Grammar

Will and going to

Zero conditional

Simple future tense

Definition :
Simple future tense expresses actions or

states in the future

Examples :

I'll be in London tomorrow.

How do we make the Simple

Future Tense?
Subject + auxiliary verb WILL +main verb

subject

auxiliar main
y verb verb

positive

will

Negative

will not

Question Will

they

object

open

the door

do

all the
housework
myself.

arrive on time ?

I think I will have a holiday in

Rome next year.

1. We use "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action.

ex :
- I will send you the information when I get it.
- I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read
it.
- A: The phone is ringing.
B: I'll get it.

2. We use "Will" to Express a Promise.

- I will call you when I arrive.
- Don't worry, I'll be careful.

3. We use "Will" to Express a Prediction.

- The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
- Mrs. Hallary Clinton will be the next President.
- It will rain tomorrow.

1. When you will arrive tonight, we will go out

Not Correct

for dinner.
2. When you arrive tonight, we will go out for
dinner.
correct

BE GOING TO

We use BE GOING TO to describe plans, intentions,

and things we have decided to do.
Ex :
- Im going to visit my grandmother tomorrow.
- Im going to buy a new dress.

We use BE GOING TO to describe things we

can see or feel will definitely happen in the

future.

3-1 up with five minutes to play,

Chelsea are going to win.

Oh, its too

dark. Its going
to rain right
now.

Affirmative

Im going to sell my car

negative

She isnt going to buy a

new dress
Are you going to have a
baby in 2016 ?
Yes, we are.
No, we arent.

Interrogative

Zero conditional

Examples
If people eat too much, they get fat.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
People die if they don't eat.
You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.
Snakes bite if they are scared
If babies are hungry, they cry

could, may, might

Could
Could expresses ability in the past.

- He could swim when he was 10.

Future possibility
- I think we could have another Gulf War.
Asking for permission.
- Could I borrow your dictionary?
Request
- Could you say it again more slowly?
Suggestion
- We could try to fix it ourselves.

May
May is used to express future possibility

- China may become a major economic power.

Asking for permission
- May I have another cup of coffee?

Might
Might expresses present possibility

- We'd better phone tomorrow, they might be

eating their dinner now.
Future possibility
- They might give us a 10% discount.

May not and might not

MAY NOT and MIGHT NOT : Dng ph nh

mt iu g c kh nng xy ra.
Daisy may not get the tickets.
Terry might not be in the office.
I mightnt finish the homework tomorrow. (It is possible
that I will not finish it.)

Exercises
1. If you don't put so much sugar in your coffee,
you ________ so much weight!
a. won't put on
b. don't put on
2. You'll pay higher insurance if you ________ a
sports car.
a.will buy
b.buy

3. If a deer ________ into your garden, it ________

all your plants.

a. will get / eats
b. gets / will eat
4. You ________ better if you turn on the lamp.
a. will see
b. are able to see
5. If we don't protect the elephant, it ________
extinct.
a. will become
b. becomes
6. You won't pass the course if you ________.
a. don't study
b. won't study

7. You ________ heart disease if you eat too

much meat.
a. get
b. will get
8. She ________ completely different if she
cuts her hair.
a. looks
b. will look
9. If you ________ an apple every day, you'll
be very healthy.
a. eat
b. will eat