B1B- Future tenses (28th Sep/2nd Oct)

In this entry you have your work for the week. 

We are going to review the different tenses we use in English to express future time.

In the first link, a tutorial which explains four different tenses that can express future time: 

    *the present continuous for arrangements

    *be going to +infinitive for intention and for predictions (with evidence)

    *will+infinitive for facts and for predictions (without evidence)

    *the present simple for schedules

Can you complete the following statements?

    1.-I want to watch an old film, Taxi driver, on my computer tonight.

            Tonight, I..................................Taxi driver.

    2.-My friend Alex and I have arranged to watch Taxi driver on Friday night.

            On Friday night, Alex and I....................................Taxi driver.

Which of the options do you think is right?

    3.-Taxi driver is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 p.m.

            Taxi driver is going to be shown on Tuesday at 10 p. m. / Taxi driver is shown on Tuesday at 10 p.m.

    4.-The waitress is taking note of our orders.

            I'll have salmon and a green salad, please. / I'm going to have salmon and a green salad, please.

              

Click on the next link and check your answers.  

If you've done well, you can do the exercises in the link below.

If you are not happy with your answers, watch the tutorial again. Then, do the exercises in the link below.

Practice makes perfect is an English saying. It means we learn things by doing; the more we do something, the better we get at it. So, in the next link there are more exercises to  practise future tenses (present progressive=present continuous). 

Pictures of stained glass in St. Mary's cathedral, León.