Future Forms

WILL
• Decisions made in the moment of speaking
• Those bags look heavy, I’ll help you carry them.
• I want to make a cake but I don’t have any butter, I’ll go to
the store and buy some.
• My cellphone is very slow, I’ll restart it to see what
happens.
• Offerings, promises
• I’ll help you study for our maths exam.
• Do you promise you’ll send me a postcard and we’ll keep
chatting everyday?
• They’ve promised they’ll wash the dishes and clean the
kitchen.
 WILL
• General Predictions
• In the year 2050 all cars will use water-based fuel to run.
• The next U.S. president will be a Democrat.
• Halloween will be very fun this year.

• Think, bielieve, surely, sure, probably, possibly…etc

• Greg thinks he’ll fail maths this term.
• I’ll surely have a lot of fun on my next vacations
• Mark and Andrea will probably come to visit on the
weekend.
 BE GOING TO
• Intentions (depending only on the speaker)
• Deborah’s going to travel to Japan at the end of the year.
• James and Jesse are going to start a business together.
• Harry’s laptop is not working well, he’s going to buy a
new one next month.
• Decisions taken before hand / before speaking
• Sarah’s already decided she’s going to learn how to drive
next year.
• - Where are you going?
- I’m going to get myself a soda, do you want one?
• Anne and Feddy are going to order a couple of pizzas for
our lunch party tomorrow.
 BE GOING TO
• Predictions based on evidence
• This horse is much faster than all the others, I’m sure it’s
going to win the race.
• Look at that car, it’s going very fast! It is going to crash
against that tree!.
• The plane has lost three of its four engines, it’s going to
make a crash landing.
• This boat is very old and it’s full of holes it’s going to sink if
you take it sailing.
• Peter has been arriving late every day this month, his boss is
going to fire him if he doesn’t arrive on time
• I didn’t study enough for the test and I answered only two of
ten questions. I’m going to fail it.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• To talk about fixed plans or arrangements that include other
people and a specific time.
• Tomorrow afternoon I am having lunch with Josh before he
goes to Europe.
• We are signing the contract with the new investors next Friday.
• I’m picking my wife from work at 7.30 and we are going to the
9 o’clock show of “John Wick 4”.

PRESENT SIMPLE
• To talk about fixed time, schedules or timetables.
• The film starts at 10.30 pm.
• My plane departs tomorrow at 6 am.
• This class finishes at 10.45 pm
 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE MOST
ADEQUATE FUTURE FORM

1) Plans for today: I (learn) _________________

am going to learn how to make a fruit cake.
2) Hold on! I (help) __________________ you with these heavy bags.
will help
is going to have
3) She (have) _________________ a baby in three months.
will buy
4) I think I (buy) ________________ Lucy some BluRay discs for her birthday.
5) “I must leave today.” ”That’s OK. I (take) _________________
will take you to the airport.”
6) will turn
Jason (turn) _________________ thirty next month.
7) is going to throw
Get away! He (throw up) _________________.
8) up will close
I am quite cold. I (close) _________________ the window.
9) If you want, I (explain) ________________
will explain those exercises to you.
will tell
10)If she does your homework, I (tell) ________________ the teacher.
 am going to take the state exam next year.
11)I’ve decided that (take) _________________
is calling
12)I must stay at home. My father (call) _________________ me at 5.30.
are you going to
13)What (you, do) _________________ with all the money you won at the casino?
14)It is getting late do am having
and I (have) _________________ a client at 7.30.
15)If you don't leave now, I (call, deffinitely) will deffinitely call the police.
_________________
16)I (arrive, possibly) will possibly arrive late.
_________________
am going to buy a new one.
17)My car is very old, which is why I (buy) _________________
will send
18)As soon as I arrive home, I (send) _________________ you a text.
am going to
19)I (clean) _________________ and shine all my shoes these weekend.
clean will probably get married next year.
20)We (get, probably) _________________
is going to study
21)Tammy is sure of her choice, she _____________________ (study) Law in Oxford.
will help
22)I promise I _____________________ (help) you wash the dishes later.
are you doing
23)What _____________________ (do) this evening? Fancy going to a party?
will be
24)SENAMHI predicts that this year _____________________ (be) colder than the last.
 is going to jump
25)Look at that man! He_____________________ (jump) off that roof!
26)Nick and Laura _____________________
are going (go) to the beach early morning tomorrow.
won’t find
27)Hurry up or we _____________________ (find, not) tickets for the film!
28)– We’re out of shampoo.
will buy
- OK. I _____________________ (buy) some next time I go shopping.
29)Ursula _____________________
Is leaving (leave) for New York tomorrow at noon and we
_____________________
are going (go) to see her off at the airport.
isn’t going to participate (participate, not) in his school’s
30)Jason thinks he _______________________
athletic competition but he’s not sure.
31)Amanda says she _____________________
is going to (accept) Mario’s proposal and go work
with him. accept
32)Victor _____________________
is going to bring (bring) the snacks for the party tonighgt.
33)I _____________________
will expel (expel) you from the class if you keep misbehaving.
won’t believe
34)Samantha says she _____________________ (believe, not) Roy’s offer to drive us
to the concert until she sees him parked outside her house.
Is graduating
35)Greg _____________________ (graduate) next Saturday but Mark
is not going to
_____________________ (graduate, not) until next summer.
graduate
 is coming
32)Peter _____________________ (come) with us to the theatre tonight.
will surely pass
33)Sofia is practicing for her driving test everyday. She _____________________
(pass, surely) it.
are going to host
34)Daniella and Veronica have said they _____________________ (host) Rodrgio’s
son birthday party.
35)I’m too tired to do these exercises today. I _____________________
will finish (finish)
doing them tomorrow.
36)– We’re out of fruit.
am going to buy
- I know, I _____________________ (buy) some later. It’s in the shopping list.
are you going to do (do) when you leave university?
37.- What _____________________
- I want to go back to London"
will lose
38)If the plane gets in late I _____________________ (lose) my train connection.
39)It's half past eight and it takes twenty minutes to get to the station. My train
am going to be
leaves in fifteen minutes. I _____________________ (be) late.
40)I've had twenty replies to the invitations I sent out, so I know twenty people
are going to come
_____________________ (come).
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS
• To talk about an action that will be in progress some time
in the future.
• At this time tomorrow, Josh will be flying to Europe.
FLYIN
G

NOW THIS TIME TOMORROW

• If everything goes well, in 5 years I will be living in Canada.
LIVING IN
CANADA
5 YEARS FROM NOW
NOW
• If you call her after 12, she won’t answer because she will be
SLEEPING
sleeping with her mobile off.

NOW ANYTIME AFTER 12

 FUTURE PERFECT
• To talk about an action that will be finished before a
sporecific moment in the future.
• By the time we arrive the film will have started already.
FILM STARTS
NOW WE ARRIVE

• Repairs to the house will have been completed ny next

Sunday.
REPAIRS
COMPLETED
NOW NEXT SUNDAY

• Nick estimates that by next Mach, all his debts will have
been paid. DEBTS PAID
NOW NEXT MARCH
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW WITH THE
CORRECT FUTURE FORM OF THE VERBS IN
PARENTHESESES.
1. I __________________
AM GOING TO (see) the new play this evening.
2. SueSEE IS COMING
__________________ (come) to visit us tomorrow.
3. What _____AREyou _____________
DOING (do) on the weekend? I
__________________
AM GOING (go) camping with some friends.
4. What _____
ARE you _____________
GOING TO DO(do) about your dad’s car?
Mmmm… I __________________
WILL REPAIR (repair) it before he notices.
WILL TAKE
5. Does your back hurt too much? I __________________ (take) you
to hospital right now!
WILL TURN
6. The room’s too dark, I __________________ (turn) on the lights.
7. Claire __________________
IS GOING TO
IS GIVING (give) a party on Saturday.
8. What time IS your flight ___________
_______
GIVE LEAVING (leave) tomorrow?
IS GOING TO GET (get) together with friends to study.
9. Mariana __________________
10. Are you hungry? I __________________
WILL MAKE (make) you something to
eat.
11. Peter IS
__________________
GOING TO (attend) college when he finishes
secondary
ATTENDschool.
 AM GOING TO LEARN (learn) how to design
12. I have decided I _____________________
web pages. It’s a great business opportunity.
13. I __________________
AM MEETING (meet) Claudia for lunch today. Would
you like to join us?
14. Hold on! I  __________________
WILL HELP (help) you change those wires.
15. My wife  __________________
AM HAVING (have) a baby in five months.
16. Henry __________________
IS GOING TO CALL (call) Sara to ask her out. If she says
ARE GOING TO (have) dinner at a French place.
yes, they __________________
HAVE
17. I still don't have a present for Lucy… I know! I WILL BUY
_________________ (buy) her some BluRays.
18. I'm sorry I must leave today. 
WILL TAKE
No problem. I  __________________ (take) you to the airport.
IS WATCHING (watch) after our neighbour’s
19. My daughter __________________
AM GOING TO
kids tomorrow afternoon so I __________________ (invite) some
friends over. INVITE
20. I __________________
AM SEEING (see) the dentist on Wednesday morning.
WILL CLOSE
21. I am quite cold. I  __________________ (close) the window.
IS COMING
22. Henry __________________ (come) from Uganda on Friday.