EnglishChoose the future form
Read each sentence. Name the future form and say the clue. 🗣️
- I think it will rain later.
- Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain.
- I’m meeting Sara at 6.
- By Friday, she will have completed the report.
- This time tomorrow, we will be flying to Rome.
- I’ll answer the phone.
- They’re going to start a business.
- At 9 tonight, he’ll be studying.
Future forms at a glance
Form | Main meaning cue | Example |
|---|---|---|
will + base verb | spontaneous decision; opinion or forecast | I think the flight will be late. |
be going to + base verb | prior intention; evidence now | Look at the evidence: the project is going to fail. |
Present Continuous | fixed personal arrangement | We are meeting the client after the interview. |
will have + past participle | completed before a future point | By next June, I will have finished the course. |
will be + -ing | in progress at a future point | This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Rome. |
Which clues help you decide: look, by Friday, this time tomorrow, or a time arrangement?
Read the cue and complete the plan
Connect each situation with the best form
Match the situation to the future structure. 🔗
Connect each situation with the best future form
- You hear someone at the door and decide to help.
- will
- You have booked a table with friends for Saturday evening.
- Present Continuous
- At 8 p.m. tomorrow, your colleague is in the middle of a presentation.
- Future Continuous
Follow the meaning, not the translation
Match each context with the best future structure.
Connect each context with the best future form
- The forecast says electric cars will become more common.
- will
- There is clear evidence that the train will be delayed.
- going to
- They made an intention to start a business next year.
- going to
Use the time viewpoint
Match each context with the best future structure.
Connect each context with the best future form
- The project will be complete before the deadline next month.
- Future Perfect
- At this time tomorrow, the passengers will be in the air.
- Future Continuous
- A flight is fixed in your schedule for Friday morning.
- Present Continuous
Build the complete verb phrase
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- Look at the traffic — we [___] late.
- I think people [___] more electric cars.
- We [___] dinner with my parents on Sunday; it’s in the calendar.
- By the end of the month, I [___] enough money.
- This time next week, they [___] around Spain.
Check tricky future choices
Decide whether each statement is accurate
Read the statements carefully. Focus on meaning and time perspective.
Notice the future point
Check how the future point changes the form.
Choose the form that fits the context
Select the best option.
- Look at the evidence: the project [___] .
- We [___] the course tutor at 4 p.m.; it is in our schedule.
- By the deadline, the team [___] the report.
- This time tomorrow, I [___] to my interview.
Check the contrast again
Final future-form check
Connect each meaning with the best structure
Match each situation with the best future form. 🔗
Connect each situation with the best future form
- A decision you make while speaking.
- will
- A plan you made earlier.
- going to
- A diary arrangement for Thursday.
- Present Continuous
- A task completed before 5 p.m. tomorrow.
- Future Perfect
- An activity in progress at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
- Future Continuous
Say two personal examples
Make two short sentences about your future. Use two different forms.
- One plan, arrangement, or intention
- One prediction, deadline, or future activity in progress
