Future Forms

​Future Forms

By Jennifer Kitchen

Multiple Select

Which sentence talks about the future?

• I met Sarah 2 days ago

• I'm meeting Sarah now

• I'm meeting Sarah tomorrow

• I'm going to meet Sarah this evening

• I'll meet Sarah when I finish work

I'll do it tomorrow...

WILL is used for:

• Spontaneous decisions (made at the moment of speaking)

• Offers and promises

• Predictions

You say "will not" or "won't" for the negative.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses 'will' correctly?

• I will to go shopping later

• I will going to the store

• I will call you tonight

• I am will arrive soon

Open Ended

React to the situation using will :
☎️ The phone is ringing....

Open Ended

📱 My phone battery is dead.

Open Ended

🌝 It's getting dark.

Open Ended

🍜 The dishes are dirty

Open Ended

🥶 I'm cold

Open Ended

🚪 The doorbell is ringing.

Open Ended

☕️ I'm thirsty.

Open Ended

🍸 You're at the bar, and the waiter says "What would you like to drink?"

I'm going to see her tonight!

GOING TO is used for:

• Plans made before speaking

• Predictions based on present evidence

• Intentions and decisions already made

Match

Match the following

• I've bought tickets. We

• She's studied hard. She

• I talked to her yesterday. Tomorrow, I

are going to see the concert.

is going to pass the exam.

am going to visit my mum.

• are going to see the concert.

• is going to pass the exam.

• am going to visit my mum.

I'll call her later.

I'm going to call her later

What's the difference?

Give me some context

Reorder

Reorder the following

• We

• are going

• to

• move

• next month

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• are

• we

• going to

• move

• ?

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Fill in the Blanks

A: What do you want to do when you finish school?
B: I'm

be a dancer.

Fill in the Blanks

A: I think that house over there is on fire!
B: Oh no! I

phone the fire brigade.

Fill in the Blanks

A: My tea is not sweet enough.
B: I

get you some sugar.

Open Ended

A: Do you want to go to the park this afternoon?
B: I can't. I ........... visit my grandparents.

Open Ended

A: This box is very heavy!
B: I .................... carry it for you.

I'm flying to Paris next tuesday

Present continuous is used for:

• Fixed arrangements with specific times

• Definite plans (often involving other people or specific places)

• Events you would write in your schedule

=> ALWAYS USE A TIME STAMP

Multiple Select

Which sentences use present continuous for future arrangements?

• I'm playing tennis this evening

• We're having dinner at 7 PM tonight

• I'm playing tennis right now

• They're getting married next June

Categorize

Options (9)

Spontaneous offer to help

Promise

Meeting scheduled

Prediction based on evidence

Fixed dinner reservation

Plans made last week

I won't do it

I'm not going to do it

I'm not doing it

Organize these options into the right categories

WILL

GOING TO

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Open Ended

Write three sentences about your plans for next weekend. Use each future form once (will, going to, present continuous)

Match

Match the following

• Phone rings

• Tickets bought

• Meeting at 3 PM

• Dark clouds

will answer

going to see

am meeting

going to rain

• will answer

• going to see

• am meeting

• going to rain