1. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 buy / going / a new dress / I’m / the party / for / to .
I’m going to buy a new dress for the party.
2 going / your wedding / you / are / invite / your / to / cousin / to ?
……………………………………………………………….
3 aren’t / going / they / get married / to / this / year .
……………………………………………………………….
4 going / are / do / after university / you / what / to ?
……………………………………………………………….
5 visit / Spain next year / going / we’re / in / my relatives / to .
……………………………………………………………….
6 to / you / are / wear / to / the party / what / going ?
……………………………………………………………….
Answer
2 Are you going to invite your cousin to your wedding?
3 They aren’t going to get married this year.
4 What are you going to do after university?
5 We’re going to visit my relatives in Spain next year.
6 What are you going to wear to the party?
2. Complete the conversation with the present continuous forms of the verbs in the box. Use contractions where possible.
|
stay come bring not fly arrive take meet (x2) |
A So what have you arranged for this evening?
B Well, my parents (1) …are arriving…… at the station on the 6:30 train from Paris.
A So, (2) ……………… you (3) ……………… them at the station?
B Yes, we are. We (4) ……………… a taxi from our house at 6:00. I booked it this morning.
A Good. So where (5) ……………… they (6) ………………?
B At the Hilton Hotel. They’ve got a double room with a balcony.
A Great. And what about the restaurant?
B I’ve reserved a table for eight at eight o’clock. Everyone (7) ……………… to the restaurant at 7:45 so we can all be there when they arrive.
A Brilliant. Have you told the restaurant that it’s your father’s birthday?
B Yes, they’ve made him a special cake with HAPPY 60TH on it. They (8) ……………… it to our table at ten o’clock, together with the coffee.
A And what about tomorrow?
B They (9) ……………… to Scotland until the afternoon, so there’s plenty of time. Their fl ight’s at 3:30.
A Great, so it’s all arranged. I have to go now because I (10) ……………… Sally for a coffee in ten minutes. See you later!
Answer
2 are 3 meeting 4 ‘re taking 5 are 6 staying 7 ‘s coming
8 ‘re bringing 9 aren’t flying 10 ‘m meeting
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present continuous, using the verbs in brackets.
1 My parents …are buying… (buy) me a computer for my birthday.
2 He ……………. (study) French next year.
3 ……………. (I / not walk) home tonight.
4 ‘……………. (you / wear) a suit to the interview?’ ‘No, …………….’
5 ‘When ……………. (your sister / move) to Italy?’ ‘In about 2 weeks.’
6 ……………. (we / go) to the cinema after work.
7 ……………. (I / not come) into the office on Friday morning because ……………. (I / go) to the doctor’s.
Answer
1 are buying 2 ‘s studying 3 I’m not walking
4 Are you wearing; I’m not 5 is your sister moving
6 We’re going 7 I’m not coming; I’m going
4. Look at the sentences in 3 again. What arrangements have the people made for each plan?
1 The parents have already ordered the computer.
2 …………………………………………………………
3 …………………………………………………………
4 …………………………………………………………
5 …………………………………………………………
6 …………………………………………………………
7 …………………………………………………………
Answer
Suggested answers:
1 The parents have already ordered the computer.
2 He has paid for a course.
3 He has booked a taxi.
4 He has chosen a different outfit.
5 She has bought her flight tickets.
6 They have arranged where to meet and the time.
7 He’s already told the boss and made an appointment.
5. Martina and Anna are planning a party. Complete the conversation with the correct form of going to.
A So, how’s the party planning going?
M Well … We’ve made a list of what we need to do. And I (1) …’m going to invite…… (invite) everybody on Facebook today.
A What (2) …………………… (you / do) about music?
M I (3) …………………… (not play) my music. We (4) …………………… (ask) Graeme to deal with that. He’s a DJ, you know! But (5) …………………… (we / write) a list of our favourites for him.
A Brilliant! (6) …………………… (there / be) a lot of food?
M Yes, quite a lot. Racheal loves cooking so (7) …………………… (she / make) the food the day before the party.
A Cool …
M But (8) …………………… (she / not pay) for it all! We (9) …………………… (pay) her back for the ingredients.
A So what (10) …………………… (I / do)?
M (11) …………………… (you / clean) the house!
A Oh fantastic … I get all the best jobs …
Answer
1 ‘m going to invite 2 are you going to do
3 ‘m not going to play 4 ‘re going to ask
5 we’re going to write 6 Is there going to be
7 she’s going to make 8 she isn’t going to pay
9 ‘re going to pay 10 am I going to do
11 You’re going to clean
6. Choose the most natural sentence to follow sentences a and b in each pair.
1 a I’m going to have a party.
b I’m having a party.
1 It’s this Saturday. Do you want to come?
2 I don’t know how many people to invite. What do you think?
2 a They’re going to arrive in the afternoon.
b They’re arriving in the afternoon.
1 They’re not sure what time yet.
2 They’ve arranged for a taxi to meet them at the station.
3 a Are we going to play tennis on Saturday?
b Are we playing tennis on Saturday?
1 Yes, I’ve booked the court for 2 o’clock.
2 Yes, what time do you want to play?
4 a She’s going to study all day tomorrow.
b She’s studying all day tomorrow.
1 She’s got an exam next week, and she wants to pass.
2 She’s got classes at university from 9 am to 6 pm.
5 a I’m going to fly from Denver to Boston.
b I’m flying from Denver to Boston.
1 Which airline do you recommend?
2 My plane leaves at 8 am.
Answer
1 a2 b1 2 a1 b2 3 a2 b1 4 a1 b2 5 a1 b2
7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of going to and the verbs in the box.
|
buy go travel meet not take watch |
1 I ……………… a film at the cinema soon.
2 They ……………… around South America this summer.
3 Sile and Sean ……………… on holiday by the sea next summer.
4 I ……………… an English exam this year.
5 She ……………… something from the shops after work.
6 We ……………… some friends for lunch tomorrow.
Answer
1 ‘m going to watch 2 ‘re going to travel 3 are going to go
4 ‘m not going to take 5 ‘s going to buy 6 ‘re going to meet
8. Complete the conversation with the present continuous forms of the verbs.
A (1) …………… (you / do) anything this Saturday?
B I (2) …………… (go) to my sister’s in the evening. She (3) …………… (have) a party. I (4) …………… (not do) anything in the afternoon.
A Great! I (5) …………… (have) a barbecue. Do you want to come? Tina and Matt (6) …………… (come).
B Sounds good! Do you want me to bring anything?
A Well, I (7) …………… (make) vegetarian food. Is that OK?
B Yes, that’s great.
Answer
1 Are you doing 2 ‘m going 3 ‘s having 4 ‘m not doing
5 ‘m having 6 are coming 7 ‘m making
Related Posts
- WORDPOWER: age – English Grammar Exercises for A2
- WORDPOWER: preposition + noun – English Grammar Exercises for A2
- WORDPOWER: Multi-word verbs with on – English Grammar Exercises for A2
- WORDPOWER: Multi-word verbs with put – English Grammar Exercises for A2
- WORDPOWER: by – English Grammar Exercises for A2
- WORDPOWER: change – English Grammar Exercises for A2
