You are on page 1of 5

Complete the sentences with a suitable way to express the future.

1. Its starting to rain. Dont worry. I ___________(lend) you an umbrella.


2. How many newspapers did you buy? Im not sure. I __________ (count) them.
3. What time does the flm start tomorrow? I think it __________ (start) at 9.00.
4.Have you decided what you want to be in the future? Yes, I __________ (be) a sales
representative.
5.Theres no butter in the fridge. Really? I __________ (get) some tomorrow.
6.Have you ever been to New York? No, but I __________(go) next summer holiday with
Sue.
7.Peter borrowed your bicycle. What? I __________(kill) him.
8.What__________ (you/wear) To Grants party tonight? I __________(decide) later.
9.What time should we go to the railway station? We __________ (leave) about 7.00.
10.What __________(you/do) tonight? I __________ (stay) at home.
11.They __________(spend) the weekend at Peters.
12.I__________ (listen) to some music this afternoon.
13.I think she __________ (buy) that black sweater.
14.I __________(go) shopping. Would you like to come with me?
15.We __________(go) to a concert this weekend. I think it __________(be) great.
Will + infnitive without to

We use will + infnitive without to:

To make a prediction about the distant, uncertain future.


Hell become a great engineer.
To ofer our help to somebody or to make a promise.
We'll help you with your homework.
Ill do my best, I promise.
To make a decision at the time of speaking.
Ill answer your message tonight.
To make a request
Will you lend me your laptop?
With will, we often use I think, I believe, I hope, I promise and I know.

To be going to + infnitive without to

We use to be going to to express:

An intention.
Were going to buy a new car.
A prediction based on something we can observe.
Its warmer today. Its going to rain.

Present Continuous

We use the present continuous with a future meaning:

To talk about personal arrangements for the future.


Im having a school party this Saturday night

Complete the sentences with a suitable way to express the future.

1. Its starting to rain. Dont worry. I ___________(lend) you an umbrella.


2. How many newspapers did you buy? Im not sure. I __________ (count) them.
3. What time does the flm start tomorrow? I think it __________ (start) at 9.00.
4.Have you decided what you want to be in the future? Yes, I __________ (be) a sales
representative.
5.Theres no butter in the fridge. Really? I __________ (get) some tomorrow.
6.Have you ever been to New York? No, but I __________(go) next summer holiday with
Sue.
7.Peter borrowed your bicycle. What? I __________(kill) him.
8.What__________ (you/wear) To Grants party tonight? I __________(decide) later.
9.What time should we go to the railway station? We __________ (leave) about 7.00.
10.What __________(you/do) tonight? I __________ (stay) at home.
11.They __________(spend) the weekend at Peters.
12.I__________ (listen) to some music this afternoon.
13.I think she __________ (buy) that black sweater.
14.I __________(go) shopping. Would you like to come with me?
15.We __________(go) to a concert this weekend. I think it __________(be) great.
Will + infnitive without to

We use will + infnitive without to:

To make a prediction about the distant, uncertain future.


Hell become a great engineer.
To ofer our help to somebody or to make a promise.
We'll help you with your homework.
Ill do my best, I promise.
To make a decision at the time of speaking.
Ill answer your message tonight.
To make a request
Will you lend me your laptop?
With will, we often use I think, I believe, I hope, I promise and I know.

To be going to + infnitive without to

We use to be going to to express:

An intention.
Were going to buy a new car.
A prediction based on something we can observe.
Its warmer today. Its going to rain.

Present Continuous

We use the present continuous with a future meaning:

To talk about personal arrangements for the future.


Im having a school party this Saturday night

Will + infnitive without to

We use will + infnitive without to:

To make a prediction about the distant, uncertain future.


Hell become a great engineer.
To ofer our help to somebody or to make a promise.
We'll help you with your homework.
Ill do my best, I promise.
To make a decision at the time of speaking.
Ill answer your message tonight.
To make a request
Will you lend me your laptop?
With will, we often use I think, I believe, I hope, I promise and
I know.

To be going to + infnitive without to

We use to be going to to express:

An intention.
Were going to buy a new car.
A prediction based on something we can observe.
Its warmer today. Its going to rain.

Present Continuous

We use the present continuous with a future meaning:

To talk about personal arrangements for the future.


Im having a school party this Saturday night

Complete the sentences with a suitable way to express the


future.

1. Its starting to rain. Dont worry. I ___________(lend) you an


umbrella.
2. How many newspapers did you buy? Im not sure. I
__________ (count) them.
3. What time does the flm start tomorrow? I think it
__________ (start) at 9.00.
4.Have you decided what you want to be in the future? Yes, I
__________ (be) a sales representative.
5.Theres no butter in the fridge. Really? I __________ (get)
some tomorrow.
6.Have you ever been to New York? No, but I __________(go)
next summer holiday with Sue.
7.Peter borrowed your bicycle. What? I __________(kill) him.
8.What__________ (you/wear) To Grants party tonight? I
__________(decide) later.
9.What time should we go to the railway station? We
__________ (leave) about 7.00.
10.What __________(you/do) tonight? I __________ (stay) at
home.
11.They __________(spend) the weekend at Peters.
12.I__________ (listen) to some music this afternoon.
13.I think she __________ (buy) that black sweater.
14.I __________(go) shopping. Would you like to come with me?
15.We __________(go) to a concert this weekend. I think it
__________(be) great.
Answer Key

1. Ill lend
2. Ill count
3. Will start
4. Im going to be
5. Ill get
6. Im going
7. Ill kill
8. are you going to wear; Ill decide
9. are going to leave
10. are you doing; Im staying
11. are you going to spend
12. Im going to listen
13. will buy
14. Im going to listen
15. are going; will be

You might also like