USES
• Future plans and intentions
• Predictions
• Will vs going to for predictions
• Going to sounds more certain: when we have
evidence that something is going to happen
USES
• To talk about future events which are already
FORM: be + (not) going to + inf. planned (arrangements)
• ✅ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + going to + inf. • Zoe and Marco are visiting Cuba in January. (They have bought their
• I'm going to do sports. plane tickets)
• ❌ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + be + not going to + inf. • Present continuous sounds a little more definite
• I'm not going to do sports.
• ❓ : Be + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + going to + inf. ? • We do not often use going to go. We usually use
• Am I going to do sport? the present continuous form going to.
USES • S.A. : Yes/No, + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + be (not). • I'm going to the theatre on Saturday.
• Predictions • Yes, I am.
• No, I am not.
• Will with certain words and expressions
• Will for spontaneous decisions
• Will for offering to do something
Present
Be going to continuous
FORM: will (not) + inf. without to.
• ✅ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + will + inf. USES
• I will go to yoga.
• ❌ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + will not (won’t)+ inf.
• To talk about things which are scheduled
• I won't go to yoga. Unit 4. Grammar: Present for the future
Will
• ❓ : Will + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + inf. ? FUTURE simple • Day 1: flights from London to Barcelona. We arrive in
• Will you go to yoga? Barcelona at 12.00, lunch on board the ship and a free
• S.A. : Yes/No, + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + will/won’t. afternoon to discover Barcelona. The ship leaves Barcelona
• Yes, I will. at 20.00.
• No, I won't.
Future perfect: Future continuous:
will have (done) will be + -ing
FORM: will have + past participle. FORM: will (not) be + -ing.
• ✅ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + will + have + past participle. • ✅ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + will + be + -ing.
• I will have played tennis. • I will be playing tennis.
• ❌ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + will not (won’t)+ have + past • ❌ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + will not (won’t)+ be + -ing.
participle.
• I won't be playing tennis.
• I won't have played tennis.
• ❓ : Will + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + be + -ing. ?
• ❓ : Will + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + have + past participle. ?
• Will you have played tennis? • Will you be playing tennis?
• S.A. : Yes/No, + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + will/won’t. • S.A. : Yes/No, + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + will/won’t.
• Yes, I will. • Yes, I will.
• No, I won’t. • No, I won’t.
USES USES
• To talk about an action that will be finished • Actions in progress in the future
before a certain time in the future. • Future events
BY
• By or by the time is used in this way mean ‘not
later than’ or 'before'.
• By the time you're 21 you'll be playing football in the Premier League.
