Future tenses

• BE GOING TO • PRESENT CONTINUOUS (FOR • FUTURE CONTINUOUS

FUTURE)
• WILL • SIMPLE PRESENT (FOR • FUTURE PERFECT
FUTURE)

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Be going to
When do we use it?
1. Planes futuros que ya hemos decidido
I’m going to move to Madrid next year
(Yo voy a mudarme a Madrid el año que viene)

2.Predicciones con certeza

Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain!
(¡Mira esas nubes! ¡Va a llover!)

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Be going to
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am going to do I am not going to do Am I going to do?

You are going to do You are not going to do Are you going to do?
He/she/it is going to do He/she/it is not going to do Is he/she/it going to do?
We are going to do We are not going to do Are we going to do?
You are going to do You are not going to do Are you going to do?
They are going to do They are not going to do Are they going to do?

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Be going to
Practice
1) That bus ___________ (crash), it is going too fast.
2) I ___________ (learn) German next school year.
3) My father ___________ (cook) cocido for my birthday.

“She ___________ (go) to university next year”

(Neg):
(Int):

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Will
When do we use it?
1. Predicciones sin certeza (que no se sabe si van a pasar o no)
It will rain tomorrow
(Va a llover mañana)

2. Decisiones espontáneas (en el momento)

I will pick up the phone!
(¡Yo cojeré el teléfono!)

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Will
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I will do I won’t do Will I do?

You will do You won’t do Will you do?
He/she/it will do He/she/it won’t do Will he/she/it do?
We will do We won’t do Will we do?
You will do You won’t do Will you do?
They will do They won’t do Will they do?

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Will
Practice
1) I ___________ (help) you carry this heavy bag.
2) She ___________ (travel) to Egypt someday.
3) We ___________ (go) to the mountains if it doesn’t rain.

“I ___________ (try) to go to the Prado Museum tomorrow”

(Neg):
(Int):

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 EXTRA:
Always, Never y Ever
Always (siempre) - Va con frases afirmativas (A) e interrogativas (I)
(A) I will always be there (siempre estaré ahí)
Siempre se sitúan
(I) Will you always be there? (¿estarás siempre ahí?)
delante del verbo
principal
Never (nunca) - Va con frases afirmativas
(A) I will never lose my phone (nunca voy a perder mi móvil)

Ever (alguna vez/nunca/jamás) - Va con frases negativas (N) e interrogativas

(N) I won’t ever hurt you (jamás te voy a hacer daño)
(I) Will you ever go visit your sister? (¿alguna vez irás a visitar a tu hermana?)

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Present continuous (for future)
When do we use it?
1. Acciones planeadas (en un futuro cercano)
Paul is meeting Mary next weekend
(Paul va a quedar con Mary el próximo fin de semana)

**Si el evento tiene un horario programado, se utiliza Simple Present (for future)**

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Present continuous (for future)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am doing I am not doing Am I doing?

You are doing You are not doing Are you doing?
He/she/it is doing He/she/it is not doing Is he/she/it doing?
We are doing We are not doing Are we doing?
You are doing You are not doing Are you doing?
They are doing They are not doing Are they doing?

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Present continuous (for future)
Practice
1) I __________ (go) to the cinema next wednesday.
2) Paola ___________ (visit) her grandma tomorrow.
3) He ___________ (drive) to the beach with his friends this afternoon.

“My parents ___________ (buy) sushi for dinner tonight”

(Neg):
(Int):

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 EXTRA:
Be going to y Present Continuous for future

En algunos casos, BE GOING TO y PRESENT CONTINUOUS (for

future) son intercambiables

(Interesa conocer la diferencia entre los dos, pero es bueno saber que a veces se
pueden intercambiar)

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Simple present (for future)
When do we use it?
1. Eventos futuros (fijos y programados)
Paul has yoga class tomorrow morning (at 9:00)
(Paul tiene clase de yoga mañana por la mañana –a las 9-)

2. Eventos futuros que se conocen

My birthday falls on a Tuesday this year
(Mi cumpleaños cae en martes este año)

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Simple present (for future)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I have I don’t have Do I have?

You have You don’t have Do you have?
He/she/it has He/she/it doesn’t have Does he/she/it have?
We have We don’t have Do we have?
You have You don’t have Do you have?
They have They don’t have Do they have?

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Simple present (for future)
Practice
1) Your dog _____________ (have) an appointment at the veterinary at 16:00.
2) Her birthday _____________ (fall) on Friday next year.
3) I ______________ (start) my driving test in 3 hours.

“The train ________ (arrive) at 20:15”

(Neg):
(Int):

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Future continuous
When do we use it?
1. Imaginarnos en el futuro *Still
(todavía)
At this time next week, I will be flying to Coruña
*
(En este momento la semana que viene, estaré volando a Coruña)

2. Situación continua (que dura) en el futuro

When I travel to Barcelona, I will be staying at my friend’s house
(Cuando viaje a Barcelona, me quedaré en casa de una amiga)

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 ¿Cómo?
Future continuous Will be + verbo principal con -ing

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I will be doing I won’t be doing Will I be doing?

You will be doing You won’t be doing Will you be doing?
He/she/it will be doing He/she/it won’t be doing Will he/she/it be doing?
We will be doing We won’t be doing Will we be doing?
You will be doing You won’t be doing Will you be doing?
They will be doing They won’t be doing Will they be doing?

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Future continuous
Practice
1) By summer I _____________ (swim) like a pro!
2) Just think that by Friday you ______________ (leave) your office for the
weekend.
3) I ______________ (eat) with Pablo tomorrow, so I can ask him.

“In an hour, I ______________ (prepare) my classes for next week”

(Neg):
(Int):

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Future perfect
When do we use it?
1. Al hablar de una acción que se completará en el futuro
2. Nos situamos (mentalmente) en el momento en el que ya se ha
completado
By the time you read this, I will have left
(Cuando leas esto, ya me habré ido)

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 ¿Cómo?

Future perfect Will have + Past Participle del

verbo principal (¡¡3ª columna!!)

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I will have finised I won’t have finished Will I have finished?

You will have finished
He/she/it will have finished
We will have finished
You will have finished
They will have finished
You won’t have finished
He/she/it won’t have finished
We won’t have finished
You won’t have finished
They won’t have finished
Will you have finished?
Will he/she/it have finished?
Will we have finished?
Will you have finished?
Will they have finished?

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Future perfect
Practice
1) When summer comes, I _____________ (finish) all my exams!
2) The party ______________ (end) by the time you finish working.
3) She ______________ (eat) all her popcorn before the movie starts.

“In an hour, I ______________ (send) all the emails that I had left”
(Neg):
(Int):

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REPASO
Past Simple Past Participle
(2ª columna) (3ª columna)
Es el pasado simple Nos permite hacer verbos compuestos
I did ballet when I was a child I have made a cake
(yo hice ballet cuando era pequeña) (He hecho una tarta)

Verbos regulares: terminan en –ed Verbos regulares: terminan en –ed

Walk - Walked Walk - Walked
Verbos irregulares: estudiar la segunda Verbos irregulares: estudiar la tercera
columna de la lista columna de la lista
Go - Went Go - gone

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REPASO
Past Simple Past Participle
(2ª columna) (3ª columna)
Es elTruco
pasado simple
para estudiarlos: Nos permite hacer verbos compuestos
I did ballet when I was a child I have made a cake
1) Leer
(yo hice balletlos verbos
cuando era pequeña) (He hecho una tarta)
2) Escribirlos (mirando)
3) Leer lo que has escrito (fijándote en el spelling)
Verbos regulares: terminan en –ed Verbos regulares: terminan en –ed
Walk4)
- Walked
Intentar escribirlos sin mirar Walk - Walked
Verbos
5) irregulares:
Corregir estudiar la segunda Verbos irregulares: estudiar la tercera
columna de la lista
6) Repetir los verbos que están mal
columna de la lista
Go - Went Go - gone

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