This document contains a teacher resource for a slideshow presentation on using verbs to express time. It includes 10 sections covering topics like using "be going to", the present progressive, and "will" to express future time. Examples are provided to illustrate how to form sentences in the present, past and future tenses. The document also contains exercises for students to practice forming sentences around given prompts using the correct verb tenses.

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2. CONTENTS
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-4
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-8
10-9
Future time: using be going to
Using the present progressive to express future time
Words used for past time and future time
Using a couple of or a few with ago (past) and in
Using today, tonight, and this + morning, afternoon,...
Future time: using will
Asking questions with will
Verb summary: present, past, and future
Verb summary: forms of be

3. 10-1 FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO
I am going to go
downtown tomorrow.
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4. 10-1 FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO
(a) I am going to go downtown tomorrow.
(b) Javier is going to be at school today.
(c) They are going to come home later.
be going to – expresses future
am
is
+ going + infinitive
are
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5. 10-1 FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO
(d) I’m not going to go downtown tomorrow.
(e) Ann isn’t going to dance at the party.
NEGATIVE: be + not + going to
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6. 10-1 FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO
(f) Are they going to go home at 6 PM?
No, they aren’t.
(g) Is Alex going to be at school tomorrow?
Yes, he is.
(h) What time are you going to play tennis?
Around noon.
QUESTION:
be + subject + going to
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7. 10-1 Let’s Practice
Are you going to
go to work
on Monday?
yes
go to work
Yes, I am
__________.
I’m going to go to
______________
work on Monday
_____________.
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8. 10-1 Let’s Practice
no
watch the news
__________.
No, I’m not
_________________
I’m not going to watch
________________.
the news on TV
Are you going to
watch the news
on TV?
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9. 10-1 Let’s Practice
yes
study English
__________.
Yes, I am
______________
I’m going to study
_____________.
English this year
Are you going to
study English
this year?
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10. 10-2 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS
FUTURE TIME
Sela is leaving at noon tomorrow.
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11. 10-2 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS
FUTURE TIME
(a) Sela is going to leave at noon tomorrow.
(b) Sela is leaving at noon tomorrow.
same meaning
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12. 10-2 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS
FUTURE TIME
(c) They are going to fly to Tokyo tomorrow.
(d) They are flying to Tokyo tomorrow.
same meaning
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13. 10-2 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS
FUTURE TIME
Common Verbs
come
do
drive
fly
go
leave
meet
return
spend
start
stay
take
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14. 10-2 Let’s Practice
They are going to fly
to Ghana on Monday.
They are flying to
Ghana on Monday .
present progressive
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15. 10-2 Let’s Practice
They are going to leave at 9:00
tomorrow.
They are leaving at 9:00 tomorrow.
present progressive
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16. 10-2 Let’s Practice
I am going to meet her at the bus stop.
I am meeting her at the bus stop.
present progressive
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17. 10-3 WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME
It’s going to be a
nice day tomorrow.
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18. 10-3 WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME
PAST
FUTURE
yesterday
tomorrow
It snowed
yesterday.
It’s going to snow
tomorrow.
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19. 10-3 WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME
PAST
FUTURE
yesterday morning
yesterday evening
last night
tomorrow morning
tomorrow evening
tomorrow night
I went to class
last night.
I’m going to go
to class tomorrow
night.
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20. 10-3 WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME
PAST
last week
He went to the
doctor last week.
FUTURE
next week
He’s going to
go to the doctor
next week.
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21. 10-3 WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME
last
PAST
month
year
weekend
spring
She went home
last spring.
FUTURE
month
year
next weekend
spring
She’s going to go
home next spring.
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22. 10-3 WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME
PAST
... minutes ago
... days ago
... weeks ago
... months ago
... years ago
I washed some
of the dishes ten
minutes ago.
FUTURE
in ... minutes (from now)
in ... days (from now)
in ... weeks (from now)
in ... months (from now)
in ... years (from now)
Jay is going to wash the
rest in five minutes.
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23. 10-3 Let’s Practice
We went to school ____ Thursday.
last
yesterday
last
tomorrow
next
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24. 10-3 Let’s Practice
They are going to arrive ________
next
weekend.
yesterday
last
tomorrow
next
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25. 10-3 Let’s Practice
They are going to
play cards ________.
tomorrow
yesterday
last
tomorrow
next
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26. 10-3 Let’s Practice
We went to see a play
yesterday
in New York ________.
yesterday
last
tomorrow
next
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27. 10-4 USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST)
AND IN (FUTURE)
Sam arrived here a
few months ago.
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28. 10-4 USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST)
AND IN (FUTURE)
(a) Ed visited me one (OR a) year ago.
(b) I am going to be there in five minutes.
(c) She went to the doctor four days ago.
numbers with ago and in
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29. 10-4 USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST)
AND IN (FUTURE)
(d) We saw them a couple of months ago.
(e) He’s going to go home in a couple of
months.
a couple of = two
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30. 10-4 USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST)
AND IN (FUTURE)
(f) They visited me a few weeks ago.
(g) She’s going to have a baby in a few weeks.
a few = a small number
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31. 10-4 USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST)
AND IN (FUTURE)
(h) Jim and I are going to get married in two
more days.
I will finish college in a few more years.
in … more
future
time
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32. 10-4 Let’s Practice
ago
in
a couple of hours
They went swimming
a couple of hours
__________________.
ago
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33. 10-4 Let’s Practice
ago
in
a couple of hours
She is going to go dancing
a couple of hours
in
__________________.
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34. 10-4 Let’s Practice
ago
in
a few minutes
The movie is going to
start _____________.
in a few minutes
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35. 10-4 Let’s Practice
ago
in
six years
They saw each other ___________.
six years ago
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36. 10-5 USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,
AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR
We are studying English
this morning.
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37. 10-5 USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,
AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR
PRESENT
Right now, it’s 1P.M.
We are in our English class.
(a) We are studying English this morning.
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38. 10-5 USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,
AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR
PAST
Right now, it’s 11P.M.
Lee went to the library at 9 P.M.
(b) Lee went to the library this evening.
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39. 10-5 USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,
AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR
FUTURE
Right now, it’s 1 P.M.
The play begins at 7 P.M.
(c) I’m going to go to the play this
evening.
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40. 10-5 USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING,
AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR
PRESENT, PAST, or FUTURE
today
this week
tonight
this weekend
this afternoon this month
this evening
this year
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41. 10-5 Let’s Practice
What did you
do earlier this
year?
visit my
grandmother
I visited my
__________
grandmother
__________
_.
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42. 10-5 Let’s Practice
What is
something
you are doing
this year?
take guitar
lessons
___________
I am taking
___________.
guitar lessons
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43. 10-5 Let’s Practice
What is
something you
are going to do
this year?
graduate from
nursing school
___________
I am going to
graduate from
___________
nursing school
___________.
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44. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
They will arrive at
10:00 tomorrow.
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45. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
STATEMENT
(a) They will arrive at 10:00 tomorrow.
(b) They are going to arrive at 10:00
tomorrow.
same meaning
(basically)
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46. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
STATEMENT
(c) CORRECT: Jane will see a movie.
INCORRECT: Jane will sees a movie.
?
INCORRECT: Jane wills see a movie.
?
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47. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
STATEMENT
(d) CORRECT: Jane will come today.
INCORRECT: Jane will comes today.
?
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48. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
STATEMENT
(e) CORRECT: Jane will eat breakfast.
INCORRECT: Jane will to eat breakfast.?
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49. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
CONTRACTIONS
(f) I will sing.
You will sing.
She will sing.
He will sing.
It will sing.
We will sing.
They will sing.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
I’ll sing.
You’ll sing.
She’ll sing.
He’ll sing.
It’ll sing.
We’ll sing.
They’ll sing.
Will is contracted to ’ll.
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50. 10-6 FUTURE TIME: USING WILL
STATEMENT
(g)
Amy will not be at work tomorrow.
(h) Amy won’t be at work tomorrow.
+
will won’t not
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51. 10-6 Let’s Practice
We aren’t going to watch the game tonight.
will
We ______watch the game tonight.
won’t
(contraction)
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52. 10-6 Let’s Practice
Mr. Brown is sick. He is going to go to
the doctor this afternoon.
will
He___ go to the doctor this afternoon.
’ll
(contraction)
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53. 10-6 Let’s Practice
They are going to have a picnic
tomorrow.
will
They’ll have a picnic tomorrow.
(contraction)
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54. 10-7 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL
Will Tom come home tomorrow?
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55. 10-7 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL
QUESTION
MAIN
WILL + SUBJECT + VERB
(a) Will
Rita
go
tomorrow?
ANSWER
Yes, she will.
No, she won’t.
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56. 10-7 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL
QUESTION
MAIN
WILL + SUBJECT + VERB
(b) Will
they
go
home later ?
ANSWER
Yes, they will.
No, they won’t.
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57. 10-7 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL
QUESTION
(QUESTION
MAIN
WORD) + WILL + SUBJECT + VERB
(c) When
will
they
be in London?
ANSWER
Next weekend.
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58. 10-7 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL
QUESTION
(QUESTION
MAIN
WORD) + WILL + SUBJECT + VERB
(d) What time will
we
go out ?
ANSWER
7:30 P.M.
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59. 10-7 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL
QUESTION
(QUESTION
MAIN
WORD) + WILL + SUBJECT + VERB
(e) Where
will
she
study English?
ANSWER
At college.
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60. 10-7 Let’s Practice
When will you graduate
______________________?
I will graduate
in June.
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61. 10-7 Let’s Practice
Where will you live after college
_____________________________?
I will live in
Buenos Aires
after college.
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62. 10-7 Let’s Practice
Will we go out for lunch
_____________________?
Yes, we will go
out for lunch.
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63. 10-7 Let’s Practice
__________________________?
What time will we go to lunch
We will go to
lunch at 1:30.
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64. 10-8 VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
I eat lunch every day.
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65. 10-8 VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
STATEMENT
I eat lunch
every day.
NEGATIVE
I don’t eat
breakfast.
QUESTION
Do you eat
breakfast?
SIMPLE PRESENT
She eats lunch
every day.
She doesn’t
eat breakfast.
Does she
eat lunch?
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66. 10-8 VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
STATEMENT
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I am eating
lunch right
now.
PRESENT
I’m not
eating chips.
Am I eating
dinner?
She is
eating lunch.
She isn’t
eating chips.
Is she eating
dinner?
They are
eating lunch.
They aren’t
eating chips.
Are we eating
dinner?
PROGRESSIVE
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67. 10-8 VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
STATEMENT
He ate a pear
last night.
SIMPLE PAST
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She didn’t
eat a pear
last night.
Did you eat
a pear last
night?
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68. 10-8 VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
STATEMENT
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I am going
to eat pizza
BE GOING TO
for lunch.
I’m not
going to eat
pizza for
breakfast.
Are you
going to
eat pizza for
lunch?
She is going
to eat soup
for lunch.
They aren’t
going to
eat pizza.
Is he going
to eat soup?
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69. 10-8 VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
STATEMENT
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
They will
WILL
eat tacos
for dinner.
She won’t
eat tacos
for dinner.
Will he eat
tacos for
dinner?
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70. 10-8 Let’s Practice
play
Right now Mr. Kim ________
is playing
with his nephew.
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71. 10-8 Let’s Practice
ride you
_________ to school with Jack every day?
Do you ride
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72. 10-8 Let’s Practice
ride you
__________ to school with
Did you ride
Jack yesterday?
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73. 10-8 Let’s Practice
ride you
_________________ to
Are you going to ride
school with Jack next Friday?
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74. 10-9 VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE
I am from Australia.
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75. 10-9 VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE
STATEMENT
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I am not
from Vietnam.
Am I in the
right place?
Chile.
She isn’t
from Thailand.
Is she from
Korea?
They are
from Austria.
They aren’t
from Belgium.
Are they from
Argentina?
I am from
Australia.
SIMPLE PRESENT
He is from
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76. 10-9 VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE
STATEMENT
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
Mary was in She wasn’t
at school.
Japan.
SIMPLE PAST
Was she at
school?
They were
at school.
They weren’t
at the party.
Were they at
your house?
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77. 10-9 VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE
STATEMENT
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I am going
to be sick.
I’m not going
to be sick.
Am I going
to be sick?
to be mad.
She isn’t going
to be mad.
Is she going
to be mad?
They are
going to be
mad.
They aren’t
going to be
mad.
Are they
going to be
mad?
BE GOING TO
She is going
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78. 10-9 VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE
STATEMENT
She will be
inWILL
class
Friday.
NEGATIVE
He won’t
be in class
Friday.
QUESTION
Will she be
in class
Friday?
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79. 10-9 Let’s Practice
be
are
We ___ at a baseball game right now.
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80. 10-9 Let’s Practice
be not
We _______ at the game last Friday.
were not
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81. 10-9 Let’s Practice
be
Lily and Jan are going to be at
____________
the game next Friday.
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82. 10-9 Let’s Practice
be
___
Will Lily and Jan ___ at the game
be
next Friday?
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