The Tenses of The Verbs-7- The Future Tense

English language has several forms for expressing ideas about the future.I will talk here about the simple future and the difference between using will and going to .

1- Will + infinitive without to

We use will:

A- To express predictions based on opinions or beliefs:

-This movie will win several awards.

-He will be a famous star .

B- To express a sudden decision made at the moment of speaking:

- I will translate the email,so you can read it.

- I think I will buy a new dictionary.

C- To express fixed intentions or promises:

-I will always be your friend.

- I will call you when I arrive.

D- To make a request or an offer:

- Will you hold on a minute?

- Will you make dinner?

2- Be (is /are) +going to + infinitive without to :

We use this form to:

A- Make a prediction about a future event because of something we observe now:

-Look at the sky! It's going to rain.

-He is going to meet her this evening.

B-Express an intention to do something:

- I'm going to buy a new mobile phone.

-They are going to spend their vacation in Italy.

Important :

We use the present continuous to talk about future events that we have fixed or arranged:

- We are staying here until the end of the month.

We use the simple present to talk about future events or timetables which can't be changed:

- The meeting begins at 9 tomorrow morning.

- The exam starts next Monday .

Questions and Negatives :

- The weather will not ( won't)be snowy tomorrow.

- When will the plane arrive?

-She is not going to invite him to the party.

-Who are you going to invite to the party?

Remember:

No Future in Time Clauses :The simple future can not be used in clauses begins with time expressions such as: when , while , before ,after,as soon as ...instead of simple future ,we use simple present :

- When you will arrive tonight ,we will go out for dinner.

- He will send a message as soon as he will reads mine .

Exercise- 1-

Give three sentences using the simple future tense using ( will or going to)

Exercise -2-

Rewrite these two sentences in the negative forms "not":

1- Those trees will be cut down next week.

2-I'm going to leave for England on Sunday.

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Thank you for reading and participating in my discussions ,I have just focused on some tenses of the verbs in a clear way as much as I can . I hope you can find them useful and helpful .

-Best Wishes-

-Hala-

Tags: Grammar, Teacher-Hala, Tense

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Permalink Reply by mitran on July 24, 2012 at 4:26

My dear Teachers,

hihihi...where is T. Anele. I miss her so much. lol..so You are here alone, right? OK. I promise you ..I won't make your class a mess :))

Here is my home work :

Exercise- 1

1. It's raining. I think I will stay at home.

2. Will you marry me? (hehehe....I like this sentence so much)

3. My husband is going to clean my car. (Oh, It is good action).

Exercise -2

1- Those trees won't be cut down next week.

2-I'm not going to leave for England on Sunday.

hahaha..Teacher Hala, it took me around 30 minutes....OMG...my English...

ModPermalink Reply by Anele on July 27, 2012 at 1:17

Absolutely correct. Very good answers.

Permalink Reply by Asm@ on July 24, 2012 at 10:46

Hello teacher Hala :)

Exercise 1:

-I will clean up my room .

- I'm going to visit my uncle next month.

- She is going to spend her vacation in Hawaii .

Exercise 2:

-Those trees wont be cut down next week.

-I'm not going to leave for England on Sunday.

ModPermalink Reply by Anele on July 27, 2012 at 1:19

The word wont is written with a contraction dear Asma.......It should be written as won't. Since this is the last lesson, I will not deduct a point for this minimal error. But be careful next time.

By the way, you got perfect answers.

SpamBusterPermalink Reply by Ha Nguyen on July 24, 2012 at 11:54

Exercise 1: 3 sentences using simple future tense:

1. I'm going to meet my friends tomorrow morning.

2. A friend of mine will start learning Korean next week.

3. My sister and I are going to visit our hometown next month.

Exercise 2: Rewrite sentences in form of negative:

1. Those trees won't be cut down next week.

2. I'm not going to leave for England on Sunday.

Many thanks to you, teacher Hala and teacher Anele, for providing us this useful series of tenses lessons and checking our works! You have given us opportunities to review one of the most important grammar issues. I've learnt so much from this series!

ModPermalink Reply by Anele on July 27, 2012 at 1:20

Very good. No mistakes!

Permalink Reply by U shaikh on July 24, 2012 at 12:15