Form
Are all these Future Simple examples?
WILL + INFINITIVE
BE GOING TO
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (TO BE + VERB-ING)
PRESENT SIMPLE
yes
Are these all the USES of the Future Simple?
WHEN IT IS A PREDICTION WITHOUT EVIDENCE
WHEN IT IS A PLAN AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF IT HAPPENING
WHEN IT IS A TIMETABLE
yes
We are playing Jeopardy now. Is this an example of the Future tense?
NO
El lunes voy al colegio
On Monday I am going to school
The sky is pitch black.- You say....
It is going to rain
When do we use the Future form.- BE GOING TO?
There are 2 answers
We use it for plans and predictions based on evidence
Which form do we USE for:(There are 2 answers)
Predictions based on evidence
Plans
BE GOING TO
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
YOU HAVE AGREED ON THIS:
I _____ (MEET) my friends this evening to study.
am meeting
am going to meet
Mañana jugaré al futbol.
Tomorrow I will play football
The wall is crumbling down.- You say...
It is going to fall
When do we use the Future form.- PRESENT CONTINUOUS? BE+ VERB-ING
The same cases as BE GOING TO.- for plans and predictions based on evidence
Which form do we use for spontaneous future ideas or predictions with no evidence?
Will + Infinitive
FUTURE PLAN, NO EVIDENCE OF IT
Next year, Paul _________ (VISIT) Japan with his parents.
will visit
El mes que viene comparemos un coche.
We will buy a car next month
The woman is pregnant.- You say...
She is going to have a baby
When do we use the Future form.-Will + infinitive?
When it is not a plan, when it is something spontaneous or a simple prediction
Which future form do we use to talk about TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES?
PRESENT SIMPLE
The flight _____ (LEAVE) at 12, but we _______(NOT ARRIVE) until 17 pm
leaves / will not arrive
El avión sale mañana a las 10.
The plane leaves at 10 tomorrow
Your parents have bought tickets for the Opera for next week.- You say " My parents_____"
My parents are going to the Opera next week
Provide the 4 forms to make the Future Simple.-
Present Continuous
Will + Infinitive
Present Simple
Be going to
Provide the different uses of the Future Simple:
Timetables
Plans and predictions based on evidence
Spontaneous future ideas
If we get this question right we______ (GET) 500 points.
will get
A las 10 estamos conduciendo a la playa!!
At 10 we are driving to the beach!!
The phone rings, and you hear it.- You say...
I will pick it up