Future tenses

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Future tenses

Grammar chapter 4. 

De toekomst

Er zijn verschillende manieren om aan te geven dat iets in de toekomst gaat gebeuren.

De twee meest voorkomende werkwoordsvormen zijn:

I am going to visit my friend tomorrow.

We are planning to watch a film tonight.

He is going to buy a new computer later this year.

Be careful, you will fall from the ladder.

I think it will rain tomorrow.

My best friend will help me with my homework.

Will + hele werkwoord.

will + hele werkwoord. Deze vorm is hetzelfde voor iedereen. 

De vorm "will + w.w." gebruik je om aan te geven:

- dat je/iemand een voorspelling doet zonder dat je zeker weet dat het gaat gebeuren (je hebt GEEN bewijs)

- als je/iemand iets aanbied

- als je/iemand een belofte doet

- als je/iemand een aankondiging doet

- als je/iemand een besluit maakt

Will + infinitive 

2. To express an offer. For example:

I will carry your suitcase for you. 

We'll clean up the dishes.

She'll show you around the school.

3. To express a future fact. The speaker is sure that it is going to happen in the future. For example:

The sun will still shine in 20 years.

I will be 30 next week. 

Negative and questions

I will not help Tom with his homework.

I won't help tom with his homework.

What time will you be back?
When will you finish your homework?

Will you help me?

Going to

Am / is / are + going to + infinitive

Is used to: 

1. Express a future decision, intention, or plan made before the moment of speaking.

How long are they going to stay in Rome?

She isn't going to have a birthday party.

Going to

2. When we can see or feel that something is certain to happen in the future. 

Look at these clouds! It's going to rain. 

Watch out, you are going to drop your glass. 

Questions and negatives

I am not going to leave. / I'm not going to leave.

She is not going to Spain. / She isn't going to Spain. 

When are you going to Italy?

Who is going to do the dishes?

Present continuous

You can also use the present continuous for the future. 

Cou can use it when talking about:

1. A planned future arrangement. For example:

I'm meeting my cousin for lunch. 

What are you doing this weekend?

2. With the verbs go and come. 

She's coming on Friday. 

I'm going home early tonight. 

Recap

Another example

Look at the following two sentences. Can you figure out what the difference is between them?

I am going to make chicken soup for dinner tonight. 

I don't know what I want to make tonight. I think I will make some chicken soup. 

Choose the correct answer.
1. I have to go now because it is cloudy. It _____ rain.

1. will
2. is going to

Choose the correct answer.
2. He left because he was angry. He _____ back in a few hours.

1. will probably come
2. is probably going to come

Choose the correct answer.
3. You did not study at all. You ____ the test.

1. are definitely failing
2. are definitely going to fail

Choose the correct answer.
4. Can I ask you a favour? ____ me a sandwich?

1. Will you make
2. Are you going to make

Choose the correct answer.
5. I think our national team ____ the world cup in two years.

1. will win
2. is winning

Choose the correct answer.
6. What do you think the weather ____ like?

1. is being
2. is going to be

Choose the correct answer.
7. He is not good at reading maps. He ___ lost.

1. is getting
2. is going to get

Choose the correct answer.
8. I promise I ____ you when I arrive at the station.

1. will call
2. am calling

Choose the correct answer.
9. I won't be home. I ____ the doctor about my ankle in the morning.

1. will see
2. am seeing

10. Jason is coming to visit us tomorrow. choose the verb(s) that express(es) the future

11. I am going to travel around the world to explore other cultures. choose the word(s) that express(es) the future

12. He has promised he will help me sort out this problem. - choose the word(s) that express(es) the future

What were the three ways to refer to the future tense again?

Write down 3 sentences, with each future form (will, going to, am meeting)

Now what?

P 32, 33 WB.