1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. MODAL VERBS may/might + V
Uncertain predictions, speculation about the future.
She may not like this present , but I'm not sure.

5. 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!

6. 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?

7. 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
he arrives
I will be doing my homework from 3 to 6 o'clock tomorrow // at 5 o'clock next Sunday // when he arrives

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.