This document provides information about using will and other verb forms to talk about the future in English. It discusses using will for decisions made in the moment, predictions without evidence, and promises. It also covers using shall with first person subjects and the structures for will and shall. Examples are given for using will, shall, the present continuous, and "going to" to express future meaning. Exercises include filling in verbs in the correct future tense.

1. English class 13
Elementary level
Juan José Simón Pérez
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2. WILL for FUTURE
 En inglés podemos referirnos al futuro
utilizando varias formas verbales:
 Presente simple
My bus goes at 16:00
 Presente continuo o con ‘going to’
They’re coming tomorrow
 Con el verbo auxiliar WILL
We will go to London by plane

3. WILL for FUTURE
 Utilizamos WILL para determinadas ocasiones:
 Decisiones tomadas en el momento en que se
habla:
- Would you like to go out next Friday?
- Of course, I will pass through your house, OK?
 Predicciones tomadas sin tener en cuenta
evidencias:
- At the end of 2013 the economy will grow fastly.
 Al ofrecer o prometer algo:
- You have got a lot of bags, wait and I will bring
them to your home.

4. WILL for FUTURE
 Estructura:
 Subject + WILL + infinitive + object… (+)
He will go to your home tomorrow
 Subject + WILL NOT + infinitive + object… (-)
Will not = WON’T
Susan won’t come tomorrow night
 WILL + subject + infinitive + object...? (?)
 Short answers: Yes, I will / No, I won’t
Will you wait for me at the station?

5. WILL for FUTURE
 Contracciones:
 I will – I’ll
 You will – You`ll
 He will – He’ll
 She will – She’ll
 It will – It’ll
 We will – We’ll
 You will – You’ll
 They will – They’ll

6. WILL for FUTURE
 Exercise. Complete the sentences. Use WILL
or the present simple in their correct form.
1) He ___ (go) to school from Monday to Friday.
2) I ___ (call) you back later.
3) I ___ (not/like) coffee, so I ___ (make) some
tea.
4) It’s 17:55, I’m sure that Tom ___ (not/come) in
time.
5) Who ___ (drive) on your way home?
6) ___ Sheila (brush) her teeth in the morning?

7. WILL for FUTURE
 Answers.
1) He GOES to school from Monday to Friday.
2) I’LL CALL you back later. / I WILL CALL…
3) I DON’T LIKE coffee, so I’LL MAKE some tea.
/ I DO NOT LIKE…so I WILL MAKE…
4) It’s 17:55, I’m sure that Tom WON’T COME in
time. / …Tom WILL NOT COME…
5) Who WILL DRIVE on your way home?
6) DOES Sheila BRUSH her teeth in the
morning?

8. SHALL
 En ocasiones se utiliza SHALL en vez de WILL.
 SHALL se utiliza normalmente en las mismas
ocasiones que WILL.
 En ocasiones se utiliza para sugerir algo:
Shall I open the window?
Shall I help you with your homework?
 SHALL únicamente se utiliza con la 1ª persona,
singular y plural: I y WE.
We shall go out next Saturday.
 La forma negativa de SHALL es SHAN’T.

9. SHALL
 Exercise. Make sentences. Use
SHALL/SHAN’T when possible. Otherwise
use WILL
1) We / come back / in time.
2) I think / he / not / work / much longer.
3) / I / switch on the TV?
4) They / understand / the situation.
5) We / not / stay / more than two days.
6) You / go / to sleep / early.

10. SHALL
 Exercise. Make sentences. Use
SHALL/SHAN’T when possible. Otherwise
use WILL
1) We SHALL come back in time.
2) I think he WILL NOT / WON’T work much
longer.
3) SHALL I switch on the TV?
4) They WILL understand the situation.
5) We SHALL NOT / SHAN’T stay more than two
days.
6) You WILL go to sleep early.

11. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(FUTURE)
El presente continuo se utiliza cuando
hemos decidido y concretado alguna
acción para el futuro.
I’m flying to Berlin next week
They’re visiting us tomorrow
El presente continuo también se utiliza
para acciones que se van a realizar
enseguida.
Wait a second, I’m coming!

12. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(FUTURE)
 Exercise. Put the more suitable form, present
simple, present continuous or will.
1) The sky is grey, it _______ (go) to rain.
2) Although the sky is blue, I think it _____ (rain).
3) It always _____ (rain) a lot in April.
4) Tom ____ (travel) to Russia tomorrow. His
plain ____ (leave) at 10:00, so I think I ____
(go) with him to the airport.
5) I’m tired, so I ____ (go) to bed right now.
6) What _______ (you/do) tonight?

13. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(FUTURE)
 Exercise. Put the more suitable form, present
simple, present continuous or will.
1) The sky is grey, it IS GOING to rain.
2) Although the sky is blue, I think it WILL RAIN.
3) It always RAINS a lot in April.
4) Tom IS TRAVELLING to Russia tomorrow. His
plain LEAVES at 10:00, so I think I WILL GO
with him to the airport.
5) I’m tired, so I AM GOING to bed right now.
6) What ARE YOU DOING tonight?

14. I’M GOING TO…(FUTURE)
Utilizamos ‘I’M GOING TO + INFINITIVE’
tal y como utilizamos el presente continuo
para el futuro.
El presente continuo es usado mayormente
en inglés hablado.
I’m travelling across Europe in holidays.
I’m going to travel across Europe in holidays.

15. I’M GOING TO…(FUTURE)
Estructura:
 Subject + am/are/is + going to + infinitive
We’re going to watch a movie to the cinema.
I’m going to… se utiliza cuando hemos
decidido realizar alguna acción.
También para expresar que algo vá a pasar
en el futuro:
I don’t feel good, I’m going to be sick.

16. I’M GOING TO…(FUTURE)
Exercise. Make sentences with ‘going to’
and the appropriate verb from the box.
tidy;
play;
buy;
give up;
complain
1) Tom and I ______ tennis this afternoon.
2) This food is awful. I ________ to the waiter.
3) I’ve worked too long in the same place, so I
________ my job.
4) He _______ his room. It was really dirty!
5) Susan and I _______ a new TV.

17. I’M GOING TO…(FUTURE)
Exercise. Make sentences with ‘going to’
and the appropriate verb from the box.
1) Tom and I ARE GOING TO PLAY tennis this
afternoon.
2) This food is awful. I’M/AM GOING TO
COMPLAIN to the waiter.
3) I’ve worked too long in the same place, so I’M/AM
GOING TO GIVE UP my job.
4) He’S/IS GOING TO TIDY his room. It was really
dirty!
5) Susan and I ARE GOING TO BUY a new TV.

18. Thank you for your attention!