Placement & Diagnostic test

I ________________ from France.

This is my friend. _____________ name is Peter.

Mike is ______________.

my sister’s friend

friend my sister

friend from my sister

my sister friend’s

My brother is ______________ artist.

_______________ 20 desks in the classroom.

Paul ________________ romantic films.

Sorry, I can’t talk. I _____________ right now.

She _________________ at school last week.

I _________________ the film last night.

__________________ a piece of cake? No, thank you.

The living room is ___________________ than the bedroom.

The car is very old. We’re going ____________________ a new car soon.

Jane is a vegetarian. She ____________________ meat.

There aren’t ________________ buses late in the evening.

The car park is _________________ to the restaurant.

Sue ________________ shopping every day.

They _________________ in the park when it started to rain heavily.

________________ seen fireworks before?

We’ve been friends ____________________ many years.

You _________________ pay for the tickets. They’re free.

Jeff was ill last week and he _________________ go out.

These are the photos ________________ I took on holiday.

We’ll stay at home if it _______________ this afternoon.

He doesn’t smoke now, but he __________________ a lot when he was young.

Mark plays football ___________________ anyone else I know.

I promise I __________________ you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning .

This town ___________________ by lots of tourists during the summer.

He said that his friends ____________ to speak to him after they lost the football match.

How about _________________ to the cinema tonight?

Excuse me, can you ___________________ me the way to the station, please?

I wasn’t interested in the performance very much. ________________.

Take a warm coat, _______________ you might get very cold outside.

__________________ this great book and I can’t wait to see how it ends.

I’ve been reading

What I like more than anything else ___________________ at weekends.

is playing golf

She ________________ for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage.

had been looked

had been looking

We won’t catch the plane _________________ we leave home now! Please hurry up!

If I hadn’t replied to your email, I ___________________ here with you now.

Do you think you ___________________ with my mobile phone soon? I need to make a call.

will have finished

I don’t remember mentioning __________________ dinner together tonight.

Was it Captain Cook ______________ New Zealand?

who was discovering

You may not like the cold weather here, but you’ll have to ________________, I’m afraid.

sort itself out

It’s cold so you should __________________ on a warm jacket.

Paul will look ______________ our dogs while we’re on holiday.

She ___________________ a lot of her free time reading.

Hello, this is Simon. Could I ___________________ to Jane, please?

They’re coming to our house ___________________ Saturday.

I think it’s very easy to ___________ debt these days.

Come on! Quick! Let’s get _____________!

with immediate effect

I phoned her ____________ I heard the news.

I feel very ____________. I’m going to go to bed!

How to say that you have plans to go to the movies tonight?

How to say that you have plans to go to the movies tonight (but you are not sure yet, maybe you will have a pizza)? I mean there are options:

I am going to the cinema tonight.

Way too much certainty in this. For me it means that you have already bought tickets, the least.

I am going to go to the cinema tonight.

Sounds a bit awkward.

I will go to the cinema tonight.

Sounds too formal to me.

4 Answers 4

I am going to the cinema tonight.

This indeed shows that plans are already made (not necessarily that tickets are bought already, but the speaker is sure that he will end up watching a movie tonight).

I will go to the cinema tonight.

This is not «formal» as you mentioned, but for this scenario rather implies spontaneous decision (the speaker decided that he will go to the cinema just now).

If you want to express uncertainty, you could go with:

I am planning to go to the cinema tonight.

I’m thinking about going to the cinema tonight.

I might go to the cinema tonight.

A far more casual response could be, «I’m thinking of catching a movie (film, flic, or flick) tonight.»

I am Canadian and as such, I do tend to borrow from the French, hence, flic/flick for film.

You could simply say:

I have plans to go to the movies tonight.

Plans are plans, not cast in stone, and are implicitly subject to change. You nailed the answer in your question.

I’m answering based on common, informal speech. Not necessarily proper, well structured English.

«I think I’m gonna go to the movies tonight.

«I think I’m gonna go to the movies.»

In the second example, it’s okay to drop «tonight» because it’s just common and expected that you’ll be seeing a movie in the evening.

«I think I’m gonna go see a movie.»

«I might go to the movies.»

It’s my experience (Canada) that this type of speech is more common. You rarely ever hear people say theater or cinema in this context. Typically people will use «movie» or «movies» when describing the act of going to the theater to see a movie, because they’re describing the event rather than the location or venue.

Where you will hear people use theater/cinema is in speech directly associated with the location rather than the event.

On the phone, Jane asks Jim where he is. He replies:

. although it would be perfectly acceptable in informal speech and convey the same meaning to use the latter. Again, to illustrate the point about location versus event:

Jane: «Where did you get those cool 3D glasses?»
Jim: «At the theater.»

Jane: «Can you grab me a pack of smokes on your way to the theater?»

Jane is a terrible chain smoker and soon she will suffer a premature hypothetical death and no longer be used in my examples.

Английский. Кто чем может.

Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of will or be going to and the verb in brackets.

‘We’ve run out of sugar.”
‘Oh, have we? I ………………. (go) and get some.

I’m afraid I can’t come to dinner on Saturday – I …………………. (meet) Tim.
It’s raining – we …………………(have to) take an umbrella.
My cousins …………………. (come) to stay with us at the weekend.
Look at that car! It’s ………………………. (hit) that tree!
I promise I …………………….. (not do) that again.
Did you hear that the company …………………. (open) a new factory?
You look tired. Sit down and I ……………… (make) you a cup of tea.
‘I think there’s someone at the door.’
‘OK, I …………….. (go) and answer it.

I’m sorry you are leaving. I hope you ……………. (come back) and see us soon.
……………………….(you/stay) at home this weekend?
Kate’s really unhappy at work so she ……………………. (look for) a new job soon.
I know you’ve got so much to do so I …………………. (try) and help you as much as I can.
What ……………………….. (you/do) when you’ve spent all your money?
Look at the sky. It ……………….. (be) a lovely day today.

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the future simple.

A: I’m going to the gym tonight.
B: Well, while you ………… (be) there, I will do the shopping.

A: ………………….. (you/call) me when you ………………. (get) home?
B: Yes, of course.

A: As soon as John …………….. (come) in, tell him to come to my office.
B: Certainly, sir.

A: Are you going to visit Aunt Mabel this afternoon?
B: Yes, I ……. (visit) her before I …………. (do) the shopping.

A: Is George going to have dinner with us?
B: No, by the time he ………. (get) home it ……… (be) very late.

A: When ….. ….. (you/pay) the rent?
B: When I …………. (get) my pay cheque.

A: What are your plans for the future?
B: I want to go to university after I …………. (finish) school.

A: If you ………. (pay) for dinner, I ……. (pay) for the theatre.
B: Okay, that’s a good idea.

Before you …… (leave), don’t forget to shut the windows.
When you …… (see) Brian again, you won’t recognize him.
We …………… (not/start) dinner until Jack ……………. (arrive).
Please, don’t touch anything before the police …………..(come).
As soon as I …………. (get up) in the morning, I …….(buy) the newspaper to look at the employment ads.
Before I ………….. (go) on an interview, I ……………(improve) my computer skills.
I don’t know when she …………….. (come back).

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple, the present simple or the present continuous.

A: I …am seeing… Roger (see) at seven o’clock tonight.
B: Really? I thought he was out of town.

A: ……………………… (you/do) anything on Friday morning?
B: No, I’m free.

A: I ………………. (go) to the cinema. There’s a new film on. Do you want to come with me?
B: What time ………………….. (the film/start)?

A: Helen ………………… (have) a party the day after tomorrow. ……………. (you/go)?
B: As a matter of fact, I haven’t been invited.

A: The new exhibition ……………………. (open) on April 3rd and …………. (finish) on May 31st.
B: I know. I …………….. (go) on the first day.

A: Aunt Maggie ………….. (come) to visit us tomorrow.
B: I know. What time …………………….. (she/arrive)?

A: Excuse me, what time ……………………… (the train/leave)?
B: At half past three, madam.

A: Jim Lucky ……………… (give) a concert at the Olympic Stadium next week.
B: I know. I ………………. (want) to get a ticket.

A: I’m really thirsty.
B: I …………. ……….. (get) you a glass of water.

A: Are you looking forward to your party?
B: Yes. I hope everyone ……………………. (enjoy) it.

A: How old is your sister?
B: She …………………. (be) twelve next month.

A: What are you doing tonight?
B: I …………………. (probably/watch) TV after dinner.

A: How do you feel about your exams?
B: I’m afraid I ……………….. (not/pass) them.

A: What would you like to drink?
B: I ………….

‘We’ve run out of sugar.”
‘Oh, have we? I ………WILL GO………. and get some.

I’m afraid I can’t come to dinner on Saturday – I …………AM MEETING………. Tim.
It’s raining – we …WILL HAVE TO……………… take an umbrella.
My cousins …………ARE COMING………. to stay with us at the weekend.
Look at that car! It’s ………GOING TO HIT………………. that tree!
I promise I ………WON»T DO…………….. that again.
Did you hear that the company …………IS GOING TO OPEN………. a new factory?
You look tired. Sit down and I ………WILL MAKE……… you a cup of tea.
‘I think there’s someone at the door.’
‘OK, I ………WILL GO…….. and answer it.

I’m sorry you are leaving. I hope you ……WILL COME BACK………. and see us soon.
…………………ARE YOU GOING TO STAY……. at home this weekend?
Kate’s really unhappy at work so she …………IS GOING TO LOOK FOR…………. a new job soon.
I know you’ve got so much to do so I ……………WILL TRY……. and help you as much as I can.
What ………………ARE YOU GOING TO DO……….. when you’ve spent all your money?
Look at the sky. It …………IS GOING TO BE…….. a lovely day today.

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the future simple.

A: I’m going to the gym tonight.
B: Well, while you ……ARE…… there, I will do the shopping.

A: …………WILL YOU CALL ME……….. me when you ………GET………. home?
B: Yes, of course.

A: As soon as John ……COMES……….. in, tell him to come to my office.
B: Certainly, sir.

A: Are you going to visit Aunt Mabel this afternoon?
B: Yes, I …WILL VISIT…. her before I ……DO……. the shopping.

A: Is George going to have dinner with us?
B: No, by the time he …GETS……. home it ……WILL BE… very late.

A: When ….. …WILL YOU PAY.. the rent?
B: When I ……GET……. my pay cheque.

A: What are your plans for the future?
B: I want to go to university after I ………FINISH…. school.

A: If you …PAY……. for dinner, I …WILL PAY…. for the theatre.
B: Okay, that’s a good idea.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple, the present simple or the present continuous.

A: I …am seeing… Roger (see) at seven o’clock tonight.
B: Really? I thought he was out of town.

A: ………………ARE YOU DOING……… anything on Friday morning?
B: No, I’m free.

A: The new exhibition ………………OPENS……. on April 3rd and ……FINISHES……. on May 31st.
B: I know. I ………WILL GO…….. on the first day.

A: Jim Lucky …IS GIVING a concert at the Olympic Stadium next week.
B: I know. I ………WANT… to get a ticket.

A: I’m really thirsty.
B: I ………WILL GET…. you a glass of water.

A: Are you looking forward to your party?
B: Yes. I hope everyone ……WILL ENJOY…… it.

A: How old is your sister?
B: She …………WILL BE………. twelve next month.

A: What are you doing tonight?
B: I ………WILL PROBABLY WATCH……. TV after dinner.

A: How do you feel about your exams?
B: I’m afraid I WON’T PASS.. them.

A: What would you like to drink?
B: I WILL HAVE SOME COFFEE

Oh, have we? I …will go… and get some.

I’m afraid I can’t come to dinner on Saturday – I ‘m meeting Tim.
It’s raining – we have to take an umbrella.
My cousins are coming to stay with us at the weekend.
Look at that car! It’s (has) hit that tree!

1 depend

to depend ON somebody/something — depender de alguien/algo

to depend ON o UPON somebody/something — contar* con alguien/algo

you can depend on me! — ¡cuenta conmigo!

can we depend on you to do it? — ¿podemos contar contigo para hacerlo?, ¿podemos confiar en que tú lo hagas?

you can depend on it! — ¡tenlo por seguro!

depending on the weather, we can go tomorrow — según el tiempo que haga, podemos ir mañana

to depend ON somebody/something — depender de alguien/algo

to depend ON o UPON somebody/something — contar* con alguien/algo

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