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Future Tenses

Ruby · Standard

Grammar summary

Form	Affirmative	Negative
will + base verb	I will / I'll help.	I will not / won't help.
be going to + base verb	She is going to study.	She is not / isn't going to study.
be + verb-ing	They are meeting Sam.	They are not / aren't meeting Sam.
present simple	The train leaves at eight.	The train does not / doesn't leave at eight.

will: instant decisions, offers, promises and predictions based on opinion.

be going to: intentions decided earlier and predictions based on present evidence.

Present continuous: future arrangements. Present simple: timetables and schedules.

01 Complete with will

Use will + the verb; make a negative when shown.

Example: He won't be late. (not / be)

1.I you with your homework. (help)

2.She you later. (call)

3.They the match. (not / win)

4.We ready at eight. (be)

5.He anyone your secret. (not / tell)

6.You the film. (enjoy)

02 Complete with be going to

Use be going to + the verb in brackets.

Example: They are going to visit Rome.

1.I a new language. (learn)

2.Sam a computer. (buy)

3.We this summer. (travel)

4.You a lot of photos. (take)

03 Complete the arrangements

Use the present continuous for these future arrangements.

Example: He is flying to Paris on Monday.

1.Mia by train tomorrow. (leave)

2.I dinner with Ben tonight. (have)

3.We at the station at six. (meet)

4.They in a hotel next weekend. (stay)

Grammar summary

Question	Yes	No
Will you help?	Yes, I will.	No, I won't.
Is she going to study?	Yes, she is.	No, she isn't.
Are they meeting Sam tomorrow?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren't.
Does the train leave at eight?	Yes, it does.	No, it doesn't.

Questions: auxiliary + subject. Will she come? Does the train leave at eight?

Positive short answers use full auxiliaries: will, am, is, are, do or does.

Forms can overlap in real English; follow the form or use given in each exercise.

04 Future questions

Complete with the form given in brackets.

Example: What are you doing tomorrow? (present continuous)

1. she the party? (enjoy / will)

2.Where you going to ? (stay)

3. Leo tomorrow? (come / present continuous)

4.Will they arrive soon? Yes, they .

05 Make it negative

Use the negative of the future form shown.

Example: He isn't going to travel.

1.I late. (be / will)

2.She a car. (buy / going to)

3.We on Friday. (leave / present continuous)

4.They the exam. (fail / will)

06 Choose from the clue

Match the use: instant decision = will; intention = going to; arrangement = present continuous; timetable = present simple.

Example: I'll get the door. (instant decision)

1.I your bag. (carry / instant decision)

2.We a garden. (plant / earlier intention)

3.She at nine tomorrow. (fly / booked arrangement)

4.I some sandwiches. (make / instant decision)

5.He more next year. (read / earlier intention)

6.The bus at seven tomorrow. (leave / timetable)