Present or Future?
Future or Present?
I'll go tomorrow.
FUTURE
I'll go tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I _______ my homework.
Tomorrow, I will do my homework.
Tomorrow, I am going to do my homework.
I do it. (Future)
I will do it.
I'm going to do it.
What word is used to form the future simple?
Will
What is something you do every day?
Accepted: Present Simple
Future or Present?
I'm getting lunch.
PRESENT
I am getting lunch (Present continuous; right now)
I am ______ lunch after school.
I am eating lunch after school.
I go to the store. (Right Now)
I am going to the store.
How do we form present continuous? (Tell me the formula, not an example)
to be + gerund (ing)
What will you do during break?
Accepted: Future simple, be going to, (maybe present continuous)
Future or Present?
I'm getting lunch after school.
FUTURE
I'm getting lunch after school; present continuous becomes the future if a time is provided
I think she is _________ football later.
I think she is going to play football later.
I think she is playing football later.
I am go to scream!
I am going to scream!
Explain why the present continuous is NOT the present in this sentence: "He is playing soccer after school, so he can't come."
Including "after school" or any future time changes the present continuous to the future
What are your after school plans?
Accepted: Future simple, going to, future continuous, (maybe present continuous)
Future or Present?
What are you doing? I'm making a tortilla for dinner.
PRESENT
Even though it's for dinner, the person is doing it now.
He _____ going to be at band practice.
He is going to be at band practice.
Do you need anything? I will be go to the store after dinner.
Do you need anything? I will be going to the store after dinner.
What is the name of this tense?
will + to be + gerund (ing)
Future Continuous
What will you be doing over the summer?
Accepted: be going to, future continuous, (maybe present continuous)
Present or Future?
I'll do it right now.
FUTURE
I'll do it right now; the immediate future is still the future in English
They ____ going _____ working in groups next class.
They are going to be working in groups next class.
I will playing with my friends at 5:00.
I will be playing with my friends at 5:00.
I am going to be playing with my friends at 5:00.
Explain why we use future continuous.
To describe an action happening in the future at a specific time
What will you be doing at this time tomorrow?
Accepted: Future continuous