1. THE FUTURE
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2. Which sentences show the future?
I’m leaving now.
I’m leaving tomorrow.
We will leave soon.
The firefighter won’t enter that home.
The drought is going to hurt many people.
If you drive drunk, you’re going to be arrested.
The store opens at 5:00 tomorrow.
My flight leaves at 8:35 next Tuesday.

3. Which sentences show the future?
I’m leaving now.
I’m leaving tomorrow.
We will leave soon.
The firefighter won’t enter that home.
The drought is going to hurt many people.
If you drive drunk, you’re going to be arrested.
The store opens at 5:00 tomorrow.
My flight leaves at 8:35 next Tuesday.

4. The Future For the future, we use many different tenses. Simple future
Be + going to
Present continuous
Simple present
Today, we will focus on the simple future.

5. The Simple Future
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6. Simple Future
Compare the 3 tenses below. How are they the same? How are they different?
Simple Present
Simple Past
Simple Future HV
do/does
did
will MV
base form + S
base form OR irregular
base form
When use HV?
negative, questions
always

7. Simple Future
Like the simple present and simple past, the simple future uses the base form!
The HV for the simple future is will.
We always use it!
Will the explosion happen soon?
They will rescue the airplane crash victims.
The violent criminal will not assault anyone when he’s in jail.

8. Simple Future In informal writing, we change “will not” to “won’t”.
The violent criminal will not assault anyone when he’s in jail.
The violent criminal won’t assault anyone when he’s in jail.

9. Simple Future – Make sentences.
the teachers
statement
write the answer on the board
my niece
check her
the vendor
question
sell phones
the driver
die
her passenger
negative
speak
my boss
let me leave we
leave early
the test
questions
be next week

10. Simple Future
We use the simple future for:
Questions

11. Simple Future We use the simple future for: Questions
Will the test be next week? When will the hurricane hit? Will we need our highlighters for this test? Where will we take the test?

12. Simple Future We use the simple future for: Questions
Predictions (guesses about the future)
In the Kootenays, 80 people will drive drunk next year.
The fire truck will be here in five minutes.
Your daughter won’t get lost, don’t worry.

13. Simple Future We use the simple future for: Questions Predictions
New plans
It looks cold outside. I will wear a jacket.
There is an emergency. I will leave in five minutes.
I forgot my lunch! I will go back home quickly.
My sister was arrested for shoplifting. I will call my mother and tell her.

14. Simple Future We use the simple future for: Questions Predictions
New plans: DO NOT use the simple future with plans that you’ve had for 5+ minutes!
This summer, I will visit Tuscany. My friends asked me to take many pictures.
THIS IS A PLAN THAT YOU’VE HAD FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES!!

15. The Future
How many tenses can we use to talk about the future? Which tenses are they?
How is the simple future the same as the simple present and the simple past? How is it different?
What helping verb do we use with the simple future? When do we use it?
When are the 3 times we use the simple future?

16. The future
4 – simple future, be + going to, present continuous, simple present
Same: they all use base form. Different: simple future uses “will” as a HV. It always uses the HV, but the other 2 only use a HV in questions and negative.
Will, always.
With questions, predictions, and new plans.