General
True or False
To make a promise for the future use be going to, for example:
I'm going to help you with your homework.
False, use Future Simple with will for promises
What is the formula for an affirmative sentences with the future form "will"?
S + will + V (base form)
What is the formula for affirmative sentences with the future form "going to"?
S + "to be" + going to + V (base form)
We's going to go to the movies on Friday.
We ARE going to go to the movies on Friday.
What is the formula to write questions in the Future Simple form?
Will + subject + object + ?
True or False: It is very common to use the form "will" to talk about future plans.
False
True or False: It is very common to use the future form "going to" to talk about predictions.
True
Billy and Joannah will travel to Europe the day before tomorrow.
Billy and Joannah will travel to Europe the day AFTER tomorrow.
Change this sentence into a logical question: He is going to do his homework in the library.
Is he going to do his homework in the library? or Where is he going to do his homework?
Which might have been the possible question to the following response?
"I will take a shower as soon as I arrive home."
What will you do (when you arrive home?)
Name 2 uses of the form "going to" that we have talked about and practiced in class.
Expressing future plans Making predictions
Who will goes to the library with her?
Who will GO to the library with her?
Change this sentence into a logical question: They aren't going to lose.
Are they going to lose?
Name 5 different words or expressions other than "tomorrow" that can be used to talk about the future
Answers will vary. For example: later, tonight, next week, this weekend, next year, the day after tomorrow, etc..
Scramble the following sentence:
win - Hellen - I - the- will - think - that - game
I think that Hellen will win the game.
Use "going to" in a sentence to express future plans.
Answers will vary
Will you go to the Santos game next week?
ARE you GOING (TO GO) to the Santos game next week?
Change this sentence into a logical question: She'll help me learn the dance.
Will she help me learn the dance?
Put this sentence in order:
English / your / in / friends / how / staying / Milan
/ long / are / with?
How long are you staying with your English friends in Milan?
Use "will" in a sentence to make a promise.
Answers will vary
"Something strange is happening to the computer screen. The program is going to crash!"
In this sentence, going to is used to:
a) talk about a personal plan or intention
b) make a prediction about the future, especially when this has already started or happen
c) make a decision with a result
b) make a prediction about the future, especially when this has already started or happen
restaurant / Tom / at / tonight / grandparents / is / dinner / with / his / having / beautiful
Tom is having dinner with his grandparents at a beautiful restaurant tonight.
Tonight, Tom is having dinner with his grandparents at a beautiful restaurant.
What is the fundamental element to consider when using Present Continuous for the Future
There most be arrangements (plans) made before speaking.