FUTURE TENSES
FUTURE SIMPLE
*There will be / There won’t be / Will there be…?
PREDICTIONS (based on our beliefs, guesses)
In the future there will be new household appliances
and robots will do the housework.
DECISIONS, OFFERS,
PROMISES, THREATS, HOPES…
What can I wear? I know!
I’ll put on the red shirt.
Don’t worry! We’ll repair your car.
PRACTICE
• I’m sure you______ never _____ that book. It’s too
long and boring.
• I think there ________ more pollution in the future.
• Who do you think ___________ the next elections?
• We hope our team _________ the match tomorrow.
• I’m afraid I ___________ this test.
• Perhaps/Maybe people _________ able to stop
evictions.
• Unemployment rates ____probably ____next year.
• If you tell him, I ______________ you!
PRACTICE
• I’m sure you will never finish that book. It’s too long
and boring.
• I think there will be more pollution in the future.
• Who do you think will lose the next elections?
• We hope our team will win the match tomorrow.
• I’m afraid I won’t pass this test.
• Perhaps/Maybe people will be able to stop
evictions.
• Unemployment rates will probably rise next year.
• If you tell him, I’ll kill you!
BE GOING TO
Plans or Intentions
-Homer is going to eat a doughnut
when he gets home.
-She is phoning her office because
She isn’t going to work today.
PREDICTIONS based on
evidence
The oil tanker is going to sink.
WILL # BE GOING TO
Today it is sunny Luckily, I’ve brought my umbrella!
but tomorrow it will rain. It’s going to rain.
PRACTICE
• What ___________(do) when you grow up?
• She has borrowed some money from the bank
because she ____(buy) a new car soon.
• That’s the phone. Don’t worry! I __(answer)it.
• She’s pregnant. She _____(have) a baby.
• Look out! There’s a bus coming! It ________ (hit)
us!
• I don’t think they ___________(be) here when you
come.
PRACTICE
• What are you going to do when you grow up?
• She has borrowed some money from the bank
because she is going to buy a new car soon.
• That’s the phone. Don’t worry! I’ll answer it.
• She’s pregnant. She’s going to have a baby.
• Look out! There’s a bus coming! It is going to hit
us!
• I don’t think they will be here when you come.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(Arrangements, confirmed plans)
What is Sally doing on Tuesday morning? She’s meeting her boss.
Where is she going on Monday morning? She’s going to the doctor.
WILL # BE GOING TO # [Link].
1- I want to plan my holidays. Well, I’ll go to one of these nice places.
(DECISION)
2- I’ve made a decision. I’m going to spend my holidays by the sea.
(PLAN, INTENTION)
3- Everything is ready. I’m leaving for Lanzarote tomorrow morning.
(ARRANGEMENT)
PRESENT SIMPLE
[Schedules* / Time clauses]
1-The meeting starts on 27th June and finishes on 13th November.
2- We’ll phone you when the meeting finishes.
* Will can also be used for scheduled events: “The speech will start at 9:00.”
PRACTICE
• ____ you ____(do) anything this evening? No, I’m free.
• I_____________(see) Pete on Friday morning.
• We need this cable because we_______ (fix) the TV
tomorrow.
• I’m really bored. I know! I______(visit) Helen.
• Let’s go! The plane to Madrid _____(leave) at 7.30.
• Please, send me a post card as soon as you
____________(arrive) in Mexico.
• The party ______________ (not/ start) until everybody
____________ (be)here. It’s a promise!
PRACTICE
• Are you doing anything this evening? No, I’m free.
• I’m seeing Pete on Friday morning.
• We need this cable because we are going to fix the TV
tomorrow.
• I’m really bored. I know! I I’ll visit Helen.
• Let’s go! The plane to Madrid leaves at 7.30.
• Please, send me a post card as soon as you arrive in
Mexico.
• The party won’t start until everybody is here. It’s a
promise!
KEY WORDS
• Tomorrow FUTURE SIMPLE – PREDICTIONS
• Next summer Perhaps / Maybe
• In three days Probably
• Soon
I think / I don’t think
• In the future
• When I grow up I hope
(As soon as / Until) I’m sure / I’m not sure
