There are many different ways we can talk about the future Let’s look at

Unit 5 – ways of talking about the future

There are many different ways we can talk about the future...

Let’s look at:

• Uses of the future simple
• Uses of the future continuous
• Uses of the future perfect simple and continuous
• Uses of going to
• Uses of the present

The future simple

Uses	Examples
	I think Tina will change jobs before the end of the year.
	The island will be under water in a matter of hours.
	She’s already here? I’ll call her now then.
	Philip will be at the gym right now. You should call round later.

Function: the future simple
The future simple is with will or won’t. Match the uses to the examples.
Instant decisions made in the moment.
Predictions/beliefs (often following I think, I’m sure, I know, etc.)
An assumption about the present.
Facts

Uses	Examples
	I think Tina will change jobs before the end of the year.
	The island will be under water in a matter of hours.
	She’s already here? I’ll call her now then.
	Philip will be at the gym right now. You should call round later.

Function: the future simple
Instant decisions made in the moment.
Predictions/beliefs (often following I think, I’m sure, I know, etc.)
An assumption about the present.
Facts
Remember the contractions are:
‘ll = will
won’t = will not
Modal verbs will and won’t are followed by a bare infinitive.
The vowel sound in won’t is the diphthong /əʊ/. It’s the same sound we find in the word nose.
The future continuous...