UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA - UNAD

EDUCACIÓN PARA TODOS CON CALIDAD GLOBAL

INVIL

INSTITUTO VIRTUAL DE LENGUAS

Brigitte Carolina RojasMiguel Angel Mórtigo Hernandez

FUTURE TENSES

BE GOING TO

GRAMMAR

CASES

We have to use the word order:

SUBJECT + am / is / are + GOING TO + INFINITIVE VERBS

Use the BE GOING TO when you are talking about:

FUTURE PLANS or INTENTIONS

We have to use BE GOING TO:

To make predictions when there is present evidence:

1. We have two tickets to Rio de Janeiro; We are going to spend our vacations there.

2. I like horror movies, I am going to see Annabelle tonight

WILL

GRAMMAR

We use WILL when there is not arrangement or plans.

I think, I will go to Paris in ten years.

When we take a decision at the time of speaking

I will go to study for the next final exam

We often use HOPE or I THINK + WILL

I HOPE I WILL PASS THE FINAL EXAM I THINK I WILL GO BACK TO BED

Complete the following conversation

GOING TO, WILL, PRESENT CONTINUOUSARE

GOING

ARE

ARE

FIND AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES EN EACH SENTENCE:

Present continuous ReviewRight now

Exercises

What are they doing?Listening exercise

http://www.cuaed.unam.mx/english_media/presente_continuo/listening.html

What are you doing tomorrow?

Present continuous with future meaning

Talking about plans

http://www.cuaed.unam.mx/english_media/prescont_future/speaking_01.php

Speaking exercise

Listening exercise

http://www.cuaed.unam.mx/english_media/prescont_future/listening_01.php

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-6874.php

http://www.english-4u.de/future_ex3.htm

Extra exercises