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1 Future decisions and intentions

Complete the dialogues using ‘will’ or ‘going to’ + infinitive.

1. A: I’ve decided. I (improve) my English.

B: Good idea! I (help) you with your grammar.
2. A: When (you/make) your bed?
B: Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot about that. I (do) it later.
3. A: What (you/do) tomorrow?
B: I don’t know yet. Perhaps I (meet) Mike for lunch.
4. A: What time (you/arrive) this evening?
B: I think around 8pm, but I (call) you later to confirm.
5. A: What (you/do) on your birthday?
B: I (organise) a big party.
6. A: I’m feeling a bit stressed lately. I (take) some time off work.
B: That’s a good idea. I think I (do) the same.
7. A: Have you decided where you (have) dinner?
B: Well, I (not/eat) at that cheap restaurant again. I got food poisoning last time.
8. A: Who (you/vote) for at the election?
B: I don’t know. I don’t think I (vote) this time. I don’t like any of the candidates.

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2 Future predictions

Cross out the wrong answers to complete the following sentences.

1. In 20 years time, I will be/I’m going to be 50.

2. I don’t feel very well. I’m going to be/I will be sick.
3. I think it will snow/it’s going to snow next winter, but I can’t be sure.
4. Have you heard the news? Mike’s sister is going to have/will have a baby.
5. I think Karl is going to be/will be very successful when he becomes an adult.
6. In 20 years, many people will drive/are going to drive driverless cars.
7. We are going to fly/will fly to Moscow in July. We have the tickets already.
8. I’m going to have/I will have a party next week. Would you like to come?
9. Dinner is almost ready! I know you’re going to love/you will love it.
10. "Do you have some free time on Sunday?" "I don’t know yet. I’ll let you know/I’m going to let you
know tomorrow."

3 Used to + infinitive

Ten years ago, James was just a busy manager. Now he is a writer. Write about how his lifestyle has
changed using ‘used to/didn’t use to + infinitive’ or the present simple.

1. He used to be (be) very busy, but now he doesn’t work (not/work) so hard.
2. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (have) a lot of paperwork.
3. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not/have) any free time, but now he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (work) two days a week.
4. He . . . . . . . . . . . (make) a lot of phone calls, but now he . . . . . . . . . . . (not/use) the phone very often.
5. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (earn) much more money than today.
6. His desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (be) almost empty. It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (be) full of papers and folders.
7. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (manage) a team of people. Now, he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (work) for himself.
8. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go out) very often. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not/have) so much free time.

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4 Past and present

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past perfect simple, present perfect simple or past
simple.

1. When we arrived, the bus (already/leave).

2. I (start) my studies in 2005.
3. While I was travelling in Argentina, I (visit) a wonderful lake.
4. Until now, it (hardly ever/rain).
5. I (be) late for work this morning.
6. It was my first time in Turkey. I (never/be) there before.
7. I (never/eat) lobster. What’s it like?
8. The cat is really hungry. It (not/eat) all day.
9. The cat was really hungry. It (not/eat) all day.
10. When you called me, I (just/finish) making breakfast.
11. I didn’t want to visit Mexico again because I (be) there many times.
12. I (not/see) the match yesterday.
13. I don’t want another sandwich. I (eat) too much.
14. I (not/want) another sandwich because I’d eaten too much.

5 Practice

Answer the questions below with full sentences.

1. What are your plans for next week?

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2. Make 5 predictions about the year 2050.
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3. Write 5 things you used to do in your childhood.

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4. Make 5 sentences about you using the past perfect, e.g. Yesterday, I was really tired. I hadn’t slept
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