Present continuous indicating a future action (Lesson 5)

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A. Read the following sentences and look at the underlined verbs. Tell your partner which tense it is:

  1. I am going to visit my grandma this weekend. What about you?
  2. Do you think our teacher is going to give us a good grade for this assignment?
  3. Who of you are going to work as volunteers? Please raise your hands.
  4. When is your uncle coming back from his overseas study?
  5. It is going to be a big problem if you do not pay attention to it now.

Note: 'am/is/are + going to' is used in situations when you are informing someone about a plan you have already made or assumed. This kind of present continuous form indicates an arranged future. For example,

Students, please everybody go to the class. Your class teacher is going to announce your mid-term results in the class.

Sometimes you may confuse "am/is/are +going to" future with the simple future using will. The modal "will" seems best for situations when you are in the process of making a decision about the future. Most often you use will to talk about the future generally. For example:

Who will open the door, if I am late?

B. Now complete the dialogues below using the verbs in brackets with will or going to:

  1. A: Have you decided to spend extra money?
    B: Well, I think I _____ to a restaurant for a good dinner but haven't decided yet.
  2. A: Have you decided how you will spend the holiday?
    B: Not yet but I think I ________ to my village for a few days.
  3. A: My cousins are coming from Italy this Friday.
    B: ________ you _________ to receive them at the airport?
  4. A: Our school has set up a new routine for our classes effective from this Saturday.
    B: Yes, we ______ to attend the first class much earlier.
  5. A: Have you collected your tickets for the concert?
    B: Not yet. But I think we ______ there on Friday if we can.

D. Now use will or be going to in the following sentences:

  1. The opposition has called a strike on Sunday. I ____(not go) to attend my classes.
  2. I _____ (carry) an umbrella if it rains.
  3. The way all Kiwi wickets are falling, I think Tigers _____ (win) the match easily.
  4. Son: Father, any plan for the weekend?
    Father: Our whole family has been invited to my colleague's daughter's wedding. So, we _____ (attend) the party.
  5. It is not cold here. I _____ (wear) a jumper.
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