FutureFuture

WillWill

A: Telephone!B: OK. I’ll get it.

A: Look! Jack is stuck in the car!B: Oh. I’ll help him.

to show you have to show you have decideddecided to do to do something something at that momentat that moment. .

Use Use WILLWILL

You decide to do this You decide to do this as you speakas you speak..

A: Look at Jack! He’s on foot today.

B: I’ll give him a ride!

I will always love you!

I’ll give you my homework tomorrow,I promise!

Use WILLto make a serious promise.

A: Remember, this is top secret.B: I won’t tell anybody. You can count on me.

I’m having trouble with my homework.Will you help me?

Use WILLfor requests.

You can use You can use WILLWILL to say what to say what you think or guess will happen you think or guess will happen

in the future.in the future.

The cars of the future will fly.

I think they won’t run on petrol.

WILLWILL is a common way of is a common way of expressing what the speaker expressing what the speaker

thinksthinks, , believesbelieves, , hopeshopes, , assumesassumes, , fearsfears etc. will happen: etc. will happen:

Be Going to

We’re going to spend two weeks of July in

Paris. We bought the tickets

two days ago, and we’re going to leave on July 10th.

You can use You can use be going tobe going to talk about talk about future plans and intentions.future plans and intentions.

My friend is going to have a party next

week.I’m going to go with

him.

Watch out! You’Watch out! You’rere going togoing to fallfall..

Ooops! Too late!

Use Use be going tobe going to when something when something in the in the presentpresent leads you to leads you to

predictpredict something in the something in the futurefuture..

Look at those dark clouds!It’s going to

rain.

Present ContinuousPresent Continuous

Hurry up!!!Hurry up!!!

I’I’m leaving m leaving in 5 minutes!in 5 minutes!

Hey, let’s go to the movies tonight!Hey, let’s go to the movies tonight!

I can’t. I’I can’t. I’m staying m staying at home. at home.

We use We use Present Progressive/ Present Progressive/ ContinuousContinuous to talk about future to talk about future

activities that are activities that are already scheduledalready scheduled or or plannedplanned..

AreAre you you doingdoing anything anything tomorrow tomorrow afternoonafternoon??

I’I’m playing m playing tennis!tennis!

Marie Marie retires retires in three years.in three years.

Simple PresentSimple Present

We We leaveleave London at 10.00 next London at 10.00 next Tuesday and Tuesday and arrivearrive in Paris at 13.00. in Paris at 13.00.

We We spendspend two hours in Paris and two hours in Paris and leave leave again at 15.30. We again at 15.30. We arrivearrive in in

Rome at 19.30, and Rome at 19.30, and spendspend four hours four hours in Rome etc. in Rome etc.

Use Use Simple PresentSimple Present with with fixed fixed arrangementsarrangements (specially (specially

timetables and programmes) and timetables and programmes) and future certaintiesfuture certainties..

Christmas Christmas isis on a Sunday this year. on a Sunday this year.

It’s all go – next week I It’s all go – next week I havehave my my operation, then the week after operation, then the week after

that I that I gogo on holiday... on holiday...

May / MightMay / MightLook at the cat!!!Look at the cat!!!

It It maymay not be very happy. not be very happy.

We use We use may/mightmay/might + infinitive without + infinitive without toto to express an uncertain to express an uncertain

prediction.prediction.

He He mightmight lend you the lend you the money.money.

Complete the sentences with the Complete the sentences with the correct future form.correct future form.

1. 1. Tomorrow after school, we _______ (go) to Tomorrow after school, we _______ (go) to the beach. the beach.

are going to go / are goingare going to go / are going intention/planintention/plan2. Ok. Ok. I _______ (help) you.2. Ok. Ok. I _______ (help) you. will helpwill help sudden decisionsudden decision3. Could you lend me your book?3. Could you lend me your book? Yes, I_______ (bring) it tomorrow.Yes, I_______ (bring) it tomorrow. will bringwill bring promisepromise

4. My train ____ (leave) in two hours.4. My train ____ (leave) in two hours. leavesleaves future certaintyfuture certainty5. He _______ (not believe) your story. = 5. He _______ (not believe) your story. =

Perhaps he won’t believe it.Perhaps he won’t believe it. may/might notmay/might not uncertain predictionuncertain prediction6. I have already decided. I _______(study) 6. I have already decided. I _______(study)

law.law. am going to studyam going to study intention/planintention/plan7. Look at that tree! It _______ (fall)7. Look at that tree! It _______ (fall) is going to fallis going to fall event whose cause is evidentevent whose cause is evident

8. The boat ______ (sail) at midday. Don’t be 8. The boat ______ (sail) at midday. Don’t be late.late.

sailssails scheduled actionscheduled action9. I need some milk from the store.9. I need some milk from the store. Oh, I _______ (get) it for you.Oh, I _______ (get) it for you. will getwill get offeroffer10. Are you going to Marta’s party?10. Are you going to Marta’s party? I can’t. I ____ (be) out of town that I can’t. I ____ (be) out of town that

weekend.weekend. am going to beam going to be intention/planintention/plan

BibliographyBibliography

FUCHS, Marjorie & BONNER, Margaret. FUCHS, Marjorie & BONNER, Margaret. Grammar Grammar ExpressExpress, Longman, 2003, Longman, 2003

THEWLIS, Stephen. THEWLIS, Stephen. Grammar Dimensions 2 & 3Grammar Dimensions 2 & 3, , Heinle&Heinle Publishers, 1997Heinle&Heinle Publishers, 1997

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