Future tenses time expressions
          Past                   Future
 Yesterday               Tomorrow
 Yesterday morning,      Tomorrow morning,
 afternoon, evening.     afternoon, evening.
 Last night              Tomorrow night
 Last week, last (day    Next week, next (day
 of the week), month,    of the week), month,
 spring, summer, fall,   spring, summer, fall,
 winter, year, etc.      winter, year, etc.
 …. ago                  In ….
3 ways to express future actions
   Simple future: Will + verb in simple
    form

   Future intention: Be going to + verb in
    simple form

   Present progressive: To be + -ing
When to use each one?
                                         Present
                    Will   Be going to
                                          prog.
Predictions about
                    YES       YES
the future
Previous plans                YES         YES

Sudden decisions    YES
In this presentation:
   We are going to cover the structure of
    the simple future (will) and the future
    intention (be going to).
Will: Affirmative
                          Verb in
    Subject      Will
                        simple form
        I        will       play
      You        will      study
   He, She, It   will      work
      We         will       eat
      You        will        try
     They        will      cook

    What will you do tomorrow?
Will: Negative
                               Verb in
   Subject      Will   Not
                             simple form
       I        will   not       play
     You        will   not      study
  He, She, It   will   not      work
     We         will   not       eat
     You        will   not        try
    They        will   not      cook

           Will not = Won’t
Will: Questions
                          Verb in
   Will   Subject
                        simple form
   Will        I            play?
   Will      you           study?
   Will   he, she, it      work?
   Will       we            eat?
   Will      you             try?
   Will     they           cook?
            Yes, I will
            No, I won´t
Be going to: Affirmative
 Subject    to be   going   infinitive
     I       am     going     to play
   You       are    going    to study
He, She, It   is    going     to work
   We        are    going      to eat
   You       are    going      to try
  They       are    going    to cook

        What are you going to do
              tomorrow?
Be going to: Negative

Subj. to be not   going   infinitive
   I
 You                       to play
 He                       to study
       am
She                        to work
        is  not   going
  It                        to eat
       are
 We                         to try
 You                      to cook
They
Be going to: Yes/No questions
 To be Subj.   going   infinitive    ?
         I
        you               to play?
        he               to study?
  Am
        she               to work?
   Is          going
         it                to eat?
  Are
        we                 to try?
        you              to cook?
       they

                        No, he isn’t
   :   Yes, he is
       Yes, we are      No, we aren’t
Be going to: Information questions
Question To
             Subj.   going   infinitive ?
 word    be
               I
              you              to play?
 What         he              to study?
         am
 Where        she              to work?
          is         going
 When          it               to eat?
         are
  Why         we                to try?
              you             to cook?
             they

Future tenses: Simple future vs. Future intention

  • 1.
    Future tenses timeexpressions Past Future Yesterday Tomorrow Yesterday morning, Tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening. afternoon, evening. Last night Tomorrow night Last week, last (day Next week, next (day of the week), month, of the week), month, spring, summer, fall, spring, summer, fall, winter, year, etc. winter, year, etc. …. ago In ….
  • 2.
    3 ways toexpress future actions  Simple future: Will + verb in simple form  Future intention: Be going to + verb in simple form  Present progressive: To be + -ing
  • 3.
    When to useeach one? Present Will Be going to prog. Predictions about YES YES the future Previous plans YES YES Sudden decisions YES
  • 4.
    In this presentation:  We are going to cover the structure of the simple future (will) and the future intention (be going to).
  • 5.
    Will: Affirmative Verb in Subject Will simple form I will play You will study He, She, It will work We will eat You will try They will cook What will you do tomorrow?
  • 6.
    Will: Negative Verb in Subject Will Not simple form I will not play You will not study He, She, It will not work We will not eat You will not try They will not cook Will not = Won’t
  • 7.
    Will: Questions Verb in Will Subject simple form Will I play? Will you study? Will he, she, it work? Will we eat? Will you try? Will they cook? Yes, I will No, I won´t
  • 8.
    Be going to:Affirmative Subject to be going infinitive I am going to play You are going to study He, She, It is going to work We are going to eat You are going to try They are going to cook What are you going to do tomorrow?
  • 9.
    Be going to:Negative Subj. to be not going infinitive I You to play He to study am She to work is not going It to eat are We to try You to cook They
  • 10.
    Be going to:Yes/No questions To be Subj. going infinitive ? I you to play? he to study? Am she to work? Is going it to eat? Are we to try? you to cook? they No, he isn’t : Yes, he is Yes, we are No, we aren’t
  • 11.
    Be going to:Information questions Question To Subj. going infinitive ? word be I you to play? What he to study? am Where she to work? is going When it to eat? are Why we to try? you to cook? they