Future

Will 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 decided to do something at that moment. Use WILL You decide to do this as 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 WILL to 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 WILL for requests.

You can use WILL to say what you think or guess will happen in the future. The cars of the future will fly. I think they won’t run on petrol.

WILL is a common way of expressing what the speaker thinks, believes, hopes, assumes, fears 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 be going to 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’re going to fall. Ooops! Too late!

Use be going to when something in the present leads you to predict something in the future. Look at those dark clouds! It’s going to rain.

Present Continuous Hurry up!!! I’m leaving in 5 minutes!

Hey, let’s go to the movies tonight! I can’t. I’m staying at home.

We use Present Progressive/ Continuous to talk about future activities that are already scheduled or planned. We use Present Progressive/ Continuous to talk about future activities that are already scheduled or planned. Are you doing anything tomorrow afternoon? I’m playing tennis!

Marie retires in three years. Simple Present Simple Present

We leave London at next Tuesday and arrive in Paris at We spend two hours in Paris and leave again at We arrive in Rome at 19.30, and spend four hours in Rome etc.

Use Simple Present with fixed arrangements (specially timetables and programmes) and future certainties. Christmas is on a Sunday this year. It’s all go – next week I have my operation, then the week after that I go on holiday...

May / Might Look at the cat!!! It may not be very happy.

We use may/might + infinitive without to to express an uncertain prediction. He might lend you the money.

Complete the sentences with the correct future form. 1. Tomorrow after school, we _______ (go) to the beach. are going to go / are going intention/plan 2. Ok. Ok. I _______ (help) you. will help sudden decision 3. Could you lend me your book? Yes, I_______ (bring) it tomorrow. will bring promise

4. My train ____ (leave) in two hours. leaves future certainty 5. He _______ (not believe) your story. = Perhaps he won’t believe it. may/might not uncertain prediction 6. I have already decided. I _______(study) law. am going to study intention/plan 7. Look at that tree! It _______ (fall) is going to fall event whose cause is evident

8. The boat ______ (sail) at midday. Don’t be late. sails scheduled action 9. I need some milk from the store. Oh, I _______ (get) it for you. will get offer 10. Are you going to Marta’s party? I can’t. I ____ (be) out of town that weekend. am going to be intention/plan

Bibliography FUCHS, Marjorie & BONNER, Margaret. Grammar Express, Longman, 2003 THEWLIS, Stephen. Grammar Dimensions 2 & 3, Heinle&Heinle Publishers, 1997

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