Future Forms and Predictions

Mastering Future Forms

Mastering Future Forms

• Will, might, be going to, and be about to are used to make predictions.

• Will is used when we are confident, might when we are less confident, and be going to when we have evidence.

• Be about to is used to predict something happening very soon.

• Be going to and present continuous are used for plans and arrangements.

• Be going to is for intentions, while present continuous is for fixed arrangements.

Multiple Choice

Which future form is used for a prediction based on evidence?

• Will

• Might

• Be going to

• Present continuous

Multiple Choice

Which future form is used for plans and arrangements?

• Will

• Might

• Be going to

• Present continuous

Multiple Choice

Which future form is used for predictions or decitions made at the moment of speaking?

• Will

• Might

• Be going to

• Present continuous

Multiple Choice

Which future form is used for predictions we are less confident?

• Will

• Might

• Be going to

• Present continuous

Be going to

Trivia: Did you know that the future form 'Be going to' is used to express intentions? It is commonly used when we have already decided or planned to do something in the future. It is also used to make predictions based on present evidence or signs. So, next time you want to talk about your intentions, remember to use 'Be going to'!

Mastering Future Forms

• Future Continuous: Use will + be + -ing to describe an action in progress at a certain time in the future.
• Future Perfect: Use will + have + past participle to describe an action completed before a certain time in the future.
• Use time expressions like 'in five years' or 'by the time' with the future perfect.

Multiple Choice

Which future tense form is used to describe an action completed before a certain time in the future?

• Future Continuous

• Future Perfect

• Future Perfect Continuous

• Simple Future

Multiple Choice

Which future tense form is used to describe an action in progress at or around a certain time in the future?

• Future Continuous

• Future Perfect

• Future Perfect Continuous

• Simple Future

Reorder

Reorder the following sentence.

• I'm sure

• that he

• won't be

• late, he's

• always on time

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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He's ​

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be really happy when he sees what I've made for dinner. He loves pizza!

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going to

will

about to

might

Multiple Choice

They ____ be able to come and see us on the weekend, but they aren't sure yet.

• will

• might

Multiple Choice

It ____ rain today—look, there are no clouds in the sky.

• isn't going to

• might not

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the most logical future form:

I've bought my ticket! I

(fly) to Canada next month!

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the most logical future form:

We

(visit) Tom's parents next month, but we haven't decided when exactly.

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A: I'm really hungry!
     B: I ​

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you a sandwich.

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'll make

'm going to make

'm making

'm about to make

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They ​​

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(eat) out tonight. They've already booked a table at their favorite restaurant.

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're eating

's eating

're about to eat

'll eat

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A: Mike, ​

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you ​

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anything tonight?​ B: Not really.

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are

doing

is

gonna do

about to do

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A: A few of us ​

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to an exhibition about future technologies. I ​

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the others at 6:30 p.m. outside the museum. Do you want to come?

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are going

'm meeting

'm seeing

will go

will have gone

might meet

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B: That sounds good. How about going for dinner afterward?

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the others if they'd like to join us.

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'll ask

might ask

am about to ask

have been asking

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Experts say that by 2030, the world's population (1) ​

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to 8.5 billion. These extra people (2) ​

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a lot more energy, so we'll need to find new energy sources. Solar power is one possible solution, and countries in Africa may have a big role to play in this. For example, Morocco has recently built a huge solar power plant, which (3) ​

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to produce a third of the country's energy within five years. The government hopes that one day, Morocco (4) ​

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energy-independent, and that they (5) ​

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energy to other countries around the world.

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will be increasing

will have increased

will have used

will be using

will be starting

will have started

will have become

will have sold

will be selling

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This time next week, I ​

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(not sit) in this office. I ​

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(start) my new job by then.

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won't be sitting

'll have started

won't sit

won't have sit

will start

I'll be starting

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In the future, most people ​

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(not drive) gas cars. But I don't think we ​

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(stop) using gas completely.

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won't be driving

'll have stopped

will be driving

won¡t have stopped