THE FUTURE TENSE be going to Future will

THE FUTURE TENSE • «be going to» Future • «will» Future • The Simple Present Tense

We use «will – won’t» to explain a prediction for the future. We always use «think-hope-supposepromise» Tom is still studying English because he has got an exam tomorrow. I think he will pass the exam tomorrow.

Susan always saves her Money because she hopes she will buy an expensive car in the future.

I would like to apologize for breaking your heart to you. I promise I will not tell a lie to you. I am sure you will do it again.

We also use «will – won’t» at the moment we make a new decision or plan. Bye. I'll phone you when I get there. See you soon.

OK! I will help you to carry your bags.

Affirmative Form I You He She It We You They Negative Form I You He She Will not It We You they verb will Question Form Will I You He She It We You They Short Form will verb ? will not ’ll won’t verb

Make sentences -go abroad -swim -fail -bring it back -hope -think -promise -OK! 1 - Tom is studying hard his exam. I think he will not fail his exam. 2 - Susan saves her pocket Money. She 3 - David is borrowing my dictionary. He 4 - A: The weather is sunny. Let’s go swimming. B: Ok’ I will come with you. hopes she will go abraod. promises he will bring it back.

We use «be going to» to explain planned future events. I have got a terriblr toothache. I am going to visit my dentist tomorrow afternoon.

We can use «be going to» for an action is happening certainly Look! There a few black clouds in the sky. It’s going to rain soon.

Watch your step! You are going to hurt yourself.

P. S. We can use The Present Continuous Tense for an action in progress now but we can use it for a planned action in the future. I am flying to Paris today.

Complete the sentences using be going to, future simple(will-won!t. J) 1 - A: We’ve run out of milk. B: Oh, have we? I __________ and get some. (go) will go ‘s going to be 2 - Josh ________________ five next Tuesday. (be) 3 - My cousin thinks he __________ to stay with us for weekend. (meet) ‘ll meet ‘s going to hit 4 - Look at that car!It ______________ that tree!(hit) won’t do 5 - I promise I ___________ that again. (not do) ‘ll make 6 -You look tired. Sit down and I___________ you a cup of tea. (make) 7 - A: I think there is someone at the door. ‘ll go B: OK! I ___________ (go) and answer it. 8 - I hope you __________ back and see us. (come) ‘ll come ‘re going to set 9 - My sons are preparing their suitcases for holiday. They _________out tomorrow morning. (set) are you ________ 10 -A: What ______ for the party tonight? (wear) going to wear B: My blue dress

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