Future simple

1.

2.

will + V1
• I will help you.
• She will call me when I
arrive.
be going
to + V1
• He is going to spend his
vacation in London.
• I’m going to be an actor
when I grow up.

3.

We use “will" to
express a voluntary
action
We use “will" to
express a promise
We use “will” to express
a spontaneous decision
(the action is decided
at the moment of
speaking)
• A: I’m really hungry.
• B: I will make some sandwiches.
• I promise I will not tell him about the
surprise party
• A: The phone is ringing.
• B: I will answer.

4.

We use “will” to request help
or offer help
• Will you please help me to do my
homework?
We use “will” with words and
expressions like probably,
possibly, perhaps, I’m sure,
I expect
• I will probably get there by car.
We use “will” when the
main verb is “be” even if
we talk about the planned
events
• I will be in London tomorrow.

5.

We use “be going to” to
talk about prior plans,
strong intentions, or
fixed arrangements
• I am going to buy a new car next year.
We use both “will” or
“be going to” to predict
future events.
• The weather tomorrow will be sunny.
• You are going to be a famous artist.
Note: we use “be going to”
(not “will”) to make
predictions about events
when there is a concrete
evidence.
• Look at those dark clouds in the sky. It
is going to rain soon.

6.

tomorrow
soon
next week / year
in five minutes/
in two hours
later today
I'll go to the market tomorrow.
Don’t worry. He will be here soon.
There will be another meeting next
month.
I will return in two hours.
I will finish my report later today.

7.

Positive Form
Rest of the
sentence.
V1
will
I’m sure he will succeed on the test.
Negative Form
Subject
will not
won’t
V1
He will not do it again.
Rest of the
sentence.

8.

Question Form
Yes / No Question:
Will
V
subject
1
Rest of the
sentence
?
Will he come to visit us tomorrow?
Wh – Non- Subject Question:
Wh-word
will
subject
V1
Where will you study when you finish school?
Wh – Subject Question:
Who/
What
will
V1
Who will come to help him?
Rest of the
sentence?
Rest of the
sentence?

9.

Positive Form
I
am
he, she, it
is
we, they,
you
are
going
to do something.
He is going to spend his vacation in Eilat.
Negative Form
I
am
he, she, it
is
we, they,
you
are
not
going
Sarah isn’t going to visit her aunt on Friday.
to do
something.

10.

Question Form
Yes / No Question:
Am
Is
going
subject
Are
to do something?
Are you going to be a teacher?
Wh – Non- Subject Question:
Wh-word
am, is, are
subject
going
to do
something?
Where are you going to spend your weekend?
Wh – Subject Question:
Who/What
is
going
to do (something)?
Who is going to speak at the lesson?

11.

Do the following exercises and check your answers:
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
Ex. 5
Ex.6
Ex. 7
Ex. 8
If you are sure that you have understood the material
pretty well, you can continue with the quizzes.
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 4