Future Tenses in English

Futuretenses

We use the future tense with "will":

to make predictions about the future.

Examples: I will be a teacher. He will travel around the world. He won´t buy a new house. You won't have any problems.

how do we use "will"?

Affirmative sentences

I You We You They

She He It

will

verb

Examples: I will go to the cinema tomorrow. She will be happy with her exam results. We will take the bus next week.

how do we use "will"?

Negative sentences

will not

verb

Examples: I will not call a taxi for you. She will not be in the office tomorrow. We will not watch TV tonight.

how do we use "will"?

Interrogative sentences

I You We You They

She He It

Will

verb

Examples: Will you lock the door? Will she buy any milk at the supermarket? Will they test their English?

We use the future tense with "be going to":

To talk about our future plans

Examples: I am going to be a teacher when I'm older. He is going to travel to London next summer. Are you going to buy a new T-shirt?

how do we use "be going to"?

Affirmative sentences

am

I You We They

going to

verb

going to

are

verb

He She It

going to

is

verb

Examples: I am going to visit Amsterdam next August. She is going to go to the beach next Sunday. We are going to send her a text message.

how do we use "be going to"?

Negative sentences

am not

I You We They

going to

verb

going to

are not

verb

He She It

going to

is not

verb

Examples: I am not going to visit my aunt next week. The bomb is not going to explode. We are not going to fly to England.

how do we use "be going to"?

Interrogative sentences

I You We They

going to

Am

verb

Are

going to

verb

He She It

Is

going to

verb

Examples: Are you going to buy a new iPhone? Is she going to study hard for the exam? Are we going to talk to our best friend?

wh- questions

who

where

what

will she

are you going

will you eat

play tennis?

to talk to?

for lunch?

How

when

why

are they going

will they visit

is she going

to travel to London?

Lisbon?

to pass the exam?

let´s play!

I _________ help you tomorrow morning.

will

will be

am

was

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

She _________ cook a chocolate cake for you.

is going

does

will

wills

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

We _________ to go camping next summer.

are going

have going

will

will not

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

They _________ win the football match tomorrow.

is going

am going

will not

were

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

It _________ to rain next Saturday.

does

will

am going

is going

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

I _________ fail the English exam.

is going

am not

will not

was

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

You _________ to be a doctor in the future.

is going

are going

am going

will

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

In the future, robots _________ do my homework.

come

am going

didn´t

will

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

They _________ get a new computer tomorrow.

will

need

am going

were

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

In 2025 people _________ buy more electric cars.

is going

had

will

were

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

I _________ to have coffee at Starbucks.

will

am not going

didn´t

am not

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

It´s 4 o´clock. She _________ to miss the bus.

is going

am going

are going

will

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

Look at the sky. It _________ to snow soon.

will

are going

is going

am not

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

Just a moment! I _________ help you with the bags.

are going

will

don´t

am

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

I _________ to turn the washing machine on.

will

are going

is going

am going

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!