Future Tenses 1

M2 Gateway Unit 3

Homework for next week:

Vince, Grammar 8, Future 1 (pp. 32-36)
 I. Future Simple (will-future)
– will & won’t (will not) –
WHEN DO WE USE THE WILL-FUTURE?
v Predictions, offers, promises, requests, suggestions:
E.g.: William will/shall be King at some point.
E.g.: Shall I get you some coffee? (very formal offer)
E.g.: Will you marry me? Yes, I will!

v Spontaneous decisions:
E.g.: I’ve just stained my shirt. I will wash it.
E.g.: As a starter, we will have the veggie spring rolls.
v When it is not certain whether something will
happen:
E.g.: If they come, I’ll buy a bottle of wine.
E.g.: It’s still unclear if it will rain or not.

v Opinions, hopes, fears expressed with “think”,

“expect”, “suppose”, “probably”, “maybe”, etc. :
E.g.: I think he’ll pass his test.
E.g.: She probably won’t come to the party.
 Future Simple
- positive -
n I
n You

n He/She/It + WILL + infinitive + cmplt

n We or SHALL
n You

n They

E.g.: They will be at the party tomorrow.

n Shall is old fashioned and more formal!

 Future Simple
- question forms -
I
You
He/She/It
WILL + We + infinitive + cmplt ?
(or SHALL) You
They

E.g.: Shall I help you carry your bags?

E.g.: Will there be any snow in March?
 Future Simple
- negative forms -
n I
n You
n He/She/It + WILL NOT + infinitive + cmplt
n We
n You
n They
!! Will not = won’t
Shall not = shan’t !!

For questions : same subject-verb inversion

 ‘Going to’ Future
- When do we use it? -
v Intentions:
E.g.: She is going to take her driving test in a
month.
E.g.: He’s not going to study this weekend.

v Plans that are not entirely fixed / not official

E.g.: I am going to meet my friends anytime
soon.
 ‘Going to’ Future
- When do we use it? -
v Predictions based on strong evidence
that something will definitely happen:
E.g.: She is going to have a baby.
E.g.: He cannot light a fire. He is going to burn
himself.
E.g.: Look at the sky: it’s going to rain!
 ‘Going to’ Future
- positive -
n I AM
n You ARE
n He/She/It IS
n We ARE + GOING TO + inf.
n You ARE
n They ARE

E.g.: I am going to visit him next week.

 ‘Going to’ Future
- question forms -
n AM I
n ARE You
n IS He/she/it
n ARE We + GOING TO + infinitve
n ARE You
n IS He/she/It
E.g.: Are you going to travel next month?
 ‘Going to’ Future
- negative -
n I AM
n You ARE
n He/She/It IS
n We ARE + NOT + GOING TO + V1
n You ARE
n They ARE

E.g.: I am not going to visit him next week.

 ‘Present continuous’ Future
- When do we use it? -
v Plans in near future
E.g.: She is seeing her boyfriend after school.
E.g.: I am taking an exam tomorrow morning.
E.g.: I’m meeting the Headmaster after the lesson.
v Fixed arrangements
(calendar + day + hour)
E.g.: I am going to the dentist at 9 am.
E.g.: Are you travelling with us next Saturday?
 Present simple to express the
future
v Fixed schedules / timetables
E.g.: My train leaves tomorrow at 11:20am.
E.g.: What time does your plane take off ?
E.g.: The store closes at 7pm.

à These timetables are

generally always the same
 LET’S PRACTICE:
1. In 2050 everybody …………... eco-friendly cars.

2. I can’t come to school tomorrow, I …………. the dentist.

3. I think she……… two weeks more in Sweden.

4. We’ve decided we ………………... our holidays in La Toscana.

5. We ………….. the exam tomorrow, the teacher is ill.

6. Everyone is asked to arrive early, because the boat ……….. on time.

7. Can you hear the thunder? It ………………….. heavily.

8. What subjects ………..students ………. at school in the year 2025?

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Future Tenses 2
M2 Gateway Unit 3

Homework for next week:

Vince, Grammar 9, Future 2 (pp. 37-40)
 FORM AND USES:
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FORM USES

At 12pm I will be sleeping • actions in progress at a

At 6 o’clock she won’t be
working
This time tomorrow, what
will you be doing with your
little sister?
certain time in the future
In ten years’ time I will be
working as an architect.
This time tomorrow they will
be lying on the beach.

+/- à Time indication + subject + will/won’t be –ing + complement

? à Time indication + will + subject + be –ing + complement?
 FORM AND USES:
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
FORM USES

I will have finished my • actions that will be

exams by Friday finished by a certain time
in the future
She won’t have arrived by
I will have gone to bed by
then. midnight.
Will you have bought the Won’t she have given birth by
car by next week? next month?

+/- à Subject + will/won’t have “past participle“ + cpmt + by time indication

? à Will/Won’t + subject + have “past participle“ + + cpmt + by time indication ?
 FORM AND USES:
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FORM USES

I will have been doing my

homework for 5 hours by 7 pm.
By Sunday he will have been
living here for 10 years.
By the time I find love I will
have been waiting forever.
• talk about how long an
activity has been in progress
before a moment in the future
à We often use ”by” as in “at
that point”
Will she have been working
there for 40 years by the time
she retires?

+/- à Subject + will/won’t have been + verb–ing + for “duration“ + by time indication
? à Will/Won’t + subject + have been + verb–ing + for “duration“ + by time indication ?
 LET’S PRACTICE:
1. Jane won’t be at home at 4 pm. She ………………..……basketball.
2. By the end of the tournament, Nadal…………………..….12 matches.
3. I ……………………..….Paula at about 6 o’clock tomorrow.
4. Next year they ……………………… in this village for over ten years.
5. In ten years’ time I think my life ………………………….. a lot.
6. Over the summer months Suzanne ………………………. around the
world.
7. Computers ………………………….. by the time you’ve left school.

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