Expressing the Future 1

Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.

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  1. PERSON A: My son, who is an engineer, just finished building a new bridge.
    PERSON B: Really? What __________ next?
    1.   must he be doing
    2.   is he do
    3.   is he going to do
    4.   does he do
  2. My cousin is in town for a few days. __________ him to dinner?
    1.   I am going to invite
    2.   Will we to invite
    3.   Must I to invite
    4.   Shall I invite
  3. PERSON A: Your wife phoned while you were teaching your class.
    PERSON B: Thanks for telling me. I __________ her back in a few minutes.
    1.   am calling
    2.   called
    3.   must to call
    4.   will call
  4. That bag of groceries looks heavy. I __________ it for you.
    1.   am going to carry
    2.   will be carry
    3.   am carrying
    4.   will carry
  5. I expect the company president __________ us of his decision at the meeting.
    1.   will inform
    2.   does inform
    3.   will to informing
    4.   will be inform
  6. Look at all those dark clouds. It looks like it __________ soon.
    1.   is going to rain
    2.   will rain
    3.   will be rain
    4.   is raining
  7. PERSON A: Do you have any plans for the weekend?
    PERSON B: Yes, I __________ the sun deck.
    1.   am painting
    2.   will paint
    3.   paint
    4.   must painting
  8. PERSON A: I was going to make a sandwich, but we're out of bread.
    PERSON B: No problem. I __________ to the store and buy a couple of loaves.
    1.   am going
    2.   am go
    3.   am going to go
    4.   will go
  9. You must be hungry. I __________ you a sandwich.
    1.   am making
    2.   make
    3.   will make
    4.   must to make
  10. Look. That driver is going the wrong way! He __________ an accident.
    1.   is going to be causing
    2.   will cause
    3.   is going to cause
    4.   is causing