Future Forms
It ____ (be) sunny tomorrow. The forecast is calling for rain.
won't be/isn't going to be
People used to ____ (load) a lot of music, but today we mostly use apps like Spotify and YouTube.
download
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
ABOUT
Shhhh! The movie is going to start.
Shhhh! The movie is (just) about to start.
You can't d____ oil into water.
dissolve
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
BOUND
They were always going to lose the match. They hadn't practiced for a month.
They were bound to lose the match.
I ____ (take) my friend to the airport very early tomorrow morning as his flight ____ (depart) at 05:40.
am going to take/am taking
departs
They ____ (estimate) the boxer and thought he was going to lose.
underestimated
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
SET
The new supermarket down the street is ready to open this week.
The new supermarket down the street is set to open this week.
The laboratory ____ the effects of a new drug.
a. is proposing
b. is investigating
c. is improvising
is investigating
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
HOPING
I wanted to go skiing last year but I didn't have any time.
I was hoping to go skiing last year but I didn't have any time.
I'd been planning on going skiing last year but I didn't have any time.
This time next month I ____ (swim) in the crystal clear water of the Caribbean Sea.
will be swimming
The judge in the court of appeals ____ (rule) the previous judgement.
overruled
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
UNLIKELY
The train probably won't arrive on time.
The train is unlikely to arrive on time.
It met all our ____; stable employment, reasonably priced homes, a college and a regional hospital.
a. procedures
b. criteria
c. principles
criteria
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word.
SUPPOSED
She should have arrived at 11am, but she missed her train.
She was supposed to arrive at 11am, but she missed her train.
They ____ (finish) the exam by now, the exam started 4 hours ago.
will have finished
The scientists conducting the experiment ____ (look) some important information which resulted in the explosion.
overlooked
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
VERGE or POINT OF
The team is just about to win the championship.
The team is on the verge/point of winning the championship.
The newly found data had no r____ to the investigation.
relevance
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He thought he'd won the lottery, but it ____ (be) to ____ (be).
wasn't/be
By June of this year, I ____ (attend) this university for 4 years, but I ____ (graduate) because I still need a few for credits.
will have been attending
won't have graduated
She decided to ____ (take) a new project at work in the hope that it would increase her chances for the promotion.
undertake
Rewrite the following sentences using the key word:
HIGH
You should clean your room soon. It getting pretty messy.
It's high time you cleaned your room.
She could no longer work at the company because of her moral p____. They would sometimes test on animals.
principles
Rewrite the following sentence using the key word:
WOULD
I knew they were certain to win the match.
I knew they would win the match.