Autor: Mgr. Jana Bálková Datum:

decision made at the moment of speaking I’m hungry. I’ll have a sandwich. hopes, fears, threats, offers, promises, warning, requests, comments,... (especially after verbs: expect, hope, believe, I’m sure, I’m afraid, think,...) I hope I’ll pass my final exams. actions or predictions which may (not) happen in the future They’ll probably go abroad on holiday. action which we can’t control and will inevitable happen She’ll have a baby in April. thing we are not yet sure about or we haven’t decided to do yet Maybe I’ll buy a new car.

an action intended to be performed in the near future I’m going to watch movies at the weekend. planned actions or intention I’ve earned enough so I’m going to buy a new flat. evidence that sth. will definitely happen in the near future Look at that boy. He’s going to run into a puddle.

timetables and programmes with future meaning The train for London leaves at 5:25. fixed arrangements in the near future I’m seeing my dentist tomorrow afternoon.

actions in progress at a stated future time We’ll be going to Italy next week. actions which will be a routine in the future I’ll be working in the office on Saturday as usual. asking politely about people’s arrangements to see if they can do sth for us or because we want to offer to do sth for them Will you be seeing Janet today? Can you give her this?

actions that will have finished before a certain time in the future She will have completed her studies by July. typical time expressions: before, by, by then, by the time, until (used only in negative sentences) to express duration of an action up to a certain time in the future She will have been learning English for 10 years by the end of this year. typical time expressions: by, for

never use future forms after: as long as, by the time, in case, when, after, before, if (condition),unless, until, whenever, on condition that, once, while When I come home, I’ll call you. ‘will’ after if (= whether) if after ‘I don’t know, I doubt, I wonder’ - will can be used I don’t know if I’ll come ‘will’ after when (= question word) will can be used after when if it’s used as a question word When will he come back?