FILL IN THE BLANKS 1
My team ___________ (compete) in a football tournament next week
My team's competing (is competing)
(it's a fixed arrangement, we know the dates)
Look at that crazy driver! He ______________ (crash)
He's going to crash (is going to crash)
(prediction with evidence, we can see it)
Which future tenses have we seen in class?
Three
will+infinitive, be going to, present continuous
My mum / be going to / buy a car (negative)
isn't going to buy
He will change his job in April /yes
Will he change his job in April? Yes, he will
- My mobile phone is in another room.
+ Don't worry, I _________(get) it for you.
I'll get (will get)
(spontaneous decision)
Have you got any plans for the summer?
Sure! I ______________ (travel) to London.
I'm going to travel
(plan)
We use ________ when something is arranged, we know when, where, what, ...
present continuous
I / not fail / any subjects /next term. I promise! (will)
I won't fail
They are getting married on Saturday/NO
Look at those black clouds. It _____________(rain)!
It's going to rain (is going to rain)
(prediction with evidence, something we can see)
I think scientists ____________(find) a cure for Covid this year.
will find
(a prediction based on opinion, general prediction)
We use WILL+INFINITIVE to express future facts, predictions based on opinion and ...
promises and spontaneous decisions
The children /go /to the celebration tomorrow (present continuous)
The children are going to the ...
The fortune teller said: "You ______________ (pass) all your subjects this year!"
You'll pass (will pass)
(predictions without evidence)
We ______________ (have) holidays soon.
will have
(future fact)
We see something and we make a prediction about it.
Which tense do we use?
be going to
People in the class / not celebrate / International Women's Day this year (present continuous)
People aren't celebrating ...
I am going to win this game /YES
She ____________ (organise) a surprise party for our best friend.
She's going to organise (is going to organise)
(it's her plan/intention)
I _________ (see) my girlfriend tomorrow at 3:00.
I'm seeing
(fixed arrangement, I have a date)
We want to talk about our plans for this summer
Which tense do we use?
be going to
I /not watch /that programme/ tomorrow. It's awful! (be going to)
I'm not going to watch
His parents are visiting him this weekend/YES