FUTURE TIME

1. WILL AND BE GOING TO

2. EXPRESSING THE FUTURE IN THE
TIME CLAUSE
3. USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
AND THE SIMPLE PRESENT TO
EXPRESS FUTURE TIME
 Simple Future: WILL and Be GOING TO

a) Jack will finish his work tomorrow

b) Jack is going to finish his work tomorrow
c) Anna will not be here tomorrow
d) Anna won’t be here tomorrow

Will or be going to is used to express future

time
 will Be Going
Will vs Be going to TO
Prediction Prediction
According to the weather According to the weather
report, it will be cloudy report, it is going to be
tomorrow cloudy tomorrow

Willingness Prior plan

A: The phone is ringing A: Why did you buy this
B: I’ll get it. paint?
B: I’m going to paint my
bedroom tomorrow
 The future in time clauses
a) Bob will come soon. When Bob comes, we
will see him
b) Linda is going to leave soon. Before she
leaves, she is going to finish her work
c) I will get home at 5.30. After I get home, I will
eat dinner.
d) The taxi will arrive soon. As soon as it arrives,
we’ll able to leave for the airport.
 Present progressive and the simple present
to express future time
a) My wife has appoinment with a doctor. She is
seeing Dr. North next Tuesday.
b) Sam has already made his plans. He is
leaving at noon tomorrow.
c) The museum opens at ten tomorrow
morning.
d) Classes begin next week.