The Future Tense

To be able to know the two forms of the future tense

and when to use them L5c-a
Look at the sentences
below.
Decide which are in the
past, present or future.
I like learning English
I loved it even when I was a child.
It is the most exciting lesson in the world.
People have learnt English for hundreds of
years.
Are you going to enjoy doing your
homework this week?
I will be happy by the end of the lesson,
what about you?
Which ones did you get right?

I like learning English Present continuous

I loved it even when I was a child. Past

It is the most exciting lesson in the world. Present

Continuous

People learnt English for hundreds of years. Past tense

Are you going to enjoy doing your homework this

week? Future tense
I will be happy by the end of the lesson, what about
you? Future tense future tense
 Simple Future has two different forms in
English: "will" and "be going to."
 e.g I will wash the car later.
 I am going to play football for Man U.

 Sometimes people use either one, but we

should use them for specific purposes
 Use 1 USING “ WILL”

 We use ‘will’ when we express a voluntary

action.
 In other words we use it when we are happy to do
it.

 Example
 I will mark your book later.
 .Wealso use "will" when we request that
someone help us or volunteer to do
something for us.
 example:-
 Will you give me the pen?
 Will you help with my homework?

 Similarly, we use "will not" or "won't" when

we refuse to voluntarily do something.
 Example:
 I will not (won’t) help you make the bed.
How do we form it?

 The future tense using ‘will’ is formed by adding

‘will’ after the personal pronoun/ noun and
before the main verb.
 I play tennis
 I will play tennis
 She sings on TV
 She will sing (notice the ‘s’ has gone) on TV
 The sun shines
 The sun will shine
Change these sentences into
the future tense using ‘will’
 I go to the shop.

 Julius walks to town.

 They run to their house.

 Julia and May try on new shoes.

Use 2 We can use ‘will ‘ when
we promise something

 Example
 I will do my homework.
 If I become Prime Minister I will change the law.
 I will call you when I get to the party.
 I will get home on time.
 I won’t tell anyone your secret!
Use 3 Using ‘ be going to’

 To express a plan – i.e. something you

have decided to do.
 "Be going to" expresses that something is
a plan. It expresses the idea that a
person intends to do something in the
future. It does not matter whether the
plan is realistic or not.
 He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
 She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii.
 A: When are we going to meet each other
tonight?
B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
 I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.
 Michelle is going to begin medical school next
year.
 They are going to drive all the way to Alaska.
 Who are you going to invite to the party?
 A: Who is going to make John's birthday cake?
B: Sue is going to make John's birthday cake.
 How do we form it?

plus ‘going
to’

 Example

She is going to sleep all day

Infinitive
Correct without ‘to’
form of
verb to be
 Change the sentences using ‘be
going to’

I_________________ be the best singer in

the world.
She _______________ take her friend to
America.
When Aminul is older he ______________
study law.
Edita and Adelina ___________________
go on holiday together.
Use 4 "Will" or "Be Going to"
to Express a Prediction

 Predictions are guesses about what might happen

in the future.
 example: I will marry a millionaire.

 Both "will" and "be going to" can express the

idea of a general prediction about the future..
 In "prediction" sentences, the subject usually has
little control over the future and therefore USES 1-
3 do not apply.
 In the following examples, there is no difference in
meaning
 The year 2222 will be a very interesting
year.
 The year 2222 is going to be a very
interesting year.
 Mrs. Campbell will be the next President.
 Mrs. Campbell is going to be the next
President.
 The movie “Banana Man" will win several
Academy Awards.
 The movie “Banana Man" is going to win
several Academy Awards.
Let’s try the worksheet
 IMPORTANT
 In the Simple Future, it is not always clear which USE the speaker
has in mind. Often, there is more than one way to interpret a
sentence's meaning.
 No Future in Time Clauses
 Like all future forms, the Simple Future cannot be used in clauses
beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after,
by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Simple Future,
Simple Present is used.
 Examples:
 When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct
 When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct