Future Tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Future Tenses: Recap

What are we going to do this lesson?

Schedule:

- Refresh: Future Tenses

- Gap-fill Exercises

- Short writing exercise

Goal:

You can use the different types of future tenses in the correct situations.

Future tenses

Present Simple	er is sprake van een vast schema The bus leaves in 5 minutes	he/she/it + ww + s
Present Continuous	in de nabije toekomst, tijd & plaats staat vast We are leaving in 5 minutes	am/is/are + ww+-ing
To be going to	plannen voor in de toekomst voorspellingen met bewijs I am going to clean my room today	am/is/are + going to + ww
Will/shall (won't)	beloftes / iets aanbieden/ voorspellingen zonder bewijs I will not tell anyone	Shall/will (not) + ww

Which sentence belongs to which category?

Voorspelling / Spontane beslissing

Dingen die gebeuren op een vaste tijd.

Dingen die je hebt gepland. / Dingen die op het punt staan te gebeuren.

Gepland en geregeld

I think we will win our hockey match this weekend.

The garbage truck comes at 7 AM every other week.

I am going to study for my math exam tonight.

My brother's plane is landing at 6 PM on Thursday.

He _____ his houseplants every Monday, to make sure they stay alive.

1. is going to
2. is watering
3. waters
4. will water

Sarah ______ to school tomorrow morning at 8 AM.

1. is driving
2. going to drive
3. will driving
4. drives

My manager told me I _____ Saturday and Sunday this week.

1. work
2. am working
3. will work
4. works

He _____ cereal for breakfast each morning.

1. is going to eat
2. will eat
3. is eating
4. eats

You know what, I think I _____ for a swim in the lake right now.

1. will going
2. am going
3. will go
4. go

I _____ lots of stuff at the Kingsday market.

1. sell
2. am going to sell
3. am selling
4. will sell

It’s my birthday today, but I _____ it tomorrow night at 7 PM.

1. celebrates
2. will celebrate
3. am going to celebrate
4. am celebrating

I am almost certain we _____ gold at the next Olympics.

1. will win
2. wins
3. win
4. are winning

Write about your summer plans using the correct Future Tense(s).

Practise by yourself

Exercises future:

All future tenses

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Predictions or plans?

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Predictions, plans or arrangements?

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All future tenses

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