q('~Would you like to play tennis? - No, I * for my vocabulary test tomorrow.~am going to study~Yes. This is the usual way to express an intention.~will study~Wrong. The speaker is expressing an intention. This is not usually done with the word <i>will</i>.~am studying~Sorry. The 2 is used to imply that an arrangement has been made with someone to do something. This is not the case here, so you need to choose a different answer.~study~No. The 1 is used for the future only in the case of scheduled events. Studying for a test is not a scheduled event.~26~');


q('~The examination * at 9.30. Don\'t be late!~starts~Yes. An examination is a scheduled event.~will start~Ok. But there is a better answer for this scheduled event.~is starting~Sorry. An examination is not an arrangement between two people, so the 2 is not correct here.~is going to start~Sorry. This is not the way that we refer to scheduled events in English. <i>Going to</i> is used to express intentions or predictions.~6~');



q('~Does Miko know about the party next week? - I\'m not sure. I * her when I see her.~will ask~You\'re right! The 1 is the correct tense for spontaneous decisions about future actions.~am going to ask~Ok. This is possible if the speaker had already intended to ask Miko. However, it is more likely that the speaker makes a spontaneous decision when hearing the question. In this case there is a better answer.~am asking~No. The situation is not an arrangement so the 2 is not correct.~ask~Sorry. You cannot use the 1 for spontaneous decsions about future actions.~25~');


q('~If he doesn\'t start working harder, he * the course.~is going to fail~Correct! This is the right way to make predictions based on a present situation. (Can you find the other correct answer?)~will fail~Yes, this is shown with a cross, but in fact it is a perfectly correct way to make a prediction. (Can you find the other correct answer?)~is failing~No. The 2 is not possible here. The situation is a prediction, not an arrangement.~fails~No. This answer is barely possible if the speaker absolutely wants to stress the inevitability of failure. But try to find the two much more likely future forms for this situation.~26~');

q('~Hi, Miyuki. * anything at the weekend? - No, I\'ve got nothing planned at the moment.~Are you doing~You\'re right! The questioner wants to know if Miyuki has any arrangements, therefore the 2 is the correct future form.~Will you do~Wrong. This is a question about arrangements, so <i>will</i> is not the correct future form.~Are you going to do~Ok. This is possible, but it is more likely that the speaker plans to do something with Miyuki and wants to know if she has any existing arrangements. The 2 is used in such a situation. ~Do you do~No. This is impossible as a question about future arrangements.~25~');




q('~Hurry up! The shop * in 15 minutes and we still haven\'t bought all the food we need.~closes~Yes. This is the correct answer for a scheduled event.~will close~Sorry. This is just possible, but there is a better answer for this scheduled event.~is going to close~Wrong. This is just about acceptable, but there is a better (and shorter) answer for a scheduled event such as the closing time of a shop.~is closing~Wrong. You may hear this in everyday English, but a more accurate answer requires a different future form.~6~');

q('~I * around for a few months before starting university.~am going to travel~Yes. This is the usual way to express an intention.~am travelling~OK. It\'s possible you have made an arrangement with a friend to travel around, but there is another answer that sounds much better.~will travel~Ok. This future form is used for simple statements of fact about the future, but the example sentence indicates that an intention or decision has been made. There is, therefore, a more likely answer.~travel~Sorry. The question sentence expresses an intention. It is not a scheduled event.~26~');



q('~Many scientists think that the Earth\'s temperature * by 2-3°C in the next 50 years.~will rise~You\'re right! This is the best way to express this prediction.~is going to rise~Yes, this is ok, but there\'s an answer which is a little better.~is rising~Wrong. The question sentence is a prediction, not an arrangement, so the 2 is not correct.~rises~Sorry. The 1 is used for future events only when those events are scheduled. A rise in the world\'s temperature is not a scheduled event.~25~');


q('~When * ?~is the first performance of the school play~Yes. The 1 is used for future events that are scheduled (i.e. a date and time has been set).~will the first performance of the school play be~Sorry. Although this is possible, there is a better answer for this scheduled event.~is the first performance of the school play being~Wrong. You can use the verb <i>to be</i> in the present continuous only when you are referring to someone\'s behaviour: <i>She is being stupid</i>. It certainly doesn\'t work here for this scheduled event.~is the first performance of the school play going to be~Wrong. This future form is used for predictions or intentions. The opening night of a school play, however, is a scheduled event.~6~');


q('~The train *  in until after midnight. I hope we will be able to find a hotel.~does not get~Correct! The 1 is the usual way to refer to scheduled events.~is not getting~Wrong. You cannot use the 2 for scheduled events such as the arrival of a train.~will not get~OK. This is possible, but choose a better answer for this scheduled event.~is not going to get~No. <i>Going to</i> is used to express intentions or predictions, so it does not fit in this sentence, which is referring to a scheduled event.~6~');


q('~I * you how much I spent on my new computer. You\'d be shocked!~am not going to tell~Yes, this is the usual way to express an intention to do or not to do something.~won\'t tell~Ok. This is just possible if you say it just after being asked: <i>How much did you spend on that computer?</i> But choose a different answer for a situation where the decision or intention not to tell has already been made.~am not telling you~Ok, many native English speakers would use this 2 form for this situation even though it\'s not an arrangement. But choose the more usual way to express the intention to do or not to do something.~don\'t tell~Sorry, this answer is not possible under any circumstances.~26~');


q('~Did you know that John and Miyuki * next month?~are getting married~Correct! The 2 is the best choice for a future arrangement.~will get married~Wrong. There\'s a much better answer for this future arrangement.~are going to get married~Ok. This is possible, but there\'s a better answer for a future arrangement. ~get married~OK. This is acceptable. But there is a more usual answer for this future arrangement.~8~');


q('~Do you think it * ? - Maybe. The sky is getting very dark.~is going to rain~Correct! This is the best way of making a prediction about the future that is based on a present situation.~will rain~OK. But there is a better choice for a prediction about the future that is based on a present situation.~is raining~Sorry. The 2 is used for arrangments, so it clearly does not apply to predictions about the weather. ~rains~Wrong. The 1 is used for scheduled events, not for predictions.~26~');

q('~The grass is getting very long. - I know. I * it after lunch.~am going to cut~You\'re right! By saying <i>I know.</i> the speaker implies that he has noticed the long grass and already intended to cut it later that day.~will cut~Ok. This is possible if the speaker decides to cut the grass at the moment of being told how long the grass is. If, on the other hand, he had already planned to cut the grass later, then a different answer is better. (This is more likely in the question situation because the speaker says: <i>I know.</i>)~am cutting~Wrong. You need the answer which implies that the speaker had already planned or intended to cut the grass.~cut~Sorry. This use of the 1 for a future intention is a typical mistake by a German learner of English. (In German the present tense would be used in this kind of situation.)~26~');


q('~I * to school tomorrow for a change.~am going to walk~Correct. <i>Going to</i> is the right way to express an intention.~am walking~Sorry. The 2 is used for arranged future events. This situation is more likely to be an individual intention than an arrangement with someone else.~walk~No. The 1 is used for future events only when those events are scheduled.~will walk~This is possible, especially if you say it at the time of thinking it: <i>I think I will walk to school ..</i>. But click a better way to express a future event that you have already decided to do.~26~');
q('~The lesson * 20 minutes earlier today. The teachers have to go to a meeting.~will finish~Correct. For simple statements of fact about the future the 0 <i>will</i> is the best form.~is going to finish~This is ok, but there is a better answer for a simple statement of fact about the future~is finishing~Just possible, but there is a much better answer for a simple statement of fact about the future.~finishes~Sorry, the lesson finishing early is a single event not a scheduled, repeated event like the arrival of a train.~25~');

q('~Hi, John. What * after school today? - I\'m not sure yet.~are you doing~You\'re right! The 1 is used for future arrangements. ~will you do~Ok, but the questioner is asking John if he has anything arranged. There is a better future tense to express this.~do you do~Sorry. The present tense is used for future events only if those events are scheduled, such as train departures. The questioner here is asking John about possible arrangements.~you do~No. This is simply incorrect English grammar.~8~');
q('~* me in the garden tomorrow, Miko?~Will you help~Yes. This is the usual way to make a future request.~Are you going to help~Ok, this is just possible if you already asked Miko if she would help you and she said she was not sure. You now want to check her intentions.<br><br>Choose a more likely answer. ~Are you helping ~No. This is just possible if you had already arranged with Miko that she would help you and you just wanted to confirm this in a polite way. If, however, you are asking for the first time, you need to use a different future form.~Do you help~Wrong. It is not possible to make a future request in this way.~25~');

q('~I * you if you help me.~will help~Correct! This is the correct form for the <i>independent clause</i> of a conditional sentence about the future.~am going to help~Wrong. You can sometimes use <i>going to ../ not going to ..</i> in the <i>ndependent clause</i> of a conditional sentence, but it doesn\'t work here.~am helping ~No. The 2 is impossible here. You need the future form for simple statements of fact.~help~No. You cannot use the 1 for the <i>independent clause</i> of a conditional sentence (unless you are referring to world facts: <i>If sunlight is removed, the plant dies)</i>.~25~');


q('~What time * ?~does the last bus leave~Correct! The 1 is used for scheduled events in the future.~is the last bus leaving~Wrong. Buses departure times are scheduled events, not arrangements, so the 2 is incorrect here.~will the last bus leave~No. This answer is just possible, but there is a much better one.~is the last bus going to leave~No. This is not the best answer. The <i>going to</i> form is used for predictions or intentions, not for scheduled events.~6~');