FUTURE TENSES:

WILL, BE GOING
TO, PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
WILL / WON’T
USES
• FUTURE PREDICTIONS (no real evidence) (Cars will fly
in 2050)
• INSTANT DECISIONS (I’ll have a coke)
• PROMISES (I promise I’ll go to your party)
• OFFERS (I’ll help you with the bags)
• Verbs “hope” “think” (I hope you will come)
 FORM (WILL/WON’T + INFINITIVE)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I will play I won’t play Will I play?
YOU will play YOU won’t play Will YOU play?
HE will play HE won’t play Will HE play?
SHE will play SHE won’t play Will SHE play?
IT will play IT won’t play Will IT play?
WE will play WE won’t play Will WE play?
YOU will play YOU won’t play Will YOU play?
THEY will play THEY won’t play Will THEY play?

QUESTIONS:

WH- + AUX (WILL) + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENTS?

Where will you study Maths?
EXAMPLES

• Robots will control the world.

• I hope you will come to school tomorrow.
• I won’t have a coke.
• “It’s cold” “I’ll close the window”.
• Will cars fly in the future?
• Will the cat catch the mouse?
 TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Tomorrow. I promise I will go to your house
tomorrow.
• In the future. Robots will clean the house in the
future.
• Next: Cars won’t fly next year.
• In (year in the future): Will you travel to Miami
in 2025?
 BE GOING TO
USES
• PLANS OR INTENTIONS (I’m going to go to Mary’s
party tomorrow night).
• Prediction based on evidence (Imagine there are black
clouds in the sky. Then, you say: “It’s going to rain”).
 FORM
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I am going to play I am not going to play Am I going to play?
YOU are going to play YOU aren’t going to play Are YOU going to play?
HE is going to play HE isn’t going to play Is HE going to play?
SHE is going to play SHE isn’t going to play Is SHE going to play?
IT is going to play IT isn’t going to play Is IT going to play?
WE are going to play WE aren’t going to play Are WE going to play?
YOU are going to play YOU aren’t going to play Are YOU going to play?
THEY are going to play THEY aren’t going to play Are THEY going to
play?
QUESTIONS:

WH- + AUX (AM/IS/ARE) + SUBJECT + GOING TO +VERB + COMPLEMENTS?

When are you going to travel to Miami?
EXAMPLES AND SPELLING

• I am going to ride a bike this afternoon.

• She is going to eat a salad at lunchtime (it’s 11 o’clock now).
• You aren’t going to have lunch at school.
• Marcos isn’t going to swim in the lake tomorrow.
• Are you going to brush your teeth in a few minutes?
• Look at the cat! Is it going to chase the mouse?
 TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Tomorrow (morning, afternoon, night): I am going to go to school
tomorrow.
• Tonight: She is going to visit her friend tonight.
• On Monday, on Tuesday: You aren’t going to attend English lessons
on Monday.
• Next…: Are you going to travel to Australia next summer?
• Later: She is going to clean the house later.
Time expressions  at the end of the sentence
 LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND WRITE
SENTENCES USING THE PRESENT SIMPLE
Example:
The children play in the
park