EXERCISE - FUTURE TENSES
(WILL or BE GOING TO?)
Conjugate the verbs in parentheses in a future
tense. In some cases, the be going
to form is preferable; in other cases, the will form is preferable;
and occasionally both forms are possible.
1. |
Tomorrow there rain with intermittent showers. |
(be) |
2. |
I a party on Saturday night. |
(have) |
3. |
My wife a baby! |
(have) |
4. |
We now for station identification. |
(pause) |
5. |
The scientist the rats in order to examine cancerous tissue. |
(kill) |
6. |
The rats the scientist by gnawing at him with their sharp teeth. |
(kill) |
7. |
Watch out! That bomb ! |
(explode) |
8. |
-I'm thirsty. -Just a moment. I you a glass of water. |
(bring) |
9. |
We to Hawaii on our honeymoon. |
(go) |
10. |
Where is the toilet ... I think I . |
(throw up) |
11. |
It seems awfully hot in here; I the window. |
(open) |
12. |
The galaxy expanding in 12 billion years. |
(stop) |
13. |
You the paint brushes in aisle 14. |
(find) |
14. |
Bill Gates says he half of his money to charity. |
(give) |
15. |
I think I my head. |
(shave) |
16. |
At midnight tonight, we to escape through the secret tunnel. |
(try) |
17. |
Don't call us, we you. |
(call) |
18. |
Why don't you pet the dog? He you. |
(not bite) |
19. |
It's almost 9 o'clock. I for him any longer. |
(not wait) |
20. |
The students who don't study their grammar the course. |
(not pass) |
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