- •Present simple of be
- •The Plural of Nouns
- •1. Write the plural of the following words:
- •Countable – Uncountable Nouns
- •Write the opposites. Use a or an.
- •Correct the spelling of these plurals. Write the correct plural.
- •Numbers: cardinal, ordinal, fractions and decimals
- •Pronouns
- •I, me, mine this, that one, ones
- •Possession 1
- •Possession 2: apostrophe, of
- •Demonstratives (this – these/that – those)
- •Object pronouns
- •There is/are
- •It, there
- •There – it
- •Some – any – no – every with countable and uncountable nouns
- •Much – many – little – few
- •Would Asking for information, invitations, offers, permission.
- •Imperatives sit down! don’t talk!
- •Modals of ability and possibility
- •Could Modals – past
- •Have got
- •Present continuous
- •Present continuous: affirmative
- •Present continuous: negative and questions
- •Be going to do
- •Present simple
- •I walk, he walks always, often, usually, sometimes, never
- •I don’t walk, we don’t walk Do you walk? Does he walk?
- •Dates, years, days
- •How to show the time
- •It’s 7.30, it’s one ten, at midnight, in the afternoon
- •Articles
- •Consolidation 1
- •Consolidation 2
- •I’m reading. I read.
- •Adjectives and adverbs
- •It’s a lovely day. She’s Swiss. It’s too cold. It’s not hot enough.
- •Adverbs
- •Formation of Adverbs from Adjectives
- •Adjectives and Adverbs which have the same form
- •Hotel Miramar
- •Past simple of be
- •I was, you were
- •Past simple of be Future forms The present continuous tense as a future form
- •I’m leaving tomorrow.
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
- •2. Put the verb in the present continuous (e.G. They’re going) or the present simple (e.G. I see).
- •3. According to the diary make a sentence for each day using the verb in the present continuous and adding the necessary prepositions.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- •5. Complete each sentence or question in the present continuous. Use a verb from the box.
- •The ‘be going to’ form
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the be going to form.
- •The present continuous and the ‘be going to’ form
- •2. Use the present continuous where possible in the following sentences and put the remaining verbs into the be going to form.
- •Future simple
- •I’ll stop, I won’t stop, Will you stop?
- •I’m sure
- •1. Complete each sentence or question. Use will or won’t and the verb in brackets.
- •2. Rewrite each sentence. Use the words in brackets.
- •3. Write some predictions about the future. Use the verbs in the box.
- •4. Read what George says about his life at the moment and his future.
- •5. Complete each dialogue with a phrase form the box
- •6. Make a sentence with will or won’t.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.
- •Future forms. Problems.
- •1. Choose the best word or phrase.
- •2. What do you say in the following situations? Use will or the present continuous.
- •Future time words. More contrasts
- •I’ll do it, I’m going to do it, I’m doing it
- •1. Match the questions a) to f) with the replies 1) to 6).
- •2. Choose the possible answers 1), 2) or 3). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •4. Jenny and Chris are talking about their plans for next week. Read their conversation and put a form of going (to) or will into each gap.
- •5. Choose the correct verb form.
- •6. Choose the right variant to show the future.
- •Problems
- •1. Choose the correct sentence, 1) or 2), in each mini-dialogue.
- •2. Put the verb given into a form of will, going to or present continuous. More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •4. Find the mistakes and rewrite the incorrect sentences.
- •Consolidation
- •1. Choose the best phrase.
- •2. Complete each sentence with the continuous form of the verb in brackets. Then decide which sentences refer to the future.
- •3. Correct each sentence or question.
- •4. Decide which answer, a), b), c) or d), best fits the space.
- •5. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. More than one answer may be possible.
- •6. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •7. Are the underlined words right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4 Present continuous or will?
- •Future continuous
- •I’ll be swimming
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
- •2. Make the following sentences: - negative;
- •4. Look in your diary and make some sentences about your definite future plans. Use either the future continuous or the present continuous.
- •5. Ask questions to the following sentences beginning with the words in brackets.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Future Continuous or Future Simple
- •Consolidation
- •1 Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
- •2 Complete each part sentences a) to h) with one of the part sentences 1) to 8). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3 Rewrite each sentence with will/shall or going to, using the verb underlined.
- •4 Fill in “will” or “be going to”.
- •5 Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate future forms.
- •6 What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use the words given in brackets. Use the present continuous (I am doing), going to... Or will (I’ll).
- •7 Put the verb into the most suitable form. Use a present tense (simple or continuous), will (I’ll) or shall.
- •8. Put the verbs in the most suitable form. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
4 Present continuous or will?
JACK: everybody / come / to the meeting on Friday afternoon?
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PAM: Most people.
JACK: you think / it / be a long meeting? _________________________
PAM: I’m not sure. It / probably / be about 3 hours. Why?
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JACK: I / go to the dentist at 5.30. I made the appointment two weeks ago.
Future continuous
I’ll be swimming
Will he be singing?
Formation rules
Future continuous is formed with will or shall + be + the present participle (-ing).
This time tomorrow I’ll be eating lunch on the plane.
Shall is used in formal situations with I and we.
Meaning
Future continuous describes a temporary situation or activity in the future.
This time next week she’ll be flying to Paris.
We often use it when we compare what we are doing now with what we will be doing in the future. We usually use a time expression.
Where will you be living in five years’ time?
We also use future continuous to describe something which will definitely happen because an arrangement has already been made.
We’ll be holding a meeting soon, so we can decide then.
This means that the meeting will happen anyway.
The Future Continuous often refers to a routine or to things which will happen in the normal course of events. It emphasises that no new arrangement is necessary:
I can give you a lift to the station. It’s no trouble for me – I’ll be going that way anyway.
We use the Future Continuous to ask about someone’s plan or arrangement:
Will you be using the library this afternoon?
When will the President be arriving because I must organise the reception?
Thus the future continuous tense can be used:
1 with a point in time to indicate that the action will begin before this time and continue after it.
2 with or without a time to express a future without intention. In this way it is very like the present continuous, but it is not, like the present continuous, restricted in time and is a more detached and casual way of expressing the future. It often implies that the action will occur in the ordinary course of events or as a matter of routine.
(Except when used as in 1, above, this tense can usually be replaced be one of the other future forms, though the exact shade of meaning may then be lost.)
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
1. This time next month I (sit) on a beach.
2. When you arrive I probably (pick) fruit.
3. In a few days time we (fly) over the Pyrenees.
4. I’ll call for her at eight. – No, don’t; she still (have) breakfast then.
5. I (wait) for you when you come out.
6. My son will be in the sixth form next year. – That means that old Dr Adder (teach) him mathematics.
7. I’ll give Jack your message. I can do it easily because I (see) him tomorrow. We go to work on the same train.
8. You (do) geometry next term.
9. I’ll look out for you at the parade. – Do, but I (wear) uniform so you may find it hard to recognize me.
10. We have to do night duty here. I (do) mine next week.
11. In a hundred years’ time people (go) to Mars for their holidays.
12. He (use) the car this afternoon.
13. I (see) you again.
14. It’s a serious injury but he (walk) again in six weeks.
15. I’ll come at three o’clock. – Good, I (expect) you.
16. They are pulling down all the old houses in this street. I expect they (pull) down mine in a few years’ time.
17. Stand there, they (change) the guard in a minute and you’ll get a good view.
18. You’d better go back now; your mother (wonder) where you are.
19. In fifty years’ time we (live) entirely on pills.
20. What do you think the children (do) when we get home? – I expect they (have) their supper.