1. What is the future?

The future is time that has not happened yet.

Examples of future times:

To talk about events in the future, use the future tense.

2. How to make the future tense

There are two ways to make the future tense:

will + verb	(be) going to + verb
Tomorrow the weather will be hot and sunny.	Tomorrow the weather is going to be hot and sunny. Again.
I think Aberdeen will lose at football.	I think Aberdeen are going to lose at football. Again.
I’m hungry. I think I will make a sandwich.	They’re going to meet us at the cinema.
If you ask her to marry you, I’m sure she’ll say yes.	The glass is too close to the edge of the table. It’s going to fall.
The Prime Minister will make an announcement tomorrow in which he will announce the new trade deal.	Ahhhh! We’re going to crash!

To make ‘yes/no’ future tense questions, use:

Question words (why, what, how, etc.) can be added to the front of the structure:

*Note: The future time is not always needed.

question word	will	subject	verb	future time	full question
where	will	he	go	tonight	Where will he go tonight?
when	will	we	meet		When will we meet?
	will	you	see	on Saturday	Will you see Mandy on Saturday?

question word	be	subject	going to	verb	future time	full question
how	is	he	going to	go	next year	How is he going to go to Paris next year?
why	are	they	going to	sell		Why are they going to sell their house?
	is	Ryoko	going to	marry	soon	Is Ryoko going to marry him soon?

I will go to the zoo after school today.	Will you talk to your father about giving you a job?
The game will be played on Saturday.	Will Mary be at the party tonight?
We are going to eat at the expensive restaurant for my birthday.	When will the exam be?
The movie is going to be released on May 1st.	What is the weather going to be like tomorrow?