1. FUTURE TENSES: BE GOING TO /PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ WILL / SHALL +infinitive
I will take a picture!
→ decision
I´m participating in a
photo contest
→ future arrangement
I am going to study German at school future plan

2. be going to+ infinitive: Form
Affirmative: I am going to travel
by plane
Interrogative : Are you going to travel
by plane?
Negative : I am not going to travel
by plane because I am
going to fly in a hot air
balloon

3. Future Tense: Uses of Going to
1- Future plans and intentions: I'm going to buy a new laptop computer next week
2- Predictions based in what we can see at the moment: Look at that car! It is going to crash into the lamp post

4. Will / Shall: Form Affirmative: I will travel to Madrid in October
Interrogative : Will you travel by bus?
Shall we take you in my car?
Negative : I will not travel - I won’t
Shall I take to the cinema, then?

5. SHALL: Only in interrogative and 1st person sg/pl: Shall we dance?
Uses of Will / Shall
1- Instant decisions: Ok, I’ll see you on Friday
2- Predictions based in what we think: You will learn a lot with this book
3- Promises and offers: Don’t worry, I’ll go and buy some food for you.
SHALL: Only in interrogative and 1st person sg/pl: Shall we dance?

6. Present Continuous: Uses
To speak about something happenig NOW: “ Sue´s speaking to her mother”
To refer to future arrengements:
“ I´m meeting my friends tonight”
“ We´re getting married in October”
THESE IDEAS ARE TYPICALLY EXPRESSED IN PRESENT TENSES IN SPANISH.
“He quedado con unos amigos esta noche”
“Nos casamos en octubre”

7. FUTURE TENSES TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Tomorrow, next week, next month, next year…
I am going to travel to Copenhagen next year

8. OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE
The simple present is also used to express future time. These are often used used in connection with schedules.
The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.
She starts work at six o’clock in the evening

9. END OF THE PRESENTATION
Now go to page 131 for exercises on the future forms (exercises a and b)