4 A: I'm exhausted, B: Me too. I wonder if David is going to come to help tonight.
Explanation: In this conversation, A expresses their exhaustion and B agrees. A then wonders if David will come to help tonight.
5 A: Are you going to visit Aunt Mabel this afternoon?
B: Yes, I will visit her before doing the shopping.
Explanation: A asks if B has plans to visit Aunt Mabel and B confirms that they will do so before going shopping.
6 A: Is George going to eat dinner with us?
B: No, by the time he gets home, it will be very late.
Explanation: A asks if George will join them for dinner and B responds that he won't, as he will arrive home very late.
7 A: When will you pay the rent?
B: I will pay the rent when I get my pay cheque.
Explanation: A asks about the time of rent payment and B states that they will do so when they receive their pay cheque.
8 A: What are your plans for the future?
B: I want to go to university after I finish school. I will pay for dinner, and I will pay for the theatre.
Explanation: A inquires about B's future plans and B reveals their intention to attend university after completing school. B also mentions that they will take care of the expenses for dinner and the theatre.
9 A: If you like, I can pay for dinner, but I doubt if I can pay for the theatre.
Explanation: A offers to pay for dinner, but expresses uncertainty about being able to cover the cost of the theatre.
10 A: Can you give this message to Mike, please?
B: I'll do it, but I doubt if I will see him.
Explanation: A asks B to deliver a message to Mike and B agrees, but expresses doubt about being able to see him.
Explanation for the use of verb tenses:
- "is going to come" is used to express a future action.
- "will visit" indicates a future action.
- "gets" and "will be" are used to talk about future events.
- "will pay" is used to express a future action.
- "finish" is used in the simple present tense to talk about a future plan.
- "can pay" and "will pay" express future possibilities or intentions.
- "can give" and "will see" are used to express future abilities or possibilities.
One of the first computer games was Spacewar! The game was developed in 1962 by several programmers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The group leaders were Steve Russell and Martin Gretz, who had a University travel club sometime before. Both of them started coding in their free time, but soon it became a passion for science fiction. They decided to make it something bigger than just a hobby. The game was quite simple. There were two spaceships in gravity, both controlled by human players. Each ship had some weapons and fuel for manoeuvring. The ships would be destroyed if they hit each other, a torpedo, or a star, while they moved. The gameplay of Spacewar! was extremely popular within the programming community in the 1960s. The appearance of that game inspired plenty of other computer games.
Explanation: In this conversation, A expresses their exhaustion and B agrees. A then wonders if David will come to help tonight.
5 A: Are you going to visit Aunt Mabel this afternoon?
B: Yes, I will visit her before doing the shopping.
Explanation: A asks if B has plans to visit Aunt Mabel and B confirms that they will do so before going shopping.
6 A: Is George going to eat dinner with us?
B: No, by the time he gets home, it will be very late.
Explanation: A asks if George will join them for dinner and B responds that he won't, as he will arrive home very late.
7 A: When will you pay the rent?
B: I will pay the rent when I get my pay cheque.
Explanation: A asks about the time of rent payment and B states that they will do so when they receive their pay cheque.
8 A: What are your plans for the future?
B: I want to go to university after I finish school. I will pay for dinner, and I will pay for the theatre.
Explanation: A inquires about B's future plans and B reveals their intention to attend university after completing school. B also mentions that they will take care of the expenses for dinner and the theatre.
9 A: If you like, I can pay for dinner, but I doubt if I can pay for the theatre.
Explanation: A offers to pay for dinner, but expresses uncertainty about being able to cover the cost of the theatre.
10 A: Can you give this message to Mike, please?
B: I'll do it, but I doubt if I will see him.
Explanation: A asks B to deliver a message to Mike and B agrees, but expresses doubt about being able to see him.
Explanation for the use of verb tenses:
- "is going to come" is used to express a future action.
- "will visit" indicates a future action.
- "gets" and "will be" are used to talk about future events.
- "will pay" is used to express a future action.
- "finish" is used in the simple present tense to talk about a future plan.
- "can pay" and "will pay" express future possibilities or intentions.
- "can give" and "will see" are used to express future abilities or possibilities.