Future Tenses: Will, Going To, Present Continuous

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El futuro (4): will, be going to,


Present Continuous

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En ingls se utilizan varias formas verbales para referirse al futuro:


will: Ill come with you. (Ir/Voy contigo.)
be going to: Hes going to come with us. (Va a venir con nosotros.)
Present Continuous: Were coming tomorrow. (Venimos maana.)
Utilizamos will + infinitive (sin to) para:
Decisiones repentinas:

I like this coat. I think Ill buy it.


(Me gusta ese abrigo. Creo que me lo comprar.)

Hacer predicciones sobre el futuro:

In the year 2300 everybody will be happy.


(En el ao 2300 todo el mundo ser feliz.)

Ofrecerse a hacer algo por alguien:

Ill clean the car for you. (Te lavar/lavo el coche.)

Promesas:

Ill love you forever. (Te querr siempre.)

Oraciones temporales y condicionales.


Las identificamos fcilmente porque aparece
en la oracin principal:
if (si )
when (cuando )
as soon as (en cuanto )
before (antes de que )
after (despus de que )
until (hasta que )

Ill phone you if I arrive early.


(Te llamar si llego temprano.)
Ill phone you when I arrive.
(Te llamar cuando llegue.)
Ill phone you as soon as I arrive.
(Te llamar en cuanto llegue.)
Ill phone you before they leave.
(Te llamar antes de que ellos se marchen.)
Ill phone you after they leave.
(Te llamar despus de que se marchen.)
I wont phone you until I arrive.
(No te llamar hasta que no llegue.)

Fjate que tras estas expresiones se utiliza


el presente, NO: I will phone you when
I will arrive.

Utilizamos be + going to + infinitivo para:


Hablar de nuestros planes, proyectos e
intenciones para el futuro.
Fjate que para hablar de planes fijos se puede
tambien usar el Present Continuous

I am going to be a famous artist.


(Voy a ser una famosa artista.)
They are going to visit the Pacific islands
next spring. (Van a visitar las islas del Pacfico la
prxima primavera.)

Predecir el futuro utilizando informacin


disponible en el presente.

He never goes to class. He is going to fail the exam.


(No va nunca a clase.Va a suspender el examen.)

Utilizamos be + gerundio (Present Continuous) para:


Im going to the dentist tomorrow at five.
(Voy al dentista maana a las cinco.)

Citas y compromisos futuros que ya estn


fijados.

Ejercicios
A Con o sin to? Completa los huecos con la partcula to si es necesario. En
caso contrario, pon una X.
0 If it rains, then I will X
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1 Are you going

visit Mary soon?

2 Is he arriving

in the next flight?

3 Dont worry, I wont

drive if I drink.

4 My computer has crashed. I am going


5 We are taking

take it to the shop.

an English test on Monday.

B Completa las oraciones con be going to/will y las expresiones de la tabla.


take it to the car wash
go to the hairdressers

0 Mary:
Philip:
0 Sally:

get you an aspirin


have a shower

Philip, Im very thirsty.


I am too. Ive already put the kettle on to boil. Im going to make some tea .
Whats the matter, Paul?

Paul:

Ive got a headache.

Sally:

Oh, I ll get you an aspirin

1 Melanie:
Jill:
2 Andrew:

see her
make some tea

Is your toothache better?


No, but Ive phoned the dentist. I
Do you think my hair looks all right?

Sam:

Not really. I think it needs a cut.

Andrew:

Yes, I think so too. I

3 Mother:

at 10:30.

as soon as I can.

Where have you been with the car? Its very dirty.

Daughter: Oh dear! Im so sorry, mom. I


4 Mike:
Paul:

Wheres Tom?
Hes just gone to the bathroom. He

C D lo que Ann va a hacer la semana prxima con ayuda de su diario. Si

tiene una cita o compromiso, utiliza Present Continuous. Si se trata de un


plan o intencin en general, emplea be going to.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

8:00 p.m. play tennis with Bob


Write some letters
9:00 p.m. have lunch with Jo
Tidy my room
Get Dad a birthday present!
11:00 a.m. meet Aunt Jane
Watch Titanic again!

0 Ann cant see Fred on Monday because she s playing tennis with Bob.
0 She doesnt want to go out on Tuesday because she s going to write some letters.
1 She wont be at home on Wednesday evening because she
2 On Thursday Ann
3 Ann is excited about Friday because she
4 Ann cant oversleep on Saturday because at 11:00 a.m. she
5 Ann really likes films, so on Sunday she
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