The Future

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

The Future Tenses

Today's Goals

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

- Afterwards: Complete practise excercises on the copies

Will/Shall - be going to

Prediction/Offer

Prediction/Intention

Will/Shall + Infinitive

Used for:

• 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 2021.

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 study in the USA next summer.
• To make a prediction about the future based on evidence: Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.

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

1. will
2. 're going to
3. going to
4. we watch a film tonight

Your brother ....... study in America.

1. is going to
2. will

I think they ...... help us.

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

You ..... probably ..... first prize. It is just a feeling I am basing this on though.

1. will ..... win
2. are ..... going to win
3. are winning
4. shall win

Other Future Forms

Present Simple (future purposes)

Present Continuous (future purposes)

Present Simple

                                            Verb (+s for He/she/it)

• Future events that are scheduled according to a timetable:

Hurry up! I don't want to miss any of the game. It starts at 1:00.

The meeting is in the boardroom. It begins at 10:00.

His plane arrives at 6:45. 

Present Continuous

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

• Future events that are fixed, planned or definitely decided:

I am visiting my granparents tomorrow.

Next month we are emigrating to Australia.

He ......... (study) English for the next five years.

1. is going to study
2. will be studying
3. is studying
4. will study

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

1. am meeting
2. will be meeting
3. am going to meet
4. meet

the salary of an accountant is usually high. I...(earn) a lot once I finish my accountancy study!

1. will earn
2. shall earn
3. am going to earn
4. am earning

Practise

Complete the exercises in your workbook.