Future plans, decisions and predictions

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English has several ways to refer to future time. Will plus the base verb can express a prediction or a decision made now. Be going to plus the base verb often presents an existing intention or evidence-based prediction. Present continuous can describe an arrangement.

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Examples to compare

  • I’ll answer the phone.
  • We are going to repaint the room.
  • I’m meeting Rosa at ten tomorrow.

Watch the meaning and the limits

These uses overlap; a future time word does not force one single form. The questions below test the construction itself. For possible future conditions, a common pattern is present simple after if and will in the main clause.

Read each example aloud, then change one detail to make a sentence you could use. Continue with focused practice when you want a different set.

Common mistakes and how to fix them

Mistake: I will calling you.

Use: I will call you.

Will takes the base verb call, without ing.

Try the pattern

3 choose questions · 2 sentence completions · 2 word gaps. Read the reason after every answer. No timer.

Typed answers stay on this page. This guided set checks the requested construction; it does not judge general writing. Read the accepted answers and reasons.

Use it in your own sentence

Write one sentence about your own routine or situation. Check the subject, verb form and intended meaning against the rule above. A different sentence may need a different form: these exercises accept the reviewed answers for their stated context.

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All drill answers and reasons

  1. Complete the construction: We are going ___ leave.

    Choices: to / for / at

    Accepted: to

    Be going to is followed by the base verb.

  2. Complete the construction: I will ___ you tomorrow.

    Choices: call / called / calling

    Accepted: call

    Will takes the base form call.

  3. If it rains tomorrow, we ___ stay inside. Use will.

    Choices: will / would / were

    Accepted: will

    This possible future pattern uses will in the result clause.

  4. Complete using will and call: I ___ you tomorrow.

    Accepted: will call / ’ll call

    Will plus base-form call expresses future reference; I’ll is the contraction.

  5. Complete using be going to and leave: We ___ at six.

    Accepted: are going to leave / ’re going to leave

    Use are going to before base-form leave with we.

  6. They are going ___ move next month.

    Accepted: to

    The construction is be going to plus a base verb.

  7. I will ___ you later. Use the base form of email.

    Accepted: email

    Will is followed by the base verb email.

Practice questions

How do the three exercise formats work?

Choose asks you to pick an answer. Complete the sentence asks you to type the missing phrase. Fill in the word asks for one word, or no article where stated. Every checked answer includes a reason.

Which typed answers are accepted?

Use the form and meaning requested in the prompt. Reviewed alternatives and contractions are accepted where they fit. Capital letters, surrounding spaces, straight or curly apostrophes and a final full stop, question mark or exclamation mark do not affect marking. The answer reference lists the accepted forms.

Are my typed answers sent or saved?

Typed answers stay on this page in your browser. They are not sent to the server or saved. If device progress is available, completing a set records only the activity and study points on this device.

Can this check my own writing or certify my level?

No. This is a small guided set with reviewed answers, not a general grammar checker or a level certificate. An unlisted answer does not mean it is always wrong in English. Read the prompt and the explanation for this construction.

Further reference: Cambridge English Grammar Today. The explanations, examples and exercises here are original; each lesson covers a useful pattern rather than every exception.