Transcript The future
The future
Toni Deusa & Paula Escriche
Future simple
When do we use it?
A) To express future actions
For example: I will eat a hamburguer tomorrow.
B) Spontaneous actions
For example: I’ll eat a hamburguer.
c)causes/consequences
For example: If you eat a lot of hamburgers you will have a
stomach-ache.
D)Advertences
For example:Don’t stop now. You’ll be late
E)To express the future when there is a temporal partycle in the
main sentence.
(when , before , after , until , as soon as , by the time etc.)
For example: i’ll give the money when I
see him.
Future simple
Temporal expressions
Tomorrow , next week/month/year , the day after tomorrow ,
later on , etc.
Structure
Affirmative
Subject+will+base form of the verb
For example : She will be a vet.
negative
Subject+will not / won’t + base form of the verb
For example : She won’t be a vet.
Interrogative
Will+ subject+base form of the verb
For example: Will She be a vet?
Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the blanks with the affirmative or negative form of will
I think our team…………….I’m sure the other team ……………(win)
We…………………the party on Saturday night.We……………….it on Friday night.(have)
They……..………England next summer.They………..……France.(visit)
Ok , I………….the blue one.I…………….the black one. (buy)
Exercise 2
Write questions with will
Who/be/next/president?
…………………………………………
You/be here/when I get back?
…………………………………………
when/the results/be annunced?
………………………………………...
who/help you/with/maths homework?
Be going to
When do we use it?
A)To talk about plans(cercanos)
For example: I’m going to spend all the money
B)When we know clearly something that will happen in the
future
For example:he’s going to study art.
Structure
Subject+be(am , is, are)+base form of the main verb
For example: I am going to eat pizza.
Exercises
Exercise 1
Write sentences with be going to
My parents/look after/baby/tomorrow night
………………………………………………………….
Not worry/they/not be angry/you
……………………………………………
We/travel/USA/this summer
…………………………………….
She/have baby/june
………………………….
Look/clouds!/it /rain/soon
…………………………………..
exercises
Exercise 2
Write questions about the underlined words in each answer below.
The neighbours are going to move in next week
……………………………………………………………….
Janet is going to teach me how to play the new computer game
……………………………………………………………………………………
I don’t know yet where we are going to spend the summer
…………………………………………………………………………….
We are going to have fish and chips for supper tonight
……………………………………………………………………….
The future continuous
When do we use it?
A)To express actions that will be happening in a concrete moment of
the future ,specified in the main sentence
For example:I can’t go to the thatre tomorrow.i’ll be reading my
book.
B) To indicate that a future action was planned previously.
For example: within two years i won’t be studying at this school.
The future continuous
Structure
Affirmative:
Subject+will be+verb-ing
For example: she will be studying
Negative:
Subject+will not/won’t be+verb-ing
For example: she won’t be studying
Question:
Will+subject+be+ver-ing
For example:Will she be studying?
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with the future continuous from
of the verbs in brackets.
1)Why don’t we meet for lunch
tomorrow?I……………….(shop) in town all
morning.
2)What………………(you/do) if I visit you at six
o’clock this evening?
3)Don’t write me yet.I……………(not move in) until
next month.
exercises
Exercise two
Choose the correct answer.
1)HE……all day on Santurday , so don’t call him then.
A.Will be studying B.Will study
2)May I borrow your camera tomorrow morning or…………?
A.will you use it
B.will you be using it
3)Don’t phone between 7 and 8 tonight. I……………….TV
A.will watch
B.will be watching
4)Oh,no! I’ve dropped ketchup on the carpet!I………you clean up!
A.will help
B.will be helping
The future perfect simple
When do we use it?
A. Expresses an action that will be over in a
concrete time of the future and is often
accompanied by temporal expressions as
“by this time , in 2015….”
For example : By the time next year , I will
have finished school.
The future perfect simple
Structure
Will have+past partyciple
For example:
By the time next week i will have my
homework.
exercises
Exercise 1
They (eat)……….. by then.
In one week he (cross)…...the Atlantic by boat.
She (go)……….. home.
Jane (not / finish) ………… her work.
Fred (not / return)………. from his holiday by
Monday.
The sun (not / rise) ………….. by 4 o'clock.
(do / you) ……. the washing up by six o'clock?
Extra Practice
http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future_progr
essive_statements.htm
http://www.aulafacil.com/CursoIngles/Ejercicios17.htm
http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/future
_conti_1.htm
Extra practice
http://www.aulafacil.com/CursoIngles/Ejer
cicios18.htm
http://www.aprenderinglesfacil.es/2008/0
7/ejercicios-futuro-perfecto-future.html
http://www.aprenderinglesfacil.es/2008/0
7/ejercicios-futuro-perfectofuture_25.html