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
a) WILL + INFINITIVE : for a decision taken at the moment of speaking, an action that
doesnt depend on your will.
Ex: Tom: Oh, lord .Ive got a terrible headache.
YOU: Ill get you an aspirin.
Ex: If she rings, Ill talk to her.

b) GOING TO + INFINITIVE: is generally used to express people s intention ( after taking a
decision or making some arrangements.
EX: Ive got it all sorted for tomorrow: first Im going to play tennis with Paul and
then Im going to meet Andr.

c) THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS: is used to express an arrangement already made
EX : Ann is taking up medicine in the next 5 years.

d) WILL BE + IN : 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 Ill be flying to Capri. Ive booked this holiday a month ago.

e) 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.
Worksheet
Name: _____________________________________
Level: ______________ Class: __________________
Date: _______________________________________




Lets 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. Im 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 ,its 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 visitwill be-- starts--
will see-- will tell -- get