Expressing The Future
10 Questions
| Attempts: 150
CHOOSE:
a. OPTION 'A' IS BETTER
b. OPTION 'B' IS BETTER
c. BOTH ARE OK
d. BOTH ARE BAD
Questions and Answers
- 1.
- A) I'LL HAVE AN EXAM TOMORROW
- B) I'M GOING TO HAVE AN EXAM TOMORROW
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
B. B IS BETTERExplanation
AN EXAM IS SOMETHING PLANNED, OBJECTIVE, NOT IN YOUR CONTROL.Rate this question:
- 2.
- A) I'M SURE YOU'LL PASS!________
- B) I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO PASS!
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
A. A IS BETTERExplanation
IT'S YOUR OPINION - SUBJECTIVE AND IN YOUR CONTROLRate this question:
- 3.
- A) LIVERPOOL ARE PLAYING CHELSEA THIS SATURDAY
- B) LIVERPOOL ARE GOING TO PLAY CHELSEA THIS SATURDAY
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
C. BOTH ARE OKExplanation
WHEN YOU SAY WHEN (this Saturday), THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS CAN USUALLY REPLACE 'GOING TO'Rate this question:
- 4.
- A) I MIGHT NOT GO TO THE MATCH
- B) PERHAPS I WON'T GO TO THE MATCH
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
A. A IS BETTERExplanation
'B' IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT (it's not a mistake) BUT NO NATIVE SPEAKER WOULD USUALLY SAY IT.Rate this question:
- 5.
- A) THEIR PLANE LANDS AT 6:15
- B) THEIR PLANE'S LANDING AT 6:15
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
C. BOTH ARE OKExplanation
FOR TIMETABLES IT IS VERY COMMON TO USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE (a): IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
(b) IS ALSO OK BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU SAY WHEN (at 6:15) SO YOU CAB USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.Rate this question:
- 6.
- A) WHAT WILL YOU DO TONIGHT?
- B) WHAT DO YOU DO TONIGHT?
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
D. BOTH ARE BADExplanation
THE CORRECT QUESTION IS 'What are you going to do tonight?' OR 'What are you doing tonight?'. YOU WANT TO KNOW PLANS, NOT OPINIONS (a), OR WHAT THE PERSON USUALLY DOES (b).Rate this question:
- 7.
- A) WHERE IS HE GOING THIS WEEKEND?
- B) WHERE IS HE GOING TO GO THIS WEEKEND?
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
A. A IS BETTERExplanation
THIS IS DIFFICULT. BOTH ARE OK, BUT A IS BETTER, BECAUSE NATIVE SPEAKERS DON'T USUALLY SAY 'I'M GOING TO GO TO THE CINEMA'
IF YOU CHOSE C, GIVE YOURSELF HALF A POINT (I CAN'T IN THIS PROGRAM)Rate this question:
- 8.
- A) WE AREN'T GOING OUT IF IT RAINS THIS WEEKEND
- B) WE WON'T GO OUT IF IT RAINS THIS WEEKEND
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
A. A IS BETTERExplanation
ANOTHER DIFFICULT ONE. ENGLISH SPEAKERS SAY BOTH SENTENCES WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT GRAMMATICALLY IT IS INCORRECT TO USE 'a'. WITH THE FIRST CONDITIONAL (If + Present) YOU SHOULDN'T USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS. THE IMPORTANCE DEPENDS ON IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE AN EXAM. IF NOT, GIVE YOURSELF HALF A POINT.Rate this question:
- 9.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF BAGS! WAIT A SECOND....
- A) I'LL TAKE THIS BAG FOR YOU.
- B) I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS BAG FOR YOU.
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
A. A IS BETTERExplanation
VERY CLEAR - IT IS NOT A PLAN, IT IS A SUBJECTIVE, PERSONAL REACTION, SO THE ANSWER IS ARate this question:
- 10.
I'VE JUST BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE, JUST STARTED A NEW JOB....
- A) THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL BE HARD
- B) THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ARE GOING TO BE HARD
- A.
A IS BETTER
- B.
B IS BETTER
- C.
BOTH ARE OK
- D.
BOTH ARE BAD
Correct Answer
C. BOTH ARE OKExplanation
BOTH ARE OK. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT(a) 'WILL' IS YOUR OPINION, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW. WITH 'B' YOU HAVE DONE YOUR CALCULATIONS AND YOU HAVE REASONS TO THINK LIKE THIS.Rate this question:
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