2. Choose all possible forms. A, b or c, to complete the sentence.

1. 'The fish is very fresh. And the beef is very good too.' 'I think …….... the fish.'

1. I’m going to have

2. I’ll have

3. I’m about to have

1. 'There's someone knocking at the door! Who can it be at this time of night?'' …….Helen. She said she might come round to watch the midnight movie on TV.

1. I’m going to have

2. I’ll have

3. I’m about to have

1. I've just received some new sales figures ………them very much, I'm afraid.'

1. You’re not going to like

2. You won’t like

3. You’re not liking

1. Over the next six months, the company………ten new supermarkets in France.

1. Is going to open

2. Will be opening

3. Is opening

5…………with this kind of problem before, I expect, so I'll leave you to get on with it.

1. You are going to deal

2. You are dealing

3. You’ll have dealt

6. According to sources close to the prime minister's office, the foreign minister…………….

1. Is on the point of resigning

2. Is due to resign

3. Is about to resign

7. Well, that's all for today……………you next week at the same time, if that's all right.

1. I’m going to see

2. I’m seeing

3. I’ll see

7. Next year…………….some time travelling, and then look for a teaching job.

1. I’m spending

2. I’m going to spend

3. I’ll spend

7. The problem we have with Jack is that he……………..insist on opening all the windows in the cold weather.

1. Is going to

2. Is about to

3. Will

7. There's not much bread, I'm afraid. I hope……………..eat it all before the others arrive!

1. You won’t

2. You aren’t about to

3. You’re not going to

7. At this rate, by the time we get to the party, most people…………

1. Will leave

2. Will have left

3. Are on the point of leaving

7. The riot police are running into the square. There……………trouble!

1. Is going to be

2. Will be

3. Is due to be

3. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. 'Can I talk to you for a moment?'' Sorry, I (leave)

2. Actually, I (pass) Sue's house tomorrow, so if you like I could leave the books for her.

3. David and Susan (get married) in May, but they've had to change their plans.

4. We (give) a party for Professor Allan on Friday evening, and we'd like you to come.

5. I've done a lot of revision, but I'm sure that when I sit down to do the exam I (forget).

6. Chris doesn't do much work He (spend) the whole day drinking coffee and looking out of the window.

7. Come back about 4.30 I (finish) the report by then, and you can take a copy.

8. I don’t think I (be late), but I'll let you know if I get delayed.

9. Quick, run! The bomb (expode)!

4. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. Use only Future or Present tenses.

A. My car is being repaired and I don't know when it 1) (be) ready. I doubt whether I 2) (be able to) collect it before the weekend. I wonder if John 3) (give) me a lift to the party on Saturday. I'll ask him when he 4) (come) home.

В. I was calling to ask if you'd like to go out after we 1) (finish) work tomorrow or if you 2) (want) to watch a video instead. Call me back as soon as you 3) (get) in. I'll wait until I 4) (hear) from you.

С. I will leave the hotel early in case there 1) (be) a lot of traffic. I don't know how long the journey 2) (take) or what time the plane 3) (land), but I 4) (call) you as soon as I 5) (arrive) at the airport. Then, I will wait until you 6) (come) to collect me.

D. Paula is drinking tea as she is waiting for Charles. She wonders if he 1) (be) late as usual. She will wait until the clock 2) (strike) five and then she will call him in case he 3) (forget).

E. Next month, Maggie 1) (go) to Australia to visit her sister, who she hasn't seen for fifteen years. The plane 2) (leave) early in the morning and 3) (stop off) at Singapore before flying onto Sydney. It 4) (be) a very long, tiring journey, but Maggie is very excited because this time next month, she 5) (begin) her adventure on the other side of the world. She 6) (stay) in Australia for one month. She has booked her flight, so she 7) (fly) back to Britain on 31st of May. She hopes that she 8) (visit) lots of fascinating places and seen many interesting things by the time her holidays are over.

G. Dear Lionel,

I'm writing to tell you my exciting news. I have won a competition! I think my life 1) (change) a lot now! I 2) (meet) the competition organisers next week to get my prize – a cheque for £50,000.

As soon as I 3) (have) the money, I 4) (buy) a new car, and I 5) (also/redecorate) my house. Hopefully, I 6) (finish) the whole house by the end of June. Then, on the fifth of July, I 7) (fly) to Tahiti for an exotic holiday in the sun. I 8) (return) by the end of July and then I 9) (throw) a big party for all my friends. I hope you 10) (come).

Well, it's almost lunchtime, so I 11) (say) goodbye for now. I promise I 12) (send) you a postcard from Tahiti.

Best wishes,

Emily

H. If you 1) (like) watersports, you 2) (love) Aquaworld. As soon as you 3) (arrive) at this unique theme park, you 4) (be greeted) by visitor hosts who 5) (show) you to a luxury chalet. Once you 6) (be) in your swimsuit, you 7) (be able to) enjoy a wide variety of watersports, from swimming to water-skiing. You 8) (find) plenty to do and you 9) (have) the chance to try many exciting activities. Aquaworld 10) (open) at 9 am every day and 11) (close) at 8 pm. There 12) (be) special facilities for children and lifeguards 13) (supervise) all activities. Visit Aquaworld for an experience you 14) (never/forget)!

I. Naturewatch.

Mark Rawlings and his team are still in the Andes filming Penny, a puma. They have managed to get quite close to the big cat and gain her trust over the last summer. In this instalment of Mark's video diary, he describes how Penny is currently spending a lot of time with a mate, so Mark and his team are sure that she 1) (have) cubs in the spring. If that is the case, they 2) (see) much of her over the winter. In fact, they are unlikely to see much of her until the winter 3) (be) over anyway, as pumas, like most of the large cats, tend to hide away when the weather is bad. If Penny is pregnant, she 4) (have) the cubs by early March and they 5) (leave) the den about three months later. Although Mark doubts whether she 6) (come) out to hunt much in the next few months, he 7) (stay) until she 8) (reappear). Once the team 9) (finish) filming Penny, they 10) (go) to North America to track down the grizzly bear, but Mark 11) (think/it be) such a pleasant assignment!

J. What are your hopes for the future?

a) It's hard to make predictions too far into the future, but I think I can say quite a lot about my life in about ten years' time. I think I 1) (still live) in the same city. By that time I 2) (finish) my studies, and, who knows, perhaps I 3) (find) a good job. And I 4) (probably go out) with the same friends too!

b) I'm optimistic about the future, so I think that by the time I'm 35, say, 5) I (make) my fortune. By then I 6) (run) my own company for about ten years, and I 7) (almost certainly become) a millionaire! So I 8) (drive) an expensive sports car, I hope!

c) I think we should all be worried about what the world 9) (be) like in fifty years' time. By then, I hope that the world's governments 10) (find) an answer to the problem of global warming, but perhaps scientists 11) (still search) for technological solutions. It's quite possible that we 12) (still talk) about the problem, as we are now!

d) By the time I'm fifty, I expect that nearly everything 13) (change) and everyone 14) (try) their best to adapt to new circumstances. For example, I can't imagine that we 15) (use) cars, because by then most of the oil in the world 16) (run out). People 17) (travel) in electric cars, or perhaps we 18) (walk) everywhere. I hope that scientists 19 (solve) the pollution problem, but who knows! Perhaps some other worse problem 20) (come) along by then!