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Which future form is used for schedules?
Present simple: The train leaves at 6.00.
Is this a prediction with or without evidence?
"The sky is dark. I think it's going to rain."
With evidence (going to)
"The sky is dark."
Which future form is used for offers and promises?
Will: I will help you with your homework.
Is this a personal plan or an arrangement with others?
"I'm having lunch with my family."
An arrangement with others (present continuous)
"..with my family."
Is this a spontaneous decision or a personal plan?
"I'll pay for lunch."
Spontaneous decision (will)
Which future form is used for predictions with evidence?
Going to: I think it's going to rain.
Which future form is used for predictions without evidence?
Will: I believe that aliens will come to Earth one day.
Which future form is used for spontaneous decisions?
Will: I'll get the bill.
Which future form is used for personal plans?
Going to: I am going to order a pizza tonight.
*Present continuous may also be used
Which future form is used for arrangements with others?
Present continuous: We are having dinner together after work.
*Going to may also be used
Choose the correct answer:
Someone is knocking on the door.
A: I'm opening it.
B: I'll open it.
B: (spontaneous decision - will)
Choose the correct answer:
When does your plane leave?
A: It leaves at 3pm.
B: It'll leave at 3pm.
A: (schedule - present simple)
Choose the correct answer:
Have you decided what you're going to study at university?
A: Yes, I study medicine.
B: Yes, I'm going to study medicine.
B: (personal plan - going to)
Choose the correct answer:
I've got some difficult maths homework to do tonight.
A: I'll help you with it.
B: I'm going to help you with it.
A: (spontaneous decision - will)
Choose the correct answer:
Where's your brother going tomorrow?
A: He's got a job interview at 10 o'clock.
B: He'll have a job interview at 10 o'clock.
A: (schedule - present simple)
Choose the best future form to complete the sentence:
I (climb) Mount Everest next year.
I am going to climb Mount Everest next year.
(personal plan - will)
Choose the best future form to complete the sentence:
All the students (have) lunch together tomorrow to discuss the situation.
All the students are having lunch together tomorrow to discuss the situation.
(arrangement with others - present continuous)
Choose the best future form to complete the sentence:
The bus (leave) at 2.30pm.
The bus leaves at 2.30pm.
(schedule - present simple)
Choose the best future form to complete the sentence:
You have been working hard all day. You (be) tired tomorrow.
You have been working hard all day. You are going to be tired tomorrow.
(prediction with evidence - going to)
Choose the best future form to complete the sentence:
I think in 10 years we (not use) phones anymore.
I think in 10 years we won't use phones anymore.
(prediction without evidence - will)
Correct the mistake and explain why it's wrong:
My class will start at 3.30pm.
My class starts at 3.30pm.
It is a schedule so it should use present simple.
Correct the mistake and explain why it's wrong:
100 years from now, I think there is going to be a new capital city in Thailand.
100 years from now, I think there will be a new capital city in Thailand.
It is a prediction without evidence so it should use 'will'.
Correct the mistake and explain why it's wrong:
I am coming to your birthday party next week.
I will come to your birthday party next week.
It is a promise so it should use 'will'.
Correct the mistake and explain why it's wrong:
I don't know how to get to the airport.
I'm going to drive you.
I will drive you.
It is a spontaneous decisions so it should use 'will'.
Correct the mistake and explain why it's wrong:
Be careful! You are carrying too many books. You will drop some.
You are going to drop some.
It is a prediction with evidence so it should use 'going to'.