S4 Future tenses

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• Secundair onderwijs

What comes to mind?

What topics could you ask about?

Which questions would you ask her?
(open questions: who, what, where,...)

What do you prefer?

Schools now

Schools in the past (reference to video)

What do you think schools will look like in the future?

Lesson goals

• you are able to talk about the future
• you are able to use the future simple tense correctly
• you are able to use vocabulary related to schools of today and in the future

Future simple

• I will be a teacher. 
• You will become a king. 
• We will go on holiday. 
• ...

The Future Simple = will + infinitve

Talking about an action in the future.

There will be music. 

 There will be real, actual people

It will be totally strange

I will correct your excercises.

You will read a book.

She will walk the dog.

How do you form the future simple?
(e.g. I will work)

1. will be + ing- form
2. 'to be’ + going to + base form of verb
3. will + infinitif
4. 'to be’ (present)+ ing- form

Write a sentence using the future simple.

• You will not/won't work with her.
• They will not/won't eat the food.
• We will not touch the cake. 

• Will  they work with her? 
  
• Will they eat the food? 
• Will they touch the cake?  

Future simple negative           Future simple question

Subject + will not/won't + infinitif.

Will + subject + infinitif...?

How do you form the negative future simple?

1. Subject + will not + infinitive
2. not + will + infinitive + subject
3. will + infinitif + not
4. 'to be' + will not + infinitive

Write a negative sentence in the future simple. (e.g. I will not hurry up.)

How do you form a question with the future simple?

1. Subject + will + infinitive
2. Will + infinitive + subject
3. Subject + infinitive + will
4. Will + subject + infinitive

Write a question in the future simple.
(e.g. Will you be correct?)

Exercise page 14: Dear self...

• will help 
• will study
• will probably be 
• will be 
• will pick
• will put

(you/to finish) the report by the deadline?

1. You finish
2. Do you finish
3. Have you finished
4. Will you finish

I ...................(to leave) around six pm.

When .................(we/ to do) everything?

She (to finish) her exams by then, so we (to go out) for dinner. (negative)

Future = to be going to

I am going to read

he is going to write

you are going to dance

they are going to walk

Future simple = To be + going to + infinitive

Future = to be going to

Am I going to read ?

Are you going to swim?

Are we going to sing?

Are you going to dance?

Future simple = To be + subject + going to + infinitive

Future = to be going to

you are not going to swim

he is not going to write

you are not going to dance

they are not going to walk

Future simple = Subject + to be + not + going to + infinitive

Future = Will

• Gebruik je voor voorspellingen
• Voor beloftes 
• Als je aanbiedt om iets te doen: spontante beslissing

Future = to be going to

• Voorspellingen waar je bewijs voor   hebt.  
  
• Je bent van plan om iets te gaan doen. 

His brother ..............................…. (not / to write) a letter to his uncle today

1. going to not
2. not going writing
3. is going to write
4. is not going to write

Write a question using the "going to" tense.

My sister and I ………………… (to watch) TV.

1. am going to watch
2. is going to watch
3. are going to watch
4. going to watch

He …………………… (to phone) his friend.

1. are going to phone
2. is going to phone
3. is going to phones
4. going to phone

................ (he / to call) your mother tomorrow?

1. Will he call
2. Is he calling
3. Will he be calling
4. Is he going to call

Exercises

see Learning path (bookwidget)