Answer — Exercise Other future expressions
11 - Future forms·New Headway Advanced - Workbook
Question
The expressions be to, be due to, be about to can also express the future. Look at these sentences.
Answer
1
- expected
- formal news report
- very close in time
2
- will arrive (according to the taxi company's prediction) / arrives (according to the schedule) / is going to (the taxi company has just told me) / will be arriving (that's the time arranged and they are always punctual)
- is making (less formal, it's been arranged) / will make (simple fact) / is going to make (it's been announced, but possibly not planned yet) / will be making (it's part of his regular visits)
- 'm going to lose (not as imminent)