Future tenses

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Future tenses

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Future tenses 

• We use future tenses to say something about the future

• Future with will
• Future with going to
• Present simple 

• Present continuous

Future tenses 

Future with will :

• We use future with will  when we're talking about things that you don't have evidence for 
• Predictions, offers, promises, agreements, requests

• Will + infinitive 

Future tenses 

Future with will :

• I will help you with your homework.             (promise)
• It will rain and storm tonight.                          (prediction)
• Will you please stop screaming?                   (request)

Future tenses 

Future with going to :

• We use future with going to when we're talking about things that you do have evidence for 
• Plans for the future

• Form of to be + going to + infinitive

Future tenses 

Future with going to :

• I watched the news this morning and they said that it is going to be sunny tomorrow.                           (evidence)
• We are going to visit grandma tonight.      (plans)
• The chef is going to cut off his finger!        (evidence)

Future tenses 

Present simple :

• We use the present simple when we're talking about things that happen according to a time table

• Present simple form

Future tenses 

Present simple :

• The train arrives at 08:03 AM.                        (time table)
• School starts at 08:20 AM.                              (time table)

Future tenses 

Present continuous :

• We use present continuous when we're talking about things that are arranged in time and/or place

• Form of to be + verb + -ing

Future tenses 

Present continuous :

• We are having a meeting next week.                       (arranged)
• The interns are leaving after the break.                 (arranged)

School _____ every morning at 8:30 AM.

1. will start
2. is going to start
3. will be starting
4. starts

_____ a song by James Bay tonight?

1. Will they sing
2. Are they going to sing
3. Will they be singing
4. Do they sing

I think that you _____ it a lot here!

1. will like
2. are going to like
3. will be liking
4. like

Sara _____ definitely _____ her grandparents in Schotland this summer.

1. will ... visit
2. is ... going to visit
3. will ... be visiting
4. - ... visits

By this time next year, I _____ fluent in English.

1. am
2. will be
3. am going to be
4. am being

I can't afford a new bike right now, but I ____ one soon.

1. am buying
2. buy
3. am going to buy
4. will buy

The concert ___ at 7 p.m. on Friday.

1. is starting
2. will start
3. is going to start
4. starts

This time next month, we ____ on a plane to Dublin.

1. are going to be
2. will be
3. are
4. are being

He ____ a marathon next month. (To run)

The supermarket ____ at 9 a.m. on every Sunday. (To open)

Look at those clouds, it ____ soon. (To rain)

If you call me later, I ____ you the details. (To give)