Future tense

Future – Will and Going to

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WILL

• We use WILL when we’ve just decided to do something.

  When we say ‘I will do something’,

  we announce our decision:

  
  

  STRUCTURE:

  sujeto + WILL + verbo + complemento.

Use

We use I’ll … (= I will) when we’ve just decided to do something. When we say ‘I’ll do something’, we announce our decision:

Oh, I left the door open. I’ll go and shut it.

‘What would you like to drink?’ ‘I’ll have orange juice, please.’

‘Did you call Max?’ ‘Oh no, I forgot. I’ll call him now.’

We do not use the present simple (I do / I go etc.) in these sentences:

I’ll phone him now. (not I phone him now)

Use

We use WILL for:

1- Spontaneus decisions

Example: It's cold. I'll switch the heating.

2- Promises

Example: I'll help you with your homework.

3- Predictions or to state a fact about the future

Example: The sun will rise at 6 am.

For example:

• I will train tomorrow, today I'm tired.

• You will have chicken for lunch.

• He will play some board games

• She will stay at home.

Multiple Choice

1. ‘Did you call Max?’ ‘Oh no, I forgot. _______ him now.’

• I call

• I'll call

Multiple Choice

2. ‘_______ you outside the hotel at 10.30, OK?’ ‘Yes, that’s fine.’

• I meet

• I'll meet

Negative sentences

In spoken English will not is usually won’t:

I can see you’re busy, so I won’t stay long. (= I will not stay long).

For example:

• I won't go to the party

• You won't pass your exams if you don't study.

• He won't get that ticket!

• It won't last. 

• We won't have fish for breakfast

Other uses

We often use I think I will … / I don’t think I will … :

I’m a little hungry. I think I’ll have something to eat.

I don’t think I’ll go out tonight. I’m too tired.

Read the situations and write sentences with I think I’ll … or I don’t think I’ll … .

1. It’s a bit cold. The window is open and you decide to close it. You say:

It’s cold with the window open. I think I’ll close it.

2. You are feeling tired and it’s getting late. You decide to go to bed. You say:

I’m tired, so ___________________________. Goodnight!

Read the situations and write sentences with I think I’ll … or I don’t think I’ll … .

3. The weather is nice and you need some exercise. You decide to go for a walk. You say:

It’s a lovely morning. ________________________. Do you want to come too?

4. You were going to have lunch. Now you decide you don’t want to eat anything. You say:

I don’t feel hungry. __________________________.

GOING TO

STRUCTURE:

sujeto + AM/IS/ARE GOING TO + verbo + complemento

We use GOING to to talk about:

1- Personal intentions (previously decided)

Example: I'm going to start a diet

2- Future consequences and predictions

Example: He is very ill. He is going to die

For example:

• I am going to study.

• He is going to teach French.

• She is going to travel next week.

• They are going to ruin our work!

An activity that will be IN PROGRESS AT a stated time.

A prediction about an activity that will be IN PROGRESS AT a time in the future.
SIGNAL WORDS: This time; When; At+time; in (2 weeks...); in...time (in 2 weeks time...)

​F. Continues: Will be+ing
This time next week, we'll be travelling to Paris.

Actions that will be COMPLETED BEFORE a stated time in the future.

Predictions about actions COMPLETED BEFORE a stated time in the future
SIGNAL WORDS; By; by this time...; in...(in 2 weeks, in 5 years); When/before

F. Perfect: Will have+pp
By 2050, researchers will have found a cure for the cancer.

Future Perfect or Continues

Multiple Choice

When we arrive in Los Angeles we'll need to rest, because we ________about 800 miles.

• will be driving

• will have driven

• will drive

Multiple Choice

When you get off the train, we ___for you on the platform.

• 'll wait

• 'll be waiting

• 'll have waited

Multiple Choice

We _______on the first train next Monday.

• 'll be leaving

• 'll have left

• 'll leave

Multiple Choice

When I travel to England next year I ________English for over four years, so I think I'll be ready.

• wiil study

• will be studying

• will have studied

Multiple Choice

By the time you arrive I ______something spectacular and dinner will be on the table waiting for you.

• will cook

• will have cooked

• will be cooking

Multiple Choice

Please, come at 8:00. By that time, I _____my homework and we can go out.

• 'll finish

• 'll be finishing

• 'll have finished

Multiple Choice

I'm sure when you call him, he _____TV. He's always in front of the TV!

• 'll watch

• 'll be watching

• 'll have watched

Multiple Choice

We are visiting a new city every week. By the end of the summer, we___all the most important cities in Europe

• 'll visit

• 'll be visiting

• will have visited

Multiple Choice

In less than 2 years, my grandparents______for 50 years. We are going to celebrate it.

• will have been married

• will be married

• will be getting married

Multiple Choice

I'm cleaning the kitchen. By the time you arrive, it_______spotless.

• will be

• will being

• will have been