Future tenses A Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verbs below. watch
go
study
have
play
stay
”I can’t meet you until Saturday because I’m very busy this week. On Monday, my mum is going 1 ...................................... to the theatre and I 2 ...................................... at home with my little sister. On Tuesday afternoon, I 3 ...................................... basketball. On Wednesday afternoon, my friends and I 4 ...................................... for a test. On Thursday afternoon, I 5 ...................................... a haircut. On Friday afternoon, I 6 ...................................... my favourite TV programme.”
B Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Continuous. 1 our team / play a match / later / .
Our team is playing a match later. .............................................................................................................................................................
2 my brother / not take me for a drive / tomorrow / .
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3 my parents / not fly / to London / on Tuesday / .
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4 your friends / come / to my party / on Friday night / ?
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5 Joyce and I / not meet / at the shopping centre / on Saturday / .
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6 Lucas / go / to an art class / on Sunday evening / ?
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C Complete the passage about Nick’s holiday with the words below. flying
going
eat
are
am
meeting
will
stop
am I 1 ......................... going to visit my brother in America next week. We 2 ......................... going to drive in his jeep and we aren’t going to 3 ......................... until we arrive at Disneyland. We are 4 ......................... to go on all the rides there and we are going to 5 ......................... hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream and popcorn! I am 6 ......................... to California on Sunday night and my brother is 7 ......................... me on Monday morning at the airport. It 8 ......................... be fantastic!
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Future tenses – Answers A 1 is going 2 am staying 3 am playing B
4 are studying 5 am having 6 am watching
1 Our team is playing a match later. 2 My brother isn’t taking me for a drive tomorrow. 3 My parents aren’t flying to London on Tuesday. 4 Are your friends coming to my party on Friday night? 5 Joyce and I aren’t meeting at the shopping centre on Saturday. 6 Is Lucas going to an art class on Sunday evening?
C 1 am 2 are 3 stop 4 going
5 eat 6 flying 7 meeting 8 will
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