Future

Tenses
 will + infinitive

• I will have a cup of coffee and a cheesecake.

• I have just decided in the restaurant. – INSTANT DECISION

• I will find the right job one day.

• I think this will happen but I have no evidence. – PREDICTION WITHOUT EVIDENCE

• I will help you with these bags.

• I am offering my help. – OFFER

• I will call you as soon as I arrive.

• I promise to do that. – PROMISE
 be going to + infinitive

• I am going to visit my grandma.

• This is what I have planned. – PLAN OR INTENTION – I have already decided.

• It is going to rain. Look at those black clouds!

• I am referring to evidence and making prediction. – PREDICTION BASED ON EVIDENCE
 present continuous

• I am staying at the Astoria Hotel.

• We are getting married in July.
• I have already booked my stay/ reserved the church. – FUTURE ARRANGEMENT*
 GOING TO PLANS / INTENTIONS
PREDICTION BASED ON EVIDENCE

PROMISE
INSTANT DECISION
OFFER
PREDICTION – WITH NO EVIDENCE
WILL

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

 will 45 in October.
1. My brother ________be
2. - The phone is ringing and I’m in the shower!
- Don’t worry Mark, I _______
will answer for you.
3. James Jones ______ willprobably become the next President.
isn‘t going to
4. Mum is unemployed but she ______________ (not)apply for
that job because it isn’t well-paid.
are going to to a bigger house
5. I’m so excited! We ______________move
next month.
6. My parents ________ willbe very proud, I have passed all the
exams.
7. I ____________take
am going to the kids to the mountains this winter.
8. There isn’t any milk left in the fridge
am going to the shopping this afternoon.
- I know, I _____________do
9. There isn’t any milk left in the fridge
- Oh sorry!, I __________
will give you some juice instead.
Look at Jason! He __________
is going to sneeze.
Do you think people _________travel
will to the Moon again?
Tidy your room now or you _________will stay at home tonight.
am going to make a
A: What do you need the planks for? B: I ____________
shelf for my technology project.
is playing
Dave ____________ chess with me next Friday.
is going to crash if the driver doesn’t slow
Look at that car! It ___________
down.
will
If I don’t know the answer, I ________ ask my elder sister.
are going to have a picnic next weekend. Would you
We ______________
like to come?
'When __________________
are you going to do your
homework?'
'In a minute - I just want to finish this
game?'
? are you doing
? are you going to do
? will you do
I've bought Tim a tie. Do you think
he________________
will like it?
? is liking
? is going to like
? will like
I _______________
am going to meet Paul and Melanie
for a drink later. Do you want to come?
? am going to meet
? will meet
? am meeting
I ___________________
am going to make some tea when
I've finished the washing up. Do you
want a cup?
? am going to make
? will make
? am making
1. Tomorrow _____________
will be a cold sunny day, according to forecast.
will be
is going to be
is being
2._________________anything
Are you going to do tomorrow evening ? No, nothing special.
Will you do
Are you doing
Are you going to do
3. Don't worry, I_____________
will open the windows for you !
am opening
will open
am going to open
are coming
4. My wife's parents_____________for dinner tomorrow, so we're preparing
something special
are coming
will come
are going to come.
5. The witch said, ' You_________________another
won't find love and you'll be alone for a long
time.'
are not going to find
won't find
aren't finding