Talking about the future
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There’s no doubt that we meet again next week, we’ve still got lots to do.
There’s no doubt that we'll meet /we'll be meeting again next week, we’ve still got lots to do.
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We didn’t have to / enough / finish / book / TIME/ the before we saw the film.
We didn’t have enough time to finish the book before we saw the film.
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1 She is asked to speak English at work(often ).
She is often asked to speak English at work.
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We plan to have everything ready by the time you’ll all arrive.
We plan to have everything ready by the time you all arrive.
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There are proceed / about / number / a / to / whether / of / QUESTIONS.
There are a number of questions about whether to proceed.
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I can’t resist junk food (occasionally, even); and I eat usually so healthily!
Even I can’t (occasionally) resist junk food (occasionally); and I usually eat so well!
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He’s just about to going home, so you’ll catch him if you’re quick.
He’s just about to go home, so you’ll catch him if you’re quick.
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They’ve got what / do / no / IDEA/ to next.
They’ve got no idea what to do next.
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I don’t think he should have said that in a meeting (to be honest).
(To be honest) I don’t think he should have said that in a meeting (to be honest).
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Do you think it’s going to be a cold night?
Do you think it will be a cold night?
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I saw whales / PROGRAMME/ on / a / fantastic / orca / TV / protecting last night.
I saw a fantastic TV programme on protecting orca whales last night.
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They’ve just finished so you can go in now (quietly ).
They’ve just finished so you can go (quietly) in (quietly) now (quietly).
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When are the renovations will be done?
When are the renovations being done?
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They did effectiveness / clinical / TRIALS/ of / on / the / the / some / drug last year.
They did some clinical trials on the effectiveness of the drug last year.
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Yuck! Slugs are disgusting! I detest them(really ).
Yuck! Slugs are (really) disgusting! (Really) I (really) detest them.