FUTURE TIME

“The future depends on what you do today.”

By: Doryl Sequena Cabiao

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FUTURE
Use for a fixed arrangement in the future e.g. an
event already written in a diary.
I’m meeting Sara at 5:30 P.M.
We’re staying at a small hotel for a week.

Note that there is usually a time reference.

So, WHY are we using the Present Continuous

here?
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FUTURE

present continuous tense (subject + 'be’ +

verb+ing) to talk about future arrangements.
A future arrangement is a plan that you have
decided and organised with another person
 PRESENT SIMPLE
Use for an event that always happens at a certain
time, or is part of a timetable.

The plane leaves at 5:00AM.

We have to hurry. The exam starts at 7:45.

So, WHY are we using the Present Simple

here?
 PRESENT SIMPLE

We use present simple to refer to future for facts

that are fixed like a time-table, schedule,
calendar.
 WILL, BE GOING TO OR
PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
We use going to or will to make predictions
GOING TO WILL
For predictions we can see For predictions based on our
now, or everybody knows own personal opinion or
knowledge

We are going to get wet! I think that in the future, we will

(because it is raining) do all our shopping online.
My car just stopped. I’m going I was born in Oman. Don’t
to be late for my class. worry, I know that the rain will
stop in a minute.
 WILL, BE GOING TO OR PRESENT
CONTINUOUS?
We use going to or present continuous to
talk about future plans and arrangements
GOING TO PRESENT CONTINUOUS
We intend to do something We have already made
but we haven’t made all the arrangements to do
arrangements yet something
I am going to go to Malaysia My husband and I are
after this semester. (plan) travelling to Malaysia this
December.

An event has already started to

happen
Look at that ship! It is going to hit
the rocks!
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS

FORM: will + be + -ing

Use future continuous
to describe an activity in progress in the future,
with a time reference.
By this time next month, I’ll be living in my new
flat.
Don’t call me at the office tomorrow. I will be
working at home.
 FUTURE PERFECT

FORM: will + have + past participle

Use future perfect
to look back from the future to an earlier event,
often with by or by the time.
By the time we get home, the match will have
begun.
I’ll have finished my homework by the time the
show starts.
 future time clauses following time
words
A future time clause follows a time word or
phrase.

after until
as soon as before
by the time when
as
In sentences referring to the future, the verb
following the time word or phrase is present
simple, and the main verb is a will-future.

By the time we get home, I will take a nap.

COMPARE

By the time we get home, I will take a nap.

By the time we get home, the match will have
begun
When we emphasize completion or achievement,
we can use a present perfect simple verb
instead of a present simple verb.

We'll let you know when we have reached a

decision.
I will submit the report once I have completed
it.
 Choose the correct form
a 'Be careful with that test tube. It will break / it breaks.'
b 'The egg is cracking. The baby bird will come out / is
going to come out / comes out.'
c 'Can you hurry up please. The film will start / is going
to start / starts.'
d 'Carry this very carefully.' 'Don't worry, I’m not
dropping it / I won 't drop it.'
e 'We're playing / We’ll play football this afternoon. Do
you want to play too?'
f 'This dictionary costs €50, but the red one is
cheaper.‘ 'Ok, I’ll take / I’m taking / I’m going to
take the red one.'
g 'Have you decided about next year yet?‘
'Yes, I’m studying / I’m going to study / I’ll study
journalism. Well, that's the plan anyway.'
h 'Ok, bye for now.‘ 'Bye, I’ll see you / I’m going to
see you / I’m seeing you at the same time on
Friday.'
 answers
a will break
b is going to come out
c is going to start
d I won't drop it.
e We're playing
f I'll take
g I'm going to study
h I’ll see you
 Put the verb in will or present simple
The Sun a (continue) ___much as it is today until
it b (enter) ___ red giant phase in 4 to 5 billon
years. Then, the core c (grow) ___ smaller and
hotter until it finally d (finish) ___ burning the
fuel in its nuclear core. When this e (occur) ___
the core f (become) ___ 50 dense that helium
fusion will begin. When the helium atoms g
(collide) ___, they h (form) ___ carbon (from 3
helium atoms) and oxygen (from 4 helium
atoms).
When this process I (begin) ___ the Sun j
(produce) ___ enormous amounts of energy The
Sun k (grow) ___ larger as this energy l
(increase) It m (be) ___ over a hundred times its
present size by the time it n (stop) ___ growing.
This is why we use the term red giant. As the
Sun o (expand) ___ ,it is probable that it p
(absorb) ___ the Earth. When the Sun q (use)
___ up all its energy, it r (become) ___ a small
white dwarf, and s (not make) ___ any more
energy. After a few billion years, when it is
completely cool, it t (be) ___ just a cold dark
object.
a will continue k will grow
b enters l increases
c will grow m will be
d finishes n stops
e occurs o expands
f will become p will absorb
g collide q uses
h will form r will become
i begins s won't make
j will produce t will be