1. The Future
Unit 3

2. will
1. Prediction (the things that we predict to happen in the future) I think it won’t rain tomorrow. My son will start school when he’s 6. Doris moved to another country. You’ll never see her again. Fortune Teller: You will marry a millionaire. "Will" is often used with verbs such as "think, know, believe, suppose, expect, hope, be sure, be afraid, wonder" etc. I think I’ll pass the exam. I expect they’ll come to my birthday party this evening. I hope things will improve soon.

3. 2. The actions that we decide to do now, at the moment of speaking I am hungry. I’ll have a toast. A: What would you like to drink? B: I’ll have coke , please. A: The phone is ringing. B: I’ll answer it Offers Your luggage looks very heavy. I’ll help you with it. You don’t have a car. I will take you to the airport.

4. 4. Promises Thank you for giving me your book
4. Promises Thank you for giving me your book. I’ll give it back to you next week. We'll find the right job for you. Don’t worry! I will come home before nine, dad. I promise, I won’t tell anybody your secret In newspaper and news broadcast for announcements of future plans The Minister will return from Ireland next week. The political parties will meet at the parliament next Friday. The Prime Minister will open the new hospital on Monday.

5. 6. To express a willingness, or unwillingness to carry out a future action I will do my best in "future tense" quiz tomorrow. He won’t drive in snow or fog In requests and to tell people what to do. Will you pass me the salt, please? The baby is sleeping. Will you please be quiet? NOTE: "Won’t" and the contraction of "will not" have two meanings. Sarah will not/won't be at home today.(negative future) Sarah won’t/will not eat her dinner. (Refusal) This machine won't/will not work. (It refuses to work)

6. Form Affirmative Negative I will (I’ll) I will not (I won’t)
You will (You’ll) You will not (You won’t)
He will (He’ll) He will not (He won’t)
She will (She’ll) She will not (She won’t)
It will (It’ll) It will not (It won’t)
We will (We’ll) We will not (We won’t)
They will (They’ll) They will not (They won’t)
* Will is used with all persons, and shall can be used as an alternative with I and We in pure future reference. Shall is avoided with you and I:
You and I will work in the same building.
Shall is more usual in British English rather than in American English, and its negative form is shall not or shan’t.

7. be going to
We use going to to talk about plans decided before the moment of speaking.
I’m going to phone my mum after dinner. I told her I’d call at 8 o’clock.
(He decided to phone his mum before he speaks – he already had a plan).
I’m going to wear my black dress tonight. I need to pick it up from the cleaners.
I know there’s no milk. I’m going to get some. It’s on my shopping list.

8. Form
Affirmative Form
Subject + am / is / are + going to + verb + complement She is going to sell her house.
Negative Form
Subject + am not / isn't / aren't + going to + verb + complement She is not going to sell her house.
Question Form
Am / is / are + Subject + going to + verb + complement? Is she going to sell her house?
Negative Question Form
Am...not / isn't / aren't + subject + going to + verb + complement? Isn't she going to sell her house?

9. Present continuous
We can also use the present continuous to talk about future plans. We usually use it when the plan is an ‘arrangement’ – more than one person is involved and we know the time and place.
I’m meeting Jane at 8 o’clock on Saturday.
We’re having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?
Are you doing anything interesting this weekend? We often use the present continuous to ask about people’s future plans.

11. Future Time Expressions
Tomorrow tomorrow night next month next week later soon in a few minutes in three days next year when he returns next July at 5 o'clock