Future verb forms things in common speaking
will for predictions/ going to for future plans/ Present Continuous for arrangements
Cutting Edge Intermediate Module 5
Make a prediction about yourself (including a time clause) that you think will also be true about your partner. You get one point for each time they say “Me too”/ “So will I”/ “Me neither”/ “Neither will I”. Then take turns doing the same. You can use negative sentences and/ or vague times to make it easier if you like.
Ideas for personal predictions
- Health and fitness
- Weight
- Meet someone in the street
- Meet someone famous
- Appearance
- Lose something
- Pass/ Fail
- Win/ Lose
- Argue
- Difficult/ Easy
- Enjoy
- Late/ Early
- Arrive
- Distant future
- In 5/ 10/ 15/ 25/ 50 years
When you run out of ideas with predictions or when your teacher tells you to switch, do the same with future plans and then with future arrangements.
Ideas for future plans
- Travel
- Study/ Work
- Homework
- Shopping
- Housework
- Diet
Ideas for future arrangements
- Meeting people (for lunch/ for drinks)
- Flying
- Catching a coach or long distance train
- Business meeting
- Starting a new course
- Appointments
- Dates
When your teacher stops you, brainstorm verb forms for the three kinds of future above.
Change partners. Do the same, but this time using a mix of the three different kinds of future. Your partner will only say “Me too” etc if both the event and the kind of future is correct for them.
Ideas for future things to compare with a mix of future forms
- Retire
- Travel
- Change job
- Move house
- Get married
- Have children
- Haircut
- See a movie
- Go to a restaurant
- Spend money
- This weekend
Ideas for future times
- This afternoon/ evening/ Tonight
- Later (= Later today = Later on)
- Tomorrow (morning/ lunchtime/ afternoon/ evening/ night)
- The day after tomorrow
- Next week/ month/ year/ decade
- After…
- Before…
- In … minutes/ hours/ days/ weeks/ months/ years/ …
- When/ As soon as you retire/ finish this course/ …
- In + month/ year/ decade/ …
- At + time
- On + day/ date
- Between … and …
Possible responses
- So will I/ So am I/ Me too
- Neither will I/ Neither am I/ Me neither
- Really?/ Is that right?/ That’s interesting/ You surprise me/ Actually, I…
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Related pages
Cutting Edge Intermediate Module 5 page
53 EFL finding things in common games (TEFLtastic classics part 25)
