Unit 3 - Future Tenses

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Unit 3 – future tenses

There are a number of different ways


to talk about the future in English.
Let’s look at:
1. How we use will for the future.
2. How we use going to for the future.
3. How we use the present continuous for the future.
4. How we use the present simple for the future.
5. How we make sentences with will and going to.

When do we use them?

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Function: When do we use them?
I’m meeting Tim at 6.30pm tonight to I can’t tonight. I think my cousin is going to
go to the Tin Tin Band concert. I can’t come over to talk about homework. I’m so
wait! It starts at 8pm, but we want to jealous! I’ve decided I’m going to watch
get there early. Do you want to come? more live music next year. I think I’ll have
I’ll buy your ticket! more free time.

will going to
for intentions or things we are
for predictions based on for immediate decisions and for predictions based on
planning (but haven’t organized
personal opinions offers outside information
yet)
I think I’ll have more I’ll buy your ticket! I think my cousin is I’m going to watch more live
free time. going to come music next year.
over…

present continuous present simple Look at the


for organised arrangements for scheduled or timetabled events conversation and
I’m meeting Tim at 6.30pm match the examples in
It starts at 8pm.
tonight. bold to the uses. The
first is done for you.
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Form: How do we make sentences?
will going to

positive positive and negative

I/You/He/She/ come I am (’m)/am not (’m not)


will (’ll) ____________.
It/We/They He/She/It is___________________
(’s)/is not (isn’t) going to come.
negative We/You/They are (’re)/are not (aren’t)
I/You/He/She/ will not (won’t) questions
____________ come.
It/We/They Am
___________ I
questions
Is he/she/it going to come?
I/you/he/she/ we/you/they
Will come? Are ______________
it/we/they
short answers
short answers
will I am.
I/you/he/she/
Yes, ____________.
it/we/they Yes, he/she/it is.
we/you/they are
__________________.
I/you/he/she/
No, will not (won’t).
it/we/they I am not (’m not)
_________________.
Fill in the examples in the No, he/she/it is not (isn’t).
table. Use the verb come in
we/you/they are not (aren’t).
each example.
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Form: How do we make sentences?
will going to
positive positive and negative
I/You/He/She/ I am (’m)/am not (’m not)
will (’ll) come.
It/We/They
He/She/It is (’s)/is not (isn’t) going to come.
negative
We/You/They are (’re)/are not (aren’t)
I/You/He/She/
will not (won’t) come. questions
It/We/They
Am I
questions
Is he/she/it going to come?
I/you/he/she/
Will come? Are we/you/they
it/we/they
short answers short answers

I/you/he/she/ I am.
Yes, will.
it/we/they Yes, he/she/it is.
I/you/he/she/ we/you/they are.
No, will not (won’t).
it/we/they
I am not (’m not).
This is the infinitive of the verb No, he/she/it is not (isn’t).
(without to). we/you/they are not (aren’t).

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Let’s practise!
Practice activities
Complete the gaps with one of the verbs in the box in the correct tense.
Justify your answers.

finish call start not like be rain meet not come

’m (am) going to start ’ll (will) be


1. I……………………………….tennis lessons next year. I think I……………………………………good at it!

’s (is) meeting
2. A: Where is Stella going? B: She………………………………..her friend at the shop in ten minutes, so needs to leave.

finishes ’ll (will) call


3. A: Can we talk later? B: The concert……………………….at 9.30pm, so I………………………..you after.

’m not (am not) coming won’t (will not) like


4. I…………………………………to the theme park tomorrow because I…………………………..it. I’m scared of rides.

’s (is) going to rain


5. My teacher thinks it…………………………………this evening, so the trip might be cancelled.

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