Future festival

Our town ___________ a festival next year for the total solar eclipse.

• Holds

• is going to hold

Answer explanation

be going to + verb = a scheduled event

There__________ some small events in the week..

• will be being

• are going to be

..before the eclipse ________ place - like talks and music

• takes

• is taking

Answer explanation

present simple = follows a time word

On the actual day, the eclipse is due quite early in the morning so we (1)_________________ a concert as the sun (2)_________

• (1)are about to put on

• (1) are putting on

• (2) rises

• (2) will rise

After the concert __________ we're going to have a huge breakfast bbq.

• has finished

• will finish

Answer explanation

present perfect = after a time word

A lot of people _____________ to the area next year to catch the eclipse

• will be coming to

• come to

Answer explanation

future continous = ongoing future action

We ________________ a few visitors here in our town too

• will hopefully get

• are hopefully getting

We are doing this because we want to bring people together, and it's not like we ____________ 1000s of dollars on it.

• will be spending

• spent

If __________ a success, we'll need lots of volunteers.

• it's going to be

• it will be

Answer explanation

Going to = make a prediction