will, be going to, and present simple & progressive

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•Definition: A future tense is a verb form that generally marks the

event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but

expected to happen in the future.

•Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be

going to.“

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Simple Future: Using “will” & “be going to” Simple future “will ” & “be going to” timeline

Will, Be Going To,

Present Simple & Progressive

By: Hussain Al-ghawi

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The Use Of “Will” & “ be going to” For Simple Future

Simple Future Form of “Simple Future Form of “

•1. Predictions with will and Be going to

•Use will or “be going to” to make predictions (guesses about

future).

•You can also use probably and other adverbs with “will” and “be

going to” to express certainty or uncertainty.

willwill

Be Going to form

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What are you going to do?

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•In statements with I, will and be going to have different meanings.

•Will is often used to express a quick decision made at the time of

speaking (such as an offer for help).

•Be going to, however, shows that you have thought about something in

advance.

•Do not use be going to for quick decisions.

•Will for quick decisions:

A: I don’t have a fork.

B: I will ask the waiter tobring you one

•Be going to for advanceplans:

A: have you decided to buythe car?

B: yes. I’m going to get ittomorrow.

1B. With predictions, the meaning of

Will

will

going to

- Electric cars will becomepopular in the next years

and

- Electric cars

be going to

are going to

are not exactly

become

the same

popular in the next

• Use

year.

be going to

- They

when you are more certain that an event will happen

will

because there is evidence.

probably

•

win the

Do not use

- They

will

are

in this situation

probably • Examplegoing :

championship. √to She is going to have a baby!

×

win

She will have a baby! ( Incorrect)

the championship.

2. Quick decisions vs. advanceplans

Examples

Examples

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3. Promises with will

•In statements with I, will is often used to express a promise.

•Example:

•A: Inna, please clean your bedroom.

•B: I will do it later, Mom. I promise.

Making Predictions With Be Going toMaking Predictions With Be Going to

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Example:

I think they are going

to cook for dinner.

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Activity: Making Predictions With Be Going To

Examples in Songs: will

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MMoorree pprreeddiiccttiioonnss

Second Part Present Simple and

Progressive

Today/tonight/tomorrow

In +Quantity

This + time +period

of time

……………………………………

Next + timeperiod

The + time period +after

……………………………………

Today

………………………………….

Thisafternoon

next

…………………………………………………

NextSunday

…………………………………………………

Tonight

In fiveminutes

thisMonday

The week afternext

Next week

In a fewdays

Tomorrow

Theweekend

This summer

after next

Next year

In a fewweeks

The

The month afternext

day aftertomorrow

Ina fewmonths

This

The year afternext

week

In a few

Next

years

summer

The day afternext

Tomorrowmorning

Example

or

: he is going to callin

night

a

This year

few hours.

Next month

Example

Example

: we are having atest

: they are

the weekafter

arrivingtomorrow

next.

Example

More More Future Future time Expressionstime Expressions

: I’m leavingthisweek

Example: next weekI’mvisiting my

family.

Future Future TimeTimeExpressionsExpressions☞☞

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Present Simple & Progressive: Quick Review

•The present simple tense that is used to refer to events, actions, and conditions that are happening all the time, or existnow.

•The Present Progressive Tense indicates continuing action,something going on now.

e.x, She is working through the holiday break.

S + be + verb + ing + rest of the sentence ☞

• The simple present is used to make statements

about events at a time later than now.

• Statements are based on present facts these facts

are something fixed like a timetable, schedule, and

calendar.

• The plane arrives at 18.00 tomorrow.

• She has a yoga class tomorrow morning.

• The restaurant opens at 19.30 tonight.

• Next Thursday at 14.00 there is an English exam.

• The plane leaves in ten minutes

Simple Present For Future Events Examples

Present tense Timeline

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write a paragraph with information about

yourself ten years ago, now, and ten years

from now

Homework

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I'm meeting

The

Jim at the airport = Jim and I have discussed this.

simple present

•

is used when a future event is part of a

I am leaving tomorrow. = I've already bought my train ticket.

program

•

Present continuous is used to talk about arrangements forevents at a time later than now.

☞

We're having

or

There is a suggestion that more than one person is aware of the

event, and that some preparation has already happened.

☞ a staff meeting next Monday = all members of staff

time-table

have been told about it.

• Notice the difference between:

a. We're having a staff meeting next Monday. (just that once)

b. We have a staff meeting every Monday

Present Continuous For FutureArrangements

Examples

BE CAREFUL!

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• Pavlik, C. (2012). Grammar sense 2 (S. K. Bland, Ed.). New York: Oxford

University Press.

• Present continuous for future arrangements. (n.d.). Retrieved February05,2016, fromhttp://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/present-

continuous-future-arrangements/

• Simple Present for Future Events. (n.d.). Retrieved February 05, 2016,fromhttp://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/simple-present-future-events

/

Reference

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