1. Future

3. Speaking about the future

4. Will technology lead us to a connected world?
Do these sentences speak about the future?
Identify these verb tenses.
Future simple
Will technology lead us to a connected world?
A new voice-commanded computer is going to be presented by Apple.
We are visiting a successful robotics company next Thursday .
Don’t forget the bus leaves school at 9.30.
Going to future
Present continuous
Present simple

5. Expressing future actions
Will Future Going to Future Present Continuous Present Simple
will + infinitive
be + going to + infinitive
be + ing form
simple present form

6. There will be robots to do your housework. Shall I help you?
We use will + infinitive to:
make predictions
sudden decisions
make a promise
make a request
offer help
There will be robots to do your housework.
Shall I help you?
Will you marry me?
I promise I will always be your friend.

7. USE
We use be going to to…
express a future intention or plan.
something you see coming (evidence)

8. Will Going to - Make predictions - Pre-arranged plans
- Sudden decisions
- Predictions with visible evidence
- Make promises
- Make requests
- Offer help
- With if (condition)

9. - Yesterday it was your sister’s birthday.
Oh no ! I forgot that. I ______ phone her and apologise.
will
Look at those dark clouds!
It __________ rain.
is going to
Those bags look so heavy.
I ________ carry them for you.
will

10. The Future with the present continuous be + - ing form Fixed plans in the near future
What are you doing on Tuesday? I am taking the train to York. I am attending a conference there.

11. The future with the simple present timetables /schedules
opens
Don’t rush. The shop only ______ at 9 a.m.
(open)
What time ______ the train ______? (arrive)
The exams ________ in June. (start)
does
arrive
start

13. If it is a girl, we ______ her Alice. (call)
am going
I _________ to a party on Wednesday. (go)
Look at that smoke. I’m sure it ______________ soon. (erupt)
is going to erupt
Tuesday is no good. He ______________ Mr Tiggs. (meet)
is meeting
If it is a girl, we ______ her Alice. (call)
will call

14. ______ you _______ to the supermarket? (go)
Are going
am going to cut
I _________________ my hair. (cut)
are travelling
We _____________ to Australia next week. (travel)
‘ll answer
Don’t worry! I ______________ it for you. (answer)