Unit 1-

Future Tenses
Revision
Future Tenses
 FUTURE SIMPLE
WE USE IT FOR:
★ Far future - you can’t do anything
about it. EXAMPLES:
★ Personal opinions about the future
★ Predictions without firm evidence ★ She will buy a laptop tomorrow.
★ Spontaneous decisions or offers ★ I will give him a nice gift.
(while speaking) ★ They will not help you.
★ Future facts and first conditionals ★ She will not go to a college.
★ Requests, wishes, promises, hopes, ★ Will she marry him?
threats ★ Will he call me tomorrow?

SIGNAL WORDS
probably , maybe, perhaps, likely, one day, in the future, in 2050, I think/believe/expect,
in my opinion, I’m sure, I’m afraid, I hope, wish, promise...
 Other tenses to
express future
Present Simple
Present Continuous Be going to
( fixed timetables/
( future arrangements) (intensions/plans)
schedules )
★ I’m visiting my
grandparents ★ What time do you ★ Look! That car is
next week.
finish tomorrow? going to crash.
★ We’re playing ★ The conference ★ She passed the exam.
video games in
finishes at 2.30 She’s going to
Michael’s house. ★ The play doesn’t university.
★ My dad and I are
start until 10, so ★ I’m going to have
watching the new
we have plenty of dinner with my family
TV series today.
time tonight.
 PRACTICE
Future Tenses
1. I ______(not tell) anyone your secret.
2. My friends and I _______ (go) to the cinema at 6 p.m.
3. I don’t think there ______(be) flying cars in the future
4. The weather forecast says it ________(snow) tomorrow night.
5. A: It’s so cold in here!
B: I _______(close) the window.
6. _____ you ______(go) to the shop with me?