Grammar exercises

I.

1) am going to; 2) will; 3) am going to; 4) will; 5) is going to; 6) am going to; 7) is going to; 8) will; 9) will; 10) am going to; 11) will; 12) am going to.

II.

1) are having; 2) finishes; 3) does the film begin; 4) am not going, am staying; 5) are you doing; 6) are going, starts; 7) am leaving; 8) are meeting; 9) am going, are you coming; 10) does it end; 11) am not using; 12) is coming, is travelling, arrives.

III.

A 1) is flying; 2) leaves; 3) will be meeting; 4) will have returned

B 1) is going to become; 2) will probably work; 3) will be revising; 4) will have studied; 5) will pass

IV.

1) am moving; 2) will call; 3) will be; 4) will be sleeping; 5) will have been living / will have lived; 6) will finish; 7) will be meeting / am meeting; 8) close; 9) will have left; 10) will you be going / are you going ; 11) will be studying; 12) will be flying; 13) will have left; 14) will be; 15) will go; 16) will come; 17) will be talking; 18) will water; 19) will go; 20) will be seeing / am seeing / am going to see

V.

1. What are you going to do tomorrow? - Perhaps I'll go to the cinema. Will you go with me? - I'd love to but I'm playing tennis with my friends tomorrow.

2. As soon as I leave school, I'll try to enter university. If I pass my exams with excellent grades/marks, I'll be able to become a student of a prestigious university.

3. Don't call Ann. I'll be seeing her later today, so I’ll pass the information on. – Thanks, but it’s urgent. By the time you see her, we’ll have discussed everything.

4. What are you doing / going to do on Monday afternoon? – I’m taking my driving test. I hope, I will pass this time. And if I pass the test, I’ll have a party.

5. Mr. Brown is a real expert in his field. By the end of next month he will have been working in our company for fifteen years.

6. - What are you doing / going to do on Friday night? - I'm going to see my relatives in the country. - What time are you going? - The bus leaves at 7:30. But if the weather is rainy, I'll stay at home.

7. If I get a British visa, at this time on Wednesday I'll be flying to London. - Where are you going to stay? - I'm going to book a room in one of London’s centrally located hotels. I doubt if you will be able to afford it, all the hotels in the centre of London are very expensive. - I'll try to find a cheap one. - If you manage to do it, let me know. Perhaps I will also stay there when I’m in London.

VII.

1. If you throw a piece of wood into the water, it floats.

2. If it doesn’t rain, I’ll pick you up in the afternoon.

3. If you throw something into the air, it falls back to the ground according to the law of gravitation.

4. If you push this button, recording stops.

5. If I drink coffee in the evening, I won’t be able to sleep all night.

6. May I take your mobile phone on holiday with me? Don’t worry, if I lose or break it, I’ll buy you a new one.

7. You get a 10% discount if you pay cash.

8. You get two points if you answer the question correctly.

9. I’ll take a warm jacket with me in case it rains.

10. I won’t talk to her unless she apologizes.

IX.

1. Could you speak louder so that everyone can hear you?

2. Put the letter into your briefcase so as not to lose it.

3. I have given him this magazine so that he can / will be able to read an interesting article.

4. The speaker was speaking very loudly so that the audience in the back rows could hear him.

5. Write down the addresses and telephone numbers of the embassy or consulate in order to contact them in case of emergency.

6. She quietly closed the door to prevent the children from waking up / in order not to wake up the children.

7. While you are preparing for the journey, make photocopies of your tickets and passports so that they can be replaced more easily in case they are lost.

8. Don’t forget to leave your family your contact phone numbers so that they can / will be able to get in touch in case of emergency.

9. Don’t leave valuables in the hotel room to prevent them from being stolen.

10. Don’t forget about travel insurance in case you have health problems during your holiday.

X.

1) The, a; 2) -, a, the, -; 3) -, the, -; 4) a, -; 5) a, -; 6) -,-; 7) the, the; 8) -, the; 9) the, the, the, the; 10) -, -; 11) the, a , the; 12) an, the; 13) the, -; 14) -, -; the; 15) -, the, the, the, the; 16) the, -, the; 17) -, a, -; 18) -; 19) the, the; 20) a, the, a; 21) the, the; 22) the, -, the, the; 23) an, the; 24) the, -, -; 25) the, -; 26) the, the, the; 27) -, -; 28) -, the / -; 29) a, -, the; 30) a, the, the.

UNIT V