THE FUTURE

RAFAEL ZAPATA
CRISTIAN ZAPATA
WILFER PATERNINA
 THE FUTURE
WHAT CAN WE USE TO TALK ABOUT THE
FUTURE?
 THE FUTURE
1. WILL/WON’T
2. BE GOING TO
3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE
 WILL
1. INSTANT DECISIONS (decisions made at the
moment of speaking i.e. in a restaurant)
2. PROMISES
3. THREATS
4. OFFERS (remember in the question form we
use SHALL)
5. GENERAL PREDICTIONS (often used with “I
think”
FUTURO CON WILL

USES:

1 Se usa para hacer predicciones:

I think it will rain tomorrow (Creo que lloverá mañana)

2 También se usa para expresar decisiones espontáneas:

I think I’ll go with you to the concert (Creo que iré contigo al
concierto)

3 Y para ofrecer o pedir ayuda:

Will you drive me home, please? (¿Me llevas a casa en coche, por
favor?)
 GOING TO
1. INTENTIONS – PLANS
2. PREDICTIONS WITH EVIDENCE.

The difference between WILL and BE GOING TO

for predictions is that WILL is general,
whereas GOING TO shows something in the
present which makes the future actions more
certain.
FUTURO CERCANO

USES:

1 Se utiliza para hablar de acciones próximas en el tiempo basada

en una evidencia presente:

Look! She’s going to fall! (¡Mira! ¡Se va a caer!)

2 También para hablar de planes generales:

I’m going to buy some clothes now. Will you come with us?
(Voy a comprarme ropa ahora. ¿Vienes con nosotros?)
 REMEMBER
In the response you can answer however you
want depending on what you wish to convey.

“I don’t know. I think I will go to visit my friends”

(decided now)
“I am going to visit my friends” intention
“I am visiting my friends” plan
GOING TO
WILL
We can see the future in the
We think or believe things about
present. We see things coming.
the future.
There is present evidence.

Look out! You are going to Do not give him your watch. He’ll
break that glass! (I can see it break it. (I think, because I know
now) him
 WILL
GOING TO We are making the decision at
Decisions are already made the moment of speaking. It’s an
when we speak. instant decision.

You have a lot of emails to You have an email from John.

answer. I know, I’m going to Ok, I’ll answer it.
answer them tonight.
Choose the best form.

Mary is going to / will

have a baby.
Mary is going to have a baby.
Choose the best form.

Perhaps we are going to/

will meet again one day.
Perhaps we will meet
again one day.
Choose the best form.

Be careful, or you are going

to / will fall.
Be careful, or you will fall
Choose the best form.

Look. Andy is going to /

will fall off his bike.
Look. Andy is going to
fall off his bike.
Choose the best form.

I think you are going to /

will love Scotland.
I think you will love
Scotland.
Choose the best form.

I’ve decided I am going to

/ will stop smoking.
I’ve decided I am going to
stop smoking.