The future

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Future

Today's Goals

• You can apply the future tenses in sentences.
• You can explain the difference in the use of the future tenses.

Grammar Note:

Future Tenses

Will/shall + be going to

will/shall + infinitive

• Predictions (without proof): I think they will win the game.
  
• Promises: I will always love you.
  
• Offers (in questions: shall): I'll help you carry your bags.
  
• Decisions/announcements: The Summer Olympics will take place in August 2024.
  

be going to

                                           to be (am, is, are) + going to + infinitive

• to describe an intention

I’m going to keep a diary

• to talk about a future plan

We are both going to play football this afternoon.

• to make a prediction about the future based on something we can SEE in the present (evidence).

Look at those clouds. It’s going to rain.

We ........ watch a film tonight.

1. will
2. 're going to
3. am going to
4. is going to

Your brother _______ game tonight.

1. is going to
2. will

I think they ______ help us.

1. will
2. won't
3. isn't going to
4. aren't going to

You ..... probably ..... first prize.

1. will ... win
2. are ... going to win
3. will ... won
4. are ... going to won

                 Will/shall + infinitive

- Predictions without evidence, 

- Spontaneous decisions.

- Promises

- Offers

We will give it back tomorrow.

Mum thinks it will rain, I'm not sure though.

I think I will go to the cinema!

              To be going to + infinitive

-Predictions with evidence

-Intentions

-future plans

We agreed that we are going to go to the cinema.

Look at those dark clouds! I think it is going to rain.

Future Pt. 2

Present Continuous  

Present simple

Present Continuous

                                     to be (am, is , are) + verb + ing

• future events that are fixed, planned or definitely decided

I am visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

Next month we are emigrating to Australia.

Nattll! Now, At the moment, Today, This, Look, Listen

Present simple

                                        Infinitive without to (or he/she/it + s)

When something is according to a fixed timeschedule

• This lesson ends at 11 o'clock

I ________ (meet) my friends in the park in an hour.

1. am meeting
2. will be meeting
3. is meeting
4. won't be meeting

The plane ......... (to leave) at six o'clock

1. is leaving
2. will leave
3. leaves
4. is going to leave

He ____ a marathon next Sunday at 2 PM. (To run)

The supermarket ____ at 9 a.m. on every Sunday. (To open)

Look at those clouds, it ____ soon. (To rain)

If you call me later, I ____ you the details. (To give)

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