Choose the correct tense. 1. Look at those dark clouds in the sky! It is raining/ going to rain in a few minutes. 2. I can’t come to school tomorrow because I am going to/ go to…
Choose the correct tense. 1. Look at those dark clouds in the sky! It is raining/ going to rain in a few minutes. 2. I can’t come to school tomorrow because I am going to/ go to the doctor. 3. The train is leaving/ leaves at exactly nine o’clock tomorrow, so don’t be late. 4. We are having/ have a party tonight. 5. The concert begins/ is beginning at 8.30. 6. At ten o’clock I have/ am going to have a meeting with my boss. 7. On Monday the Prime Minister is going to/ will be give a speech. 8. I am flying/ will fly to Rome on Monday, but I’ll be back on Wednesday. 9. Have you missed the bus? I will/ am going to give you a lift home. 10. The plain takes off/ will take off at 6 o’clock. That’s what it says on my ticket.
Here are the correct tenses for each sentence:
- Look at those dark clouds in the sky! It is going to rain in a few minutes.
- I can’t come to school tomorrow because I am going to the doctor.
- The train leaves at exactly nine o’clock tomorrow, so don’t be late.
- We are having a party tonight.
- The concert begins at 8.30.
- At ten o’clock I am going to have a meeting with my boss.
- On Monday the Prime Minister is going to give a speech.
- I am flying to Rome on Monday, but I’ll be back on Wednesday.
- Have you missed the bus? I will give you a lift home.
- The plane takes off at 6 o’clock. That’s what it says on my ticket.
Note that I corrected "plain" to "plane" in sentence 10, as it seems to be a typo.
