Future forms

Future forms

By Jennifer Ladd Parada

TMI = too much information

Have you seen examples of this in your social media?

Session 7 B1.6

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 types of dangerous info the text talks about?

• Work complaints, medical info, selfies

• home address, friend's information, work complaints

• relationship status, travel details, the name of your job

Multiple Choice

Look at the post on page 50. What risk are they taking?

• A: inviting thieves

  B: Spam for friends

  C: angry boss

• A: Angry boss

  B: Inviting thieves

  C: Spam for friends

• A: Inviting thieves

  B: Angry boss

  C: Spam for friends

Open Ended

What verb tenses are highlighted in the posts you just read?

What do we use them for?

Checking meaning!

read the example

discuss with you team what the person means with that sentence

answer in your device.

you have one minute per question!!!​

Session 7: future forms

Multiple Choice

"The plane leaves at 6 am tomorrow" (present simple) means:

• With a bit of luck, the plane will leave at 6 am

• The schedule says the departure time is at 6 am

• Maybe there is a plane leaving at 6 am

• The pilots are planning the plane to leave at 6 am

Multiple Choice

"We are travelling for 3 whole weeks" (present continuous) means:

• We have the wish to travel for 3 weeks

• We are forced to travel for 3 weeks

• We made the plan and bought tickets to travel for 3 weeks

• We have the intention of travelling for 3 weeks

Multiple Choice

"My company is going to fire 150 employees" (simple future 2) means

• The company has the intention of firing 150 people

• I imagine 150 employees will lose their jobs

• My company has already informed us that they are firing 150 people

• We have received an appointment for our final payment.

Multiple Choice

"I hope I'll be one of them!!" (future simple 1) means:

• I have an appointment for my final pay

• I will do everything to make them fire me

• My boss asked me for a meeting tomorrow to fire me.

• I really wish they will fire me

• Future simple (will): hopes, wishes, quick decisions

• Future simple (going to): intentions, vague plans

• present continuous: arranged settle plans

• present simple​: scheduled events.

Summary

S7 B1.6 Future forms

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Will he go on vacation with Paula?

• Will he goes on vaction with Paula?

• Wills he go on vaction with Paula

• Will go he on vacation with Paula

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• She are going to graduate this year

• She is going to graduates this year

• She is going graduate this year

• She is going to graduate this year

The case of the disappearing "are"

Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?

ɑː jʊ ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ ðɪs ˈwiːkˈɛnd?

What are you going to do after class?

wɒt ə jʊ ˈgəʊɪŋ tə dʊ ˈɑːftə klɑːs?

When are you going to do your homework?

wɛn ə jʊ ˈgəʊɪŋ tə dʊ jə ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk?

S7 B1.6 future forms

Multiple Choice

The train _________ at 11:45.

• is leaving

• leaves

• is going to leave

• will leave

Multiple Choice

My ski instructor hopes it ____________ in the mountains tomorrow evening.

• will snow

• is going to snow

• is snowing

• is been snow

Multiple Choice

On Sunday _____________________ my friend. I already confirmed it with my friend.

• I am meeting

• I will meet

• I'll meeting

• I meet

Multiple Choice

I promise ________________ you to the station, so that you are on time

• I will drive

• I'm driving

• I have driven

• I won't drove

Multiple Choice

I _____________________ my sister in Leeds this year after I'm vaccinated.

• am going to visit

• will visit

• have visited

• visited

Multiple Choice

We____________________ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we have't booked a table yet.

• are going to have

• will have

• are having

• is going to have

CHALLENGE

Test your knowledge with 4 more questions!

find the mistake

choose the word or change that needs to be done

Improve your class score!!​

Session 7: future forms

Multiple Choice

The possible correction for "Don't worry, I promise I am driving you home that day"

• I will drive you

• I drive

• I won't drive you

• I am going to drive you

Multiple Select

the 2 possible corrections for "It rains tomorrow"" are:

• It will rain

• It is raining

• It is going to rain

Fill in the Blank

Correct the tense. Only write the verb in the correct tense. "My English class is starting at 7.45pm every day"

Fill in the Blank

Correct the tense. Only write the verb in the correct tense. "Everybody sent their confirmation! Twenty people will come to the party!"

What are your plans/intentions for the end of the year?

Discuss this with you partners​

Poll

How do you feel about the future forms now?

• I am master!

• I still confuse when to use "will" and "going to"

• Isn't "going to" the present continuous?

• I'm not conviced about using the present for the future.