1. Future tenses time expressions
Past Future
Yesterday Tomorrow
Yesterday morning, Tomorrow morning,
afternoon, evening. afternoon, evening.
Last night Tomorrow night
Last week, last (day Next week, next (day
of the week), month, of the week), month,
spring, summer, fall, spring, summer, fall,
winter, year, etc. winter, year, etc.
…. ago In ….
2. 3 ways to express future actions
Simple future: Will + verb in simple
form
Future intention: Be going to + verb in
simple form
Present progressive: To be + -ing
3. When to use each one?
Present
Will Be going to
prog.
Predictions about
YES YES
the future
Previous plans YES YES
Sudden decisions YES
4. In this presentation:
We are going to cover the structure of
the simple future (will) and the future
intention (be going to).
5. Will: Affirmative
Verb in
Subject Will
simple form
I will play
You will study
He, She, It will work
We will eat
You will try
They will cook
What will you do tomorrow?
6. Will: Negative
Verb in
Subject Will Not
simple form
I will not play
You will not study
He, She, It will not work
We will not eat
You will not try
They will not cook
Will not = Won’t
7. Will: Questions
Verb in
Will Subject
simple form
Will I play?
Will you study?
Will he, she, it work?
Will we eat?
Will you try?
Will they cook?
Yes, I will
No, I won´t
8. Be going to: Affirmative
Subject to be going infinitive
I am going to play
You are going to study
He, She, It is going to work
We are going to eat
You are going to try
They are going to cook
What are you going to do
tomorrow?
9. Be going to: Negative
Subj. to be not going infinitive
I
You to play
He to study
am
She to work
is not going
It to eat
are
We to try
You to cook
They
10. Be going to: Yes/No questions
To be Subj. going infinitive ?
I
you to play?
he to study?
Am
she to work?
Is going
it to eat?
Are
we to try?
you to cook?
they
No, he isn’t
: Yes, he is
Yes, we are No, we aren’t
11. Be going to: Information questions
Question To
Subj. going infinitive ?
word be
I
you to play?
What he to study?
am
Where she to work?
is going
When it to eat?
are
Why we to try?
you to cook?
they
