This document discusses English tenses used to talk about the future: 1. Future tenses to talk about plans use "be going to" for planned actions and "will" for spontaneous decisions. 2. Future tenses to talk about predictions use "be going to" when there is a clear reason or evidence for the prediction and "will" when the prediction is uncertain. 3. Conditionals describe possible future situations using different verb tenses - the first conditional uses present simple after "if" and future simple in the other clause to talk about likely possibilities.

1. UNIT 7 3º E.S.O

2. Future tense
1.Will /might
2.Be going to
3.Present continuous

3. This is what English people really
think about future…

4. We can find three main tenses

5. I’m going to make two differences.
a. Future tenses to talk about plans
a. Be going to
b. Will
b. Future tenses to talk about predictions
a. Be going to
b. Will

6. BE GOING TO
• The speaker intends to do something in the
future . You have already decided about what
you are going to do. You have carefuly planned
this decision
– When i grow up, i’m going to be a Doctor
– We are going to paint this room this afternoon
– She is going to get married next Saturday
PLANS

7. • When we decide something at the moment of
speaking
A: Any plans for the evening?
B: Yes, I’m going to buy a new dress for my sister’s
wedding
A: Really? I’ll go with you, if you don’t mind , I need a
new jacket
Oh!!it’s raining , I will take my umbrella
Will

8. PREDICTIONS
BE GOING TO
• It expresses the idea of a general prediction
about the future
–It’s going to rain soon , i’ve just felt a drop
You have some evidence telling you that something
is happening in the future
Look at those black clouds, it is going to rain

9. WILL
• What you think or guess will happen in the
future
– The cars of the future will fly
– In 100 years , the world will be a very different
place
• Anything uncertain (probably, maybe, I think, I
expect, I hope…)
– I probably won’t be back in time for lunch

10. Rules of formation
BE GOING TO
REMEMBER YOU NEED TO CONJUGATE THE VERB TO
BE!!!

11. WILL

12. READING THE FUTURE
Identify the four major
lines.
1. The heart line
2. The head line
3. The life line
4. The fate line (not
everybody has this
line)

14. SUMMARY
a. Future tenses to talk about plans
a. Be going to (planned)
b. Will (spontaneous)
b. Future tenses to talk about predictions
a. Be going to (with base)
b. Will ( without base)

17. CONDITIONALS
• What are conditionals in English grammar?
Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe
the result of something that might happen (in
the present or future) or might have happened
but didn't (in the past) . They are made using
different English verb tenses.
There are two kinds of conditional sentences: real
and unreal

18. CONDITIONALS
• We will study those talking about real or possible
situations first
• This is the FIRST CONDITIONAL
• It's used to talk about things which might happen in
the future. Of course, we can't know what will happen
in the future, but this describes possible things, which
could easily come true.
– If it rains, I won't go to the park.
– If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
– If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.
– She'll be late if the train is delayed.
– She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
– If I see her, I'll tell her.

19. • First conditional is made by the present simple
after 'if', then the future simple in the other
clause
• Take care when making the negative form of
present simple and with the third person
singular “s”
If she doesn’t clean her glasses she won’t see
anything
She will be a great actress if she travels to USA

20. 1. If it _______ today, I'll stay at home. RAIN.
2. If he ____________ busy now, I will come
back tomorrow. BE
3. If I _________ time, I'll visit my parents this
afternoon. HAVE
4. If it is warm tomorrow, we_______________
to the beach. GO
5. If it is cold, you _____________ warm
clothes. WEAR
6. If he _____________ his homework, he can
not go to the party.
NOT DO
WILL WEAR
DOESN’T DO
CAN WEARSHOULD WEAR
RAINS
IS
WILL GO
HAVE

21. 1. If she _____________ you, you can call her.
NOT CALL
2. If you ________ more than you earn, you'll become
a poor man. SPEND.
3. If they _______________ you, you must not go.
NOT INVITE
4. If we don't hurry, we___________ our bus. MISS
5. If you _______ now, you'll get a discount. PAY
6. If you ________________ too much, you'll get
drunk. DRINK
7. If you feel sick, you SHOULD stay in bed.
8. If they ___________________ here, we'll have to go
there. NOT COME
DOESN’T CALL
WILL MISS
PAY
DRINK
DON’T COME
SPEND
DON`T INVITE

22. • http://www.perfect-english-
grammar.com/support-
files/first_conditional_form.pdf

23. Some online exercises
• http://www.english-grammar-
lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise1.swf
• http://www.impact-
english.com/members/Grammar_Practice/Alw
ays/test-grammar/gr_prac_form-Cond1.htm
• http://www.english-grammar-
lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise2.swf
• http://www.english-grammar-
lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise3.swf

24. Three main conditionals in English

25. ZERO CONDITIONAL
• First vs. Zero Conditional:
– The first conditional describes a particular situation
If you sit in the sun, you'll get burned (here I'm talking about
what will happen today, another day might be different)
– The zero conditional describes what happens in general.
If you sit in the sun, you get burned (here I'm talking about
every time a person sits in the sun - the burning is a natural
consequence of the sitting)

26. SECOND CONDITIONAL
• First vs. Second Conditional:
The first conditional describes things that I think are likely to
happen in the future
The second conditional talks about things that I don't think
will really happen. It's subjective; it depends on my point of
view.
For example (first conditional): If she studies harder, she'll
pass the exam (I think it's possible she will study harder
and so she'll pass)
But (second conditional): If she studied harder, she would
pass the exam (I think that she won't study harder, or
it's very unlikely, and so she won't pass)