Future tenses

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UNIT 7 and 8

FUTURE TENSE

3. WILL

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. BE GOING TO

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INTENTIONS AND PLANS

2. be GOING TO

We use be going to to talk about intentions and plans decided before the moment of speaking

- No, I'm not going to....

going to....?

- Yes, I'm going to ....

Question: am(Wh-) are is

Affirmative:am/'m going to are/'re going tois/'s going toNegative:am/'m not going to are not/aren't going tois not/isn't going to

I you he/she/itweyouthey

BE going to

I you he/she/itweyouthey

We are going to go to your party next Saturday.

My family is going to travel to Malibu next summer.

ARRANGEMENTS

2. Present continuous

We use present continuous to talk about arrangements that involve more than one person.We often mention a time and/or place to show that something is more than an intention.

- No, I'm + verb -ing....

+ verb -ing....?

- Yes, I'm + verb -ing ....

Question: am(Wh-) are is

Affirmative:am/'m are/'re + verb -ingis/'s Negative:am/'m not are not/aren't + verb -ingis not/isn't

I you he/she/itweyouthey

present continuous

I you he/she/itweyouthey

time expressions

tonighton Mondaynext week/year/monthtomorrow

We are taking the train to Madrid at 2p.m.

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PREDICTIONS

3. WILL

We use will to make predictions about the future.Then I am not sure if it will happen or not.

- No, I won't.

win (verb) ....?

- Yes, I will.

Question:(Wh-) will

Affirmative:will / 'llNegative:will not/ won't

I you he/she/itweyouthey

will

I you he/she/itweyouthey

time expressions

tomorrowthe day after tomorrownext week/year/monthin 2030/ten years/the future...by 2030, the end of the week....

By 2030 cars will be all electric.

It won't rain tomorrow morning.

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