Future Forms

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• MBO

Future

Today's Goals

• You can apply the future tenses in sentences.
• You can explain the difference in the use of the future tenses.

Listen to the songs, what future tenses can you recognize?

Write down what future tenses you heard

Future Tenses

Will/shall + be going to

                 Will/shall + infinitive

- Predictions without evidence, 

- Spontaneous decisions.

- Promises

- Offers

We will give it back tomorrow.

Mum thinks it will rain, I'm not sure though.

I think I will go to the cinema!

              To be going to + infinitive

-Predictions with evidence

-Intentions

-future plans

We agreed that we are going to go to the cinema.

Look at those dark clouds! I think it is going to rain.

We ........ watch a film tonight.

1. will
2. 're going to
3. am going to
4. is going to

Your brother _______ study in America.

1. is going to
2. will

Future Pt. 2

Present Continuous  (future purposes)

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Present Simple 

Present Continuous

                                     to be (am, is , are) + verb + ing

• future events that are fixed, planned or definitely decided

I am visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

Next month we are emigrating to Australia.

Nattll! Now, At the moment, Today, This, Look, Listen

Present simple

                                                            root form  or add -s/-es 

• Future events that are scheduled (on a timetable etc.).

The store opens at eleven tomorrow.

The train leaves at 10pm.

     Present Continuous
        to be + verb + -ing

• Future events that are fixed, planned, definitely decided

I am meeting my friends at the park in an hour.

       Present simple

       root form or add -s/-es

• Scheduled events.

The store opens at eleven tomorrow.

I ________ (meet) my friends in the park in an hour.

1. am meeting
2. will meet
3. is meeting
4. meet

Charlie ________ (leave) for London tomorrow.

1. is leaving
2. will leave
3. was leaving
4. leave

I ________ (visit) my parents every weekend.

1. am visiting
2. aren't visiting
3. visit
4. am going to visit

Assignment

Write a letter to your future self and describe who you think you will be.

How well do you think you understand the future tenses now?

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