Lesson 9. Future Tense

Introduction

In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about events that happen in the future. You'll also learn the words for the days of the week and the months, as well as some expressions of time. The lesson starts with a short conversation to help you improve your conversational English skills.In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about events that happen in the future. You'll also learn the words for the days of the week and the months, as well as some expressions of time. The lesson starts with a short conversation to help you improve your conversational English skills.

Conversations

Movie Theater

English

Sarah, Eric, and Cathy are having lunch at a small restaurant downtown. They are discussing a new movie that is in theaters.

Eric: When will you see the new movie?

Sarah: I'll go see it on Saturday.

Cathy: I think you'll really like it.

Sarah: I can't wait! How long is the movie?

Eric: It's two hours and twenty minutes.

Sarah: Well I have to go back to work. I'll see you tomorrow.

Eric and Cathy: Bye!

Vocabulary

Listen I can't wait!
Listen they are discussing
Listen downtown
Listen movie
Listen theater
Listen to like

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Days of the Week

Listen Monday
Listen Tuesday
Listen Wednesday
Listen Thursday
Listen Friday
Listen Saturday
Listen Sunday

Months

Listen January
Listen February
Listen March
Listen April
Listen May
Listen June
Listen July
Listen August
Listen September
Listen October
Listen November
Listen December

Expressions of Time

Listen time
Listen year
Listen month
Listen week
Listen day
Listen hour
Listen minute
Listen second
Listen now
Listen yesterday
Listen today
Listen tomorrow
Listen this morning
Listen this afternoon
Listen this evening
Listen last week
Listen this week
Listen next week

Grammar

Future Tense

There are a few different ways in English to indicate that an action will happen in the future. This lesson focuses on the future tense. The future tense in English is created by using the helper verb will before the main verb of the sentence. For example, the future tense of the verb go is will go. To turn the sentence into a question, place the subject of the sentence after will. For example: Will you go?

The following table gives the future tense of the verb go.

I will go
you will go
he will go
she will go
it will go
we will go
they will go

Contractions

The verb will is very often shortened and combined with the subject of the sentence. The following table shows the contracted forms of the future tense.

I'll go
you'll go
he'll go
she'll go
it'll go
we'll go
they'll go

Examples

The cat will run away.
She'll meet us for lunch at 1:00.
I'll make some more coffee.
What'll happen if I press the button?
That will never happen.
That'll be the day.
Will you buy it?
When will it stop raining?
We'll wait for you.

Be Going To

Often in English the construction be going to is used to indicate that an event or action will be happening in the near future. The following table shows how this is used with the verb go. This construction can often be used interchangeably with the future tense using will.

I am going to go
you are going to go
he is going to go
she is going to go
it is going to go
we are going to go
they are going to go

Examples

I'm going to go now.
She's going to meet us for lunch at 1:00.
We're going to study this afternoon.
What's going to happen when they get here?
He's never going to do that.
Dinner is going to be ready in a few minutes.
Are you going to buy it?
When is it going to stop raining?
We're going to wait for you in the restaurant.

Quiz

Days and Months

Enter the English words for the days of the week. They can be in any order.

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Enter the English words for the months. They can be in any order.

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Future Tense

Change the following sentences to the future tense. Make sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation.

Example. Question: The tea is too cold. Answer: The tea will be too cold.

1) I go to the store.
2) He buys some bread.
3) We walk to the park.
4) She closes the door.
5) The cat sleeps.
6) The dog does not bark.
7) Do they go to the movie?
8) It is raining.
9) Do you like it?
10) He is happy.
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