Question

Practice 14. Using the present progressive to express future time. (Chort 4-4)

Change the verbs in italics to a form of the present progressive in the sentences that express a
planned event or definite intention. For the sentences where no change is possible, write "NC."
I. A: The package has to be there tomorrow. Will it get there in time?
B:
Don't worry. I'm going to send it by express mail.
I'm sending it by express mail
2. A: What's the weather report?
B: It is going to rain tomorrow morning.
NC
3. A: Would you like to have dinner with me tonight, Pat?
B: Thanks, but I'm going to have dinner with my sister and her husband.
4. A: What are you going to do this evening?
B: I'm going to study at the library.
5. A: Oh, I spilled my coffee on the floor.
B: I'll help you clean it up.
6. A: Did you know that Kathy and Paul are engaged?
B: No. That's great! When are they going to get married?
A: In September.
7. A: You're going to laugh when I tell you what happened to me today!
B: Oh? What happened?
8. A: Have you lived here long?
B: No, not long. Only about a year. But we're going to move again exmonth. My father's
company has reassigned him to Atlanta, Georgia.

Answer 1

The total answer is I am sending it by express mail

Answer 2

I'm sending it by express mail.

NC

Thanks, but I'm having dinner with my sister and her husband.

I'm going to be studying at the library.

I'm going to help you clean it up.

They're getting married in September.

What's going on? You're going to tell me what happened today!

We're going to move again next month. My father's company has reassigned him to Atlanta, Georgia.