3.Complete the conversation with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.
Abby: What 0) are you doing (you/do) this evening?
Clare: I 1) (see) a play at the theatre. It 2) (start) at 7.30 pm but
I 3) (meet) Julie for dinner at 6 pm. Why don’t you come?
Abby: I’d love to, but I 4) (catch) a plane early tomorrow, so I 5) (have) an
early night.
Clare: I am going to see a play at the theatre. It starts at 7.30 pm but I am meeting Julie for dinner at 6 pm. Why don’t you come?
Abby: I’d love to, but I am catching a plane early tomorrow, so I am going to have an early night.
Explanation:
In this conversation, Abby and Clare are discussing their plans for the evening. Abby asks Clare what she is doing, using the present continuous tense ("are you doing") to talk about an action happening in the future. Clare responds by saying that she is going to see a play at the theatre. She uses the future tense ("I am going to see") to talk about her future plan. She also mentions that the play starts at 7.30 pm, using the simple present tense ("it starts") to talk about a scheduled event.
Clare then mentions that she is meeting Julie for dinner at 6 pm, again using the future tense ("I am meeting") to talk about her future plan. She invites Abby to join them. Abby expresses her interest in coming but explains that she is catching a plane early tomorrow. She uses the present continuous tense ("I am catching") to talk about her plan for the future.
Additionally, Abby mentions that she is going to have an early night, using the future tense ("I am going to have") to talk about her future plan for sleeping early.
By using the appropriate future forms of the verbs (going to), the speakers are able to clearly communicate their future plans and intentions.