Future forms

1. ““DANCE AND MUSIC”DANCE AND MUSIC”
for 10th
grade.
FUTURE WILL, BE GOING TO, PRESENT
CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE
WITH THE IDEA OF FUTUTE.

2. 1. Future will.
We use “will” when ...
• We express a voluntary action like
offering our help.
I will send you the information when I get it.
I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read
it.
Will you help me move this heavy table?

3. • We express a promise.
I promise I will not tell him about the surprise
party.
Don't worry, I'll be careful.
I won't tell anyone your secret.

4. • We make a prediction.
The year 2222 will be a very interesting
year.
John Smith will be the next President.

5. Don't forget...
Affirmative sentence.
person + will + infinitive + complement
verb
I will help you with those
cages.

6. Negative sentence.
person + won't + infinitive + complement
verb
She won't be here next week.

7. Interrogative questions.
(wh- question)+will+person+infinitive+complement?
verb
Will you keep a secret?
Yes, I will. No, I won't.
When will he travel to Rome?
He will travel next Summer. (Affirmative sentence)

8. 2. Be going to.
We use “be going to” when...
•We express a plan.
He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii.
A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?
B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.

9. •We express a prediction.
The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting
year.
John Smith is going to be the next President.
The movie "Zenith" is going to win several
Academy Awards.

10. Don't forget...
Affirmative sentence:
person + be going to+ infinitive + complement
verb
I am going to visit you next Sunday.
Negative sentence:
person + be not going to + infinitive + complement
verb
They aren't going to eat in that pub.

11. Interrogative sentences:
(Wh-question)+Be+person+going to+infinitive+complement?
verb
Is she going to go to the movies?
Yes, she is. No ,she isn't.
What are you going to do at night?
I am going to dance to Soho disco. (Affirmative sentence)

12. 3. Present continuous.
Sometimes, speakers use the Present
Continuous to indicate that something will or
will not happen in the near future. We use it for
future arrangements.
Examples:
* I am meeting some friends after work.
* I am not going to the party tonight.

13. Don't forget...
Affirmative sentence:
person + be + verbing + complement
He is practicing volleyball tonight.
Negative sentence:
person + be not + verbing + complement
They aren't going there with you.

14. Interrogative sentences:
(Wh-question)+be+person+verbing+complement?
Is she playing this night?
Yes, she is. No, she isn't.
What are we doing at night?
We are cooking English food. (Affirmative sentence)

15. 4. PRESENT SIMPLE
We use present simple with Scheduled
Events in the Near Future.
Examples:
* The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
* The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives
at 11 PM.
* When do we board the plane?

16. Don't forget...
Affirmative sentence:
I / We / You /They + infinitive + complement
verb
The students start classes in March
He / She / It + verb(s/es/ies) + complement
She flies to London at 11:00.
He goes there at 16:00.
It eats at night.

17. Negative sentence:
I / We / you / They + don't + infinitive + complement
verb
They don't leave the plane at 10:00.
He / She / It +doesn't + infinitive + complement
verb
He doesn't visit her on Mondays.
She doesn't come until 9.
It doesn't eat until night.

18. Interrogative sentences:
(Wh-)+ do + we/you/they + infinitive + complement?
verb
Do you travel every Tuesday?
Yes, I do. No, I don't.
(Wh-) +does + he/she/it + infinitive + complement?
verb
When does the school start?
It starts in March. (Affirmative sentence)

19. Exercise 1: Choose the correct alternative
and explain why.
1. Hi! I'm just calling to find out what ____ on Tuesday evening,
because I've got two tickets for the big football game.
a) you'll do b) you're going to do c) you're doing
2. ____ the washing up for me tonight? After all, I've done it every
day this week.
a) Will you do b) Are you going to do c) Are you doing
3. Call me again at six o'clock. I think ____ fixing your car by then.
a) I'm finishing b) I'll have finished c) I'll finish

20. 4. Just think! This time next week ____ on a beautiful beach in the
Caribbean sun. I can't wait.
a) we'll be lying b) we'll lie c) we're going to lie
5. According to the timetable the next train ____ at 11.30. That
gives us half an hour, so let's have a coffee.
a) leaves b) is about to leave c) will have left
6. Those dark clouds are coming this way. Pack everything away
in the car. ____.
a) It'll rain b) It's raining c) It's going to rain
7. Don't disturb me this afternoon because ____ some important
contracts with our partners.
a) I'll be discussing b) I discuss c) I'll discuss

21. Exercise 2: Identify the following
sentences according to the uses of the
following tenses. Put the letters in the
spaces.
a. Future Will . b. Future Be going to.
c. Present Simple d. Present continuous
1. The teacher is going to leave the room at 2:00. ____
2. The plane takes off at 9:00. _____
3. The 11th
grade is travelling to Isla de Pascua.____
4. My children won't eat more sweets at school. ____

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Material selected and created by
Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
2007