Unit 3 – future forms

There are many different ways we

can talk about the future.
Let’s look at the future with:
1. will, going to, present simple, and present continuous
2. future continuous, future perfect simple, and future perfect continuous

When do we use the

simple future forms?

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 Function: When do we use them?
1. will, going to, present simple, present continuous
I can’t wait for our holiday – you’ll love
Greece! I’m going to sunbathe every day! 4 p.m. Mary is picking us up at 12 p.m. to take
What time does the plane take off us to the airport.
tomorrow?
Yes, but I promise I won’t do much work
She’ll forget! I’ll send a message now to while we are there. Hey! Careful with the lock
remind her. Are you taking your computer? on the case; you’re going to break it!

1 2 3 4
Timetables and schedules Future organised event Predictions Intentions and plans
What time does the plane take Mary is picking us up at She’ll forget! I’m going to sunbathe.
off? 12 p.m.
Decisions made at the moment Predictions based on previous
of speaking knowledge
I’ll send a message now. You’re going to break it!

Offers, promises,
I won’t do and requests
much work.
To express certainty
You’ll love Greece.

Look at the conversation. Find examples for these uses.

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 Function: When do we use them?
1. will, going to, present simple, present continuous

1 2 3 4
Timetables and schedules Future organised event Predictions Intentions and plans
What time does the plane take Mary is picking us up at She’ll forget! I’m going to sunbathe.
off? 12 p.m.
Decisions made at the moment Predictions based on previous
of speaking knowledge
I’ll send a message now. You’re going to break it!

Offers, promises,
I won’t do and requests
much work.
To express certainty
You’ll love Greece.
In connected speech, going to is
often pronounced /gənə/. This future action wasn’t
planned. It’s a decision he
made now about the future.
This is a general prediction.
It isn’t based on This is a
observation/previous plan/intention, but it
knowledge. isn’t organised (there’s How do we use the
no date or time). other future
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 Function: When do we use them?
2. future continuous, future perfect simple and continuous
Don’t message Mary now. She’ll be I know! We will have already arrived at the
feeding the baby and then will be getting hotel and will have been enjoying the
him ready for bed for the next hour. Can sunshine for at least two hours! Can’t wait!
you believe it? This time tomorrow, we’ll
be ordering hamburgers on the beach!
Look at the continuation of the conversation and An
Phrase
Is phrase 3 is an action
1start
aaction
future in
put the phrases on the timeline. Phrase
Is
Phrase
phrase 45will
2
will
an start before
when
that Before
assumption
It
Until this
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still
progress
action orover a period of
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1. She’ll be feeding the baby. this
the
willfriends
time
happentomorrow,
this at
time
the
but about
be
time
in
time in the future. What next hour.
2. We will have already arrived at the hotel. will
hotel. itabout
tomorrowfinish
When something
before
are
or before
weorsure
still something
tomorrow.
progress.
is happening
the period of time
now?
3. She will be getting the baby ready for bed. this
it bewill
time
incontinue
progress?
tomorrow?to? now.
here?
4. We will be ordering hamburgers.
5. We will have been enjoying the sunshine.

1 3 2 4

Now 5 This time tomorrow

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future continuous future perfect simple future perfect continuous

Function: When do we use them?

Actions in progress over a given period of
time in the future.
An action completed before another
certain time in the future.
Actions in progress over a period of time
up to a specified time in the future.
2.be
She’ll future continuous,
getting the baby ready forfuture
bed perfect simple
(By this time tomorrow)and
we continuous
will have (By this time tomorrow) we will have
for the next hour. already arrived at the hotel. been enjoying the sunshine for two
hours.

This will be in
progress for two
This is hours up to the
happening specified time:
now. These actions are in progress: the first over
a period of future time, the second We this time
at a will be ordering
specified future time. hamburgers. tomorrow.

She will be feeding the She will be getting the We will be ordering
baby. baby ready for bed. We will have arrived at hamburgers.
the hotel.
For the next hour.
We will have been enjoying the sunshine.
For two hours.
Now This time tomorrow
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 Form: How do we make these
structures?

future continuous future perfect simple future perfect continuous

She’ll be getting the baby ready for bed (By this time tomorrow) we will have (By this time tomorrow) we will have been
for the next hour. already arrived at the hotel. enjoying the sunshine for two hours.

Subject + will + ……. + verb -ing Subject + .…… + ……. + past participle Subject + will + have + …….. + verb -ing

Fill in the missing will

been
words from the
breakdown of the
be have
form.

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 Form: How do we make these
structures?

future continuous future perfect simple future perfect continuous

She’ll be getting the baby ready for bed (By this time tomorrow) we will have (By this time tomorrow) we will have been
for the next hour. already arrived at the hotel. enjoying the sunshine for two hours.

be will have been

Subject + will + .……. + verb -ing Subject + .…… + …….. + past participle Subject + will + have + .…….. + verb -ing

To make the negative, In connected speech,

we change will to won’t. have is pronounced /əv/.

In connected speech, the

auxiliary verb been is
pronounced /bɪn/. Let’s practise
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Practice activities
Complete the gaps using the correct future form.
1. By this time next week, you ……………………. (leave) your job and ……………………………………. (travel) already.
By this time next week, you’ll have left your job and (you) will be travelling already.
2. Watch out! You ……………………................. (hit) the gate with the car!
Watch out! You are going to hit the gate with the car!
3. By the year 2020, Sofia ……………………………………………. (work) on the soap for 10 years.
By the year 2020, Sofia will have been working on the soap for 10 years.
4. A. What time ……………………………… (film/start) tonight? B. 8 p.m. I …………………………… (get) a taxi at 7.30.
A. What time does the film start tonight? B. 8 p.m. I’m getting a taxi at 7.30.

5. A. By the time you get home, Tim ……………………………. (open) all his presents. B. Oh no! I …………….. (call) him
now and ask him to wait then.
A. By the time you get home, Tim will have opened all his presents. B. Oh no! I’ll call him now and ask him to wait then.
6. This time next year, Laura and Lewis ………………………………… (not live) next door anymore. They ……….. (move) house
in January.
This time next year, Laura and Lewis won’t be living next door anymore. They are moving house in January.

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