2. Talking about the future
● We use the
future tense to
talk about
events, ideas
and experiences
which haven't
taken place yet.
3. Talking about the future
There are a
number of ways of
expressing the
future, but we will
deal here with the
most important
ones: Will and
Going To.
4. Talking about the future
Click on the link below and you'll find a
complete explanation of how to use
WILL and GOING TO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=SmSKJ-t8lJ8
5. Talking about the future
● To use WILL, we follow the ● To use GOING TO, we
scheme below: follow the scheme below:
AFF: subject + will + verb in AFF: subject + am/is/are +
infinitive. "She will go to the going to + verb in infinitive.
cinema" "She's going to the cinema"
NEG: subject + won't (will not) + NEG: subject + am
verb in infinitive. "She won't go not/isn't/aren't + going to + verb
to the cinema" in infinitive. "She isn't going to
the cinema"
INT: Will + subject + ver in
infinitive...? "Will she go to the INT: am/is/are + subject + going
cinema" to + verb in infinitive. "Is she
going to the cinema?"
6. Talking about the future: USES
USE 1: WILL is used to express a voluntary
action. "I will get you a cup of tea"
USE 2: WILL is used to express a promise. "I
promise I won't tell anyone you cheated in the
exam"
USE 3: GOING TO is used to express a plan. "I'm
going to be an actor when I grow up"
USE 4: WILL and GOING TO are used to
expxress a prediction. "The year 2222 will be a
very interesting year" "The year 2222 is going to
be a very interesting year"
8. Images and pictures sources:
● http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
8txdA4O4afI/Tdpn_jbIl2I/AAAAAAAAAE8/Rwz2F0kh2uA
/s1600/the-future.jpg
● http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-
2vhonumi4HY/TlhUZHC0j6I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/GvQ7OY3c
Tzk/s1600/future+comic.gif
● http://www.youtube.com/
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