future tenses in English

There are several ways to express the

future. Lets see two of those ways.

1. With the modal WILL. (Future Simple)

2. With BE GOING TO
Affirmative
Subject+will+base form of verb

Shell become famous soon.

FUTURE SIMPLE
FUTURE SIMPLE
Negative

Subject+will+not+base form of verb

My friend WILL NOT marry that man.

Will + not= Wont

FUTURE TENSE
Interrogative
WILL+Subj.+ base form of verb ?


WILL IT rain tomorrow ?

Short Answers
Yes, it will.
No, it wont.
FUTURE SIMPLE
We use the modal WILL + the base form of the main
verb for:

1.Predictions

2. Sudden decisions

3. Promises/Future facts and actions

You will get married
and have 10 children!
Ill have another cup
of coffee, please!

Ok Mary, I will try to
come to your party
next Saturday
GOING TO
AFFIRMATIVE
I am (Im)
You are (Youre)
He is (Hes)
She is (Shes) going to base form of verb
It is (Its)
We are (Were)
You are (Youre)
They are (Theyre)

FUTURE TENSE
Negative
I am not (Im not)
You are not (You arent)
He is not(He isnt)
She is not (She isnt) going to base form of verb
It is not (It isnt)
We are not (We arent)
You are not (You arent)
They are not (They arent)

FUTURE TENSE
Interrogative

Am I
Is she/he/it going to base form of verb?
Are you/they

Short answers
Yes, + Subject+ am / is / are.
No, + Subject+ isnt / arent.
*(Note: No, Im not).

BE GOING TO
We use BE GOING TO + The base form of the
main verb for:

1. Plans and intentions:

2.Predictions based on present evidence:
I am going to practise
hard to become a rock
star!
Look, Marys
going to have
a baby too.
REMEMBER!

PREDICTIONS

QUICK DECISIONS

PROMISES/FUTURE FACTS
PLANS /
INTENTIONS

PREDICTIONS
BASED ON
PRESENT EVIDENCE
WILL + V BE GOING TO + V
Choose the right way to express the future in
the following situations
SITUATION 1 SITUATION 2 SITUATION 3
Youre thirsty, arent
you? I (get) you a
glass of water.
Oh no! He really (paint)
the room that colour?
We (not be) back late.
The film finishes at 10
p.m.
SITUATION 4 SITUATION 5 SITUATION 6
Youre not well.
I (call) the doctor.
In Scotland it (rain)
tomorrow. In the south
of England it (be) sunny.
Ketchup or
mayonnaise?
I (have) mayonnaise,
please.
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write)___________ a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I (get)_________ you a cup of coffee. That will
wake you up.
3. A: I can't hear the television!
B: I (turn) __________ it up so you can hear it.
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) ___________Paris and Nice.
5. A: It is so hot in here!
B: I (turn)________ the air conditioning on.
6. I think he (be)_________ the next President of the United States.
7. I (go) ___________to work in ten minutes.
8. I guess I ____________stay home tonight.
9. I________be in Texas next week.
Dianarella is a princess. She wants to know what will
happen to her in the future, so she goes to visit a
fortune teller
D:Can you see my future?
FT: I certainly can.
D: Tell me about it!
FT: You will marry a rich prince.
D: Auch! Can you see him?
Is he handsome?
FT: Well Not when you first meet
himHe looks like a frog!
P: A frog?
F: YesSome day you will meet a frog! And you will kiss
it.
P: I will not!
F: Yes, you will and it will turn to a handsome prince!
FT: What are you doing?
P: Im not going to listen to any more! Im
going to back to the palace!
FT: You cant change the future my dear
(When Dianarella returns to the palace)
FT: Oh!! My dear, you will have to kiss a lot of frogs
before to find the right one.
OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE
The simple present and present progressive are also used to express future
time. These are often used used in connection with schedules.

-The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.
-She is meeting a new client at six oclock in the evening and she is
travelling by byke through the forest.

1. The present continuous for future plans:
fixed plans with definite time and/or place.
Examples:
I'm doing my homework this evening.
I'm starting university in September.
Sally is meeting John at seven o'clock this evening in a restaurant downtown.

2. To be + going to + verb:
A. We use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do something or have decided to do something
but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.
Example:
A: The windows are dirty.
B: Yes I know. I'm going to clean them later.
B. We also use 'going to' to make predictions.
Watch out! you are going to break the glass.
It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.

present continuous and be going to with future meaning

Complete the text with the correct form of the verb. Use short forms if possible. Type
the verb into the box.
I (1).. (go) on holiday with my best friend next week and I've just
finished making the travel arrangements! I (2)..(meet) Jack at the
station at five o'clock and we (3).(leave) on the 5.30 train.
We (4) (catch) the ferry at Dover at 7 p.m. We haven't booked
anywhere to stay yet, so we (5).. (find) a hotel when we arrive. We
haven't got a lot of money, so we (6).. (look for) somewhere cheap. I
can't wait! I'm sure we (7). (have) a fantastic time!