Finish, complain, fall off, be, miss, die, rain, drive, work, fail

1. Look at those clouds! It is going to rain!

2. Look at the sun! It ______________ hot today.

3. Susan's not working very hard. I think she ________________ her exams.

4. He's very angry. He ________________ to the manager.

5. It's nearly four o'clock. The lesson ________________ soon.

6. I don't like travelling by plane. I _____________________ there.

7. This plan is too complicated. It (not) _____________________.

8. The President's very ill. I think he ______________________.

9. Watch the baby! She ______________________ the bed!

10. This bus is very slow. I think we _______________ the train.

7.5 Supply the “going to” or present continuous for these sentences:

1. We _______ at home tonight. (stay) – We're going to stay at home tonight./We're staying at home tonight.

2. Look at the sky. It ______ tomorrow. (rain) – Look at the sky. It's going to rain tomorrow.

3. We ________________________ at a restaurant tonight. (eat)

4. They ____________________ to Manchester tomorrow morning. (drive)

5. I ____________________ my teeth, have a wash, and go to bed. (brush)

6. Be careful with that plate! You ________________________ it! (break)

7. My parents _______________________ with us for the weekend. (stay)

8. Who _____________________________________ him the news? (tell)

9. Hurry up! We _________________________________ the train! (miss)

10. How many people ______________________________ today? (arrive)

11. They ________________________ Nick at 10 o'clock tomorrow. (see)

12. I ____________________________ to the seaside next weekend. (go)

13. Who _____________________________ to John's party later? (come)

14. Bring your hat and gloves – it ___________________ cold later tonight. (get)

15. Mary __________________________ to Barbados next Tuesday. (fly)

16. Our friends ________________________ us before the concert. (meet)

17. We ______________________ into our new house next month. (move)

7.6* Complete the text with the Present Simple or will-form of the verb in brackets:

The future of our solar system

The Sun 1) (continue) will continue much as it is today until it 2) (enter) _______ its red giant phase in 4 to 5 billion years. Then, the core 3) (grow) _______ smaller and hotter until it finally 4) (finish) _______ burning the fuel in its nuclear core. When this 5) (occur) _______ the core 6) (become) _______ so dense that helium fusion will begin. When the helium atoms 7) (collide) _______, they 8) (form) _______ carbon (from 3 helium atoms) and oxygen (from 4 helium atoms). When this process 9) (begin) _______ the Sun 10) (produce) _______ enormous amounts of energy. The Sun 11) (grow) _______ larger as this energy 12) (increase) _______. It 13) (be) _______ over a hundred times its present size by the time it 14) (stop) _______ growing. This is why we use the term red giant. As the Sun 15) (expand) _______, it is probable that it 16) (absorb) _______ the Earth. When the Sun 17) (use) _______ up all its energy, it 18) (become) _______ a small white dwarf, and 19) (not make) _______ any more energy. After a few billion years, when it is completely cool, it 20) (be) _______ just a cold dark object.

7.7 Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the future simple or present simple:

1. I (give) it to them when they (visit) us. – I’ll give it to them when they visit us.

2. I (not send) the parcel until I (hear) from you. – I won't send the parcel until I hear from you.

3. As soon as they (phone) me, I (contact) you.

4. I (see) you before I (fly) to Paris.

5. They (send) you the money before they (leave).

6. When I (talk) to him, I (give) him your news.

7. She (visit) her parents before she (go) to the airport.

8. I (finish) this when I (be) at the office.

9. I (send) you a postcard when I (get) to Bermuda.

10. She (do) her homework before she (go) out.

11. After I (visit) the hospital, I (go) and see her parents.

12. I (phone) Mary when we (get) to San Francisco.

13. I (call) you as soon as we (sign) the contract.

14. He (not do) anything before you (tell) him to.

15. You (be) very surprised when you (meet) him.