Be going to: exercise 1 - future plans

Key with answers

Exercise 1

Jim Susan and Eve

Jim is going to see his friends. Susan and Eve are going to do some shopping.
He is going to call Susan and Eve. They are going to wash their hair.
He isn't going to cook. They aren't going to play computer games.
He isn't going to do housework. They aren't going to visit Jim.

Me
(Students' own answers.)
I'm going to read a book.
I'm not going to have a party.
etc.

Exercise 2

1 Look at the clouds. It's going to rain.

2 Why don't you learn for the test? You are going to fail.
3 I'm so tired. I'm going to be ill.
4 The sun is shining. It isn't going to rain.
5 You are learning so hard. You aren't going to fail.
6 I'm OK. I'm not going to be ill.
7 He is playing so well. He is going to win.
8 He is the worst tennis player of all. He isn't going to win.

Exercise 3

I am going to move
Everything is going to change
We are not going to buy
we are not going to tidy
you are going to like
My wife and I are going to find
we are not going to travel
We are going to work
I am going to tell
He is going to kill

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Exercise 4

Are you going to

work more? Is he
going to die?
Is it going to be cold?
Are you going to
continue in future? Are
they going to retire?
Is she going to
start any diet? Is
it going to fall
down?
How are you going
to reach that? Is it
going to bite me?
What are you going to do?

Exercise 5

Is he not going to telephone

the police? Aren't you going
to see the bank manager? Are
they not going to plant the
trees?
Are you not going to play
tennis tomorrow? Isn't Simon
going to look for a new job?
Aren't you going to give her
a present? Is Mr. Jones not
going to stop smoking?
Aren't your brothers going to learn German?

Exercise 6

Are you going to cut the grass?

I am not going to work
in the garden. I am going
to clean the windows.

Are the Scotts going to build a

new house? They are not
going to have a house.
They are going to rent a flat.

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Is your dad going to watch the
football match? He is not going to
stay at home.
My parents are going to do some shopping.

Is your sister going to

fly to India? She is not
going to fly to India.
My friends are going to visit India.

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Future continuous: exercise 1 affirmative

Key with answers Exercise 1

This time on Monday he will be driving to the airport.

This time on Monday she will be cooking meals at
the restaurant. This time on Monday Marion will be
having a geography lesson. And her grandma will be
seeing a doctor.
This time on Monday Ben will be practising
football in his club. And his grandpa will be waiting
for grandma at the doctor's.
This time on Monday Samuel will be exercising in a physical
education lesson. But we have no idea what Spot will be doing
tomorrow.

Exercise 2

lie see use sleep watch take work wait decorate listen

When you come back home I will be sleeping in my bed. In a few days' time we will be
lying on the beach.
I'll call Jim at six. - No, don't. He will be working in his office then. I'll tell him. I will be
seeing him on the train as usual.
We can't meet you on Saturday. We will be decorating our house at the weekend. In a ten
years' time most people will be using electric cars.
I'll come at one o'clock. - OK. I will be waiting for you.

It won't be easy to get in. The warden will be watching the gate closely.

Will you help me tonight? - Sorry, I will be listening to the concert on the radio. This time
tomorrow my sister will be taking her entrance exam.

Exercise 3

What time will Jack be working on it?

Will you still be having your lunch break at one o'clock? Will I be living in Leeds in a few
years' time?
Will the tide be coming in at nine tonight?
Where will you be sitting during the match? Will he be walking again in a few weeks?
What will you be wearing at the party?
Who will you be interviewing tomorrow morning?

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 Exercise 4

Will you be going that way?

Will you be writing to her?
Will they be waiting for me?
Will he be signing the new contract?
What will you be doing?
What will we be using instead?
Will you be staying at a hotel?
Will she be bathing her baby?

Exercise 5
On my holiday I will be getting up | I won't be getting up at 6 o'clock as usual. I want to relax a lot.
You are so late! Everybody will be working | won't be working when you arrive at the office.
You think that Derek will be playing | won't be playing tennis at seven? Why not?
Computers will be translating | won't be translating all texts in a couple of years. It's impossible.
Mary will be waiting | won't be waiting in the arrivals hall this time. She is ill.
Can I take your camera? You will be using | won't be using it this morning, will you? The
cinema will be showing | won't be showing any films next week.
They will be delivering | won't be delivering parcels even on 24 December.
He can find her easily in her red coat. - But she will be wearing | won't be wearing the red
coat.
I won't be here this time tomorrow. I will be travelling | I won't be travelling to Rome.

Exercise 6
I will not | won't be doing anything at the weekend.
We will not | won't be writing the test at 9.30.
I will not | won't be working in the evening.
He will not | won't be going to work.
I will not | won't be wearing glasses.
We will not | won't be cooking the meal anymore.
I will not | won't be waiting for you.

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 Future simple and continuous: exercise 1 - affirmative
Key with answers Exercise 1

Don't call me at 10 o'clock. I'll be flying | I will be flying to Spain.

I suppose we'll stay | we will stay at a hotel next summer.

Come to see me in the afternoon. I'll be working | I will be working in the garden.

Do you think it'll snow | it will snow at the weekend?

Is the coat OK.? - Yes, I'll take | I will take it.

This time on Sunday we'll be skiing | we will be skiing in France.

I don't know if I will stay here. Perhaps I'll move | I will move to a big city one day.

Every student will be using a computer in the near future.

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answers

Exercise 2

1 I can take you to the airport

2 If you think it is shorter
a I'll be going that way.
b I'll go that way. 1a, 2b
1 Shall I say hello to her?
2 She should know about it.
a I'll write to her.
b I'll be writing to her. 1b, 2a
1 Will you go to sleep
2Will you be sleeping
a when I return?
b when you return? 1b, 2a

1 He won't be here tomorrow.

2 He has no objections.
a He'll be signing the new contract.
b He'll sign the new contract. 1a, 2b

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1 You can rely on him.
2 You can't wait for him.
a He will be delivering the letters.
b He will deliver the letters. 1b, 2a

1 I'll be in the forest.

2 I must go to the forest.
a I'll cut the tree.
b I'll be jogging. 1b, 2a

1 He is late?
2 I'll talk to him.
a I'll drive him to school.
b I'll be driving him to school. 1a, 2b

1 They'll be doing some research

2 They'll do some research
a during their stay in London.
b if they find a sponsor. 1a, 2b

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Future simple: exercise 1 affirmative

Key with answers Exercise 1

You can't take my car. I will need it next weekend.

Waiter, we will have two glasses of orange juice.
Do you think we will write a test tomorrow?
I will go to the cinema if you help me with the housework.
I will work a lot in the evening.
Dad can't take you to the station because he will want to see a football match.
I will watch this film!
We will visit a museum tomorrow.

Exercise 2

Lionel Messi will play for Real Madrid this season.

Next year I will be fifteen years old.
If you are a good boy, your mum will buy you a big ice cream.
We don't want to go by car. We will fly instead.
I can't watch this film or I will cry again.
OK. At 5 o'clock we will meet you outside the shopping centre.
Wait a minute, please. The concert will end soon.
Are you hungry? I will make you a hamburger.
Sam doesn't want to work in the garden. He will relax.
You can't take all this luggage on your own. I will help you

Exercise 3

When will Bill arrive?

Will your mum not work late tonight?
Will Marion be at school tomorrow?
What time will you leave?
Will your classmates be in their classroom?
What will Matt think of my new hairstyle?
Will Mr. and Mrs. Gregson enjoy the concert?
Will you not stay there till Sunday?
How will Joe find the hotel?
Will you tell me your email address?

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 Exercise 4

Will our guests like it?

Will you use it?
Will we have time for lunch?
Please, will you drive me there?
How will you spend your time?
How will I get to school?
Will you work on it?
Will you do it for her?

Exercise 5
Don't leave your keys on the table. You will | won't forget it.

If it doesn't rains tomorrow, we will | won't take our umbrellas.

Susan will | won't like it if you come late.

Anna will | won't be on holiday next week. But she promissed to write to us.

I'm told you are ill. I hope you will | won't feel better again.

I have no idea how to do it. I will | won't make it.

Turn on your laptop tonight. We will | won't chat a little bit.

I will | won't be a doctor, because I didn't finish my studies.

You needn't wear your cap. It will | won't be cold today.

I am really tired. I will | won't have a rest.

Exercise 6

I will not get up early in the morning.

meet my friends from school.
listen to the teacher all the time.
write any tests.
have lunch at a school canteen.
be at home late in the afternoon.
learn for school tonight.

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 Past simple and continuous: exercise 1 - affirmative
Exercise 1

was coming - stopped

watched - read
started
got up - switched off
finished - cooked
were listening - rang - stood up - answered
was driving - crashed - stepped
wrote
was shining - were sunbathing - were sailing went

Exercise 2

I did my homework
My mum often drove
While daddy wasn't looking
I called her
You were talking Where did you study?
As they were walking
I took her
it changed
she was wearing

Exercise 4

She did not (didn't) lose her purse.

He did not (didn't) ride slowly.
He was not (wasn't) making much noise at midnight.
They did not (didn't) come early.
We were not (weren't) sitting at the table.
She did not (didn't) run away.
The sun did not (didn't) set at 7.45.
It was not (wasn't) getting dark at 7.
He was not (wasn't) talking to Tim the other day.
They were not (weren't) listening to the radio from 5 to 6.

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 Past simple and continuous: revision test - mixed forms
A) Complete the story.

was driving saw

was watching
stopped - got out
was getting out - ran away
went back
was getting - appeared - sat down
started - didn't move
jumped out - shouted
barked - started
followed
saw
were bleeding

B) Make these sentences negative.

No, he wasn't riding

No, he didn't run over
No, he didn't throw
No, it wasn't barking
No, it didn't bite
No, they weren't sitting

C) Make the policeman's questions.

What were you doing ... ?

What time did you meet ... ?
Were you driving ... ?
What did the dog do?
How did you find ... ?
Did you see ... ?
Did you call ... ?

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 Past continuous exercises - affirmative
Exercise 1

was having
were playing
was watching
was revising
were doing
was cooking
were tidying
was doing

Exercise 2 questions

was cooking
was cleaning
were sitting
was reading
was playing
were having
was exercising
was ironing
were doing
was catching
was fighting

Exercise 3

What were Tim and Matt doing...?

Were you swimming...?
What was he doing?
Wasn't he just trying | Was he not just trying...?
Were they laughing?
Was Matt making...
Was he watching...?
Were you wearing...?

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 Exercise 4

Where were they sitting?

What were they drinking?
What was Simon drinking?
Were they eating anything?
What was Sharon wearing?
How was she looking in her outfit?
Were they doing anything special?
What were they talking | speaking | chatting about?
How was Simon feeling at the restaurant?

Past continuous exercises - negative

Exercise 5

I wasn't (was not) talking

I wasn't (was not) watching
You weren't (were not) wearing
You weren't (were not) doing
they weren't (were not) buying
Why weren't you waiting | Why were you not waiting...?
She wasn't (was not) waving
And why wasn't I looking | Why was I not looking...?

Exercise 6

I wasn't (was not) having

Weren't you playing | Were you not playing?
I wasn't (was not) lying
We weren't (were not) arguing
Weren't Jane and Katy working | Were Jane and Katy not working?
Dick wasn't (was not) sitting
They weren't (were not) doing
Wasn't Mr. Jones driving | Was Mr. Jones not driving?

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Present continuous exercises

Key to test 1 - positive statements

Exercise 1:

a I am writing an e-mail now.

b Susan is lying in the bed at the moment.
a I am staying in London this month.
b Peter is working this week.
b My mum and dad are cooking now.
a Oh, no! Look! What is he wearing?
a Don't turn off the TV. I am watching it.
a I can hear Jane. She is coming.

Exercise 2:

Look. She is watching us.

We are staying in Paris this week.
My sister is not here. She is doing the shopping.
Please, stop! You singing so loudly!
It's 9 o'clock and I am reading a book.
Where is Sam? - He is mending his car.

Exercise 3:

I am learning English in Hastings this summer.

Sarah and Sue are playing in the street at the moment.
She is decorating her flat in York these days.
We are just looking.
Luke is taking a shower now.
The sun is shining and we are sunbathing.

Test 3 - questions

Exercise 1:

What are you writing/doing at the moment?

Which exercise are you doing?
Is anybody helping you?
Which question are you making?
Are your friends making question 3?
And what are they doing now?

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Exercise 2:

Why isn't he getting up? Why is he not getting up?

Why aren't you learning for exams? Why are you not learning for exams?
Why isn't she waiting with you? Why is she not waiting with you?
Why aren't they flying to Culcutta? Why are they not flying to Calcutta?
Why aren't they watching a film? Why are they not watching a film?
Why aren't you drinking coffee? Why are you not drinking coffee?
Why isn't his wife washing them? Why is his wife not washing them?

Present simple and continuous: exercise 1 affirmative

Exercise 1

a) am writing
b) is digging
a) goes
b) am learning
a) see
c) write
c) arrives
c) is working
b) live
a) is just leaving
a) goes out
a) are watching

Exercise 2

is listening
are staying
go
is buying
has
leave
are driving
meet
go
comes
am having
does

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 Exercise 3

Peter is making a phone call now.

I wash my car on Saturdays.
Joe and Bill practise daily.
I am studying at Oxford this summer.
My brother works long hours.
Jill is just having dinner.
We move very often.
Jim and Susan are watching TV at the moment.
She is teaching in New York these days.

Present simple and continuous: exercise 4 - questions

Exercise 4

What time do you start work?

Do you work at weekends?
What are you doing now?
Does your wife go to work?
And what is she doing now?
Where does she do the shopping?
Who helps her with shopping bags?
Are they shopping together today?

Exercise 5

Is Joyce making lunch at the moment?

Do they travel to London every week?
What are you doing right now?
Where does your brother work?
Do you want some cake?
Does your teacher need help?
Why is Simon crying now?
Are my parents just coming?
Do your friends go out at weekends?
Are you doing anything at the moment?

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 Present simple and continuous: exercise 6 - negative

Exercise 6
Susan doesn't (does not) look very good.
Why don't you (do you not) read such magazines?
I'm not (I am not) doing housework at the moment.
We don't (do not) go swimming on Tuesdays.
My Spanish penfriend doesn't (does not) send me postcards.
Why aren't you (are you not) listening to us?
What doesn't Jack (does Jack not) do?
She's not (isn't) (is not) sitting over there.
They don't have (do not have) (haven't) (have not) a house in the mountains.
We're not (aren't) (are not) having fun.

Present simple and continuous: exercise 7 - negative

Exercise 7

My best friend isn't (is not) sitting next to me.

My father doesn't (does not) get up at 9 every day.
I'm not (I am not) drinking milk right now.
My parents aren't (are not) sleeping anymore.
My neighbour doesn't (does not) love me.
My friends don't (do not) play cricket on Fridays.
My mother doesn't (does not) come from Brixham.
My partner isn't (is not) watching me at the moment.
You aren't (are not) writing this test with me.
All people in my country don't (do not) speak English.

Present simple and continuous: exercise 8 - mixed forms

Exercise 8
1. a) Oh, no! Look! What is he doing?
2. b) She is wearing a new jumper this week.
3. b) Do your father and mother speak Japanese?
4. a) Don't give him this book. I am reading it.
5. b) Who wants this ticket?
6. a) Is your girlfriend having a good time at this party?
7. a) We spend a month at the seaside each year.
8. a) Excuse me. What times do the early morning trains leave on Fridays?
9. b) I can see Jane over there. She is talking to Bill.
10. b) Steve and Claire don't go out together.
11. a) I moved to Canada last year. I live in an apartment.
12. b) Isn't your grandpa coming tonight?

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 Past simple: exercise 1 - was, were

Exercise 1

Yes, I was a little bit hungry.

No, she was not (wasn't) at school.
Yes, my mum was at work. But my dad was not (wasn't) at work.
Peter and Bill were my best friends.
No, the stories were not (weren't) very interesting.
Not really. You were much healthier than your brother.
Well, Susan was quite good at athletics, but Marion was not (wasn't) good at any sport.

Exercise 2

A: When were you eighteen years old?

B: I was eighteen years old in 2016.

A: And when were you born?

B: I was born on 30 June.

A: Was your birthday party on the same day?

B: No, it wasn't . It was a week later.

A: Why wasn't your birthday party on the same day?

B: I have a twin brother and he wasn't at home. He was in France.

A: Were you and your brother born at the same time?

B: No, we weren't . I was born one hour after him.

A: Were your parents happy to have twins?

B: Yes, they were. But our grandma wasn't. She was shocked.

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Past simple: exercise 3 questions

Exercise 3

Did Bill arrive on time?

Didn't you know it? Did you not know it?
Was Marion at the party?
Why did you leave so early?
Were they in their office?
What did he think of our house?
Did Mr. and Mrs. Gregson like the trip?
How did you do that?
Didn't they tell you their address?
Did they not tell you their address? How did Joe get there?

Exercise 4

Did your students do...?

Who went...?
Did you work...?
Which jeans did you like...?
Why were Tim and Greg...?
Why didn't you answer...?
Were they not...?
Did you have...?

Exercise 5

Victoria didn't (did not) become... She ruled...

"As You Like It" wasn't (was not)... Shakespeare wrote...
Caesar didn't (did not) die... The Roman senators killed...
Botticelli didn't (did not) create... Leonardo da Vinci painted...
Shah Jahan didn't (did not) build... It was...

Exercise 6
I didn't (did not) have
I couldn't (could not)
I didn't (did not) get
I didn't (did not) catch
I wasn't (was not)
There weren't (were not)
I didn't (did not) want
it wasn't (was not)

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I wasn't (was not)
I didn't (did not) listen
I didn't (did not) pass
my parents weren't (were not)

Exercise 7
did tidied decided was went saw wanted stopped could
happened met kissed were tried
ran came cried said

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