The future tense

To Express intention/ decision or predict what will happen you can use:

1. will future

2. to be+ going to + infinitive

3. the present continuous

4. will be + ing future

5. the present simple

1- The future tenses

will + infinitive : for a decision taken at the moment of speaking,

an action that doesn't depend on your will

Ex: Tom: “Oh, lord .I've got a terrible headache.”

YOU:” I'll get you an aspirin.”

Ex: If she rings, I'll talk to her.

2-GOING TO + INFINITIVE

is generally used to express people `s intention ( after taking a decision or

making some arrangements

EX: “I've got it all sorted for tomorrow: first I'm going to play tennis with Paul and

then I'm going to meet André.”

3-The present continuous

is used to express an arrangement already made

EX : Ann is taking up medicine in the next 5 years.

4-will be + ing :

something will happen because arrangements have been made, so you project

yourself into the future and see yourself doing it sometime next week,

tomorrow…

EX. “ By this time tomorrow I'll be flying to Capri. I've booked this holiday a

month ago. “

5-The present simple

is used to express timetable information

( or after when, before, after, while, as soon as, etc… )

EX: The school bus leaves at 6.18.

Let's exercise:

Complete the conversation. Look at the context and choose the best form of the verb to express the future.

Maria: Hello. Where are you going?

Bob: To my evening class. I'm learning Swedish. And I (speak) ______________ it for real this time next week .I ( go )_________________________________to Sweden for 3 weeks.

I (leave) _________________________ on Friday evening. I (visit) ________

friends there.

Maria: Oh, that (be) __________________________ nice.

Bob : Oh ,it's nearly half past. My lesson (start) _______________________in a minute.

Maria: Well, have a good time. I (see) ____________________________ you next month.

Bob: Thanks. I (tell) ________________________you all about it when I ( get ) _______________ back.

SOLUTIONS:

Will be speaking-- am going-- am going to leave-- am going to visit—will be-- starts-- will see-- will tell -- get

Name: …………………………………….. Date: ……/……/……

Class : ………… Number: ……….. Evaluation: ………….

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