FUTURE PRACTICE

Uses and examples:

FUTURE SIMPLE GOING TO PRESENT PRESENT SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
- Spontaneous - Future plans and - Arrangements - Fixed timetables:
decisions: I’ll help intentions: I’m and plans for the The train leaves at
you. going to study near future half past six.
- Predictions biology at (especially
based on nothing, university. involving other
no certainty: You’ll - Predictions people): I’m
win the lottery. based on meeting my cousin
- Promises: I will evidence: Look at later.
always love you the clouds! It’s
- Requests: Will going to rain.
you marry me?

Exercise. Put the verbs into the correct future tense (will, going to, simple
present or present continuous).
1. I love London. I (probably / go) _______________________ there next year.
2. Our train (leave) _______________________ at 4:47.
3. What (wear / you) _______________________ at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find)
_______________________ something nice in my mum's wardrobe.
5. This is my last day here. I (go) _______________________ back to England
tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin) _______________________ in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I (meet) _______________________ an old friend this
week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) _______________________ .
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) _______________________ dry and
sunny.
10. I’ve already decided it, I (start) _______________________ learning French!
11. The train (leave)_______________________ at 11:45.
12. We (have)_______________________ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.
13. It (snow) _______________________ in the mountains tomorrow evening.
14. On Sunday at 8 o'clock I (meet)_______________________ my friend.
15. They (fly)_______________________ to London on Friday evening.
16. Wait! I (drive)_______________________ you to the station.
17. The English lesson (start)_______________________ at 8:45.
18. I (see)_______________________ my sister in April.
19. Listen! There's someone at the door. I (open)_______________________ the door
for you.