FUTURE PLAN

A: Have you made any vacation plans?

B: Well, I've decided on one thing - I'm going to go camping.
A: That's great! For how long?
B: I'm going to be away for a week. I only have five days of vacation.
A: So, when are you leaving?
B: I'm not sure. I'll probably leave around the end of May.
A: And where are you going to go?
B: I haven't thought about that yet. I guess I'll go to one of the national parks.
A: That sounds like fun.
B: Yeah. Maybe I'll go hiking and do some fishing.
A: Are you going to rent a camper?
B: I'm not sure. Actually, I probably won't rent a camper - it's too expensive.
A: Are you going to go with anyone?
B: No, I need some time alone. I'm going to travel by myself.
We use different verb forms to talk about our plans for the future – depending
on what kind of plan it is.

will
We use will to talk about plans decided at the moment of speaking.
• I forgot to phone my mum. I’ll do it after dinner. He decides to phone his mum
when she is speaking – she didn’t have a plan.
• I can’t decide what to wear tonight. I know. I’ll wear my black dress.
• There’s no milk in the fridge. I’ll buy some when I go to the shops.
going to
We use going to talk about plans decided before the moment of
speaking.
• I’m going to phone my mum after dinner. I told her I’d call at 8
o’clock. He decided to phone his mum before he speaks – he
already had a plan.
• I’m going to wear my black dress tonight. I need to pick it up from
the cleaners.
• I know there’s no milk. I’m going to get some. It’s on my shopping
list.
present continuous
We can also use the present continuous to talk about future plans.
We usually use it when the plan is an ‘arrangement’ – more than one
person is involved and we know the time and place.
• I’m meeting Jane at 8 o’clock on Saturday.
• We’re having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?
• Are you doing anything interesting this weekend? We often use the
present continuous to ask about people’s future plans.
 1. What are you doing tomorrow?
2. Got any plans for tomorrow?
3. What's your plan for tomorrow?
4. Are you doing anything tomorrow?
5. What's on the cards for tomorrow?
10 Expressions to Use
6. Busy tomorrow?
7. Have you got anything on tomorrow?
8. Have you got anything planned for tomorrow
9. What's happening tomorrow?
10. How's tomorrow looking?
 Simple Future Tense

S + will + V1 + O
It will snow tomorrow.
I will watch television tonight.
Grammar Focus
I will visit my cousin later.

S + to be + going to + V1 + O
I am going to study harder next year.
The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.
 Example:

I will write a letter this evening.

Exercise Rudi : Rudi will write a letter this evening.
Be + going to : Rudi is going to write a letter this evening.
Tomorrow : Rudi is going to write a letter tomorrow.
 I will write a letter this evening.
a. Alice
b. Read a novel
c. Go to the theatre
d. This weekend
e. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson
f. Will take us to the Water World
g. Their children
h. Invite us to dinner
i. The day after tomorrow
j. Be + going to
k. Show us their new house
Future Progressive Tense

He will be sleeping when we arrive.

He will go to sleep at 10:00 tomorrow night. We will arrive around

11:00. The action of sleeping will begin before we arrive, and it will
be in progress at a particular time in the future. His sleep will
probably continue.(at least for a while)
 1. We (watch) the football match when you come back.
2. I don't know what they (do) when we get there.
Exercise 3. I (shop) all day tomorrow.
4. What (do) this time tomorrow?
5. I (not sleep) at midnight. I want to go out tonight.
Future Perfect Tense

I will have already eaten when they arrive.

First I will finish eating. Later they will arrive. My eating will be
completely finished before another time in the future.
 1. Next year Joe (live) in San Francisco for 20 years.
2. My sister (graduate) from the university when you meet her
again.
Exercise 3. Henry and Tina (get married) by the time it's summer.
4. My son (be born) by the time you come back from your trip.
5. I guarantee you he (not find) a job this time next year either.
a. What will you do after this class?
b. What will you do after you finish university?
c. What will you do before you get married?
d. After your children grow up what will you do?
e. Where will you move after you finish university?
f. Where will you be and what will you be doing in 10 years?
g. What is something that will happen in the future that you are looking forward to?
h. How will you change the world?