Present progressive to express future
Does the sentence below express present or future time?
I'm going to a party this evening.
Future time
Complete the sentence using be + going to + base verb:
Paul _________ (sleep) after work.
Paul is going to sleep after work.
Complete the sentence below using the simple future:
We ________ (finish) the project tonight.
We will finish the project tonight.
Complete the sentence below using might/may:
Jackie ________ (to win) the competition if she keeps playing like this!
Jackie may/might win the competition if she keeps playing like this!
Look at the time clause below. Which event in the sentence happens first?
We will go to the park after I talk to Brian.
I talk to Brian.
Conjugate the sentence below in the present progressive to express the future:
We ______ (to eat) shrimp for dinner tonight.
We are eating shrimp for dinner tonight.
or
We're eating shrimp for dinner tonight.
Complete the sentence using be + going to + base verb:
I __________ (to buy, negative) that dress for Laura's birthday, it's too expensive.
I am not going to buy that dress for Laura's birthday, it's too expensive.
Make a simple future sentence using the words below:
take/the bus today/Rico
Rico will take the bus today.
Decide whether to use may be or maybe in the sentence below:
________ I can come tonight, it depends on what my parents say.
Maybe
Properly conjugate the words to complete the future time clause:
Before your mother _________ (get) here, we _________ (set) the table.
Before your mother gets here, we will set the table.
Conjugate the sentence below in the present progressive to express the future:
I _________ (to visit) my grandparents in Boca next week
I am visiting my grandparents in Boca next week.
Make a sentence that uses be + going to + base verb using the words below:
talk/to the teacher tomorrow/they
They are going to talk to the teacher tomorrow.
Make a simple future sentence using the words below:
make (negative)/brownies tonight/I
I will not make brownies tonight.
or
I won't make brownies tonight.
Is there a difference between the meaning of these two sentences?
She might say yes if you ask her.
She might not say yes if you ask her.
No, both of these sentences have essentially the same meaning. They both express a possibility of her saying yes or no.
Properly conjugate the words to complete the future time clause:
When I _______ (to find) Frank, I _______ (to kill) him!
When I find Frank, I am going to kill him!
Make a sentence that uses the present progressive to express future time with the words below:
see/her friend tomorrow night/Johana
Johana is seeing her friend tomorrow night.
Change the simple future sentence below to use be + going to + base verb:
I won't see Ricky tomorrow.
I'm not going to see Ricky tomorrow.
Change the be + going to + base verb sentence below to the simple future:
She is going to ask about the homework later.
She will ask about the homework later.
Create a sentence using might/may with the words below:
drive (negative)/to the park/my brother
My brother might/may not drive to the park.
Create one logical time clause using the events below:
I leave the house
I lock the front door
Before I leave the house, I will lock the front door.
I will lock the front door before I leave the house.
After I lock the front door, I will leave the house.
I will leave the house after I lock the front door.
Make a sentence that uses the present progressive to express future time with the words below:
fly/to Honduras next week/You
You are flying to Honduras next week.
Change the present progressive expressing future time sentence below to use be + going to + base verb:
I'm going to the store this afternoon.
I'm going to go to the store this afternoon.
Create a simple future question that fits the answer below:
______________________________?
A new basketball (Richard will buy a new basketball at the mall.)
What will Richard buy at the mall?
What is the difference between these two sentences?
I might come to the party tonight.
I will come to the party tonight.
The first sentence expresses uncertainty, it is only a possibility that the speaker will come.
The speaker in the second sentence is certain they will come to the party.
Create two logical time clauses using the events below:
I drive to the supermarket
I find my car keys
After I find my car keys, I will drive to the supermarket
I will drive to the supermarket after I find my car keys.
Before I drive to the supermarket, I will find my car keys
I will find my car keys before I drive to the supermarket.