will/shall/tobegoingto

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

The Future

FOCUS 2: 4.5

type a sentence using
a future tense.

Future tense

They are 4 ways to use the future. We're going to discuss all 4 of them here.

However only 3 are used in unit 4.    

not present simple, 

but still good to know!


 
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
  

	Wanneer?	Vorm	Voorbeeld
1	Tijd volgens vast schema (openingstijden, treintijden ect.)	(+)Werkwoord of werkwoord + S (-) does not / do not + werkwoord (?) does … + werkwoord	The train leaves at 18:00. The children go to school every day. The restaurant does not close at  10 o’clock.   Does the airplane depart at 6 AM?
2	Iets aanbieden/belofte/aankondiging Voorspelling zonder bewijs	(+) Will + werkwoord (-) Won’t + werkwoord (?) Will … + werkwoord	We will help you with your homework. They won’t kiss at the end of that movie. Will he become a busdriver?
3	Iets in de toekomst van plan zijn Voorspelling met bewijs	(+) Am/are/is going to + ww (-) Am/are/is not + going to + ww (?) Am/are/is … + going to + ww	We are going to travel to London soon. Look at the sky, it is not going to be nice weather today. Are they going to New York next year?
4	Afspraken waar tijd en plaats van vast staan	(+) Am/are/is + ww + ing (-) Am/are/is not + werkwoord + ing (?) Am/are/is …. +werkwoord + ing	I am meeting my friend at the club tonight. Billy is not having a party next week Are your parents taking my parents out for dinner tonight?

 

1. Future: will/won't

• not sure / uncertain
• promises
• announcements
• spontaneous decisions

The sea-level will rise 40 feet.

will

will is used for a prediction.
you THINK it will happen, but you're not sure.

The phone is ringing! "I will get it."

will

will is also used for a spontaneous decision.
you do NOT have to PLAN it.

Shall we dance?

shall

SHALL is used (instead of will) in combination with
WE or I.
Usually asking a question.

Shall 

= will

! only for questions 

with I or We !

Shall I help you?

Shall we dance?

Won't

= will not

He won't pass his test.

2. Future (be going to)

am/is/are going to

I am going to buy a new car.

(to be) + going to

I AM GOING to buy a new car.
Use to be + going to for a PLANNED ACTION/ CERTAINTY

He is going to fall.

(to be) + going to

He is going to fall.
You see it coming. Use (TO BE) + GOING TO if it is CERTAIN.

Future

am/are/is + going to + verb

planned, certain, you count on it 

I am going to meet my friends this afternoon. 

We are going to go on holiday to France this summer

Future

will + verb

uncertain, decided on the spot, reaction to something

I will answer the phone.

Wait, I will help you lift that heavy box.

3. Future: Present continuous

1. appointments
2. set time & place

4. Future: present simple

1. set timetable
2. departure/arrival times - opening times

Let's listen to a few examples

Wow! We ... ... Ibiza.

Who ... ... the world tonight?

Gotta feeling that I'm going under.
But I know that I ... ... it out alive.

1. will make
2. am going to make

If I'm alive and well, ... you ... there holding my hand?

'Cause we ... (not) go to war, hey

Welk vorm van de future gebruik je bij dingen die je van plan bent?

1. will / wont
2. to be going to
3. present continuous
4. present simple

Welk vorm van de Future gebruik je bij afspraken die al gepland staan?

1. will / wont
2. to be going to
3. present continuous
4. present simple

Voor dingen waarvoor je een afspraak hebt staan..

1. future : will
2. future: to be going to
3. present continuous
4. present simple

Present simple

Present continuous

Future

The movie starts at 8 pm.

It's snowing in Canada

^{My parents are flying to Italy next week.}

I will help you with your homework.

Hopefully, I ........ my grammar test.

1. will pass
2. am going to pass
3. am passing
4. would pass

My bus is delayed.
I ...... late at the airport.

1. am
2. will be
3. am going to be
4. shall be

Vanwege de vertraging van je bus heb je nu aanleiding om aan te nemen dat je te laat gaat komen.

What would you like to eat?
> I ..... a sandwich, please.

1. will have
2. have
3. am going to have
4. should have

Het is een beslissing die je op dit moment maakt. Daarbij hoort het gebruik van will.

My friends and I ........... Glastonbury festival next year. This year has been cancelled due to #COVID19

1. will go to
2. are going to
3. are going to go to
4. go to

Which sentence fits best?

1. We're going to crash into that horse!
2. We're crashing into that horse!
3. We will crash into that horse!
4. Shall we crash into that horse?

Which sentence fits best?

1. I think it will rain in a couple of minutes.
2. It looks as if it is going to rain soon.
3. It is raining in 5 minutes.
4. It rains every day.

Choose the correct answer.
1. we have to go soon. Our next lesson _____ in 5 minutes.

1. will start
2. starts