Future Tense is tense which is used to

express an action / activity that will be

done in the future. It means that this
activity has not been done now.
Will or be going to is used to express future
time.
In speech, going to is often pronounced
“gonna”
The uses of future tense
A. To express a PREDICTION – either WILL or BE
GOING TO is used:
Example:
1. According to the weather report, it will rain
tomorrow.
2. According to the weather report, it is going to
rain tomorrow.
2. Be carefull! You’ll hurt yourself.
3. Watch out! You’re going to hurt yourself.
B. To express a PRIOR PLAN (activity that has been
decided or arranged to do) – only BE GOING
TO is used:
example:
1. A: Why did you buy this paint?
B: I’m going to paint my bedroom
tomorrow.
2. I talked to Bob yesterday. He is tired of taking
the bus to work. He’s going to buy a car. That’s
what he told me.
C. To express WILLINGNESS – only WILL is used:
Example:
1. A: The phone is ringing.
B: I’ll get it.
2. A: I don’t understand this problem.
B: Ask your teacher about it. She’ll help you.

NB: We use will when we decide to do something at

the time of speaking. The speaker has not decided
before.
We often use ‘will’ in these situations:
1. Offering to do something
Ex: That bag looks heavy, I’ll help you with it.
2. Agreeing to do something
Ex: A: You know that book I lent you. Can I have it back if
you have finished with it?
B: Of course. I’ll give it to you this afternoon.
3. Promising to do something
Ex: Thanks for lending me the money. I’ll pay you back on
Friday.
4. Asking somebody to do something (Will you....?)
Ex: Will you please be quiet? I’m trying to concentrate.
Will you shut the door, please?
The use of shall
Shall is used mostly in the questions Shall I....? Or
Shall we.......?
We use shall I.....? Or shall we.....? to ask somebody’s
opinion (especially in offers or suggestions)
Examples:
1. Shall I open the window?
2. I’ve got no money. What shall I do?
3. “Shall we go? Just a minute. I’m not ready yet.”
4. Where shall we go this evening?
 THE PATTERN
A. Positive sentence
S + will + V1 + (O) + (Adverb of time)
S + Tobe + Going + To + V1 + (O) + (Averb of time)
S + Will + Be + Complement.
S + Tobe + Going + To + Be + Complement.
Example:
1. I am going to go to Surabaya next weekend.
2. She will translate this letter for you.
3. They will be in this office to night.
4. I am going to be a teacher after I graduate from this
programme
B. Negative Sentence
S + will + Not + V1 + (O) + (Adverb of time)
S + Tobe + Not + Going + To + V1 + (O) + (Avd of time)
S + Will + Not + Be + Complement.
S + Tobe + Not + Going + To + Be + Complement.
Example:
1. She will not come to your party if you don’t invite her.
2. Ann is not going to attend the meeting in Jakarta next
week.
3. I am not going to be here next week.
4. They will not be in Jakarta tomorrow.
C. Interogative Sentence
Will + S + V1 + (O) + (Adverb of time) ?
Tobe + S + Going + To + V1 + (O) + (Averb of time) ?
Will + S + Be + Complement ?
Tobe + S + Going + To + Be + Complement ?
Example:
1. Are you going to marry her next month?
2. In your prediction, will she come late?
3. Will you be here tomorrow morning?
4. Is she going to be better soon?
 Expressing the future in time clauses
Example:
Bob will come soon.
When Bob comes, we will see him.
We will see Bob when he comes.

“When Bob comes” is a time clause.

Will or be going to is not used in a time clause.
The meaning of the clause is future, but the
simple present tense is used.
A time clause begins with such words as when, before,
after, as soon as, until and includes a subject and a
verb. The time clause can come either at the beginning
of the sentence or in the second part of the sentence:
When he comes, we’ll see him.
Or:
We’ll see him when he comes.
Other examples:
1. Linda is going to leave soon. Before she leaves, she is
going to finish her work.
2. I will get home at 5.30. After I get home, I will eat
dinner.
3. The taxi will arive soon. As soon as it arrives, we’ll
leave for the airport.
4. They are going to come soon. I’ll wait here until they
come.
Adverb of time
 Tomorrow, tomorrow morning, tomorrow
afternoon, tomorrow night.
 Next....., such as: next Sunday, next week, next
month, etc.
 Soon
 later
 Exercise
1. A: Do you want to go shopping with me? I (go).........to the
shopping mall downtown.
B: Sure. What time do you want to leave?
2. A: It’s cold in here.
B: I agree. I (turn).................the heater on.
A: That’s a good idea.
3. A: What do you want to be when you grow up?
B: I (tobe)......................an astronaut.
4. Peter is going to leave in half an hour. He (finish)........ all
of his work before he (leave)..........
5. Gary will come soon. I (wait)...........here until he
(come)............
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