| Future Simple
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| Formation
| will + V1
Youwill make a good impression on your employer.
He will surf the Internet tomorrow.
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| Question form
| will + subject + V1
Will youmake a good impression on your employer?
Will he surf the Internet tomorrow?
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| Negative form
| will + not (won’t) + V1
You won’t make a good impression on your employer.
He won’t surf the Internet tomorrow.
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| Usage
| future facts and predictions
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| Signal words
| tomorrow
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| Present Progressive
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| Formation
| be (am, are, is) + Ving
I am going to my new workplace tonight.
He is visiting a job interview.
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| Question form
| be (am, are, is) + subject + Ving
Am I going to my new workplace tonight?
Is he visiting a job interview?
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| Negative form
| be (am, are, is) + not + Ving
I am not going to my new workplace tonight.
He is not visiting a job interview.
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| Usage
| personal arrangements and plans, particularly when the time and place are known
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| Present Simple
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| Formation
| V1, V-s/-es (for 3d person singular)
Job interview starts at 9 o’clock.
Deadlines end July, 12.
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| Question form
| do/does + subject + V1
Does job interview start at 9 o’clock?
Do deadlines end July, 12?
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| Negative form
| do + not (don’t)/does + not (doesn’t) + V1
Job interview doesn’t start at 9 o’clock.
Deadlines don’t end July, 12.
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| Usage
| schedules and timetables
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| to be going to = to be about to
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| Formation
| be (am, are, is) + going to
I am going to discuss my projects on Monday.
They are going to leave the office soon.
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| Question form
| be (am, are, is) + subject + going to
Am I going to discuss my projects on Monday?
Are they going to leave the office soon?
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| Negative form
| be (am, are, is) + not + going to
I am not going to discuss my projects on Monday.
They are not going to leave the office soon.
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| Usage
| things we plan to do, or have planned to do, predictions based on what we can see now
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A. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either to be going to or will form of the future tense.
1) Sally: There is no paper left!
Betty: Oh, I (to get) some from the shop.
2) The population of Valencia (to reach) 2 million by the year 2010, the report says.
3) Boss: I told you to type this document today.
Employee: Sorry, Mr. Smith, I forgot. I (do) it after lunch.
4) Sally: Why don't we meet for coffee on Friday morning?
Willy: Sorry. I can't. I (to have) a job interview then.
5) "Tomorrow (to be) a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in Madrid," said the weatherwoman.
6) Look at that big black cloud. I think it (to rain).
7) Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?
Betty: Brad Snow, my employer phoned. I (to get ready) for our annual meeting.
8) Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?
Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I (to go) to the travel agent's tomorrow morning. You (to go) certainly to your business trip.
9) In the future people (to work) less.
10) If we miss the bus, we (to take) a taxi.
