2nd ESO - FUTURE TENSES IN ENGLISH

Hi all! Remember what we have seen in class about how to express Future tense in English.

We can use three different verbal tenses / structures to do so:

PRESENT CONTINUOUS - is used for arrangements (planes organizados)

(+) Suject + BE (am / is / are) + Verb -ING + Complements

She is visiting her grandma this afternoon

(-) Subject + BE neg (am not/isn't/aren't) + Verb -ING + Complements

She isn't visiting her grandma this afternoon

(?) BE (Am / Is / Are) + Subject + Verb -ING + Complements + ?

Is she visiting her grandma this afternoon? Yes, she is / No, she isn't
When is she visiting her grandma? She is visiting her grandma this afternoon.

*Here you are some exercises to practice

BE GOING TO - is used for plans and intentions. It is also used to talk about future events based on evidence

(+) Suject + BE (am / is / are) + GOING TO + Verb infinitive + Complements

She is going to visit her grandma next weekend

(-) Subject + BE neg (am not/isn't/aren't) + GOING TO + Verb infinitive + Complements

She isn't going to visit her grandma next weekend

(?) BE (Am / Is / Are) + Subject + GOING TO + Verb infinitive + Complements + ?

Is she going to visit her grandma next weekend? Yes, she is / No, she isn't
When is she going to visit her grandma? She is going to visit her grandma next weekend.

*Here you are some exercises to practice 

WILL - is used to talk about general plans for the future. It is also used for spontaneous answers at the moment of speaking and for timetables.

(+) Suject + WILL + Verb infinitive + Complements

She will study chemistry at university

(-) Subject + WILL NOT (WON'T) + Verb infinitive + Complements

She won't study chemistry at university

(?) WILL + Subject + Verb infinitive + Complements + ?

Will she study chemistry at university? Yes, she will / No, she won't
What will she study at university? She will study chemistry.

*Here you are some exercises to practice