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The document discusses different verb forms used to talk about future plans in English: 1) "Will" is used for spontaneous plans decided at the moment of speaking. 2) "Going to" is used for plans decided before the moment of speaking. 3) The present continuous is used for plans that have already been arranged or confirmed. 4) Other future verb tenses like the future continuous and future perfect are used to refer to actions that will be ongoing or completed at a specific time in the future.

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Future Forms

The document discusses different verb forms used to talk about future plans in English: 1) "Will" is used for spontaneous plans decided at the moment of speaking. 2) "Going to" is used for plans decided before the moment of speaking. 3) The present continuous is used for plans that have already been arranged or confirmed. 4) Other future verb tenses like the future continuous and future perfect are used to refer to actions that will be ongoing or completed at a specific time in the future.

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Future Forms

We use different verb forms to talk about our future plans (spontaneous plan, a
pre-planned plan or an arrangement)

will

We use will to talk about spontaneous plans.

I forgot to pick-up my dry cleaning. I’ll do it after work.

I can’t see any cookies. I’ll go to the supermarket after my nap.

going to

We use going to to talk about plans decided before the moment of speaking.

I’m going to the park with my friends later.


I’m going to go the cinema tonight.
I’m going to talk to my friend after work.

Present continuous

We use the present continuous when the plan has already been arranged. A plan
that has already been confirmed.

I’m going to the bank at 5 o’clock.

She’s driving back home from Germany on Monday.

We often use the present continuous to ask about people's future plans.

Are you going anywhere this summer?

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Future continuous

We can use the future continuous (will/won't be + -ing form) to talk about future
actions that:

a) will be in progress at a specific time in the future:

When you go to the supermarket tomorrow, I’ll be working.

Will you be sleeping by the time I come home tomorrow?


When you come over to the house on Saturday, I won’t be reading.

b) we see as new, different or temporary:

Today we're taking the bus next week we'll be taking the train.
Will you be starting work earlier with your new job?

Future perfect

We use the future perfect simple (will/won't have + past participle) to talk about
something that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

The students will have finished the homework by then.

Alex will have gone to bed by 10 p.m.

Will you have seen the exhibit by next week?

We can use phrases like by or by the time (meaning 'at some point before')
and in or in a day's time / in two months' time / in five years' time etc. (meaning 'at
the end of this period') to give the time period in which the action will be
completed.

I won't have read all the books by next month.


I'll have finished in an hour and then we can watch a film.
In two years' time, I'll have graduated from university.

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Practice

1) What time ______ work on Monday?


a) do you finish
b) will you finish
c) are you going to finish

2) ______ this weekend?


a) Do you go out
b) Will you go out
c) Are you going out

3) I'm sorry I made you so angry. I ______ it again


a) won't do
b) 'm not going to do
c) 'm not doing

4) It's really hot. ______ the window, please?


a) Are you going to open
b) Will you open
c) Do you open

5) I don't think I ______ come tomorrow.


a) 'm being able to
b) am able to
c) will be able to

6) A: Where are you going?


B:I ______ something for dinner.
a) 'm going to buy
b) 'll buy
c) 'm buying

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7) You can insist all you want; I ______ you.
a) 'm not helping
b) don't help
c) won't help

8) _______ doing that, please? I'm trying to concentrate.


a) Are you going to stop
b) Will you stop
c) Do you stop

9) ______ tonight? There's a new restaurant that looks promising.


a) Shall we eat out
b) Will we eat out
c) Are we going to eat out

10) I'm sure the baby ______ blue eyes, like her mother.
a) is going to have
b) will have
c) is having

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