Future tenses review

• Oh no! The electricity's gone off!

1. What are we doing now?

2. What are we going to do now?

• You know he can't be trusted, so don't expect any sympathy from me!

1. If you keep on seeing him, you're bound to get hurt.

2. If you see him, you'll get hurt.

• Don't worry about being late! When you get to the station,

1. Paul will be waiting for you.

2. Paul will have waited for you.

• Oh, good! You're here!

1. I was just about to call you.

2. I'm going to call you.

• So, when's the deadline for the report?

1. Well, it's due at 5 but I doubt we'll make it.

2. Well, it's due at 5 but I doubt we are making it.

• So, are you looking forward to your holiday?

1. The hotel looks great in the brochure, it's going to be a blast.

2. The hotel looks great in the brochure, it'll be a blast.

• I think that's John at the door, I'd better go check.

1. You sit there, I'll get it.

2. You sit there, I'm going to get it.

• I'm moving back to Sydney next year.

1. Oh yeah? We'll be working in the film festival next summer.

2. Oh yeah? We'll work in the film festival next summer.

• I'm going on a research expedition for 2 years.

1. Really? Things here will have changed a lot by the time you get back.

2. Really? Things here will be changing a lot by the time you get back.

• Check out that huge grey cloud!

1. Yeah, I think it’s going to chuck it down

2. Yeah, I think it will chuck it down.

To chuck it down

To rain heavily (British informal)

Task

1. Choose the most suitable in the following contexts.

2. Give reasons for your decision.

• Oh no! The electricity's gone off!

1. What are we doing now?

2. What are we going to do now?

• You know he can't be trusted, so don't expect any sympathy from me!

1. If you keep on seeing him, you're bound to get hurt.

2. If you see him, you'll get hurt.

• Don't worry about being late! When you get to the station,

1. Paul will be waiting for you.

2. Paul will have waited for you.

• Oh, good! You're here!

1. I was just about to call you.

2. I'm going to call you.

• So, when's the deadline for the report?

1. Well, it's due at 5 but I doubt we'll make it.

2. Well, it's due at 5 but I doubt we are making it.

• So, are you looking forward to your holiday?

1. The hotel looks great in the brochure, it's going to be a blast.

2. The hotel looks great in the brochure, it'll be a blast.

• I think that's John at the door, I'd better go check.

1. You sit there, I'll get it.

2. You sit there, I'm going to get it.

• I'm moving back to Sydney next year.

1. Oh yeah? We'll be working in the film festival next summer.

2. Oh yeah? We'll work in the film festival next summer.

• I'm going on a research expedition for 2 years.

1. Really? Things here will have changed a lot by the time you get back.

2. Really? Things here will be changing a lot by the time you get back.

• Check out that huge grey cloud!

1. Yeah, I think it’s going to chuck it down

2. Yeah, I think it will chuck it down.

To chuck it down

To rain heavily (British informal)

Task

1. Choose the most suitable in the following contexts.

2. Give reasons for your decision.