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1. WITH THE MODAL WILL.
There are several ways to express the future.
2. With BE GOING TO.
3. With the present simple.
4. With the present continuous.

WILL
We use the modal WILL + the infinitive form of the main verb for:
I WILL (’ll) call
You WILL (’ll) call
He / She WILL (’ll) call
We WILL (’ll) call
You WILL (’ll) call
They WILL (’ll) call

BE GOING TO
We use BE GOING TO + the infinitive form of the main verb for:
I am going to + V
You are going to + V
He / She is going to + V
We are going to + V
You are going to + V
They are going to + V

THE PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the present simple when we talk about:
2. Programmes.
3. Schedules.
I leave
You leave
He / She / It leaves
We leave
You leave
They leave

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
We use the present continuous when we have:
2. Arrangements.
I am playing
You are playing
He / She is playing
We are playing
You are playing
They are playing

REMEMBER!
PREDICTIONS
QUICK DECISIONS
PROMISES
PLANS /
INTENTIONS
PREDICTIONS
BASED ON
CLEAR SIGNS
TIMETABLES
PROGRAMMES
SCHEDULES
PLANS
ARRANGEMENTS
WILL + V
BE GOING TO + V
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

PRACTISE!
Choose the right way to express the future in the following situations.
SITUATION 1
SITUATION 2
SITUATION 3
ANSWER
I WILL (’ll) get you
a glass of water.
(QUICK DECISION)
ANSWER
IS he really GOING TO paint
the room that colour?
(INTENTION)
ANSWER
We WILL not (won’t) be back late.
(PROMISE)
The film finishes at 10 p.m.
(PROGRAMME)

ANSWER
We ARE HAVING a barbecue
this weekend.
(PLAN / ARRANGEMENT)
ANSWER
In Scotland it WILL rain
tomorrow. In the south of
England it WILL be sunny.
(PREDICTION)
SITUATION 6
SITUATION 4
SITUATION 5
ANSWER
I WILL (’ll) call the doctor.
(QUICK DECISION)

ANSWER
It STARTS at 7.30 p.m.
(PROGRAMME)
ANSWER
I WILL (’ll) have mayonnaise,
please.
(QUICK DECISION)
SITUATION 9
SITUATION 7
SITUATION 8
ANSWER
They ARE VISITING some of
their relatives in Wales
this weekend.
(PLANS)