grammar expressing future time part 1

Learn English With Les Grammar Essentials Lesson

Learn English With Les

CONTENTS

1. Future Time: Using Be Going To2. Using the Present Progressive to Express Future Time3. Words Used for Past Time and Future Time4. Using A Couple Of or A Few with Ago (Past) and In

(Future) 5. Using Today, Tonight, and This + Morning, Afternoon,... 6. Future Time: Using Will7. Asking Questions with Will8. Verb Summary: Present, Past, and Future9. Verb Summary: Forms of Be

Expressing Future Time, Part 1

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I am going to go downtown tomorrow.

FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO

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(a) I am going to go downtown tomorrow.

(b) Javier is going to be at school today.

(c) They are going to come home later.

be going to – expresses futureamisare

+ going + infinitive


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(d) I’m not going to go downtown tomorrow.

(e) Ann isn’t going to dance at the party.

NEGATIVE: be + not + going to


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(f) Are they going to go home at 6 PM?

(g) Is Alex going to be at school tomorrow?

(h) What time are you going to play tennis?

QUESTION: be + subject + going to

No, they aren’t.

Yes, he is.

Around noon.


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yes go to work Are you going to

go to workon Monday?

Yes, I am I’m going to go to work on Monday

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__________. ___________________________.

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nowatch the news

Are you going towatch the news

on TV?

No, I’m not I’m not going to watch the news on TV

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__________. _________________________________.

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yesstudy English

Are you going tostudy English

this year?

Yes, I am I’m going to study English this year

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__________. ___________________________.

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Sela is leaving at noon tomorrow.

USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS FUTURE TIME

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(a) Sela is going to leave at noon tomorrow.

(b) Sela is leaving at noon tomorrow.

same meaning


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(c) They are going to fly to Tokyo tomorrow.

(d) They are flying to Tokyo tomorrow.

same meaning


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come

do

drive

fly

go

leave

meet

return

spend

start

stay

take

Common Verbs


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They are going to fly to Ghana on Monday.

present progressive

flying toGhana on MondayThey are

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They are going to leave at 9:00 tomorrow.

present progressive

They are leaving at 9:00 tomorrow

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I am going to meet her at the bus stop.

I am meeting her at the bus stop

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.present progressive

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It’s going to be anice day tomorrow.

WORDS USED FOR PAST TIME AND FUTURE TIME

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It snowedyesterday.

yesterday tomorrow

PAST FUTURE

It’s going to snow tomorrow.


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I went to class last night.

yesterday morning tomorrow morning yesterday evening tomorrow evening last night tomorrow night

PAST FUTURE

I’m going to goto class tomorrow night.


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last week next week

PAST FUTURE

He went to thedoctor last week.

He’s going to go to the doctornext week.


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month monthyear yearweekend weekendspring spring

PAST FUTURE

last

She went homelast spring.

She’s going to go home next spring.

next


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... minutes ago in ... minutes (from now)

... days ago in ... days (from now)

... weeks ago in ... weeks (from now)

... months ago in ... months (from now)

... years ago in ... years (from now)

PAST FUTURE

I washed some of the dishes ten minutes ago.

Jay is going to wash the rest in five minutes.


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We went to school ____ Thursday.last

yesterday last

tomorrow next

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They are going to arrive ________ weekend.

next

yesterday last

tomorrow next

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They are going to play cards ________.tomorrow

yesterday last

tomorrow next

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We went to see a play in New York ________.yesterday

yesterday last

tomorrow next

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Sam arrived here a few months ago.

USING A COUPLE OF OR A FEW WITH AGO (PAST) AND IN (FUTURE)

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(a) Ed visited me one (OR a) year ago.

(b) I am going to be there in five minutes.

numbers with ago and in

(c) She went to the doctor four days ago.


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(d) We saw them a couple of months ago.

(e) He’s going to go home in a couple of months.

a couple of = two


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a few = a small number

(f) They visited me a few weeks ago.

(g) She’s going to have a baby in a few weeks.


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(h) Jim and I are going to get married in two more days.

I will finish college in a few more years.

in … more


future time

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They went swimming __________________.a couple of hours

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ago

ago in

a couple of hours

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She is going to go dancing __________________.a couple of hours

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ago in

in

a couple of hours

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The movie is going to start _____________.in

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a few minutes

ago in

a few minutes

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They saw each other ___________.six years

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ago

ago in

six years

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We are studying English this morning.

USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING, AFTERNOON, EVENING, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR

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PRESENT

Right now, it’s 1P.M.

We are in our English class.

(a) We are studying English this morning.


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PAST

Right now, it’s 11P.M.

Lee went to the library at 9 P.M. (b) Lee went to the library this evening.


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FUTURE

Right now, it’s 1 P.M.

The play begins at 7 P.M.

(c) I’m going to go to the play this evening.


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or FUTURE

todaytonightthis afternoonthis evening

PAST,PRESENT,

this weekthis weekendthis monththis year


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visit my grandmother What did you

do earlier this year?

I visited my grandmother

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_____________________.

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What is something you are doing this year?

I am takingguitar lessons

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take guitar lessons

______________________.

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What is something you are going to do this year? I am going to

graduate fromnursing school

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graduate from nursing school

_________________________________.

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They will arrive at10:00 tomorrow.

FUTURE TIME: USING WILL

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(a) They will arrive at 10:00 tomorrow.

(b) They are going to arrive at 10:00 tomorrow.

same meaning (basically)

STATEMENT


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(c) CORRECT: Jane will see a movie.

Jane will sees a movie.

Jane wills see a movie.

?

?

INCORRECT:

INCORRECT:

STATEMENT


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(d) CORRECT: Jane will come today.

Jane will comes today. ?INCORRECT:

STATEMENT


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STATEMENT

(e) CORRECT: Jane will eat breakfast.

Jane will to eat breakfast.?INCORRECT:


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= I’ll sing.= You’ll sing.= She’ll sing.= He’ll sing.= It’ll sing.= We’ll sing.= They’ll sing.

CONTRACTIONS

Will is contracted to ’ll.

(f) I will sing. You will sing. She will sing. He will sing. It will sing. We will sing. They will sing.


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STATEMENT

(g) Amy will not be at work tomorrow.

(h) Amy won’t be at work tomorrow.

won’twill + not


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We ______watch the game tonight.

We aren’t going to watch the game tonight.

will

won’t(contraction)

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He___ go to the doctor this afternoon.

Mr. Brown is sick. He is going to go to

the doctor this afternoon.

’ll

will

(contraction)

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They’ll have a picnic tomorrow.

They are going to have a picnic tomorrow.

will

(contraction)

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Will Tom come home tomorrow?

ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WILL

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(a) Will Rita go tomorrow?

ANSWER

MAIN WILL + SUBJECT + VERB

Yes, she will. No, she won’t.

QUESTION


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(b) Will they go home later ?

ANSWER

Yes, they will. No, they won’t.

QUESTION


MAIN WILL + SUBJECT + VERB

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(c) When will they be in London?

ANSWER

Next weekend.

QUESTION


(QUESTION MAIN WORD) + WILL + SUBJECT + VERB

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(d) What time will we go out ?

ANSWER

7:30 P.M.

QUESTION



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(e) Where will she study English?

ANSWER

At college.

QUESTION



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When will you graduate

I will graduate in June.

______________________?

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Where will you live after college

I will live in Buenos Aires after college.

_____________________________?

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Will we go out for lunch

Yes, we will go out for lunch.

_____________________?

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What time will we go to lunch

We will go to lunch at 1:30.

__________________________?

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I eat lunch every day.

VERB SUMMARY: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE

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I eat lunchevery day.

She eats lunchevery day.

I don’t eat breakfast.

She doesn’t eat breakfast.

Do you eat breakfast?

Does she eat lunch?

SIMPLE PRESENT

STATEMENT NEGATIVE QUESTION


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I am eatinglunch right now.

She is eating lunch.

They areeating lunch.


Am I eating dinner?

Is she eating dinner?

Are we eatingdinner?

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I’m noteating chips.

She isn’t eating chips.

They aren’teating chips.


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He ate a pearlast night.

She didn’teat a pear last night.

Did you eat a pear lastnight?

SIMPLE PAST



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Are yougoing toeat pizza forlunch?

Is he going to eat soup?

BE GOING TO

I am going to eat pizza for lunch.

She is going to eat soup for lunch.

I’m not going to eat pizza for breakfast.

They aren’t going to eat pizza.



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NEGATIVE QUESTION

They will eat tacos for dinner.

She won’teat tacosfor dinner.

Will he eat tacos for dinner?

WILL

STATEMENT


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Right now Mr. Kim ________ with his nephew.

is playing

play

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_________ to school with Jack every day?Do you ride

ride you

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__________ to school with Jack yesterday?Did you ride

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ride you

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_________________ to school with Jack next Friday?Are you going to ride

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ride you

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I am from Australia.

VERB SUMMARY: FORMS OF BE

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Am I in theright place?

Is she from Korea?

Are they fromArgentina?

I am fromAustralia.

He is fromChile.

They arefrom Austria.

I am not from Vietnam.

She isn’t from Thailand.

They aren’tfrom Belgium.

SIMPLE PRESENT



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Was she atschool?

Were they at your house?

Mary was inJapan.

They wereat school.

She wasn’t at school.

They weren’tat the party.

SIMPLE PAST



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Am I going to be sick?

Is she goingto be mad?

Are they going to bemad?

I am going to be sick.

She is goingto be mad.

They are going to bemad.

I’m not goingto be sick.

She isn’t going to be mad.

They aren’tgoing to be mad.

BE GOING TO



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Will she bein classFriday?

She will be in class Friday.

He won’t be in classFriday.

WILL



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We ___ at a baseball game right now.are

be

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We _______ at the game last Friday.were not

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be not

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Lily and Jan ____________ at

the game next Friday.

are going to be

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be

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___ Lily and Jan ___ at the game

next Friday?

be

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be

Will

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The End

End of the Lesson

grammar expressing future time part 1

Education

past time

contentsfuture time

tofuture time

infinitivefuture time

school tomorrow

tokyo tomorrow

future timeusing

express future timewords