4.5 Present continuous, be going to and will

1 Choose the correct options.

0 Our flight to Italy will leave / is leaving in ten minutes.

1 Are you going out / Will you go out on Saturday?

2 When I get home, I will call / am going to call my friend

Toni.

3 I’ve forgotten to post this letter! I am going to post / will

post it now.

4 Terry can’t come tonight. He is meeting / is going to meet

his brother.

5 Would you like a sandwich? I am going to make / will

make you one.

6 I am watching / am going to watch TV tonight – my

favourite programme is on.

7 I think the sun will shine / is shining tomorrow.

8 I’ve decided I am going to cook / am cooking a steak

when I get home tonight!


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2 Complete the dialogues with the correct future form

of the verb in brackets. Use the present continuous, be

going to or will.

0 A What would you like to eat?

B I think I will have (have) a pizza.

1 A Are you free tomorrow night?

B No, sorry. My parents (take) me to a

restaurant.

2 A Any ideas about what to study at university, Mark?

B Yes. I’m good at art, so I (study) that.

3 A When is your appointment tomorrow?

B I (see) the doctor at two o’clock.

4 A Where are you off to?

B I (visit) my grandmother. She lives out in

the suburbs.

5 A It’s my dad’s birthday party tomorrow.

B Really? I (not see) you all day tomorrow,

then.

6 A Are you doing anything at the weekend?

B I don’t know yet. I (call) you later, OK?

7 A Why have you got all that paint and a brush?

B Well, the sky looks beautiful, so I (paint)

it!