C. FUTURE TENSE: THERE WILL BE El futuro de THERE IS/THERE ARE se expresa con la forma THERE WILL BE /δear wil bí:/. En la conversación diaria WILL se une con la palabra THERE, formando la contracción THERE´LL BE /δearl bí:/. Escuche, lea y aprenda: There will be a very good program on TV tonight /δear wil bí: e veri gud próugram on tí: ví: tunaít/. Habrá un muy buen programa en la TV esta noche.
There will be two more tests next week. /δear wil bí: tú: mó:r tésts nekst wí:k/ . Habrá dos pruebas más la próxima semana. There´ll be another meeting this evening. /δearl bí: anáδer mí:tiη δis í:vniη/ . Habrá otra reunión esta tarde. There´ll be some more rain next weekend. /δearl bí: sám mó:r réin nékst wikénd/. Habrá algo más de lluvia el próximo
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La forma negativa se expresa usando la palabra NOT después del verbo modal WILL, normalmente formando la contracción WON´T /wóunt/ En las preguntas, el verbo modal WILL precede a la palabra THERE. Escuche, lea y aprenda: There will not be a good program on TV tonight. /δear wil not bí: e gud próugram on tí: ví: tunáit/. There will not be another meeting this evening. /δear wil not bí: anáδer mí:tiη δis í:vniη/ There won´t be two more tests next week. /δear wóunt bí: tú: mó:r tests nekst wí:k/ Will there be a good program on TV this evening? /wil δear bí: a gud próugram on tí: ví: δis í:vnin/ Will there be any more rain next weekend? /wil δear bí. eni mó:r réin nekst wi:kend/ How many tests will there be next week? /háu méni tésts wil δear bí: nekst wí:k/ EXERCISES: Ex.1. Change into the future tense. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
There is a lot of free time in the evening. There are some women at the meeting. There isn´t any food left in the fridge. How many people are there at the reception? How much money is there in the box? Is there any more work? Are there more than ten students in your class?
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Ex. 2. Use the right tense of There To Be (Present, Past or Future). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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at the party last Saturday? a lot of noise in this room now. several trees in the park now. next time? very little food in the fridge now. not any more exercises in the book now. a lot of noise at the disco last night. very few flowers in our garden. in your class last year? much milk left. Just one or two bottles.
Ex. 3. Translate the previous sentences into Spanish. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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