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Future tenses
Use
Match each use of the
future simple
(a-d) to its corresponding example (1-4).
1
Match each use of
be going to
(a-b) to
its corresponding example (1-2).
2
I think my sister won’t
like any of this
jewellery. I’ll look for
something else.
Will you read my
essay when I finish
it?
He isn’t going to eat
out with his friends
tonight. He’s going to
eat dinner at home.
He is going to win
the race.
Her flight takes off
in an hour, so she’s
boarding the plane
in 30 minutes.
Future simple
Be going to
Form: will
+ main verb
AFFIRMATIVE
I/You/He/She/It/We/They
will/’ll travel
NEGATIVE
I/You/He/She/It/We/They
will not/won’t travel
INTERROGATIVE
Will
I/you/he/she/it/we/
they
travel
?
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes
, I/you/he/she/it/we/
they
will
.
No
, I/ you/he/she/it/we/
they
won’t
.
AFFIRMATIVE
I
am/’m
He/She/It
is/’s
We/You/They
are/’re
}
going to try
NEGATIVE
I
am not/’m not
He/She/It
is not/isn’t
We/You/They
are not/aren’t
}
going to try
INTERROGATIVE
Am
I
Is
he/she/it
Are
we/you/they
}
going to try?
SHORT
ANSWERS
Yes
, I
am
. /
No
, I
’m not
.
Yes
, he/she/it
is
. /
No
, he/she/it
isn’t
.
Yes
, we/you/they
are
. /
No
, we/you/they
aren’t
.
Form: be
+
going to
+ main verb
Χρονικές εκφράσεις
που χρησιμοποιούνται
με τον
future simple
και το
be going to
:
later
,
tomorrow
,
tonight
,
soon
,
next week/
month
κ
.
λ
π.,
in a week/year
κ
.
λ
π.
A
B
C
D
E
It will be summer soon.
Susan will probably get the promotion.
The phone’s ringing. I’ll pick it up.
I hope you’ll forgive me for losing your
camera.
a
an on-the-spot decision
b
a prediction based on what we think,
believe or imagine
c
a promise, threat, warning, request, hope
or offer
d
an action or event that will definitely happen
in the future and that we cannot control
1
d
2
3
4
Remove the pot from the fire! The milk
is going to boil over.
Nathan has an early meeting tomorrow
so he’s going to leave his house at
7:00 instead of 8:00.
a
an action that we have already decided
to do in the near future; a plan
b
a prediction based on evidence showing
that something will happen in the near
future
1
2
