Going to and the Present Continuous

Use the family diary to complete the sentences. You need to use going to (GT) or the Present Continuous (PC). Decide which form to use in questions 6 and 7. Use contractions if possible.

0 On Friday, Jimmy ‘s seeing a film with Jake. (PC)

1 On Sunday, Mum and Dad            lunch with Grandad. (PC)

2 On Saturday, everyone                     late! (GT)

3 On Thursday, Mum and Ellen                  a new coat and hat. (GT)

4 On Wednesday, Dad            football with
Tim. (PC)

5 On Wednesday, Mum                  the windows. (GT)

6 On Monday, Jimmy            Mike after school.

7 On Tuesday, Ellen                her homework project.

Complete the voicemail using the best form of the verbs in brackets: going to or Present Continuous. Use contractions if possible.

Charles: Hi Marika, it’s Charles. I ⁰ ’m going (go) to the cinema today with my cousin Katie – do you want to come with us?
I ¹            (meet) Katie at my house at 2.30 and we ²                    (watch) the new Batman movie.
We ³                        (not catch) the bus – my mum ⁴           (take) us into town. I’m sure there’s enough room in the car for you too. We ⁵                  (eat) first at the burger bar near the cinema and after the film, we ⁶                       (hang out) in the shopping centre.
My dad ⁷              (bring) us
home at about 9 o’clock and
Katy ⁸            (stay) the night at my house. Text me if you want to come – I hope you can!