1. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
The Present Simple Tense
The Present Continuous Tense
“GOING TO”
The Future Simple Tense
The Future Continuous Tense
The Future Perfect Simple Tense

2. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
The Present Simple Tense: The gallery opens at 9.30 and closes at 21:00 on weekdays. (timetables, schedules,...)
The Present Continuous Tense: We are visiting St. Paul ’s Cathedral next Monday. (arranged/planned/fixed actions in near future)
“GOING TO”: I’m going to buy a new easel next month (planned actions) The painting looks great! I think you are going to sell it well! (making predictions /based on some evidence/)

3. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
for an opinion, hope, promise, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future: Jo will bring you a copy of the article on interior design tomorrow. She will probablyhelp you when the time comes.
for decisions at the moment of speaking This sculpture looks too heavy for you. I will help you!
for offering, agreeing, refusing, promising or asking someone to do something: Will you give me a hand with this etching, please?
for predicting future happening or situation: C&R will be very improved in a ten years time.

4. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
Jo will bring you a copy of the article on interior design tomorrow.
Will Jo bring you a copy of the article on interior designtomorrow?
What will Jo bring you tomorrow?
When will Jo bring you a copy of the article on interior design?
Who will bring you a copy of the article on interior design
tomorrow?
Jo won‘t bring you a copy of the article on interior design
tomorrow.

5. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
for activities which will take place in a definite future moment or period of time:
At this time tomorrow I will be traveling to Canada They will be drawing all evening When I get home, my family will be waiting for me.

6. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
At this time tomorrow I will be traveling to Canada.
Will I be travelling to Canada at this time tomorrow?
When will I be travelling to Canada?
Where will I be travelling at this time tomorrow?
Who will be travelling to Canada at this time
tomorrow?
I won‘t be travelling to Canada at this time
tomorrow.

7. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THE FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE
for the action that will have happened before/by a certain time in the future:
She will have finished her studies by this time next year.
We will have returned from St. Petersburg by 15 May.

8. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THE FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE
We will have returned from St. Petersburg by 15 May.
Will have we returned from St. Petersburg by 15 May?
Where will have we returned from by 15 May?
When will have we returned from St. Petersburg?
Who will have returned from St. Petersburg by 15
May?
We won‘t have returned from St. Petersburg by 15
May.