Read each situation in the left column and match it with its correct expression from the right column. There are over 50 different questions. Click on the Next Questions button for new questions.
The sky is getting dark. Logically ...
I toss a coin. Probably ...
I put water on the fire on the stove. Logically ...
I have a tooth ache. So ...
The sky is getting dark.It is going to rain. The meaning is ...
If I toss a coin, I will get a face. This means ...
When I put water on the fire on the stove it boils.
I have a tooth ache. I am visiting the dentist.
I like France. That is why ...
I am going to study French art history because I like France. This is ...
We use WILL + INFINITIVE
We use WILL + INFINITIVE
We use WILL + INFINITIVE
We use BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE
We use BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE
We use AM/IS/ARE + ING-VERB
We use AM/IS/ARE + ING-VERB
We use AM/IS/ARE + ING-VERB
I am going to buy a car. I know because ...
I'll order the fried fish. I am ...
It is raining outside. Obviously ...
That car is going too fast. Probably ...
The cat is chasing the mouse. Probably ...
If the boy is not careful climbing that tree, ...
I have a plan for this evening. I am ...
My cousin's birthday is coming. My family and I ...
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We use WILL + INFINITIVE
We use WILL + INFINITIVE
We use WILL + INFINITIVE
We use GOING TO + INFINITIVE
... it is going to rain.
... I will get a face.
... the water is going to boil.
... I am visiting the dentist.
... prediction based on facts.
... one true probability out of two or more possible.
The same happens all the time.
I have an appointment.
... I am going to study French art history.
... a personal plan.
for spontaneous decisions
for speculation based on imagined situations
with the pronoun "I" to order food
for personal plans
for predictions based on present facts
for arrangements
for appointments
when two or more people agree to do something
... I have the money I need.
... at a restaurant.
... you need an umbrella.
... it will have an accident.
... it'll catch the mouse.
...he will fall to the ground.
... going to go shopping.
... are throwing a big party for him.
We are throwing a party for my cousin's birthday.
The teacher told us we are having an exam tomorrow.
My friends and I are meeting at the bus stop at 11:00 AM
We are going to visit a few art museums.
My uncle is going to paint his car himself.
It is late already. You are going to miss the bus.
I lost my keys! I am going to call a locksmith.
This morning is too sunny. It is going to be hot today!
If I eat too much of this stuff, I will get sick.
If you buy me a coffee, I will give you a ride home.
We use the first confitional WILL + INFINITIVE to express ...
We use GOING TO + INFINITIVE to express ...
We use AM/IS/ARE + ING-VERB to express ...
It is when we want to see a doctor or the dentist.
It is when other people and myself agree to do the same thing.
It is when I want to do something but at no specific time.
... to express probability when more than one possibility is true
