present continuous be going to and will test Flashcards

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1
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_____ tonight? There’s a new restaurant that looks promising.

a. Shall we eat outcorrect
b. Will we eat out
c. Are we going to eat out
A

a➪ We use shall I or shall we to make offers and suggestions.

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I’m sure the baby ______ blue eyes, like her mother.

a. is going to have
b. will have 
c. is having
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b➪ We use will to predict future events that we think will happen

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7 You can insist all you want; I ______ you.

a. 'm not helping
b. don't help
c. won't help
A

➪ We use will for promises and refusals.c

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don’t think I ______ come tomorrow.

a. 'm being able to
b. am able to
c. will be able to
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c➪ We use will to predict future events that we think will happen.c

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1 Look! That car over there is

Correct answer: is going to crash

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➪ We use be going to to predict future events that are very near or we can see will happen (there is present evidence).

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According to my diary, we ………the buyers at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Correct answer: are meeting

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➪ We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future arrangements, i.e. future actions that are already planned or decided.

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A: Maria phoned you. B: OK. I …. her back.

Correct answer: will call

A

➪ We use will to express instant decisions (decisions that we make at the moment of speaking).

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