4.2 Grammar (AJ)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Future tenses

Take out your notebook and a pen.

Leave the rest in your bag.

present simple

You use the Present Simple to talk about a fixed future event on a timetable, a schedule or a programme.

The plane lands in Amsterdam at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.

The library closes at 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Present continuous

You use the Present Continuous to talk about a future arrangement. You often mention a time, a date or a place.

We are having dinner with Lisa at 7 p.m. tonight.

I am meeting my friends at the park on Saturday afternoon.

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1.  The museum ___ (opens / is opening) at 10 a.m. every day.

2.  I  ___ (travel / am traveling) to London tomorrow to visit my cousin.

3.  The conference ___ (starts / is starting) at 3 p.m. on Friday.

4.  She ___ (takes / is taking) a cooking class this evening.

5.  The ferry ___ (leaves / is leaving) at 6 p.m. tonight.

6.  We ___ (celebrate) Emma’s birthday at a café later.

7.  The movie ___ (begin) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

8.  I ___ (meet) my tutor after school tomorrow.

9.  The train ___ (arrive) in Paris at 10:45 p.m. tonight.

10. They ___ (play) tennis at the club on Saturday afternoon.

1. opens
2. am traveling
3. starts
4. is taking
5. leaves
6. are celebrating
7. begins
8. am meeting
9. arrives
10. ar playing

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Future tenses II

Take out your notebook and a pen.

Leave the rest in your bag.

Remember?

1. The train ___ (leave) at 8:45 tomorrow morning.
2. We ___ (meet) Jack at the restaurant at 7 p.m. tonight.
3. The concert ___ (start) at 9 p.m. this evening.
4. I ___ (have) lunch with Sarah tomorrow at 1 p.m.
5. The school term ___ (end) on 23rd June.

be going to + verb

You use be going to to talk about

• a future intention
• something you have already decided to do 
• or a future prediction based on what you can see or what you know.

We are going to visit Spain next summer; we’ve already booked the tickets.

Look at those dark clouds! It is going to rain soon.

will + verb

You use will/won’t to 

• talk about a spontaneous decision when you react to circumstances 
• or a future prediction based on your opinion.

I forgot to buy milk! Don’t worry, I will go to the store right now. 

I think she will win the competition; she’s been practicing a lot. 

Let's try

Choose between "be going to" or "will."

1. I ___ (am going to / will) get a coffee on my way to work.
2. She ___ (is going to / will) finish her homework later this afternoon.
3. We ___ (are going to / will) see the new movie this weekend.
4. I ___ (am going to / will) tell him about the meeting when I see him.
5. They ___ (are going to / will) travel to Italy next summer.

1. am going to
2. is going to
3. are going to
4. will
5. are going to

Mixed 4 tenses

1.  The train ___ (arrive) at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow.

2.  We ___ (have) a meeting at 3 p.m. this afternoon.

3.  I ___ (go) to the supermarket after work to buy some snacks.

4.  He ___ (move) to New York next month.

5.  The concert ___ (start) at 8:00 p.m. tonight.

6.  I think the weather ___ (be) nice this weekend.

7.  We ___ (travel) to London next month for a conference.

8.  She ___ (meet) her friends at the café at 5 p.m.

9.  The bus ___ (leave) at 7:30 tomorrow morning.

10. I ___ (take) the train to work tomorrow.

1. arrives
2. are having
3. am going
4. is going to
5. starts
6. will be
7. are traveling
8. is meeting
9. leaves
10. will take

Weektask

- 4.2 ex. 2-7