Volver al Curso

Level 7 (CEFR B1)

0% Completado
0/110 Pasos
  1. Lesson 1 | Is he the One?
    7 Temas
    |
    3 Cuestionarios
  2. Lesson 2 | I Love Shepherd's Pie
    7 Temas
    |
    2 Cuestionarios
  3. Lesson 3 | What are you going to do?
    7 Temas
    |
    6 Cuestionarios
  4. Lesson 4 | You have been working too much
    7 Temas
    |
    4 Cuestionarios
  5. Lesson 5 | Eating Out
    7 Temas
    |
    2 Cuestionarios
  6. Lesson 6 | Job search
    7 Temas
  7. Lesson 7 | Consumer society
    7 Temas
    |
    6 Cuestionarios
  8. Lesson 8 | ARTICLES
    7 Temas
    |
    4 Cuestionarios
  9. Lesson 9 | Obligations, suggestions, and prohibitions
    7 Temas
    |
    3 Cuestionarios
  10. Lesson 10 | Money
    5 Temas
    |
    4 Cuestionarios
  11. Lesson 11 | Ability and Possibility
    7 Temas
    |
    3 Cuestionarios
  12. Lesson 12 | EVERYONE WAS BORED!
    7 Temas
    |
    5 Cuestionarios
  13. Lesson 13 | Old Me, New Me
    7 Temas
    |
    4 Cuestionarios
  14. Lesson 14 | He had rehearsed it all…
    7 Temas
    |
    4 Cuestionarios
Level 7 (CEFR B1) Lesson 3 | What are you going to do? Lesson 3 – Step 3 – Future tenses
En Progreso
Lección 3, Tema 3
En Progreso

Lesson 3 – Step 3 – Future tenses

PROGRESO DE LA LECCIÓN
0% Completado

Goal

It’s time to learn some more features of the future tenses. You can watch the video or go straight to the written explanation. You decide!

Once you’ve finished, you can move to step 4.


Language Discovery

Look at the words in blue in the text in step 1. What do they have in common?

  1. They refer to the future.
  2. They use will.

Look at the words in green in the text in step 1. What do they have in common?

  1. They refer to the future.
  2. They use going to.

Future forms

ExampleUse
will+ verb
(future simple)
Then I’ll tell you.Instant decisions.
you’ll have horrible shifts.Predictions based on opinion.
I’ll call them.Promises/threats/offers.
be going to + verb
(future with going to)
I am going to be a bus driver.Future plans and intentions (things we have decided to do) future form.
It’s going to be a lot harder.Predictions based on facts
be + verb + ing
(present continuous for the future)
I am meeting John  at 7 pm.Future arrangements (often related to travel)

Extra Info

We use SHALL for I and We for offers and suggestions in a question.

Shall I call a taxi?

Shall we go? It is getting late.

Conclusión

Ready? Terrific! Let’s move on to step 4 to practise what you’ve learnt in this step.