The future simple versus the present simple

Ex.10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form: the Future Simple or the Present Simple.

She ________ (call) us as soon as the plane lands.

Excuse me, what time ________ the train from London ________ (arrive)?

Daisy is waiting for Charles. She wonders if/whether her husband ________ (be) late as usual.

________ we ______(go) to the football match? – That’s a good idea! What time ________ it (start)?

I wonder if they ________ (give) us a discount.

I don’t know if they ________ (give) you a discount. But if they ________ (do), I’ll be surprised.

Unless you ______ hurry, you will be late for the interview.

Mike, ________ you ______ (give) this message to Helen, please? – Well, I’ll try, but I doubt if I ________ (see) her today.

I can’t help you unless you ________ (tell) me what’s wrong.

I’ll call you as soon as I ________ (come) home from work.

Jane will be at my house when you ______ (arrive).

The future simple versus be going to

Ex.11. What does will or be going to express in each sentence? Choose the correct variant from the meanings in brackets.

Can I take your order, sir? – Yes, I’ll have the salmon with a salad, please. (on-the-spot decision/ promise)

My younger brother is a computer nerd. He says he is going to become a great computer programmer. (planned action/ ambition)

Your brother is very clever for his age. He will probably have a very successful career. (warning/ prediction about the future based on past experience, belief and expectation)

We’re going to visit the Louvre tomorrow. (planned action/ ambition)

It’ll probably be really busy and you’ll have to queue. (expectation/ warning)

I’m not going to get petrol here. It’s too dear. (a firm decision/ a plan)

Look at those black clouds – it’s going to rain. (a prediction about the near future, when we can see something that is about to happen/ a prediction based on our intuition, expectation or belief)

I expect she’ll want to stay in one of the best hotels. (a prediction based on the evidence of something that is going to happen in the near future/ a prediction based on our intuition, expectation or belief)

I’m afraid we’re lost. I’ll stop and ask the way. (on-the-spot decision/ a decision already made)

She’ll be 40 this coming October. (a future event which will definitely happen and which we cannot control/ a prediction based on our intuition, expectation or belief)

Ex.12. Fill in: will or be going to.

I don’t know how to use this camera. – It’s quite easy. I ________ show.

These plants need watering. – I know. I ________ water them later.

Is Roger coming to the party? - Yes, but he ________ probably be late.

(In a hotel) I’ve got a problem with my shower. It isn’t working. – I ________ send someone up straightaway. Which room is it?

You ________ certainly make a big impact on Carter.

Madonna ________ give a charity concert next month.

What do you want for lunch? – I think I ________ have chicken and a small salad.

Watch out! You ________ bang your head on the door frame.

I’ve got a splitting headache! – Have you? Wait there and I ________ get a tablet for you.

Don’t worry about these dirty marks. They ________ wash off easily.

Why have you set the alarm clock to go off at five thirty? – Because I ________ get up then. I need to go to the railway station to meet someone.

Don’t sit in the sun for too long. You ________ get sunburnt.

My sister Ruth ________ study abroad next year.

We have excellent sale opportunities in Asia, and we ________ increase sales by at least ten percent this year.

I hope he ________ recognize me when he sees me.