Future time

CHAPTER 3

Exercise 13 – Prepositions.

Exercise 12 – Oral.

Exercise 11 – Oral.

Exercise 10 – Written.

1. Write about an enjoyable day in your life.

2. Write about an important event in your life.

2-3 EXPRESSING PAST HABIT: USED TO

a) I used to livewith my parents. Now I live in my own apartment. b) Bob used to workfor the telephone company. Now he is jobless. c) Ann used to beafraid of dogs. Now she likes them.	Used toexpresses a past situation or a habit that no longer exists at present.
d) Didyou use to livein Paris?	Question Form: did +subject +use to

1. When I was a child, I was shy. Now I’m not shy.

2. When I lived in my hometown I went to the beach every weekend. Now I don’t go to the beach every weekend.

3. Ann worked in a law office for a long time. Now she doesn’t have a job.

4. When I was in high school I skipped classes.

5. When I was a child I watched cartoons on TV. I don’t watch cartoons anymore.

6. I lived with my parents for many years.

7. When I was a kid I drank a lot of milk.

8. When I lived at home I ate bread and cheese for breakfast.

1. You’re an adult now. What did you use to do when you were a kid that you didn’t do now?

2. You’re living in a foreign country. What did you use to do in your own country that you don’t do now?

1. Tom paid ……….his airplane tickets in cash.

2. Joan graduated ………high school last year.

3. I waited ……….the bus.

4. Jim is a waiter. He waits ……..customers in a restaurant.

5. I have a different opinion. I don’t agree …….you.

6. I arrived ………this city last month.

7. I arrived ……..the airport on time.

8. I listened ……..the news on TV last night.

9. This exercise consists …….verbs that are followed by certain prepositions.

10. Jack invited me ……..his party.

11. I complained ……..the landlord ………..the leaky faucet in the kitchen.

12. Did you talk …….Professor Adams ……your grades?

13. We’re hoping …….good weather tomorrow so we can go on a picnic.

14. Did you hear ……..the earthquake in Turkey?

15. I heard ……my sister last week. She wrote me a letter.

16. I spoke ………the Foreign Student Advisor ……..my problems.

EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME: BE GOING TO AND WILL

a) I am going to leaveat nine tomorrow morning. b) I will leaveat nine tomorrow morning. c) Marie is going to beat the meeting tonight. d) Marie will beat the meeting tonight.	Be going toand willare used to express future time. a) and b) have the same meaning c) and d) have the same meaning.
Shallis also used (primarily with I and we) to express future time. The use of shallto express future time is infrequent and indicates strong emphasis.

Exercise 1 – Oral. Make sentences with be going to about your future activities.

1. tomorrow afternoon 7. this weekend

2. tomorrow night 8. the day after tomorrow

3. tonight 9. pretty soon

4. next week 10. after a while

5. later today 11. next year

6. in a couple of hours 12. sometime

Exercise 2 – Oral. Make sentences about your activities. Use present, past or future verbs.

1. yesterday 7. right now

2. tomorrow 8. every day

3. today* 9. last week

4. this morning * 10. this week*

5. this afternoon* 11. next week

6. tonight* 12. two days ago

· Time expressions such as today, this morning,this afternoon, this evening, tonight, this week, this month, this year, this semester can be used with past, present or future verbs.

Past: It rained this morning.

Present: It is raining this morning.

Future: I’m going downtown this morning.

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