“Will”: One moment, I’ll just adjust my microphone. It will be a bad thing for the planet if all those people start eating meat and driving big cars. The population will probably peak at around 9 billion by the middle of the century.

“Going to”:
I’m not going to speak for too long. Those of you who have come here looking for answers are going to be disappointed.

“About to”:
Science is about to step in again with nanotechnology solutions.

“Present continuous”:
I’m speaking to a government committee tomorrow.

“Simple present”:
France is the world’s favorite vacation destination.

Match the verb forms (1–5) with their uses (a–i). Some verb forms have more than one use.

1. will
2. about to
3. going to
4. present continuous
5. simple present

A) a scheduled event

B) a future event in an if or when clause a prediction

C) confident prediction based on present information

E) a decision made at the time of speaking

F) an intention or previously made decisiong a formal arrangement

H) a simple statement of fact

I) an event in the immediate future