FUTURE TENSES IN ENGLISH

WILL/GOING TO I will travel to France next month DECISION I´m going to study French at school PLAN

WILL/GOING GO The simple future has two different forms in English : “will” and “going to”. Although both forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two different meanings as expressed before. I will probably fly to Italy next summer. I ´m going to fly to Italy next Saturday.

USES OF WILL Instant decisions Ok, I´ll see you on Saturday. Predictions based on what we think (past experience or knowledge, especially in predictive conditionals) It will rain this evening. Promises, requests and offers Don´t worry, I´ll go and buy some food for you. We´ll help you clean up.

SHALL We use shall with I or we to express determination, or in questions to make offers or suggestions. Shall I make some tea? Let´s talk later, shall we? In American English, will/won´t (not shall/shan´t) are used with I and we.

USES OF GOING TO Future plans and intentions (decision already made) I´m going to buy a new car. Predictions based on what we can see at the moment. Look at that car! It´s going to crash into that traffic light.

OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINOUS. They are normally connected with schedules/timetables. The train leaves tomorrow at 6. She´s meeting a new client in London. (future action we have planned or arranged)

FUTURE CONTINUOUS This tense is used to describe an event or action that will occur over a period of time at a specific point in the future. To talk about future actions in progress at a particular time. They will be having dinner by the time you get home. Tomorrow at this time I´ll be sunbathing on the beach. They will be sailing in the Atlantic ocean by the time you arrive at the island.

FUTURE PERFECT This tense is used to say that something will be completed by a particular time in the future.. The bus will have left by the time we get to the bus stop.

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS WILL+ HAVE BEEN+ ING We use this tense when we look ahead to a future time and imagine an action lasting from a point before that time up to that future time. On the 10th of this month, I´ll have been living here for exactly two years.

PRACTICE: Choose an ending(a-d) for each beginning (1-4) and add will, will be or will have been. 1.Next April 21st…….my parent´s silver anniversary. (…) 2. I´m sure everyone…..want to get an early start. (…) 3. Mr Russell….teaching his last English classes during May.(…) 4. My wife as a student…..over at the end of this term. (...) A. By then, he…….working here for 40 years. B. That means they ….married for 25 years then. C. Do you realize that I……in school for most of my life so far? D. ………you…….ready to leave at about 6 am?