Future tenses 3rd years

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Future tenses and how to use them

What do we remember from last year?

4 different tenses 

My brother is coming over tomorrow.  He gets in at 7:10pm. I'm picking him up and then we're going to get dinner in city centre. Although, there will be rain tomorrow, we will enjoy our quality time together.

My brother is coming over tomorrow. He gets in at 7:10pm. I'm picking him up and then we're going to get dinner in city centre. Although, there will be rain tomorrow, we will enjoy our quality time together.

Present Continuous

Use the present continuous when you are talking about fixed plans 

(It is sure that my brother comes, he arranged it)

My brother is coming over tomorrow. He gets in at 7:10pm. I'm picking him up and then we're going to get dinner in city centre. Although, there will be rain tomorrow, we will enjoy our quality time together.

Present Simple

Use the present simple when we're talking about things on a timetable or a schedule. 

For example: flights or opening/start times

My brother is coming over tomorrow. He gets in at 7:10pm. I'm picking him up and then we're going to get dinner in city centre. Although, there will be rain tomorrow, we will enjoy our quality time together.

Which tense is this and what does it suggest?

My brother is coming over tomorrow. He gets in at 7:10pm. I'm picking him up and then we're going to get dinner in city centre. Although, there will be rain tomorrow, we will enjoy our quality time together.

Be going to + verb

Use ' be going to + verb'  when you want to show intention. 

Note: just like present continuous it can be used for plans, but it suggests it is not a fixed plan (yet). 

Look at that afwul grey sky! It is going to rain! Mark my words

Be going to + verb 

You also use this tense to predict something based on visible evidence.

My brother is coming over tomorrow. He gets in at 7:10pm. I'm picking him up and then we're going to get dinner in city centre. Although, there will be rain tomorrow, we will enjoy our quality time together.

Future Simple

Use the future simple when you want to express a prediction which is not based on visible evidence

or when you want to express a promise

Future Tenses

summary

present simple - timetable/schedule

present continuous - fixed plans 

be going to + verb - intentions / predictions with visible evidence

future simple - predictions without visible evidence or promises

Present simple

(+)    I, you, we, they  verb

(+) she, he, it + verb + s

(-) I, you, we, they + don't + verb

(-) she, he, it + doesn't + verb

(?) Do + I, you, we, they + verb

(?) Does + she, he, it + verb

Present Continuous

(+) am / are / is + verb + ing

(-) am not / aren't / isn't + verb + ing

(?) am / are / is  + verb + ing

What tense is used here and why?

The train departs at 8:25am.

What tense is used here and why?

The movie starts at 9pm.

What tense is used and why?

Look! It is going to be sunny soon

What tense is used and why?

It will be great

What tense is used and why?

Shall I help you out?

What 's the difference?
(A) I'm taking the exam this summer
(B) I'm going to take the exam this summer

1. In (A) it is a fixed plan and in (B) it is a prediction
2. In (A) it is a fixed plan and in (B) it is an intention
3. In (A) it is an intention and in (B) it is a fixed plan
4. In (A) it is a prediction and in (B) it is a fixed plan