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Future Tense
Future Tense
Mark: Teacher:
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 )
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-visitwill be-starts-- will see-- will tell -- get
am going to