MEETING VI

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and

"be going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used
interchangeably, they often express two very different
meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract
at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become
clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in
the future.
FORM Will

Examples:
1. You will help him later.
2. Will you help him later?
3. You will not help him later.
"Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something
voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to
do for someone else. Often, we use "will" to respond to
someone else's complaint or request for help. We also use
"will" when we request that someone help us or volunteer to
do something for us. Similarly, we use "will not" or "won't"
when we refuse to voluntarily do something.
"Will" is usually used in promises also.

Examples:
1. I will call you when I arrive.
2. If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure
everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance.
3. I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.
4. Don't worry, I'll be careful.
5. I won't tell anyone your secret.
FORM Be Going To
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Examples:
1. You are going to meet Jane tonight.
2. Are you going to meet Jane tonight?
3. You are not going to meet Jane tonight.
"Be going to" to Express a Plan

"Be going to" expresses that something is a plan. It

expresses the idea that a person intends to do something
in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is
realistic or not.
Examples:

1. He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.

2. She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii.
3. A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?
B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
4. I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.
5. Michelle is going to begin medical school next year.
6. They are going to drive all the way to Alaska.
7. Who are you going to invite to the party?
8. A: Who is going to make John's birthday cake?
B: Sue is going to make John's birthday cake.
"Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction
Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general
prediction about the future. Predictions are guesses about what
might happen in the future.

Examples:
1. The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
2. The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.

1. John Smith will be the next President.

2. John Smith is going to be the next President.

1. The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards.

2. The movie "Zenith" is going to win several Academy Awards
 Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below
with the appropriate tenses, will or going to.

1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?

B: I ……. (write) a letter to my friends back home in Texas.

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!

B: I …….. (get) you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.

3. A: I can't hear the television!

B: I …….. (turn) it up so you can hear it.
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to
France. We ……. (visit) Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

5. Sarah ……….(come) to the party. Oliver ……. (be)

there as well.

6. Ted: It is so hot in here!

Sarah: I …….. (turn) the air-conditioning on.

7. I think he …………(be) the next President of the

United States.
8. After I graduate, I ……..(attend) medical school and
become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.

9. A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel

room. I am afraid it is simply too small for four people.
B: That man at the service counter ………..(help) you.

10. As soon as the weather clears up, we ……….(walk) down to

the beach and go swimming.
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the
appropriate tenses, present tense or future tense.
1. Today after I …….. (get) out of class, I……….. (go) to a
movie with some friends.

2. When you ………..(arrive) in Stockholm, call my friend

Gustav. He ……… (show) you around the city and help you get
situated.

3. A: Do you know what you want to do after you …………

(graduate) ?
B: After I ………… (receive) my Master's from Georgetown
University, I ………. (go) to graduate school at UCSD in San
Diego. I ……… (plan) to complete a Ph.D. in cognitive
science.
4. If it ………… (snow) this weekend, we …….. (go)
skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. Your father …….. (plan) to pick you up after school

today at 3:00 o'clock.
Choose the correct answer!
1. If the people of the world……… (stop, not) cutting down
huge stretches of rain forest, we ……….. (experience) huge
changes in the environment during the twenty-first century.
a. do not stop, will experience
b. does not stop, will experience
c. will not stop, will experience
d. not will stop, experience

2. If Vera ……….. (keep) drinking, she ……….(lose,

eventually) her job.
a. kept, will eventually lose
b. is keep, will eventually lose
c. keeps, will eventually lose
d. is keeping, will eventually lose
3. I promise you that I ………… (tell, not) your secret to
anybody. Even if somebody …………. (ask) me about what
happened that day.
a. tell, asks
b. will not tell, asks
c. will tell, asked
d. will not tell, is asking

4. She ………. (make) some major changes in her life. She

……….. (quit) her job and go back to school.
a. make, will quit
b. made, would quit
c. will make, quits
d. make, will quit
5. Tom ………. (call) when he ………….. (arrive) in
Madrid.
a. will call, arrived
b. will call, arrives
c. calling, will arrive
d. calls, will arrive