WAYS OF EXPRESSING FUTURE FUTURE TENSES Future Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous OTHER TENSES Present Simple Present Continuous Modal verbs Going to
PRESENT SIMPLE (VS, DO/DOES V) Official plans (you can not change it) When does the train arrive? Schedules. I usually have 2 lessons of English on Monday. Future fact (something that can't be helped) Helen is 13 next week.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (is/am/are Ving) Personal plans (you've arranged it and you can change the arrangement) I'm playing football with Sue tomorrow morning.
MODAL VERBS may/might + V Uncertain predictions, speculation about the future. She may not like this present , but I'm not sure.
TO BE GOING TO + V Intentions (which may not come true) I'm going to watch this film next Sunday. Predictions based on evidence. (You observe present situation and come to a certain conclusion.) Look at those clouds! It's going to rain!
FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL+V) Sudden (spontaneous, on-the-spot) decision A: Phey, this bag's heavy. B: I will carry it for you. Promise/intention. I'm sorry, I've forgotten your book today, but (I promise) I will bring it tomorrow. Predictions based on opinions and beliefs (It's just one's opinion but it can't be proved) I think we will not use washing machines in 2400. Requests and offers. Will you open the door for me?
FUTURE CONTINUOUS will be + Ving Prolonged activity in the future, especially when the exact period of time is given. when we know the time of the activity when another shorter activity happened during the one we are describing. now 3 5 6 he arrives I will be doing my homework from 3 to 6 o'clock tomorrow // at 5 o'clock next Sunday // when he arrives
FUTURE PERFECT will have V3 Result we expect to have by a certain time in the future. We use this tense only when there are two “markers” : by (which means Perfect) and next…/tomorrow (which means Future) I hope we will have finished the composition by 4 o'clock tomorrow evening.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS will have been Ving Result of a process we will have achieved by a certain time in the future. I will have been expecting for him to come for about 3 years next months.
Write a text of 8 – 10 sentences aboutfuture using different ways of expressing it. Write 3 – 4 sentences using Future Continuous and 3 – 4 sentences using Future Perfect. Open the brackets: 1.I never (to forget) that experience! 2.He (to write) an essay by next weekend. 3.What you (to do) at 5 o`clock next Friday? 4.When you (to visit) your Granny? 5.I (to enter) the university when I finish school.