FUTURE TENSE

prepared by
Sesilia Pramita
Who is the President of the United States?
Donald Trump, ….

he will be the President of the

United States (POTUS) until
2021.
 instant decision
Mom : Are you hungry?
Son : Yes, mom.
Mom : I will make you a sandwich.
promises / voluntary actions
Dilan : Okay, bye for now.
Milea : Bye.
Dilan : I will call you tomorrow, Milea.
 PATTERN
I will make you a sandwich.
I will call you tomorrow.

S + will (not) + V1
Me : I don’t have money.
Can I borrow some?
You : I will not lend you my money.
You never pay me back.
↓
will not

won’t
 elementary

“a friend in need is a friend indeed”

How to play?
1. Find your pair
2. Shuffle the cards
3. Divide the cards equally
4. Match the problem (no “will”) with the solution (will form).
5. If you have a meaningful match (there are more possible
solutions; I’ll check later), set the cards aside.
6. If not, keep in your deck.
7. Let’s play.
8. Say your problem.
9. Your friend will give you the solution.
10. If match, keep and set aside.
11. The winner is the one with the most meaningful matches.
 intermediate

“a friend in need is a friend indeed”

How to play?
1. Find your pair
2. Each of you take a pack of cards
3. Shuffle the cards
4. Put them face down the table
5. Student 1 take and read one card
6. Student 2 take and read one card
7. If you have a meaningful match, set the cards aside
8. If not, put them back at the bottom of the pile
9. There are more possible solutions (I’ll check)
10. READ AND DO IT QUICKLY to make it fun!
 prior plan
Mother : What did you buy?
Father : I bought some wood
because I am going to make
a bookcase for our son.
 evidence available
Ami : It’s dark and cloudy.
Ima : Yes, it is.
Ami : I think it is going to rain soon.
 PATTERN
I am going to make a bookcase.
It is going to rain soon.

S + to be (not) + going to + V1
 conclusion
future plan – I am going to
decided before leave next week.
going to time of speaking
future result from He is going to fall
evidence off his bike.

future willingness I won’t do it.

sudden decision I’ll phone her
will
made at time of now.
speaking
do the following
exercise
Open your book page 54
O Read the grammar focus part
O Do the exercise
O Take the challenge