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Category: Future Tenses

  • Future Simple (PDF)

    Future Simple (PDF)

    Will is the English future for predictions and on-the-spot decisions. I think prices will rise next year is a prediction based on opinion; “The printer is broken.” “I’ll fix it.” is a decision made at the moment of speaking. The form is invariant — will + base form across all subjects (I will, he will, they will) — but the choice between will and be going to hinges on meaning: will for opinion and spontaneous decisions, be going to for plans already decided and predictions based on visible evidence (Look at those clouds — it’s going to rain).

    This worksheet builds A2 fluency with will in its two main uses: predictions based on opinion, and decisions made on the spot.

    What’s inside:

    • Grammar Box with form (will, won’t, Will…?) and the two main uses
    • Gap-fill: predict outcomes using will in workplace and everyday contexts
    • Multiple-choice: distinguish will (opinion / decision) from be going to (plan / evidence)
    • Personalised production: write five predictions about the next ten years using will
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on the will / be going to boundary

    Common mistakes addressed: will with already-decided plans (I will visit my parents next weekend where a plan exists), missing to in be going to (I’m going visit), and adding will in the if-clause of first conditionals (If she will come, we’ll be happy).

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2, in pre-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Will for prediction is a core target of Cambridge A2 Key (KET) Writing and Speaking. Part of the Future Tenses collection — the natural sibling is Be Going To: Plans and Intentions, which covers the contrasting use for plans and evidence-based predictions.

  • Be Going To: Plans and Intentions (PDF)

    Be Going To: Plans and Intentions (PDF)

    Be going to is the English future for two clearly defined situations: plans and intentions already decided before the moment of speaking (I’m going to apply for the promotion next month) and predictions based on visible evidence (Look at that queue — this is going to take forever). The contrast with will is built into the meaning: be going to for what’s already decided or visibly likely; will for what’s just decided or based on opinion (“He hasn’t replied.” “I’ll call him.”).

    This worksheet drills A2 use of be going to for plans and evidence-based predictions, with explicit contrast against will.

    What’s inside:

    • Grammar Box with form (am/is/are going to + base form) and both uses (plans; evidence-based predictions)
    • Gap-fill: complete sentences with be going to in contexts of decided plans and visible evidence
    • Will or going to? multiple-choice items forcing the meaning-based decision
    • Personalised production: write five things you are going to do next month, with reasons
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on the plan-vs-decision and evidence-vs-opinion distinctions

    Common mistakes addressed: will with decided plans (I will move house next week, when the move is already arranged), missing to (I’m going call him), and using the simple present where the future is needed (I move house next week in writing).

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2, in pre-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Be going to for plans is tested directly in Cambridge A2 Key (KET) and B1 Preliminary (PET) Writing — particularly in informal-email tasks where the writer announces plans. Part of the Future Tenses collection — the natural sibling is Future Simple (will): Predictions, which covers the contrasting opinion-based use.

  • Future Continuous (PDF)

    Future Continuous (PDF)

    The Future Continuous (will be + verb-ing) expresses an action in progress at a specific future moment: At 9 a.m., I will be presenting, Don’t call at 3 p.m. — she’ll be working. Beyond that core use, it carries two further functions: planned or expected action in a future routine (I’ll be working from home on Friday as usual), and polite enquiry (Will you be using the meeting room?), which sounds less direct and more professional than Are you going to use…? The contrast with the Future Simple is the same in-progress / decision split that runs through the rest of the English tense system.

    This worksheet builds B2 fluency with the Future Continuous in workplace, business-email, and indirect-enquiry contexts.

    What’s inside:

    • Grammar Box with form (will be -ing, won’t be -ing, Will…be -ing?) and the three main uses
    • Sentence completion: extend prompts (At this time next week, I…) using the future continuous
    • Office-arrangements email gap-fill: complete a workplace email with multiple future continuous verbs
    • Rewriting: convert will + base form into future continuous where appropriate
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on the polite-enquiry register and state-verb exceptions

    Common mistakes addressed: continuous with state verbs (I will be knowing the answer), missing be (I will working), and confusion between Future Continuous (in progress at a future moment) and Future Perfect (completed by a future moment).

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. The Future Continuous appears regularly in Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Writing — particularly in workplace emails and reports where polite indirect enquiries are expected. Part of the Future Tenses collection — the natural sibling is Future Perfect, which covers the action-completed-by-a-future-moment counterpart.

  • Future Perfect (PDF)

    Future Perfect (PDF)

    The Future Perfect (will have + past participle) expresses an action completed before a specific future moment. By Friday, I will have finished the report sets a deadline; By 2030, AI will have changed every industry projects forward and looks back. The key time expressions are by, by the time, before, in [time period] — and the contrast with the Future Continuous is the same simple/continuous shift as elsewhere: At 3 p.m., she’ll be writing the report (in progress) vs By 5 p.m., she’ll have finished the report (completed).

    This worksheet builds B2 fluency with the Future Perfect through deadline-driven scenarios, prediction tasks, and contrast with the Future Continuous.

    What’s inside:

    • Grammar Box with form, the timeline (action completed → future deadline), and key time expressions
    • Gap-fill (10 items): complete sentences with the future perfect form, including negative and question forms
    • By 2030… production: write five future-perfect predictions about technology, work, environment, education, or your own life
    • Error correction: missing past participle (will finish), missing have (will been), and wrong word form (will have complete)
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes on the by / by the time distinction

    Common mistakes addressed: dropping have (will been finished), using base form instead of past participle (will have complete), and confusing Future Perfect with Future Continuous (by 5 p.m., she’ll be finishing where completion is the meaning).

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. A B2 marker tense in Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Writing — particularly in reports and articles that project forward to a deadline. Part of the Future Tenses collection — the natural sibling is Future Continuous, which provides the in-progress counterpart to the deadline-driven Future Perfect.