Exercise 6
MEANS OF EXPRESSING FUTURE ACTIONS COMPARED
Quiz
Choose the best translation from Russian into English.
Если вы пойдете на распродажу рано, то получите хорошие скидки.
- If you will go to the sale early, you will get some great reductions.
- If you go to the sale early, you will get some great reductions.
- If you go to the sale early, you get some great reductions.
Когда ты позвонил, мы как раз собирались пообедать.
- When you called we were about to have dinner.
- When you called we were having dinner.
- When you called we were to have dinner.
Что вы собираетесь делать в воскресенье?
- What will you be doing on Sunday?
- What are you going to do on Sunday?
- What are you doing on Sunday?
Я скажу ему, чтобы он вернул ключ, когда осмотрит дом.
- I’ll tell him to bring the key back when he will have a look round the house.
- I’ll tell him to bring the key back when he will have had a look round the house.
- I’ll tell him to bring the key back when he has had a look round the house.
Похоже, к концу недели Джейк потеряет работу.
- It looks as if Jake will be losing his job by the end of the week.
- It looks as if Jake will have lost his job by the end of the week.
- It looks as if Jake will lose his job by the end of the week.
Я думаю, в будущем все больше и больше людей будут летать в город на работу самолетом.
- I think that, in the future, more and more people will be commuting to work by plane.
- I think that, in the future, more and more people are going to commute to work by plane.
- I think that, in the future, more and more people will commute to work by plane.
Я как раз собираюсь просить о повышении заработной платы.
- I’m asking for my pay rise.
- I’ll ask for my pay rise.
- I’m just about to ask for my pay rise.
Фабрика открывается в июле.
- The factory is to open in July.
- The factory will open in July.
- The factory is opening in July.
Давай я подвезу тебя до станции.
- Come on then. I’m giving you a lift to the station.
- Come on then. I’m going to give you a lift to the station.
- Come on then. I’ll give you a lift to the station.
В следующую пятницу днем я будут кататься на водных лыжах в то время, как вы работаете.
- I’ll be waterskiing next Friday afternoon while you are all working.
- I’ll be waterskiing next Friday afternoon while you will all be working.
- I’ll waterski next Friday afternoon while you are all working.