High School

Choose the correct options:

1. You can't miss training - the coach will definitely be angry with you!

2. We're going to meet Alex and Jan in town later - do you want to come?

3. The weather probably won't be very nice at the weekend, so let's stay at home.

4. Don't worry, I'll help you organise Jessica's graduation party.

5. I think most people will work from home in the future.

Answer :

In this exercise, you're practicing choosing the correct verb forms to complete sentences logically based on context. Let's go through each sentence one by one:

  1. You can't miss training - the coach will definitely be angry with you!
    In this sentence, it's a certainty that the coach will be angry if you miss training. The word 'definitely' indicates that something is sure to happen, so the correct option is 'will'.

  2. We're going to meet Alex and Jan in town later - do you want to come?
    The phrase 'are going to' is often used to describe planned or scheduled events in the near future. Since meeting Alex and Jan is a planned event, 'We're going to meet' is the appropriate choice.

  3. The weather probably won't be very nice at the weekend so let's stay at home.
    Here, 'probably won't' is the right choice because it indicates a prediction about the future weather, suggesting it is likely to not be nice. The use of 'probably' shows uncertainty but suggests a likelihood.

  4. Don't worry, I'll help you organise Jessica's graduation party.
    'I'll help' is correct because 'I'll' (short for 'I will') signals a spontaneous decision or offer, which is common in everyday speech for actions we decide to do at the moment of speaking.

  5. I think most people will work from home in the future.
    'Will' is suitable here as it suggests a prediction about a general trend or future event. It's based on belief or speculation about what might happen, fitting well with 'I think'.

These examples demonstrate how the use of modals and tense can affect the meaning and tidiness of future-related statements.