நாளைப் பற்றி பேசுதல் — எதிர்காலம்
Talking About Tomorrow — Future Tense
Learn to talk about things that will happen using 'will' and 'going to'.
By the end of this lesson you will be able to— இந்த பாடத்தின் இறுதியில்
- Use 'will' for decisions and predictions: 'I will help you', 'It will rain'
- Use 'going to' for plans already made: 'I am going to visit my grandmother'
- Form complete future-tense sentences with time words: tomorrow, next week, later
Let's Learn
What you will learn today
Learn to talk about things that will happen using 'will' and 'going to'.
You can now talk about the past!
In the last lesson, you learned past tense — 'I went', 'She played'. Now let's learn the other direction: the future. Things that have NOT happened yet.
கடந்த பாடத்தில் கடந்த காலம் கற்றீர்கள். இப்போது எதிர்காலம் — இன்னும் நடக்காதவை — கற்போம்.
Two ways to talk about the future
English has two main ways to say something will happen: 'will' and 'going to'. Both are correct in most situations.
- 'Will' — for quick decisions and predictions: 'I will help you', 'It will rain tomorrow'
- 'Going to' — for plans already made: 'I am going to visit my grandmother this weekend'
ஆங்கிலத்தில் எதிர்காலம் சொல்ல 'will' மற்றும் 'going to' என இரு வழிகள் உள்ளன.
Using 'will'
'Will' is simple: put 'will' before any verb. The verb stays in its base form — no changes!
- I will go to school tomorrow.
- She will help me with homework.
- We will play cricket this evening.
- It will be sunny tomorrow.
'Will' எளிமையானது: எந்த வினைச்சொல்லுக்கும் முன்னால் 'will' சேர்க்கவும்.
Using 'going to'
'Going to' needs 'am/is/are' before it: 'I am going to', 'She is going to', 'They are going to'. Use it when you already have a plan.
- I am going to study tonight. (plan made)
- She is going to visit her grandmother. (trip planned)
- We are going to watch a movie. (decided already)
'Going to' க்கு முன்னால் 'am/is/are' தேவை. ஏற்கனவே திட்டமிட்டிருப்பதை சொல்ல பயன்படுத்துங்கள்.
Don't overthink the choice!
Many English learners worry about choosing between 'will' and 'going to'. The truth: both work in almost every everyday sentence. Use whichever feels natural.
அதிகம் யோசிக்காதீர்கள்! இரண்டும் பெரும்பாலான நேரங்களில் சரியே. எது இயல்பாக உணர்கிறதோ அதை பயன்படுத்துங்கள்.
📐 Future tense in real life
A child talking about their weekend plans:
- 1Tomorrow I will wake up late because it is Saturday.
- 2I am going to play cricket with my friends in the morning.
- 3My mother will cook biryani for lunch.
- 4In the evening, we are going to visit our grandparents.
- 5I will do my homework on Sunday.
ஒரு குழந்தை வார இறுதி திட்டங்களைப் பற்றி பேசுகிறது:
Your turn — plan your tomorrow
Think about tomorrow. Say 3 sentences about what you will do or what you are going to do. Try mixing both forms.
Three tenses unlocked!
You now know present (I eat), past (I ate), AND future (I will eat). With these three, you can talk about anything — today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
இப்போது மூன்று காலங்களும் தெரியும்: நிகழ்காலம், கடந்தகாலம், எதிர்காலம். எதைப் பற்றியும் பேசலாம்!
Two ways to talk about the future: 'will' for quick decisions and predictions, 'going to' for plans. Both are correct in most situations.
↪ Next: where things are — in, on, at, under, between. Prepositions make your English precise.
Key Points
முக்கிய குறிப்புகள்
- ✓Future tense tells us something has not happened yet — tomorrow, next week, later
- ✓'Will' is for quick decisions and predictions: 'I will help you', 'It will be hot'
- ✓'Going to' is for plans already decided: 'I am going to study tonight'
- ✓Both work in most situations — children should not worry about choosing wrong
- ✓Tamil comparison: Tamil uses '-வேன்' (படிப்பேன்), English uses 'will' or 'going to' before the verb
Glossary
சொல் அகராதி
Future tense
எதிர்காலம்
Tomorrow
நாளை
Will
-வேன் (quick decision)
Going to
போகிறேன் (planned)
Prediction
கணிப்பு
Practice Activities
Quizவினாடி வினா
Answer each question to check your understanding.
Which sentence correctly uses future tense?
Match the Termsபொருத்துக
Click a term on the left, then click its matching definition on the right.
Click a term, then click its matching definition.
Terms
Definitions
Fill in the Blanksஇடைவெளி நிரப்புக
Type the missing word and press Check or Enter.
Type the missing word and click Check or press Enter.