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Future Tenses

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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 Choose the form requested

Use will for opinion/promise/offer; going to for evidence/intention; present continuous for arrangements; present simple for timetables.

Example: We are meeting tomorrow. (booked arrangement)

1.I think it tomorrow. (rain / opinion)

2.Look at those clouds! It . (rain / evidence)

3.I promise I your book. (return)

4.You look tired. I your bag. (carry / offer)

5.The train at six tomorrow. (leave / timetable)

6.She the doctor at ten tomorrow. (see / booked)

02 Contract or expand

Follow the instruction in brackets.

Example: We'll go. = We will go.

1. call you tonight. (I will: contract)

2.He forget. (won't: full form)

3. going to leave. (She is: contract)

4. meeting us tomorrow. (They're: full form)

03 Base verb or -ing?

Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: I will go. I am going tomorrow.

1.She will us at the station. (meet)

2.They are going to to Madrid. (travel)

3.He is tomorrow morning. (leave)

4.We are dinner at seven tonight. (have)

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 WH questions

Use the future form shown in brackets.

Example: When will the film start?

1.What you tonight? (cook / going to)

2.Who you tomorrow? (meet / present continuous)

3.When she us? (call / will)

4.What time the train tomorrow? (leave / present simple)

05 Finish the short answers

Use the auxiliary from the question; full negative forms also work.

Example: Will she come? Yes, she will.

1.Will you be there? No, I .

2.Is she going to study? Yes, she .

3.Are you leaving tomorrow? Yes, I .

4.Does the bus leave at six? No, it .

06 A weekend away

Complete using the future form shown in brackets.

Example: We are staying with friends. (present continuous)

1.We to Edinburgh on Friday. (fly / present continuous)

2.Our friends us at the airport. (meet / present continuous)

3.I the old castle. (visit / going to)

4.I think everyone the trip. (enjoy / will)

5.I my camera. (forget / will negative)

6.The museum until ten on Sunday. (not / open / present simple)