Answer — Exercise 7
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Question
In sentences 1-6, either one or two of the three options are incorrect when talking about the future. In pairs, discuss your choices.
Answer
- a and c are both correct and both mean basically the same thing. b is wrong. We can’t use the present continuous to make predictions about the future.
- a and b are both correct and both mean basically the same thing. c is wrong. We can’t use the present simple to talk about future arrangements with other people.
- Only b is correct. For predictions about the immediate future based on present evidence, we don’t generally use will. The present continuous would be incorrect as fainting would be too sudden to use a continuous form.
- a and c are both correct and both mean basically the same thing. We can’t use the present simple to make predictions about the future.
- a and c are both correct and both mean basically the same thing. We don’t use will to ask about future plans / arrangements.
- Only a is correct. We don’t use the present simple or be going to + verb to make offers.