?
B: I (stay) at the Pilgrim
Hotel. You can reach me there.
6.
Next year at this time, I (do)
exactly what I am doing now. I (attend)
school and (study)
hard next year.
7.
Look at those dark clouds. When class (be)
over, it (rain, probably) .
8.
A: Are you going to be in town next Saturday?
B: No. I (visit)
my aunt in Chicago.
