Place your bets

Future tenses betting game.

 The Rules
• You each have €100 to spend in the casino.
• You can bet €10 or €20 on each sentence.
• Example:
• John: It’s very hot in here.
• Sarah: ___________ (open) the window.
1. I’m going to open
2. I open
3. I’ll open
4. I’m opening
Answer: I’ll open the window. Why?
Decision while speaking.
If you are correct you double your money! The winner is the student with
the most at the end.
 Sentence 2
• Paul: Mum, can we have pizza for dinner?
• Mum: No we can’t. __________(have) chicken it’s in the oven.
1. We’ll have
2. We have
3. We’re going to have
4. We’re having

Answer:
4. We’re having.
Why?
Because it’s a concrete future plan, the chicken is bought and in the
oven.
 Sentence 3
Marge: What time is the plane tomorrow?
Homer: The plane ____________(arrive) at 11am.
1. Is arriving
2. Arrives
3. Is going to arrive
4. Will arrive

Answer:
2. Arrives
Why?
Because we use the present simple for future events that are part of
a timetable or routine, trains, buses etc.
 Sentence 4
• What_____________ (do) this weekend?
1. Do you do
2. Are you going to do
3. Will you do
4. Are you doing
2 correct answers, choose them both.
Answer:
2. Are you going to do
4. Are you doing
Why?
Because we use going to or the present continuous to talk about plans /
intentions.
 Sentence 5
• Neil: What are you going to do when you get home?
• Mary: As soon as __________ (get) home I’m going to eat a sandwich,
1. I get
2. I will get
3. I’m getting
4. I’m going to get
Answer:
1. I get.
Why?
Because we use the present simple after time expressions like:
When, as soon as, until, before, after etc.
 Sentence 6
• Mum: The phone is ringing, but I’m cooking the dinner.
• Dad: don’t worry __________(answer) it.
• 1. I answer
• 2. I’m answering
• 3. I’m going to answer
• 4. I’ll answer
• Answer:
• 4. I’ll answer
• Why?
• Because we use will for immediate decisions at the time of
speaking.