Question

Choose the correct item. 1 I think I will visit/am visiting my cousins this weekend. 2 The bus to the beach will leave/leaves at 4:00. 3 I'm going to see/seeing Shakira live. Here are the tickets. 4 Mike will/is going to attend university in the autumn. 5 The scientist is speaking/speaks at the university in an hour. 6 Oh no! Tina will /is going to slip on the ice. 7 Unemployment in the city probably becomes/will probably become worse in the next few years. 8 I'm hungry. I am going to/'ll order pizza. 9 Call me when you will arrive/arrive at the airport. 10 Nora is having/going to have dinner with Paul at 7 pm.​

Answer 1

1. am visiting
2. leaves
3. see
4. is going
5. speaks
6. is going
7. becomes
8. ‘ll
9. arrive at
10. going to

Answer 2

1. "I think I will visit my cousins this weekend." - Use "will" for decisions made at the moment of speaking about future plans.

2. "The bus to the beach leaves at 4:00." - Use the present simple tense for schedules and timetables.

3. "I'm going to see Shakira live. Here are the tickets." - Use "going to" for planned future events.

4. "Mike is going to attend university in the autumn." - Use "is going to" for planned future actions.

5. "The scientist is speaking at the university in an hour." - Use the present continuous tense for future arrangements.

6. "Oh no! Tina is going to slip on the ice." - Use "is going to" for predictions based on present evidence.

7. "Unemployment in the city will probably become worse in the next few years." - Use "will" for predictions based on opinion or belief.

8. "I'm hungry. I'll order pizza." - Use "will" for decisions made at the moment of speaking.

9. "Call me when you arrive at the airport." - Use the present simple tense for future actions in time clauses.

10. "Nora is going to have dinner with Paul at 7 pm." - Use "is going to" for planned future events.