Being

Being aa teenager
teenager

Future
Future

Holiday
Holiday plans
plans

WILL / GOING TO
The simple Future has two different forms in
English: will and be going to.

I will probably go to London

next summer.
I am going to fly to London
next Saturday.

Will
Will

One of the most common ways to

talk about the future is with will, for
example: I will call you tonight.(the
word will is a modal auxiliary verb.)

he

Positive Form
I

e
sh

will

Rest of the
sentence.

V1

it

we

you

they

Im sure he will succeed on the test.

Negative Form

Subject

will not
wont

V1

He will not do it again.

Rest of the
sentence.

Question Form
Yes / No Question:
Will

subject

Rest of the
sentence

Will he come to visit us tomorrow?

Wh Non- Subject Question:
Wh-word

will

subject

V1

Where will you study when you finish school?

Wh Subject Question:
Who/
What

will

V1

Who will come to help him?

Rest of the
sentence?

Rest of the
sentence?

tomorrow

I'll go to the market tomorrow.

soon

Dont worry. He will be here soon.

next week / year

There will be another meeting next

month.

in five minutes/
in two hours

I will return in two hours.

later today

I will finish my report later today.

Going
Going to
to
The use of "going to" to refer to future
events suggests a very strong link
with the present. The precise moment
is not relevant, but the attitude implies
that the event depends on something
we know about the current situation.

FUTURE
FUTURE TENSE:
TENSE: BE
BE GOING
GOING
TO
TO -- FORM
FORM
Affirmative: I am going to travel by plane.
Interrogative: Are you going to travel by
plane?
Negative: I am not going to travel
by plane because I am going to fly
in a hot air balloon.

Vacation
Vacation Plans
Plans
we have
many
Were
going
to
take
a to
MyOh,
husband
and
I need
plans.
going
vacation
to China.
go Were
to the
airport.to
have a great time.

What
are
you
going
to
Where
can
I take
you?
do in China?

Vacation
Vacation Plans
Plans

My
I am
We
husband
going
are going
to
is watch
going
to visit
traditional
to the
seeGreat
Chinese
Chinese
Wallmartial
ofdancing.
China.
arts.

Practice
Practice 11

Look at the chart. Use be + going

to + a base form verb to describe
the vacation plans of the people
below.

Person

Future Plan

Mr. Jones

watch a parade

Mrs. Jones

take photographs

Mr. and Mrs.

Jones

see famous places

You

???

Example:
is going to watch a parade.
Mr. Jones ________________

Mime
Move your body and guess.

Write the correct future form

Hilipp. 15 next Wednesday. (to be)

They a new computer. (to get)
I think my mother this CD. (to like)
Paul's sister a baby. (to have)
They... at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive)
Just a moment. I you with the bags. (to
help)
In 2020 people more hybrid cars. (to
buy)
Marvin.. a party next week. (to throw)
We to Venice in June. (to fly)
Look at the clouds! It .soon. (to rain)

Practice 2

Work with a partner. Make

affirmative and negative
statements about your plans. Use
contractions.

Example:
1. tonight watch TV / exercise / tonight
2. tomorrow
3. this afternoon

ImIm
going
watch
not to
going
to TV
tonight.
exercise.

4. next week
5. next year
cook

watch TV

visit

listen

study

work

clean

travel

play

exercise

fix

stay