TBL The Future Tense and Future Forms

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Future

Back to the Future

• Listen to the music clips on the next slide

• Take down sentence that have "will", "going to" 

• You might also hear other forms of future verb forms (present simple & present continuous).

Which sentences with a future tense or future verb forms have you heard? There are 4 forms.

4 manieren

• Will/shall + werkwoord

• Vorm van TO BE (am / are / is) + going to + werkwoord

• Present continuous

• Present simple

am/ are/ is + going to + stam

Wanneer? 

- Als iets al gepland staat

I am going to visit Bob tomorrow.

- Je hebt bewijs/je ziet dat iets gaat gebeuren

I can see that it is going to rain.

Will/shall + stam

Will: Wanneer? 

- Als je iets besluit op het moment van spreken.

"Hey, there is no milk." I will get some milk.

- Bij een wens, veronderstelling, belofte, aanbod, verzoek of voorspelling. 

Shall: Wanneer? 

- Bij vraagzinnen met als onderwerp I en we.

Shall I go to the supermarket? 

Present simple

Wanneer? 

Als iets gaat gebeuren volgens een vast tijdschema 

The train leaves at 13.00 pm.

Vorm: 

stam of stam + s

don't + stam of doesn't + stam

Do + stam of Does + stam

Present continuous

Wanneer? 

Dingen die al gepland zijn en vrijwel zeker gaan gebeuren.

Tommy is visiting his grandmother tomorrow.

Match the example to the name 

Present simple

Present continuous

Future with will

Future with going to

Future continuous

I'm going to study really hard for this test

This time next week I will be lying on the beach

The summer holiday starts on the 24th of July. 

Hang on, I'll help you with that. 

My sister is getting married next week. 

Match the use to the name 

Present simple

Present continuous

Future with will

Future with going to

Future continuous

Dingen die al vaststaan, door een ander geregeld. 

Dingen die op een bepaald moment in de toekomst bezig zullen zijn 

Beloftes, voorspellingen zonder bewijs, dingen die je nu beslist en meteen gaat doen. 

Gebeurtenissen in de toekomst waarvoor al dingen geregeld / afgesproken zijn 

Plannen zonder dat er iets geregeld is, voorspellingen met bewijs

Dus: 

Gaat het over reistijden, vertrektijden of gebeurtenissen die vast staan? Present simple. 

Zijn er al dingen geboekt, geregeld, betaald, afgesproken? Present continuous. 

Zijn het plannen, of voorspellingen waar je bewijs voor hebt? Going to - future 

Zijn het beloftes, voorspellingen zonder bewijs, dingen die nu beslist worden en meteen gebeuren? Future with will. 

Zal het op een bepaald moment in de toekomst aan de gang zijn? Present Continuous 

Which form of the future is correct here?

A

Do you think she is going to come soon?

B

Do you think she will come soon?

C

D

Choose the right form of the future. I (meet) him at seven at the cinema.

A

will meet

B

am going to meet

C

'm meeting

D

meet

Which form of the future is correct here?

A

In the new year I'm going to stop eating so much junk.

B

In the new year I will stop eating so much junk.

C

D

Which form of the future should be used here?

A

She has a yoga class tomorrow morning.

B

She is having a yoga class tomorrow morning.

C

D

Fill in a form of the future: Look at the sky! It ____ (rain) soon!

A

will

B

going to rain

C

will rain

D

is going to rain

Fill in the correct form of the future: School _________ at 4 pm.

A

ends

B

is ending

C

will end

D

is going to end

Which form of the future is correct here?

A

My grandparents visit us this Easter.

B

My grandparents are visiting us this Easter.

C

D

Fill in a form of the future: I promise, I ____ (be) on time.

A

will

B

am going to

C

will be

D

am going to be

I ______ (visit) my grandmother next week. She just called.

A

am going to visit

B

will visit

C

shall visit

D

______ you _____ (open) the door for me, please?

A

Will you open

B

Shall you open

C

Are you going to open

D

_____ we ____(go) to the cinema later?

A

Will we go

B

Are we going to go

C

Shall we go

D

Look at the clouds! I think it ______ (rain).

A

will rain

B

shall rain

C

is going to rain

D

The train ______ (leave) at 14.00 p.m.

A

is going to leave

B

will leave

C

leaves

D

Future forms in songs and films

• Listen to the following songs;

• Try to distinguish the future forms you have just studied;

• Take them down; if possible try to write the entire sentence

• After the next slide you can enter them in a word web

Which future forms did you hear?

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https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix/exercises

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https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/future2.htm

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https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/future-tenses.htm