WILL + INFINITIVE
• Predictions about the future
I will study German next year
• Spontaneous decisions
Sorry, I will help you
• A promise
I promise I won’t watch TV tonight
• SUBJECT + WILL + INFINITIVE
I WILL clean the car tomorrow
She WILL live in New York in two years time
They WILL work as teachers in the future
• SUBJECT + WON’T + INFINITIVE
It WON’T rain tomorrow
She WON’T have to study for the exam
I WON’T go to college
• WILL + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE?
WILL you come with us to the party?
WILL your mother let you study in my house?
FIRST CONDITIONAL
Finish these sentences…
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If you study you…
YOU WILL PASS YOUR EXAMS
If she eats healthy she..
SHE WILL LOSE WEIGHT
If they don’t run faster… THE POLICE WILL CATCH THEM
If my brother comes to the party….
SALLY WILL BE HAPPY
• If people recycle more… THERE WILL BE LESS POLLUTION
• If it rains…
I WILL TAKE MY UMBRELLA
Finish these sentences…
• If you break a mirror….
YOU WILL HAVE SEVEN BAD LUCK
YEARS
• If he doesn’t study harder…
• If you feel sick…
YOU WILL GO TO THE DOCTOR
• If they play in the rain….
• If you walk slowly
HE WILL FAIL THE EXAM
THEY WILL GET WET
YOU WILL ARRIVE LATE
Finish these sentences
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If you break a mirror….
If he doesn’t study harder…
If you feel sick…
If they play in the rain….
WILL FORGET
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WILL/GOING TO
The Simple Future has two different forms in
English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two
forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they
often express two very different meanings.
I will probably go to Italy next
Summer
I am going to fly to Italy next
Saturday
FUTURE TENSES: WILL / GOING TO
I will travel to Japan next
year → prediction (not
near future)
I am going to study German
at school intention (near
future)
Future Tense: Uses of Will
1- Instant/spontaneous decisions: Ok, I’ll see
you on Friday.
2- Personal opinions : (I think, I suppose, I
guess, I hope) I think I’ll stay in this evening.
3- Promises, offers, requests: Don’t worry, I’ll
go and buy some food for you.
4-Predictions based on what we think: We’ll
never understand the future in English.
WILL
I left the door open. I’ll close it right now.
(In the restaurant)
W :What would you like to drink?
I’ll have a cup of coffee, please.
Did you call Sue?
No, I forgot it.
I’ll call her tonight
Instant decisions
Decisions at the
time of speaking
I am little hungry.
I think I’ll have a sandwich.
I don’t think I’ll go out tonight. I am
too tired.
Personal opinions
Don’t worry. I will help you with your
homework.
I will love you forever.
Will you marry me?
Offers
Promises
Requests
You will be rich one day.
Predictions
based on
what we
think)
“GOING TO”
AFFIRMATIVE:
I am (I’m)
You are (You’re)
He is (He’s)
She is (She’s)
It is (It’s)
We are (We’re)
You are (You’re)
They are (They’re)
going to
(base form
of verb =
Infinitive
without
“to”)
“GOING TO”
NEGATIVE:
I am not (I’m not)
You are not (You aren’t)
He is not(He isn’t)
She is not (She isn’t)
It is not (It isn’t)
We are not (We aren’t)
You are not (You aren’t)
They are not (They aren’t)
going to
(base form
of verb =
Infinitive
without
“to”)
“GOING TO”
INTERROGATIVE:
Am
Is
Are
I
you
he /she /it
we/you/they
going to
Base ?
Short answers
Yes, + Subject pronoun + am / is / are.
No, + Subject pronoun + isn’t / aren’t.
*(Note: No, I’m not).
BE GOING TO
We use BE GOING TO + the base form of the
main verb for:
I am going to practise hard to
become a rock star!
1. Plans / Intentions.
2. Predictions based on clear signs.
Look at those clouds! It is
going to rain!
I am going to + V
You are going to + V
He / She is going to + V
We are going to + V
You are going to + V
They are going to + V
Future Simple
We use the modal WILL + the base form of the
main verb for:
You will get married and
have 10 children!
1. Predictions.
I’ll have another cup of
coffee, please!
2. Quick decisions.
I WILL (’ll) call
You WILL (’ll) call
Ok! I’ll call you
tomorrow.
3. Promises.
He / She WILL (’ll) call
We WILL (’ll) call
You WILL (’ll) call
They WILL (’ll) call
•I'm going to buy a new laptop
computer next week.
Plans,
Offers
Intentions
Promises
John has decided to
Have a party. He’s going to
invite lots of people.
Decisions before
the moment
Offers
of speaking
Promises
I AM GOING TO : I HAVE DECIDED TO DO STH.
Today, I am going to read my favourite
novel, then I am going to phone my best
friend and finally I am going to drive my
new motorcycle.
•Look at that car! It is going to
crash into that tree.
Predictions on
Offers
present
evidence
Promises
PREDICTIONS WITH PRESENT EVIDENCE
Look at those black clouds!
It’s going to rain.
She is pregnant.
She’s going to have a baby.
REMEMBER!
PREDICTIONS
QUICK DECISIONS
PROMISES
WILL + V
PLANS /
INTENTIONS
PREDICTIONS
BASED ON
CLEAR SIGNS
BE GOING TO + V
PRACTISE!
Choose the right way to express the future in the
following situations.
SITUATION 1
SITUATION 2
SITUATION 3
You’re thirsty, aren’t
you? I (get) you a
glass of water.
Oh no! He really (paint)
the room that colour?
ANSWER
ANSWER
ANSWER
I WILL (’ll) get you
a glass of water.
(QUICK DECISION)
IS he really GOING TO paint
the room that colour?
(INTENTION)
We WILL not (won’t) be back late.
(PROMISE)
The film finishes at 10 p.m.
We (not be) back late.
The film finishes at 10
p.m.
SITUATION 4
You’re not well.
I (call) the doctor.
SITUATION 5
In Scotland it (rain)
tomorrow. In the south
of England it (be) sunny.
SITUATION 6
Ketchup or
mayonnaise?
I (have) mayonnaise,
please.
ANSWER
ANSWER
I WILL (’ll) call the doctor.
(QUICK DECISION)
In Scotland it WILL rain
tomorrow. In the south of
England it WILL be sunny.
(PREDICTION)
ANSWER
I WILL (’ll) have mayonnaise,
please.
(QUICK DECISION)
1) Why are you working so hard these days?
- Because I’m going to buy (buy) a car, so I’m saving.
2) What (you)are you going to buy Jill for her birthday? (buy)
- A CD.
-mmm But She hasn’t got a CD player.
- In that case, I will (buy )her a book.
3) Dad, can you mend this for me?
- I’m
sorry. Ask Mum. She
will
do it for you.
4) Why have you got so many eggs?
-Because I am going to
(make) an omelette.
5) I haven’t got enough money to get home.
will lend (lend) you some. How much do you need?
-I
6) A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
am going to
B: I ……………………..
(write) a letter to my friends back
home in Texas
7) A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
will
B: I …………………(get)
you a cup of coffee.
8) We are so excited about our trip next month to France.
to
We are going
…………………….
(visit) Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
will
9) I think he ………………….
(be) the next British Prime
Minister.
Will / Be Going to
• 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write)___________ a letter to my friends back home in
Am going to write
Texas.
• 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I (get)_________
you a cup of coffee. That will
‘ll get
wake you up.
•
3. A: I can't hear the television!
B: I (turn) __________ it up so you can hear it.
‘ll turn
•
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We
(visit)are
___________Paris
and Nice.
going to visit
• 5. A: It is so hot in here!
‘ll turn
B: I (turn)________
the air conditioning on.
•
will be
6. I think he (be)_________
the next President
of the United States.
going to
• 7. I am ___________to
work in ten minutes.
will
• 8. I guess I ____________stay
home tonight.
• 9. I________be in Texas next week.
will