Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 4

Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 4

Future Verb Forms: will, going to and present continuous


Name ______________________________________ Date _____________


1. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d.

1. I’ve decided what to do this holiday. _____ my grandmother.
a. I’ll visiting b. I’m going to visit c. I visiting d. I’ll visit

2. Sara is a good student. I think _____ all her exams.
a. she’s passing b. she’s going to pass c. she’ll pass d. she passes

3. The weather has been very bad recently. I’m sure _____ tomorrow.
a. it’ll rain b. it’s going to rain c. it’s raining d. it going raining

4. Mona will not be at work next week because she _____ her aunt.
a. visits b. is visiting c. will visit d. is going visiting

5. The score is 15 goals to the home team and 2 to the visiting team, and there are just five minutes left. The home team _____.
a. is going winning! b. will be winning! c. will win! d. is going to win!

6. You look tired. I’m sure _____ better when you have had some rest.
a. was looking b. you’ll feel c. you’re going to feel d. looks

7. The company does not have enough money. People _____ lose their jobs.
a. will be losing b. are losing c. will lose d. are going to

8. What _____ next weekend? Would you like to come and play tennis with me?
a. will you do b. are you doing c. are you going to do d. you will do



2. Rewrite using the words in brackets to give the same meaning.

1. Animals cooperate with each other. They need to cooperate to hunt their prey together and to protect ill members of their pack. (because)
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2. Our team have been practising very hard at hockey. We are confident that we will win the next match. (sure)
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3. I play squash. I started playing squash last summer. (since)
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4. Both birds pulled the string and then the box moved and they got the food. (after)
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5. My cousin is going to travel in the USA. When he is there he will play basketball. (while)
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3. Find the mistakes and correct them.

Hany enjoys playing sports. He plays tennis and football and he plays for his school football team. The team will play in a match next week against another school. Hany expects that his school team is going to win the match because they have been practising hard. He is sure that he is going to score at least one goal. Next Saturday Hany will go to his local sporting club to play tennis with his friend Ramy. Hany hopes that, if he practices regularly, he is becoming a successful tennis player. Hany’s mother is going to pay for extra tennis classes for Hany, so soon, he is taking extra tennis classes every week after school.


4. Match the phrases, then rewrite each sentence below.


A B
1. He doesn’t expect that Peter a. is going shopping.
2. I have packed my bags and I b. will become a doctor.
3. On Thursday Samira c. before I go to bed.
4. My mother hopes that my brother d. am going on holiday.
5. The sky is very dark. It e. will call him.
f. is going to rain.




1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________

5. Read the paragraph. Underline the correct word in parentheses.

My friend and I have decided to start a magazine for young people in our area. My friend and I cannot do all the work and so we (are needing – will need - are going to need) other students to work with us as editors, designers and writers. We hope that we (will – are going to – are publishing) publish the magazine every month, and we expect that not just young people but also some adults (are going to read - will read – will reading) the magazine. We have decided to write interesting stories in the magazine about school life, and we (will have - are going to have – are having) a special section on school sports. Next Monday we (are having – will have – will be having) a meeting for all students who are interested in helping us with the magazine.

Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 4
Future Verb Forms: will, going to and present continuous
ANSWERS


1.1 - b 2 - c 3 - a 4 - b

5 - d 6 - b 7 - d 8 - b


2.1. Animals cooperate with each other because they need to hunt their prey together and to protect ill members of their pack.

2. Our team have been practising very hard at hockey and we are sure we will win the next match.

3. I have been playing squash since last summer.

4. After both birds pulled the string, the box moved and they got the food.

5. While my cousin is travelling in the USA he will play basketball.

3.
Hany enjoys playing sports. He plays tennis and football and he plays for his school football team. The team is going to play in a match next week against another school. Hany expects that his school team will win the match because they have been practising hard. He is sure that he will score at least one goal. Next Saturday Hany is going to his local sporting club to play tennis with his friend Ramy. Hany hopes that, if he practices regularly, he will become a successful tennis player. Hany’s mother is going to pay for extra tennis classes for Hany, and so soon he is going to take extra tennis classes every week after school.


4. 1 - e He doesn’t expect that Peter will call him.

2 - d I have packed my bags and I am going on holiday.
3 - c On Thursday Samira is going shopping.

4 - d My mother hopes that my brother will become a doctor.

5 - f The sky is very dark. It is going to rain.



5. My friend and I have decided to start a magazine for young people in our area. My friend and I cannot do all the work and so we are going to need other students to work with us as editors, designers and writers. We hope that we will publish the magazine every month, and we expect that not just young people but also some adults will read the magazine. We have decided to write interesting stories in the magazine about school life, and we are going to have a special section on school sports. Next Monday we are having a meeting for all students who are interested in helping us with the magazine.