Future Simple - Will

Las formas “will” y “going to” se utilizan para expresar el futuro.  La diferencia entre
“going to” y “will” es el sentido de plani cación y probabilidad de que suceda una
acción. En general, se usa “going to” para planes concretos, cuando estamos seguros
de que algo va a suceder.

Se usa “will” con acciones voluntarias y espontáneas.

• Will you help me move? (¿Me ayudarás a mudarme?)

• They will clean their rooms. (Limpiarán sus habitaciones.)

• She won’t work with Paul. (No trabajará con Paul.)

Se utiliza “will” para expresar una promesa.

• When I am president, I  will lower  taxes. (Cuando sea presidente, bajaré los
impuestos.)

• He promises he will call when he arrives. (Promete que llamará cuando llegue.)

Se puede usar “will” para hacer predicciones sin evidencia aparente. Cuando hay
evidencia de que algo va a pasar usamos “going to”.

• It will be a great party. / It is going to be a great party. (Será una esta genial.)

• It won’t rain. / It is not going to rain. (No va a llover.)

Las oraciones se forman a partir de la construcción:

(+) Sujeto + will + verbo principal

(-) Sujeto + will + not + verbo principal

(?) Will + Sujeto + verbo principal?

A rmativo Forma corta Negativo Interrogativo

I will call you I’ll call you I won’t call you Will I call you?

you won’t be
you will be happy you’ll be happy Will you be happy?
happy

he will arrive late he’ll arrive late he won’t arrive late Will he arrive late?
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she will buy a car she’ll buy a car Will she buy a car?
car

it will rain it’ll rain it won’t rain Will it rain?

we will cook we’ll cook we won’t cook Will we cook

dinner dinner dinner dinner?

they will stay they’ll stay they won’t stay Will they stay
home home home home?

Activity 1
Look at the pictures and complete the horoscope with the correct form of Will.

✓ Aries: You _______________ (get) a new job.

You _______________ (fall) asleep on the rst day.

✓ Taurus: You _______________ (win) the lottery.

You _______________ (spend) all the money paying taxes.

✓ Gemini: You _______________ (play) football for an important team.

You _______________ (hurt) your leg and _______________ (not/be) able to

play ever again.

✓ Cancer: You _______________ (cook) for your parents-in-law.

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 You _______________ (burn) the food.

✓ Leo: You _______________ (go) camping with your friends.

It _______________ (rain) all weekend.

✓ Virgo: You _______________ (discover) a new meteorite.

It _______________ (crash) against the earth and everyone (including you)

_______________ (die).

✓ Libra: You _______________ (throw) a party.

Nobody _______________ (show) up.

✓ Scorpio: You _______________ (win) the trip of your dreams

You _______________ (have) a surgery on the same date and you

_______________ (lose) your holidays. .

✓ Sagittarius: You _______________ (study) medicine.

 You _______________ (pass) out on your rst day in hospital.

✓ Capricorn: You _______________ (build) a house

It _______________ (fall) to pieces

✓ Aquarius: You _______________ (go) on a diet to lose weight.

You _______________ (win) a hundred kilos.

✓ Pisces: You _______________ (meet) the love of your life

He _______________ (cheat) you with another guy.

Activity 2
Talk about some of the next topics with your teacher.

A. Somewhere you will go on holiday 

B. A lm you will see 
C. Will human ever meet aliens? 
D. A country you won't want to visit 
E. Three things that won't happen to you this year
F. How will your town or city change in the next ten years? 
G. A place you will want to live  
H. How will your child be in ten years? 
I. Will robots replace humans? 
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Activity 3

ALL MY LOVING (THE BEATLES)

1. Fill in the gaps with these future expressions.

I'll kiss I'll miss I'll always be I'll write I will send

2. Listen to the song, check your answers and order the paragraphs.



Close your eyes and I'll kiss you

Tomorrow I'll miss you

Remember I'll always be true

And then while I'm away, I'll write home everyday

And I'll send all my loving to you


I'll pretend that I'm kissing 


the lips I am missing

And hope that my dreams will come true.

And then while I'm away,

_______________home every day,

And I'll send all my loving to you.



Close your eyes and ____________ you,

Tomorrow I'll miss you;

Remember_____________ true.

And then while I'm away,

I'll write home ev'ry day,

And I'll send all my loving to you.



All my loving ___________to you.

All my loving, darling I'll be true.



All my loving ___________ to you.

All my loving darling I'll be True.

All my loving All my loving ooh

All my loving I will send to you

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you,

Tomorrow ___________ you:


Remember I'll always be true.

And then while I'm away,

I'll write home ev'ry day,

And I'll send all my loving to you


3. Listen again and sing.

Activity 4

These are other famous songs that use “will”. Play the video, listen and try to complete
Fragment 1, 2 and 4.