There is NOT just one future tense

in English.
How to express the
future then?
1. With the modal WILL. (Future Simple)
There are several ways to express
the future. Lets see two of those
ways.
2. With BE GOING TO.
FUTURE SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + WILL + base form of verb
Your brother WILL become famous soon.
Will = ll
Your brotherll become famous soon.
FUTURE SIMPLE
NEGATIVE:

Subject + WILL + NOT + base form of verb
My friend WILL NOT marry that man.
WILL + NOT = WONT
My friend wont marry that man.
FUTURE SIMPLE
INTERROGATIVE:

WILL+Subj.+ base form of verb ?
WILL IT rain tomorrow ?
Short answers
Yes, it will.
No, it wont.
Future Simple
We use the modal WILL + the base form of
the main verb for:
1. Predictions.
You will get married
and have 10 children!
2. Quick decisions.
Ill have another cup
of coffee, please!

3. Promises.
Ok! Ill call you
tomorrow.

I WILL (ll) call
You WILL (ll) call
He / She WILL (ll) call
We WILL (ll) call
You WILL (ll) call
They WILL (ll) call

GOING TO
I am (Im)
You are (Youre)
He is (Hes)
She is (Shes)
It is (Its)
We are (Were)
You are (Youre)
They are (Theyre)



going to


(base form
of verb =
Infinitive
without
to)
AFFIRMATIVE:
GOING TO


I am not (Im not)
You are not (You arent)
He is not(He isnt)
She is not (She isnt)
It is not (It isnt)
We are not (We arent)
You are not (You arent)
They are not (They arent)



going to


(base form
of verb =
Infinitive
without
to)
NEGATIVE:
GOING TO
I
you
he /she /it
we/you/they

going to

Base ?
INTERROGATIVE:
Am
Is
Are
Short answers
Yes, + Subject pronoun + am / is / are.
No, + Subject pronoun + isnt / arent.
*(Note: No, Im not).
BE GOING TO
We use BE GOING TO + the base form of
the main verb for:
1. Plans / Intentions.
I am going to practise hard
to become a rock star!
2. Predictions based on clear signs.
Look at those clouds!
It is going to rain!

I am going to + V
You are going to + V
He / She is going to + V
We are going to + V
You are going to + V
They are going to + V

REMEMBER!
PREDICTIONS

QUICK DECISIONS

PROMISES
PLANS /
INTENTIONS

PREDICTIONS
BASED ON
CLEAR SIGNS
WILL + V BE GOING TO + V
WILL WITH BE
When the main verb is BE, we can use
the simple future tense even if we have a
firm plan or decision before speaking.
Examples:

I'll be in London tomorrow.
I'm going shopping. I won't be very long.
Will you be at work tomorrow?

PRACTISE!
Choose the right way to express the future in
the following situations.
SITUATION 1 SITUATION 2 SITUATION 3
Youre thirsty,
arent you? I (get)
you a glass of
water.
Oh no! He really
(paint) the room that
colour?
ANSWER

I WILL (ll) get you
a glass of water.
(QUICK DECISION)
ANSWER

IS he really GOING TO paint
the room that colour?
(INTENTION)
ANSWER

We WILL not (wont) be back late.
(PROMISE)
The film finishes at 10 p.m.
We (not be) back late.
The film finishes at 10
p.m.
ANSWER

In Scotland it WILL rain
tomorrow. In the south of
England it WILL be sunny.
(PREDICTION)
SITUATION 4 SITUATION 5
ANSWER

I WILL (ll) call the doctor.
(QUICK DECISION)
Youre not well.
I (call) the doctor.
In Scotland it (rain)
tomorrow. In the
south of England it
(be) sunny.
SITUATION 6
Ketchup or
mayonnaise?
I (have) mayonnaise,
please.
ANSWER

I WILL (ll) have mayonnaise,
please.
(QUICK DECISION)
Will / Be Going to
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write)___________ a letter to my friends back home
in Texas.

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I (get)_________ you a cup of coffee. That will
wake you up.

3. A: I can't hear the television!
B: I (turn) __________ it up so you can hear it.

4. We are so excited about our trip next month to
France. We (visit) ___________Paris and Nice.
Am going to write
ll turn
are going to visit
ll get
Am going to write
ll get
ll turn
Am going to write
ll get
5. A: It is so hot in here!
B: I (turn)________ the air conditioning on.

6. I think he (be)_________ the next
President of the United States.
7. I am ___________to work in ten minutes.
8. I guess I ____________stay home
tonight.
9. I________be in Texas next week.
ll turn
will be
going to
will
will