3x future tenses

Future tenses

At the end of this lesson, you know exactly how to predict the future!

You want to use a future tense when you....

• make a prediction

• make an offer or a promise

• make an educated guess

• tell someone about your plans

• make a decision

• are planning to do something

• tell someone about your appointment

Will + verb

• Use when... making a prediction (not sure)

• Use when... making a promise

• Use when... stating your opinion

• Use when... you make a snap decision

Open Ended

Write a sentence using will+verb with context:

am/is/are going to + verb

• Use when... you are sure it's going to happen (evidence)

• Use when... you're planning to do something, but it's not fixed yet.

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Open Ended

Make a sentence using am/is/are going to with context:

am/is/are + verb + ing

• Use when... you have a fixed appointment and it's in your diary.

Open Ended

Make a sentence using am/is/are going to with context:

Multiple Choice

When you talk about your plans in the future, you use....

• will + verb

• am/is/are going to + verb

• am/is/are + verb + ing

Multiple Choice

When you make a prediction, but you're not sure it'll happen, you use....

• will + verb

• am/is/are going to + verb

• am/is/are + verb+ing

Multiple Choice

When you make a promise, you use....

• will + verb

• am/is/are going to + verb

• am/is/are + verb+ing

Multiple Choice

When you are sure something is going to happen, you use....

• will + verb

• am/is/are going to + verb

• am/is/are + verb+ing

Multiple Choice

When you talk about your appointments in the future, you use....

• will + verb

• am/is/are going to + verb

• am/is/are + verb+ing

Pay attention to the context in the sentence!

First decide what the context is, then decide which future tense to use.

Multiple Choice

We .... (have) dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we haven't booked a table yet.

• will have

• are going to have

• are having

Multiple Choice

My ski instructor believes it ..... (snow) in the mountains tomorrow.

• will snow

• is going to snow

• is snowing

Multiple Choice

On Sunday at 8 o'clock I ... (meet) my friend.

• will meet

• am going to meet

• am meeting

Multiple Choice

Wait! I ... (drive) you to the station!

• will drive

• am going to drive

• am driving

Multiple Choice

Look at the clouds. It ... (rain).

• will rain

• is going to rain

• is raining

Multiple Choice

There is someone at the door, but don't get up. I ... (open) the door for you.

• will open

• am going to open

• am opening

Multiple Choice

They ... (drive) to Paris tomorrow.

• will drive

• are going to drive

• are driving

Multiple Choice

Take your umbrella with you. It ... (rain).

• will rain

• is going to rain

• is raining

Multiple Choice

The weather forecast is not good. It says it ... (rain) next week.

• will rain

• is going to rain

• is raining

Multiple Choice

I ... (invite) 50 people to my party.

• will invite

• am going to invite

• am inviting

Multiple Choice

I've booked Beyonce for my party! She .... (play) my favourite song.

• will play

• is going to play

• is playing

Multiple Choice

I'm sorry, I can't join you on Saturday. I ... (visit) my grandmother.

• will visit

• am going to visit

• am visiting