High School

Complete the sentences with the most appropriate future form of the verb in brackets:

1. We ____ (meet) Nick at school in five minutes.
2. I think you ____ (be) tired tonight. You've been busy all day.
3. The train ____ (leave) at 12:35, so we've got thirty minutes to get there.
4. My grandparents ____ (come) to visit us tomorrow.
5. Watch out! The cat ____ (jump) on you.
6. The dog wants to go for a walk. I ____ (take) him.
7. Where ____ (you/meet) your cousin tonight?
8. The concert ____ (start) at 8 p.m., so don't be late.

Complete the prediction with will, won't, or the correct form of going to:

1. I ____ enjoy the film. I don't like scary movies.
2. It's ____ to rain later. I saw it on the weather report.
3. I don't think we ____ win the match tonight. We've lost our best player.

Answer :

To complete these sentences, it's important to choose the correct future tense form of the verb. Let's go through them one by one:

  1. We are meeting Nick at school in five minutes.

    • This uses the present continuous tense, which is commonly used for fixed plans, especially when the time and place are specified.
  2. I think you will be tired tonight. You've been busy all day.

    • The use of 'will' here indicates a prediction or assumption about the future.
  3. The train leaves at 12.35, so we've got thirty minutes to get there.

    • This is the present simple tense, used here because it's talking about a scheduled event or timetable.
  4. My grandparents are coming to visit us tomorrow.

    • The present continuous tense is used here because it's a planned event.
  5. Watch out! The cat is going to jump on you.

    • 'Going to' is used for a prediction or something that you have evidence for (like seeing the cat ready to jump).
  6. The dog wants to go for a walk. I will take him.

    • Here, 'will' is used for an immediate decision or offer.
  7. Where are you meeting your cousin tonight?

    • This uses present continuous for planned future arrangements as a question.
  8. The concert starts at 8 p.m., so don't be late.

    • The present simple tense is used for scheduled events like concerts.

For the predictions using 'will', 'won't', or 'going to':

  1. I won't enjoy the film. I don't like scary movies.

    • 'Won't' is used to express a negative prediction or the speaker's expectation.
  2. It's going to rain later. I saw it on the weather report.

    • 'Going to' is used because there is evidence for this prediction.
  3. I don't think we will win the match tonight. We've lost our best player.

    • 'Will' is used for predictions or making statements about what you think will happen.