FPecorella – Verb Tense Practice n° 17

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for? 

Tony: We (wait) are waiting for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) have been waiting here for more than five hours. 

Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive? 

Tony: We (get) got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) were already standing here waiting for tickets when we arrived. 

Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious? 

Tony: Yeah, people (take) take Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) are just waiting in line to get a good seat in the theater. 

Lars: When did you buy your tickets? 

Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see) had seen a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) had been waiting in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing. 

Lars: I don't believe that! 

Tony: It's true. They (camp) camped out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles for about a month because they (want) wanted to be the first people to see the movie.

Verb Tense Practice n°18

1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper? 
B: I (write) 'm going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up! 
B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 

3. A: I can't hear the television! 
B: I (turn) will turn it up so you can hear it. 

4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) are going to visit Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

5. Sarah (come) will come to the party. Oliver (be) will be there as well. 

6. Ted: It is so hot in here! 
Sarah: I (turn) will turn the air-conditioning on. 

7. I think he (be) will be the next President of the United States. 

8. After I graduate, I (attend) am going to attend medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.

9. A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am afraid it is simply too small for four people. 
B: That man at the service counter (help) will help you. 

10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) are going to walk down to the beach and go swimming.

Verb Tense Practice n°19

1. 
Mark: What are you doing with those scissors? 
Beth: I (cut) am going to cut that picture of the ocean out of the travel magazine. 
Mark: What (you, do) are you going to do with it? 
Beth: I (paint) am going to paint a watercolor of the ocean for my art class, and I thought I could use this photograph as a model. 

2. 
Mark: (you, do) Will you do me a favor, Sam? 
Sam: Sure, what do you want me to do? 
Mark: I (change) am going to change the broken light bulb in the lamp above the dining room table. I need someone to hold the ladder for me while I am up there. 
Sam: No problem, I (hold) will hold it for you. 

3. 
Gina: Where are you going? 
Ted: I (go) am going to go to the store to pick up some groceries. 
Gina: What (you, get) are you going to get? 
Ted: I (buy) am going to buy some milk, some bread, and some coffee. 

4. 
John: Wow, it's freezing out there. 
Jane: I (make) will make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well? 
John: Coffee sounds great! But I (have) am going to have dinner with some friends later, so I'd better skip the pie.
Jane: I (go) am going to go to dinner tonight too, but I'm having a piece of pie anyway. 

5. 
Frank: I heard you're taking a Spanish class at the community college. 
Tom: Yeah, I (go) am going to go to Guatemala next spring and I thought knowing a little Spanish would make the trip easier. 
Frank: I (visit) am going to visit my brother in Marseilles next year. Maybe I should take a French class. 
Tom: I have a course catalog in the other room. I (go) will go get it, and we can see whether or not they're offering a French course next semester.