Week 3 Grammar

Week 3
Future Tenses
Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense
decision is made at the moment of speaking:
-'I'm cold'.
- 'I'll close the window'.
Prediction based on opinion:

I think the Conservatives will win the next election.
Future Simple
is used for:
A future fact:
The sun will rise at 7am.
Promises / requests / refusal / willingness:

I'll help you with your homework.
I will give up smoking!
With offers which are questions we use Shall with I and We

Shall I drive you to the airport?
Be going to is used for:
Future plans made before the moment of speaking:

- 'We've run out of milk.‘
- 'I know, I'm going to buy some.'
Prediction based on present evidence:

Look at those boys playing football! They're going to break the window.
What's the difference? 'Will' and 'be going to‘
Will + infinitive Be going to + infinitive
A decision at the moment of speaking: A decision before the moment of speaking:
Julie: There's no milk. Julie: There's no milk.

John: Really? In that case, I'll go and get John: I know. I'm going to go and get some
some. when this TV program finishes.
A prediction based on something we can

A prediction based on opinion: see (or hear) now:
I think the Conservatives will win the next The Conservatives are going to win the
election. election. They already have most of the
votes.
A future fact:
The sun will rise tomorrow.
For promises / requests / refusals / offers:
I'll help you tomorrow, if you like.

Put in ‘will’ or ‘be going to’:
1. A: We don’t have any bread.
B: I know. I __________________ get some from the shop.
2. A: We don’t have any bread.
B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop then.
3. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?
B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month.
4. A: I’m really cold.
B: I __________________ turn the heating on.
5. A: Are you going to John’s party tonight?
B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give you a lift.
6. A: What are your plans after you leave university?
B: I __________________ work in a hospital in Africa. I leave on the 28 th
7. (The phone rings)
A: I __________________ get it!
8. A: Are you ready to order?
B: I can’t decide … Okay, I __________________ have the steak, please.
9. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee?
B: Sorry. I ______________ go to the library. I’ve been planning to study all day.
10. A: Why are you carrying a hammer?
B: I __________________ put up some pictures.
Use Present Simple or Future Simple:
1) I'll call you when I _________ (arrive) at my hotel..
2) He ____________ (text) you as soon as he is on the bus.
3) Let's eat dinner when John __________(get) here.
4) Julie ___________ (be) late tomorrow evening, so I've booked a table at a restaurant for 10pm.
5) As soon as I ________ (be) able to, I'm going to get a new job.
6) Please wait here until the nurse __________ (call) you.
7) I ________ (get) up early tomorrow morning and finish the report then.
8) Before you __________(leave) , please make sure you've locked the door.
9) She ___________ (let) us know later, when she's ready to leave.
10) I must clean my kitchen before my mother ___________ (get) here.
11) I _____________ (come) to meet you at the station next weekend.
12) I ____________ (wait) until you're finished - then we can go.
13) John _______________ (study) until he knows all the answers.
14) She thinks that it _____________ (rain) next weekend.
15) What do you want to do after the class _____________ (finish)?
16) I think that the Democrats ________________ (win) the next election.
17) Jenny will come here after she _________ (finish) work.
18) She's going to look for a job as soon as she ________ (arrive) in London.
19) I ___________ (give) up smoking!
20) She ________________ (send) me an email before she leaves the office today.
Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense
A continuous action in the future which is

interrupted by a time or by another action:
I’ll be waiting when you arrive.
Future At eight o'clock, I’ll be eating dinner.
Continuous is
used for:
To make a guess about the present:

My mother will be working now
Future Perfect /Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense

With a future time word, (and often with 'by') to talk
is used :
about an action that will finish before a certain time in
the future, but we don't know exactly when:
By 10 o'clock I will have finished my homework.
By the time I'm sixty, I will have retired.
Future Perfect Continuous

With a time word, to talk about an action which starts
is used
before a time in the future and continues up to that
time:
In April 2025, I will have been teaching here for two
years.
Use Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous
Will have done/Will have been doing
1. You ______________ (read) the book before the next class.
2. How long ______________ (she / plan) to move house when she finally moves?
3. She _______________(not/finish) work by seven.
4. When _____________ (you/complete) the work?
5. Julie _____________ (not / eat) much, so we’ll need to make sure she has a good meal when
she arrives.
6. We ________________ (not / do) this project for long when the inspector arrives.
7. How long ______________ (you / work) on this project when it is finished?
8. They _____________ (arrive) by dinner time.
9. We _____________(be) in London for three years next week.
10. They __________________ (study) all day, so they’ll want to go out in the evening.
11. _____________ (she/get) home by lunch time?
12. ______________ (you/do) everything by seven?
13. We ______________(not/eat) before we come, so we'll be hungry.
14. How long _______________ (you / wait) when you finally get your exam results?
15. _________________ (she / wait) long by the time we get there?
16. _____________ (he / play) computer games for ten hours when he finally stops?
17. We ______________ (look) at houses for four months next Tuesday.
18. _______________ (you / buy) clothes when I see you?
19. I ________________ (answer) students’ questions all morning, so I’ll want a quiet lunch.
20. How long ________________ (you/be) in this company when you retire?

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Prediction based on opinion:

Promises / requests / refusal / willingness:

With offers which are questions we use Shall with I and We

Future plans made before the moment of speaking:

Prediction based on present evidence:

Julie: There's no milk. Julie: There's no milk.

A prediction based on something we can

The sun will rise tomorrow.

For promises / requests / refusals / offers:

I'll help you tomorrow, if you like.

A continuous action in the future which is

To make a guess about the present:

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Continuous

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