Future Forms

How do we speak about the future in English?
Of course, to make things complicated, we have FOUR ways to do it!

• VISIT THIS PAGE FOR A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF ALL FOUR USES

1) TO BE GOING TO +verb

• Visit this page for a good explanation of the uses of BE GOING TO

2) WILL + verb

• Visit this page for a good explanation of the uses of  WILL+verb

To practice with WILL and BE GOING TO, try these exercises:

• Exercise 1 ("English Page")
• Exercise 2 ("English Page")
• Exercise 3("English Page")
• Exercise 4 ("Englisch-Hilfen")
• Exercise 5 ("Englisch-Hilfen")

3) Present Continuous (am/is/are + verb+ ing) (yes, we really do this!)

• Visit this page for a good explanation of this. (edufind.com)
• Or you can visit EnglishClub for another good explanation.

These exercises focus on this form for the future:

• Exercise 6 (LanguageWorksheets.com) (*You will have to write your answers on a separate piece of paper)
• Exercise 7 (ExamEnglish.com)

4) Present Simple (yes, we really do this, too!)

• Visit this page for an explanation (edufind.com)
• Or this page for another explanation (EnglishClub)

Try these exercises to practice with Present Simple and Present Continuous Future forms:

• Exercise 8 ("FloJoe.com")
• Exercise 9 (ESL lounge)
• Exercise 10 (toLearnEnglish)

These exercises focus on all 4 types:

• Exercise 11 ("Englisch-Hilfen")
• Exercise 12 ("Englisch-Hilfen")
• Exercise 13 (Ego4u.com)
• Exercise 14 (Lingolia)