Fill in the blanks.
1. Grandmother's flight .......................... at 7.30.
To talk about time-tabled future events, use the simple present tense.
2. He ........................... by the evening flight.
The present continuous is commonly used to talk about future events that are already planned.
3. I ......................... on the weekends.
To talk about habits and routines, use the simple present tense.
4. She ............................. the test because she ............................. hard enough.
5. .............................. tomorrow?
6. Do you think that she .......................... the test?
7. Who .............................. dinner tonight?
8. I ............................. the weekend with my parents.
9. I ........................... you back when I get a job.
10. It is no use calling now. They ............................ to bed.
11. ........................ John there when you arrived?
12. No, he had already ............................
Answers
1. Grandmother’s flight arrives at 7.30.
2. He is arriving by the evening flight.
3. I don’t work on the weekends.
4. She didn’t pass the test because she hadn’t studied hard enough.
5. Are you working / Will you be working tomorrow?
6. Do you think that she will pass the test?
7. Who is cooking/will be cooking dinner tonight?
8. I am spending / will be spending / am going to spend the weekend with my parents.
9. I will pay you back when I get a job.
10. It is no use calling now. They will have gone to bed.
11. Was John there when you arrived?
12. No, he had already left
