Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Future arrangements

EXERCISES

Future arrangements.

Changing situations.

Something happening around the time of speaking.

Examples:

Heanz isn’t working on this project this month. He's planning the sales conference and preparing his presentation.

My daughter's learning to drive.

Tom's writing a book about golf.

They arc building a new road in the city centre.

Are you working on the report this week? - Yes, I am. (He may not be

doing this exactly at the time of speaking).

Examples:

The company is making a loss because the cost of components is

increasing and product sales are decreasing.

The rate of inflation is rising very fast.

We're not getting any younger.

Profits are increasing.

The weather is changing.

Examples:

The Sales Manager is flying to Rome on Monday. He's arriving at

11.00 a-m. and he's meeting the client at 2.00 p.m.

We're making a presentation to the directors tomorrow.

I'm having lunch with the Financial Director on Monday.

Are you coming to the theatre with us on Saturday? - No, I’m not. I'm

meeting John.

1. Mr Straub ___ in his office. (work)

2. ___ you ___ your holiday? (enjoy)

3. John ___ to the meeting. (go)

4. Sales of the product___ rapidly. (increase)

5. The demand for these products ___. (fall)

6. I hope we ___ our time on this project. (not / waste)

7. The price of petrol in Germany ___. (rise)

8. My secretary ___ the report at the moment. (type)

9. Why ___ you ___ that report? (read)

10. The Financial Director ___ to Paris with me tomorrow. (travel)

11. He ___ on Fiat project at the moment. (not / work)

12. The Sales Manager ___ dinner with a new client tomorrow. (have)

13. Excuse me. I ___ to find the Post Office. Is it near here? (try)

14. The economy ___ at the moment. (improve)

15. What __ he on Friday afternoon? (do)

16. The economic situation ___ worse. (get)

17. We ___ at the Hilton Hotel. (stay)

18. The local construction company ___ a lot of new flats. (build)

19. He and his wife ___ for a new house. (look)

20. At the moment they ___ me figures from the USA. (analyze)

21. The market outlook ___ better. (get)

22. James ___ the stock in the warehouse today. (check)

23. He ___ in London at the moment but he usually works in Madrid. (work)

Put the verbs into the correct form in this dialogue.

"Hello Bill. Nice to see you. What (1) ___ you ___ (do) these

days?"

"Hello Graham. Well, I (2) ___ (work) in London just now but we

(3) ___ (move) to France next month. We (4) ___ (start) a new

business there."

Decide whether the verbs in these sentences are right or wrong. Correct those which are wrong. (Some sentences need the Present Simple and some need the Present Continuous).

1. Look at that man! What does he do?

2. The sun is rising in the East.

3. Are you meeting your friend tomorrow?

4. "Where's Jane? "She plays tennis."

5. He is usually staying at the Sheraton Hotel when he goes to Brussels.

6. I always do the shopping on Saturdays.

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