Grammar: future

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

Have you started studying your vocabulary?

Yes

a little

no

Which forms of the future tense do you remember?

Look at the picture: 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.

WHY?

• Sure prediction.
  
• Proof: you can see it coming.

Which sentence fits best?

1. Trump will build a wall.
2. Trump is building a wall.
3. Trump must build a wall.
4. Trump is going to build a wall.

WHY?

• planned, decided or started earlier

Which sentence fits best?

1. We're going to hit that horse!
2. We're hitting that horse!
3. We will hit that horse!
4. The horse will hit us!

WHY?

• Sure prediction.
  
• Proof: you can see it coming.

... I give you a hand?

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

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

I ...... always ..... you.

1. will love
2. am going to love
3. love
4. am loving you

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

I wil always love you
This is a...

1. prediction
2. plan
3. promise
4. arrangement

Next:

10 more questions to see if you understand which form to use. 

1. The taxi ________ at 9.30.

1. comes
2. is coming

2. The bus ________ at 10.05.

1. comes
2. is coming

3. Barcelona ________. They're 3-0 up and there's only 10 minutes left.

1. will win
2. are going to win

4. I think Barcelona ________ tomorrow's match.

1. will win
2. are going to win

5. I hope I ________ you at the protest march on Wednesday.

1. 'll see
2. 'm going to see

6. I ________ the latest James Bond film tomorrow.

1. 'll see
2. 'm going to see

7. I can't come to the cinema this afternoon - I ________ my dad fix the car.

1. 'm helping
2. might help

8. I ________ you with your essay later - it depends if I have time.

1. 'm helping
2. might help

9. I ________ around South America in my gap year before university.

1. 'm travelling
2. 'm going to travel

10. I ________ to Edinburgh by plane - I've just got the tickets.

1. 'm travelling
2. 'm going to travel

Hoe goed beheers je de Future nu?

Ik snap de Future helemaal!

Ik snap de Future redelijk, maar ik ga wat meer oefenen.

Best lastig... Ik ga nog eens uitleg bekijken en goed oefenen.

Ik snap er niets van! Ik heb hulp nodig...