INGLES WILL AND GOING TO

1. Future
Tense

2. FUTURE TENSES

3. Future tenses
• There are four “future tenses” in
English:
o Future simple
o Future continuous
o Future perfect simple
o Future perfect continuous

4. Future tenses
• But there are other verb forms and
tenses we use to talk about the future:
o Be going to
o Present simple
o Present continuous
o Might/ May

9. Future simple: uses
I think he’ll fail the exam.
Why are we using the future simple here?

10. Future simple: uses
FUTURE PREDICTIONS WITHOUT EVIDENCE

11. Future simple: uses
I’ll go to bed now.
I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
I’ll give you a hand with the washing-up.
Why are we using the future simple here?

12. Future simple: uses
FUTURE INTENTION/DECISION MADE AT
THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING.
So it’s used with:
- promises: I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
- offers: I’ll give you a hand with the washing-up.
Shall I help you?
- suggestions: Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
- requests: Will you marry me?
- refusals: I won’t tell you anything.

13. Future simple: uses
The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow.
Christmas day will fall on Tuesday this year.
Why are we using the future simple here?

14. Future simple: uses
FUTURE FACTS
The present simple is also possible:
The sun rises at 6.30 tomorrow.
Christmas day falls on Tuesday this year.

15. Future simple: uses
If I pass this exam, I’ll have a party.
Why are we using the future simple here?

16. Future simple: uses
IN FIRST CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
(in the main clause)

17. Future tenses
• There are other verb forms and tenses
we use to talk about the future:
o Be going to
o Present simple
o Present continuous
o Might/ May

18. FUTURE TENSES

23. Be going to: uses
Sandra’s going to have another baby in
June.
Look at the sky. It’s going to rain.
Why are we using the be going to form
here?

24. Be going to: uses
FUTURE PREDICTIONS WITH EVIDENCE

25. Be going to: uses
A: What are you going to do when you
finish school?
B: I’m going to work for my father.
Why are we using the be going to form
here?

26. Be going to: uses
PREMEDITATED FUTURE
INTENTION/DECISION

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