Future Forms
What are the three of the four structures used in English to talk about the future?
Present Continuous, Present Simple, Going to, and Shall/Will
The Mona Lisa ____________ by Leonardo da Vinci.
was painted
This PC game is the _________ experience.
(Absolute/ complete/ total/ utter/ ultimate/ entire)
ultimate
The Colosseum/ believe/ build/ in the years 70-82
The Colosseum is believed to have been built in the years 70-82.
It might rain tonight.
The modal verb might tells us the _________ of rain. The modal verb that tells us about ability is _____.
Possibility
can
Which structure is used to talk about plans, especially in a more informal style, or a decision already made?
Going to
Breakfast ___________________ between 7 and 10 a.m. in the hotel restaurant for this week.
will be served
He was in ____________ agony.
(Absolute/ complete/ total/ utter/ ultimate/ entire)
absolute
The Great Wall of China/ think/ construct/ about 2200 years ago
The Great Wall of China is thought to have been constructed about 2200 years ago.
Would you like to go out tonight?
(Request, Offer, or Invitation?)
invitation
Which structure is used after when, as soon as, before, if, unless, until, or after to express the future?
Present simple
The chicken tastes really dry. It ___________ for too long.
has been cooked
The war affected an __________ generation.
(Absolute/ complete/ total/ utter/ ultimate/ entire)
entire
The Great Wall of China/ say/ guard/ by more/ 1 million soldiers
The Great Wall of China is said to have been guarded by more than 1 million soldiers.
Will you be quiet, please?
(Request, Offer, or Invitation?)
request
Which structure do we use to talk about future happenings which are certain?
Shall/Will
I don't have my car at the moment. It ______________at the garage.
is being fixed
That chocolate cake was ________ bliss.
(Absolute/ complete/ total/ utter/ ultimate/ entire)
total
‘El Castilla’ in the middle of Chich’en Itza/ consider/ be/ a temple
‘El Castilla’ in the middle of Chich’en Itza is considered to have been a temple.
Shall I meet you at the airport?
(Request, Offer, or Invitation?)
Offer
Complete the sentence with the correct future form of the verb:
Baseball and softball, booted from their Olympics after the 2008 games, ______(fight) to win their spots back; meanwhile, six other emerging sports _______(knock) at the Olympics’ door, hoping for Olympic glory.
Are fighting, are knocking (present continuous for an event in the future already planned or decided)
The world's highest mountains____________ in the Himalayas.
are located
My exam was an ___________ disaster. (Absolute/ complete/ total/ utter/ ultimate/ entire)
utter
Machu Picchu/ think/ desert(verb)/ the Incas/ disease
Machu Picchu is thought to have been deserted by the Incas because of disease.
Would you like a cup of tea?
(Request, Offer, or Invitation?)
Offer