MEETING FIVE

FUTURE TIMEEXPRESSING FUTURE TIME: BE GOING TO AND WILL(a) I am going to leave at nine tomorrow morning.(b) I will leave at nine tomorrow morning.(c) Marie is going to be at the meeting tonight.(d) Marie will be at the meeting tonight.

Be going to and will are used to express future time.(e) And (b) have the same meaning.(c) And (d) have the same meaning.

Pattern

S+be + going to + verb + object + adverb: I am going to leave at nine tomorrow

morning.

s + will + verb + object + adverb: I will leave at nine tomorrow morning.

Exercises

Practice by using be going to.1. go/tomorrow afternoon= I am going to do the HW tomorrow.2. write/tomorrow night3. study/tonight4. take/next week5. see/later to day6. eat/in a couple of hours7. buy/this weekend8. go/next year9. walk/pretty soon10. have/after a while

Complete these sentences by using a pronoun + a form of be going to.

1. I ate lunch with Alan to day, and ………………………….lunch with him tomorrow too.

2. Jason wasn’t class to day, and ……………………………in class tomorrow either.

3. The students took a quiz yesterday, and ……………………………………another quiz today.

4. Margaret walked to school this morning, and …………………………………….to school tomorrow morning too.

5. It isn’t raining to day, and according to the weather report, …………………………………..tomorrow either.

6. We ‘ re in class to day, and ………………………………….in class tomorrow too.

7. You don’t hitchhike to school to day, and …………………………………to school tomorrow either.

I’m going to eat

he isn’t going to be

they are going to take

she is going to walk

It isn’t going to rainwe ‘ re going to be

you aren’t going to hitchhike

Form with willSTATEMENT (I-You-She-He-It-We-They) will come tomorrow.

NEGATIVE (I-You-She-He-It-We-They) will not (won’t) come tomorrow.

QUESTION Will (I-you-she-he-it-we-they) come tomorrow?

SHORT ANSWER Yes will. (I-you-she-he-it-we-they) No won’t.

CONTRACTIONS I’ll, you’ll, she’ll, he’ll, it’ll, we’ll, they’ll

Will is usually contracted with pronouns in both speech and informal writing.

Bob + will = “Bob’ll”The teacher will = “the teacher’ll “

Will is usually contracted with nouns in speech, but not in writing.

Complete the sentence with be going to or will.

1. A: Why did you buy this flour?B: I ………………….make some bread.

2. A: Could someone get me a glass of water?B: Certainly. I ……………….get you one. Would you like some ice in it?

3. I arranged to borrow some money because I ……………………..buy a motorcycle tomorrow.

4. A: Could someone please open the window?B: I ………………..do it.

5. A: Can I borrow this book?B: Sure. But I need it back soon.A: I ……………………return it to you tomorrow. Okay?

6. A: I …………………….wear a dark suit to the wedding reception. How about you?B: I’m not sure.

7. A: What are your vacation plans?B: I …………………………..spend two weeks on a Greek Island.

‘m going to

‘ll

‘m going to

‘ll do

‘m going to‘m going to

‘m going to

USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS FUTURE TIME

(a) Don is going to come the party tomorrow night.(b) Don is coming to the party tomorrow night.(c) We are going to go to a movie tonight.(d) We are going to a movie tonight.Example (a) and (be) have the same meaning are used to express future time when concerns a definite plans, a definite intention, a definite future activity.Verbs are used in p.prog to ex future time: come, go, stay, arrive,

leave.verbs expressing planned means of transportation in the future are

also frequently used : fly, walk, ride, drive, take ( a bus, a taxi, etc,).