Plans & Arrangements
"I ______ my dentist next Tuesday at 10 AM." (see / am seeing)
am seeing
"Look at those dark clouds! It ______ rain." (will / is going to)
is going to (prediction with evidence)
"By the time you arrive, I ______ cooking dinner." (will finish / will have finished)
will have finished
"I'll call you as soon as I ______ any news." (will get / get)
get (present simple after time conjunction)
"Quick, get in the car! We ______ leave!" (are about to / are to)
are about to
"She meets her new team for the first time tomorrow morning. Is it correct?"
Correct. (Present continuous for a fixed arrangement)
"I think I am going to order the fish. What about you?"
Incorrect. Should be: "I think I will order the fish." (instant decision at the moment of speaking)
Next year, we will be working here for ten years.
Incorrect. Should be: "Next year, we will have been working here for ten years." (future perfect continuous)
"Don't worry, I'll wait here until your bus will arrive."
Incorrect. Should be: "...until your bus arrives." (present simple after time conjunction)
"I was about to call you when you have texted me."
Incorrect. Should be: "I was about to call you when you texted me." (past simple for the interrupting action)
"My flight leaves at 9 PM tomorrow." (Start with: I...)
I am flying / I am leaving at 9 PM tomorrow. (Present continuous for arrangement) OR I am going to fly... (for a plan)
I've just decided I'll help you with the bags." (Use 'will' for instant decision)
No transformation needed - it's already correct with 'will' for instant decision. Alternatively: "I'll help you with those bags."
"We will finish the project by Friday." (Use future perfect: On Saturday, we...)
On Saturday, we will have finished the project.
"First, I'll finish this report. Then, I'll join you." (Use 'after' as a time conjunction)
After I finish this report, I'll join you.
"I planned to study law when I was younger." (Use 'was going to')
I was going to study law when I was younger.
They are about to start the meeting in an hour.
Incorrect. "They are about to start the meeting." (removes "in an hour" – "about to" is for the immediate future)
"According to the official schedule, the president ______ the building at 2 p.m." (will open / is to open)
is to open (formal scheduled event)
"In December, they will have been married for 25 years." (Make a question: How long... by December?)
How long will they have been married by December?
"We can't leave until the minister ______ her speech." (will finish / has finished)
has finished (present perfect after 'until' to emphasize completion)
"He knew that the journey ______ long and difficult." (is going to be / was going to be)
was going to be (future in the past)
"The conference starts on the 15th. It finishes on the 18th." (Use the future perfect continuous to emphasize duration by the 19th.)
By the 19th, the conference will have been running for four days.
"My prediction is that by 2030, electric cars will be dominant." (Use 'going to' for a prediction with present evidence)
Look at the current sales trends; electric cars are going to be dominant by 2030.
By 2050, scientists will find a cure for that disease, I'm sure.
Incorrect. Should be: "By 2050, scientists will have found a cure..." (future perfect for an action completed before a future time)
"If it will be sunny tomorrow, we'll go for a hike."
Incorrect. Should be: "If it is sunny tomorrow, we'll go for a hike." (present simple in the if-clause)
"I intended to apologize, but she left." (Use 'was going to')
I was going to apologize, but she left.