Future tense

Future Tense

By Annabel Tse

When do we use future tense?​

1. Use the simple future to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future.

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2. ​The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.

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Poll

Do we use the future tense when talking about a habit?

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​How to form the Simple future Tense

1. Future Simple: will + base form of the verb

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E.g. ​She will write the letter after dinner.

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• It will rain tomorrow.

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• David will do the washing-up.

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• My dad will pay for the meal. ​

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​Be going to vs will

​We use be going to Not will ​

for the predictions based on evidence and for future plans

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• Look at those grey clouds. It is going to rain!

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Examples

1. I will take an exam tomorrow.

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2. Jill will have a party next Sunday.​

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3. They will go to Paris next week.​

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Multiple Choice

What is the future tense of the verb "work"?

• works

• working

• will work

• worked

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Draw

Circle the words that are in future tense