Simple Future
They (not/make) ____________ to make you happy.
They will not / won't make you happy.
Brian (supervise) _______ _____ _________ the construction crew for a few days.
Brian will be supervising the construction crew for a few days.
I ___ __________ to go to the beach tomorrow.
I am going to go to the beach tomorrow.
The plane ___________ (arrive) tomorrow at 18:00.
The plane arrives tomorrow at 18:00.
What do we use the Present simple for the future?
We use the present simple for the future to talk about future events in timetables (we know exactly when the are happening).
Make a sentence:
He / buy / new car.
He will buy a new car
The class (listen) _______ not _____ ________ closely during the review for the test.
The class will not be listening closely during the review for the test.
I will visit a haunted house on Halloween.
Use this sentence and change it using "be going to".
I am going to visit a haunted house on Halloween.
Make a sentence:
The restaurant / open / 19:30.
The restaurant opens at 19:30.
When do we use "be going to" to talk about the future?
We use "be going to" to talk about future plans that we don't know exactly when are going to happen.
He doesn't know if he __________ __________ __________ (not / go) to bed late tonight.
He doesn't know if he will not go to bed late tonight.
__________ you __________ __________ the new Avengers movie on Saturday?
Will you be watching the new Avengers movie on Saturday?
Will I watch The Big Bang Theory on TV tonight?
Please use this sentence and change it to "be going to".
Am I going to watch The Big Bang Theory on TV tonight?
__________ (be) there an exam next Thursday at 14:00?
Is there an exam next Thursday at 14:00?
When do we use the future continuous?
To talk about actions that will be in progress at a certain point in the future.
But all this (happen / only) __________ __________ __________ when you are 70 years old.
But all this will only happen when you are 70 years old.
Make a sentence using the future continuous:
Susan and Jack / around the world this time next year.
Susan and Jack will be travelling around the world this time next year.
Please use this phrase and create a sentence using "be going to" in it.
She listens to music after dinner.
She is going to listen to music after dinner.
__________ the bus __________(leave) in 10 minutes?
Does the bus leave in 10 minutes?
When do we use the future simple?
We use the future simple for spontaneous decisions and predictions.
__________ she __________ __________ to school by bus today?
(Negative question with verb go)
Will she not go to school by bus today?
Please make a negative sentence using the future continuous and the verb "spend".
Example:
We will be spending a lot of money on an iPhone.
Please use this phrase and use "be going to" in it. Also make it negative.
They will be doing something interesting tonight!
Aren't they doing something interesting tonight!
__________ __________ the theatre play __________ at 9:00 o'clock this evening?
(Negative question with verb start)
Does not the theatre play start at 9:00 o'clock this evening?
Explain the difference between:
Humans will destroy the Earth if they keep polluting it.
Humans are going to destroy the Eath if they keep polluting it.
The first sentence (future simple) is a prediction, so it is not a sure thing.
The second (be going to) is a plan, so it is something that is going to happen for sure.