FUTURE Present GOING TO continuous \ \ Planned activities Future plans Predictions already arranged and intentions (Objective, real evidence) wil Unplanned Predictions Promises future, decided (No real Threats atthe moment evidence) Offers of speaking (Shall |.2)BE GOING TO “Intentions and plans for the future “We are going to move to Bristol in the summer.” «An action that is about to happen “Be careful! The dog is going to bite you. “There are lots of black clouds in the sky. It is going to rain.” ”WILL * A prediction “When you grow up, you will get married .” + Promises “Twill never lie to you.” * Offers “Twill help you with your homework.” * A spontaneous decision “This exercise is very difficult. | will do it tomorrow. ” * Far future “In 2150 there won’t be any schools on Earth.”Future tenses Tense Example Meaning eer I'm leaving for London tomorrow. future arrangements continuous I'm going to see him tonight. future arrangements be going to ; ; future prediction les going to rain. present evidence You'll love London.lt’s a wonderful city. |predictions No way. won't go! decisions will Avon’t Don't worry. 'll do the cooking for you. |offers I'll help you with your homework later. [promisesThe future - Complete the three conversations. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple, present continuous, going to or will form. In some cases, more than one answer is possible. Anna: So, what 1. are you doing (you / do) this weekend? It's a three-day weekend and | 2. am not going to spend (not / spend) it at home. Clare: | haven't made any plans, but | know Tom 3. is staying (stay) in his cottage in Wales. Perhaps | 4. ‘llask (ask) him if there is room for us too. Anna: Do you think he 5. will mind (mind)? Clare: | don't think so. As far as | know, he 6. is only taking (only / take) his dog. Anna: Well, I'd certainly be keen. My last class 7. finishes (finish) at 12.30 on Friday, so we could leave after that. Clare: OK. 18. ‘Il gi give) him a call.Nathan: 9. Are you doing (you / do) anything this Friday evening? Louis: Umm... nothing planned. Why? Nathan: We 10. are having / are going to have (have) a barbecue. Would you like to come? Louis: I'd love to... Oh, actually, | can't. | just remembered. My sister 11. is coming (come over) with her new boyfriend. She 12. is going to introduce (introduce) him to me. Nathan: Well, ask them too. Louis: Are you sure? OK, great. We 13. ‘Il bring (bring) some burgers... and some salad or something.Interviewer: What 14. are you doing / are you going to do (you ! do) tomorrow? Doctor: | 15. am going (go) to a village in the mountains with a colleague. We 16. are vaccinating / are going to vaccinate (vaccinate) the children. Interviewer: How 17. are you going to get (you / get) there? Doctor: The village is three hours on foot from the nearest road. We 18. are taking / going to take (take) a bus part of the way. Then we 19. 'll walk / are going to walk (walk) from there. We 20. are getting up / going to get up / will get up (get up) early because the bus 21. leaves (leave) at 5.30 am.Predictions for 2050 1. World population: nine billion The population will have reached nine billion. (reach) 2. Global temperature: 2-3 degrees warmer The temperature will have increased by 2-3 degrees. (increase) 3. Average life expectancy: over 100 years People will be living to over 100 years. (live) 4. Medicine: no more inherited diseases Medical scientists will have eliminated inherited diseases. (eliminate)Predictions for 2050 5. Computers: human- like consciousness Computers will be thinking like humans. (think) 6. Food: mass production of genetically modified food Everyone will be eating geneticallymodified food. (eat) 7. Language: multi-language electronic translators People will be using multilanguage translators. (use) 8. Environment: new ways to store electricity Scientists will have discovered new ways to store electricity. (discover)Future perfect and future perfect continuous Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. By 2050... 1. we [will have built}/ will have been building a lot more renewable energy plants. 2. the world population|will have stopped|/ will have been stopping rising. 3. we will have used /|will have been using|automatic translators for so long that we|will have forgotten}/ will have been forgetting how to speak other languages. 4. computers will have thought /[will have been thinking] like humans for years. 5. genetic engineering|will have eliminated]/ will have been eliminating most inherited diseases.: fe ae a The future: will, going 1. I'm going to visit Dubai next month. to, present simple, 2. I'm visiting Dubai next week. present continuous, 3. The President visits Dubai next week. future continuous 4. | will probably visit Dubai next week. Match the sentences to 5. | will visit Dubai next k the context that is the Se eee eee cee necessary condition for 6. This time next week | will be visiting Dubai. the use of the given future forms. (4) It may happen, but I'm not sure. (1 ) | have already decided to go, but | have no fixed arrangements yet. (6 ) At that time | will have already started my visit and will not have finished it yet. (5 ) I've just decided to go. (2) I've decided to go and all the arrangements have been made. (3 ) He has a schedule of visits for the whole year and Dubai is planned next week.Which answers (A, B or C) best completes the sentences below. 1. It was nice and sunny and now the sky is overcast. B- it will rain. C- It will be raining. 2. European societies are ageing and I'm sure that governments... A- are extending the retirement age. B- are going to extend the retirement age. 3. The hotel and flight bookings are confirmed. The Bahamas are waiting! A- We're leaving tomorrow.|B- We'll leave tomorrow. C- We're going to leave tomorrow.4. Environmental changes are speeding up around the world. | don't think the situation ... A- is getting any better soon.[B- will get any better soon. C- gets any better soon. 5. Oh dear! We've run out of fuel and it's 50 km to the nearest petrol station. We ... A- won't make it!|B- aren't going to make it! C- are definitely not making!Future perfect and future perfect continuous Complete sentences A and B. Put the verbs in brackets in the future perfect simple or continuous 1. Tomorrow between 2 and 4 p.m. | will be planting salad in my garden. A. Tomorrow at 5 p.m.! will have planted _ the salad. (plant) B. Tomorrow at 3 p.m. | will have been planting for one hour. (plant) 2. We are negotiating our new contract conditions from Monday to Thursday. A. On Friday we will have negotiated the contract conditions. (negotiate) B. On Wednesday we will have been staying for two full days. (negotiate)3. I'm staying at that hotel from 13th to 24th August. A. On 25th August! will have left the hotel. (leave) B. On 19th August | will have been staying there for one week. (stay)Future perfect, future perfect continuous, future continuous and will Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: future perfect, future perfect continuous, future simple or future continuous. In some cases, more than one answer is possible. 1. | will have finished (finish) writing this essay by next Friday and I'm sure my English teacher willlove (love) it. 2. By the middle of this century the climate will have changed (change) a lot. 3. Tomorrow at noon | will be flying (fly) over the Pacific Ocean. My flight takes off at 10 a.m.4. On 1st September next year my parents will have been (be) married for 25 years, so on that day we will be celebrating (celebrate) with family and friends. 5. By 2016 | will have graduated (graduate) from university and | will have to (have to) find a job quickly. 6. This time next week we will be sitting (sit) our end-of-term exam.Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. 1. This time tomorrow, we}wiill be lying}/ will have been lying jon a beach in Tunisia. 2. I'm sure that scientists|will have made}/ will have been making a number of important discoveries by the end of this decade. 3. Hopefully, | will be finishing /|will have finished|studying before my favourite TV show starts. 4. I'm afraid | can't meet you at six o'clock; I}will be preparing / will have prepared dinner then. 5. At midnight | will be working /|will have been working|for twelve hours without a break.