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This Future Forms page on GoConqr gathers community-made mind maps, quizzes, flashcards, notes, flowcharts and slide sets on talking about the future in English, from will and going to to the present continuous, future perfect and future continuous. It's built for school students practising which form fits a sentence, and for teachers after ready-made material. There are over 500 resources here, including more than 50 quizzes and over 400 mind maps. Try a quiz to spot your gaps, then pick a map to revise.

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What this unit covers

This unit sits in the strand Grammar: Verbs and Tenses, within English language. Its main question is simple: which future form should I use? Most resources compare will and be going to. Others add the present continuous for fixed plans, the present simple for timetables, and structures such as be about to and be due to.

A smaller group goes further, with the future continuous, the future perfect and the future perfect progressive.

Where to start

  1. Open the mind map Future mind map in English (Will Vs Going to). It lays out the structure of each form, with positive and negative patterns.
  2. Read the mind map Future with Will - Be Going To - Present Continuous as Future. It explains uses, such as predictions when we have no proof, often after I think or I believe.
  3. Look at the mind map simple and idiomatic future, which notes that the two main ways are sometimes interchangeable but can mean different things.

Practising with quizzes

Once you have read a map, test yourself. Present Continuous or Going to? asks you to choose between forms in short sentences such as a car heading for a tree. Choose the most suitable future form in each sentence mixes several forms, including actions in progress at a set time. Other structures used to express future asks you to rewrite sentences with was going to, be about to and be to-infinitive.

For the more advanced forms, try the quiz Future Perfect, where you complete sentences about what will have happened by a given point.

Using maps and quizzes together

Work in a loop. Read a map, take a quiz, then return to the map for any form you got wrong. The flashcard deck Complete. Be going to/will/present continuous/present simple is handy for quick gap-fill revision, and it mixes all four forms so you have to decide each time.

Teachers can pick a map to introduce a form, then set a quiz as follow-up. Some resources are in Spanish or Italian, which can help mixed-language classes.

Make it your own

Choose one resource that matches what you are studying this week, work through it, and then build a map or deck of your own for the forms you find trickiest.

Frequently asked questions

Which resource should I open first?

Start with the mind map Future mind map in English (Will Vs Going to). It sets out the structure of each form clearly. Then try the quiz Present Continuous or Going to? to see whether you can pick the right form when the sentence gives you clues.

What do the mind maps on this page cover?

Most compare will and going to, with structures, uses and examples. Others bring in the present continuous for plans, idiomatic future forms, near future, the future continuous, the future perfect and the future perfect progressive. Titles vary, so open a few to find the style that suits you.

Are the resources free to use?

Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself, so the style and depth differ from one resource to the next.

Who are these resources for?

They mainly suit school students working on future forms in English, since almost all the resources are at secondary level. Teachers can also use the maps, slide sets, flowcharts and quizzes as ready-made material for lessons or homework.

Which quizzes cover more advanced future forms?

Try Future Perfect for sentences about what will have happened by a future point. Other quizzes on the page cover the future continuous, and the one called Other structures used to express future looks at be about to, be due to and similar structures.

What if I can't find exactly what I need?

Browse the other formats. A topic you cannot find as a quiz may appear as a note, flowchart or flashcard deck. With a free account you can also make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes, and save your quiz scores.

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