Question

EXERCISE 8: Use WILL/BE GOING TO or the SIMPLE PRESENT. (In this exercise, both will and be going to are possible when a future tense is necessary, with little or no difference in meaning.)


1. Peter is going to leave in half an hour. He (finish) 　　will finish/is going to finish　　 all of his work before he (leave) 　　leaves　　.

2. I’m going to eat lunch at 12:30. After I (eat)_______, I (take, probably) _______a nap.

3. I’ll get home around six. When I (get) __________home, I (call) 　　　　 Sharon.

4. I’m going to watch a TV program at nine. Before I (watch) _____　 that program, I (write)_________ a letter to my parents.

5. Gary will come soon. I (wait)______ here until he (come) ______　　　　.

6. I’m sure it will stop raining soon. As soon as the rain (stop)_____ 　　　　, I (walk)_______ to the drugstore to get some film.

7. Right now I’m a junior in college. After I (graduate)________ with a B.A. I (intend)________ to enter graduate school and work for an M.A. Perhaps I (go) ________on for a Ph.D. after I (get)______ my Master’s degree.

8. A: How long (stay, you)_______ in this country?
B: I (plan)_______ to be here for about one more year. I (hope)______ to graduate a year from this June.
A: What (do, you)______ after you (leave)______?
B: I (return)_______ home and (get)_______a job. How about you?
A: I (be)_____here for at least two more years before I (return)_______ home and (get) _________a job.

Answer 1

1. Peter is going to leave in half an hour. He  will finish/is going to finish all of his work before he leaves .

2. I’m going to eat lunch at 12:30. After I eat, I  will take a nap.

3. I’ll get home around six. When I get home, I will call to Sharon.

4. I’m going to watch a TV program at nine. Before I watch that program, I will write a letter to my parents.

5. Gary will come soon. I going to wait here until he comes.

6. I’m sure it will stop raining soon. As soon as the rain stop , I will walk to the drugstore to get some film.

7. Right now I’m a junior in college. After I (graduate)________ with a B.A. I intend to enter graduate school and work for an M.A. Perhaps I will go on for a Ph.D. after I get my Master’s degree.

8. A: How long you will stay in this country?
B: I plan to be here for about one more year. I hope to graduate a year from this June.
A: What will you do after you leave?
B: I will return home and get a job. How about you?
A: I will be here for at least two more years before I return home and get a job.