FUTURE TENSE

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 FUTURE TENSE

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO EXPRESS FUTURE TENSE. FOR THIS SESSION WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE MOST COMMON WAYS:

WILL + VERB ... 

 BE+ GOING TO

Be going to and will are used to express future time.

Sometimes will and be going to express different meanings. 

Using WILL

Structure 

Subject + will + main verb ... 

Negative 

Subject + will + not + Main verb ..

Question

Will + subject + main verb ...? 


Never use

"S" in the main verb.

She will goes   ❌

She will go   ✔

Never use an infinitive with TO

She will to go ... ❌

She will go 

Contractions:

Only with subject pronouns

I will come :      I 'll come 

He will come :      He'll come 

She will come :      She 'll come 

They will come :      They 'll come 

You will come :      You 'll come 

It will come :      It 'll come 

Negative

They will not come :      They won't come 

You will not come :      You won't come 

It will not come :      It won't come 


GOING TO

STRUCTURE

Subject + verb be + going to + main verb... 

She is going to work tomorrow. 

Negative 

Subject + verb be + NOT + going to + Main verb. 

Questions

Verb be + subject + going to + main verb...




Practice

Practice 2

Questions with "Question Words"

When 

what time 

where

 Question Word 

When/ where / what time  + Will + subject + Main Verb 

a. Where will you be tonight?  to know the place

b. When will you arrive? the know the time

c. What time will the plane arrive? to know the time - clock

Answers are not Yes/ not. They are 

a. At home. 

b. Next Saturday.

c. Three-thirty.

Practice




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