2TTO - Unit 3 - verb tenses future

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2TTO - Unit 2 - verb tenses 

future

What grammar do you need to know?

• Be going to
• Will/won’t (future simple)
• Present continuous
• Present simple
• Future continuous
• Future perfect simple
• Future perfect continuous

Future forms

I was walking home a week ago when I saw a squirrel.

When do we use be going to?

When do we use will?

Be going to - when do we use it?

- Plans and arrangements for the future (things that we have already decided to do in the future): They’ve decided that they’re going to fly to Dublin.

- To make predictions about the future (if we have evidence for this prediction): The sun is up already. I think it’s going to be a hot day.

Will - when do we use it?

- To make general predictions: I think humans will land on Mars someday.

- For decisions made at the moment of speaking, i.e. when we suddenly offer to do something for someone: 

A: I can’t answer the phone, my hands are wet.

B: I’ll get it for you.

- When we consider it to be a future fact: Next week it will be my birthday.

The differences

To be going to	Will
Plans and arrangements for the future	General predictions
Predictions about the future ( evidence )	Decisions at the moment of speaking
	Future fact

Will or be going to?
1. Have you got any plans for tomorrow?
Yes, I am going to/will visit my grandparents.

1. am going to
2. will

Will or be going to?
2. Why is she learning Spanish?
She will/is going to travel to Spain.

1. will
2. is going to

Will or be going to?
3. We are thirsty.
Wait here. I am going to/will get some water.

1. am going to
2. will get

Will or be going to?
4. Meat or fish?
I will/I am going to have some fish, please.

1. will
2. am going to

Will or be going to?
5. What do you want the keys for?
I am going to / I will close the door.

1. am going to
2. will

Other ways of forming the future tense!

Next to will/won’t and be going to, we can also use:

1. The present simple

2. The present continuous

3. The future continuous

4. The future perfect (simple)

5. The future perfect continuous

Use the given table to make notes during the presentation!

1. The present simple

- With time expressions like when, as soon as, by the time, until, after & before. We cannot use will in these situations: 

When I go to university, I’ll study chemistry.

- To talk about the future when the action is part of a timetable or routine: Tomorrow, I have my English class at 2 o’clock.  

2. The present continuous

to be + verb-ing

- Can be used as a future form: to talk about plans that have been confirmed: 

Tomorrow, I’m having my first job interview. They called for it last week.

3. The future continuous

will/won’t + be + verb-ing

- We use the Future Continuous to talk about activities in progress at a moment in the future. They are unfinished: 

At this time tomorrow, I will be flying to the US. 

4. The future perfect (simple)

will/won’t + have + past participle

- We use the Future Perfect Simple to talk about activities that will be finished by a certain time in the future. We often use the word “by”: 

I will have gone to bed by midnight.

5. The future perfect continuous

will/won’t + have been + verb-ing

- We use the Future Perfect Continuous to talk about how long an activity has been in progress before a moment in the future. We often use the word “by”: By 8 PM, I’ll have been revising for five hours!

Now, let’s complete this table!

• Use the table that you have been given on paper and the verb tense overview.
  
  
• Write down when the verb form is used and give one example sentence.
  
  
• Use this presentation or the PPT on Classroom if needed!