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a) going to
b) will
c) present continuous with future meaning
d) modal verbs

1. If you don't stop hitting the car, I shall call the police.
2. Chloe is going swimming this morning.
3. I'm going to treat myself to some chocolate today.
4. Are you watching a movie tonight?
5. Shall we see Gladiator or Pearl Harbor?
6. If you don't see me tonight, I'll be at home tomorrow.
7. Next time I'm going to study at Leeds University.
8. Aren't we going shopping later?
9. WIll it be all right if I call round later?
10. I could help you decorate next Monday afternoon.
11. I might bring a friend.
12. If you don't cheer up, I'll go home.

2006-09-14 22:13:25 · 9 answers · asked by David B 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

9 answers

Let's see - I teach English as a foreign language, so I might be able to help:

1) First conditional sentence made of present simple plus future (shall, which is only really used in UK in this way).
2) your answer is C.
3) Future intention, therefore A.
4) C
5) This is a suggestion, linked with immediate future.
6) First conditional sentence.
7) A, future intention/plan
8) C, but this can also be used as a suggestion.
9) First conditional sentence.
10) Modal verb (D), used as a suggestion.
11) Modal verb expressing possibility.
12) First conditional sentence.

Hope this helps!

2006-09-14 22:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0 0

There are various tenses being used in these sentences.

1) This is a first conditional sentence. The second clause will occur only if the first clause is true.
2) Present continuous. The only thing that tells the reader that this sentence is future is the time adverb at the end.
3) Present continuous. Same as 2.
4) Verbs like watch usually have a future meaning when combined with "going to". I would prefer this sentence to read:
"Are you going to watch a movie, tonight?"
5) Shall is a modal verb which is used to donate that the speaker has authority. "Shall we" indicates mutual self determination and is not simply making a prediction.
6) 1st conditional again.
7) This is a prediction which can be envisaged. e.g. Get off that wall, you're going to fall! How someone can envisage studying at Leeds University with the same degree of clarity as a mother seeing her child clambering up a wall, I don't know. This is a remote prediction and therefore "will" should be used. e.g. One day mankind will go to Mars.
8) Present continuous with a time reference adverb to indicate future and not now.
9)Permission seeking. example of 1st conditional.
10) Offer of help with could to modify the intensity.
11) Possibility of future intention.
12) Another 1st conditional.

2006-09-16 11:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by markspanishfly 2 · 0 0

future tense

2006-09-15 01:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Shame on you.... do your homework yourself and if you don't understand it, ask a teacher to help you.

You will never learn otherwise!

2006-09-14 22:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by James M 2 · 0 1

dude you should really try to do your homework yourself before asking for help!

2006-09-14 22:21:36 · answer #5 · answered by break 5 · 0 1

all of these are future tense so C

2006-09-14 22:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by starrchick101 3 · 0 1

its so juvenile man.we are not here to do homework for you.if u need help to understand wat tenses mean we could help but just giving the sentences and requiring answers come on????if we went through it so should you after all wat is school for right!

2006-09-14 22:24:45 · answer #7 · answered by reetu_angel 2 · 0 1

c

2006-09-14 22:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by Gandalf 3 · 0 1

(c)

2006-09-14 23:55:33 · answer #9 · answered by tombraider 3 · 0 0

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