future tenses

FUTURE TENSES

11th GRADE

INDEX

• be going to
• will future
• the present continuous tense for future
• the present continuous tense for future

We use be going to

Affirmative am / is / are going to Verb Negative am / is / are not going to Verb Interrogative Am / Is / Are Subject going to Verb

• for our plans. I booked a table for two for this evening. I am going to take my wife to one of the best restaurants in the city. • for intentions. I’m going to study hard and pass the exam. • for predictions based on what we see. Look at these black clouds. It’s going to rain

We use will future

for the decisions made at the time of speaking. A: What would you like to have, coffee or tea? B: I’ll have tea, please. (The speaker decides at the moment of speaking.) • for predictions with no evidence. I don’t know what I’ll do tomorrow. I think I’II stay at home. • for promises or threats. Take your umbrella with you; otherwise, you will get soaked. Don’t worry mum, I will let you know when I arrive. • for requests and offers. Will you please help me to tidy my room? • with be sure, think, hope, be afraid, expect, believe, promise, guess maybe and perhaps. I hope I’ll win the game. I’m afraid she won’t come to your party

Affirmative I / He / She / It We / You / They will verb Negative I / He / She / It will not verb We / You / They won't Interrogative Will I / he / she / it verb ? we / you / they

We use the present continuous tense for future

Affirmative am / is / are V+ing Negative am / is / are not V+ing Interrogative Am / Is / Are Subject V+ing

• for personal future arrangements. I am seeing Mary tomorrow. He is taking Sue out for dinner on Sunday. NOTE : With this tense, we usually give future time expressions such as tomorrow, this evening, on Tuesday, next weekend, etc… This tense is also common with verbs such as go, come, see, meet, visit, have, leave, etc… A: What are you doing this evening B: I am having dinner with Jamie.

We use the future continuous tense

Affirmative I / He / She / It We / You / They Will be Verb (+ing) Negative I / He / She / It We / You / They won't be Verb (+ing) Interrogative Will I / He / She / It be Verb (+ing) We / You / They

• to describe an unfnished action which will be in progress at a time in the future. We will be travelling across Europe by train in June. I can’t come with you at 9 p.m. I will be watching the match at that time. I’ll be writing the articles for a tabloid newspaper next month. • to indicate that the longer action (the future continuous tense) will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. When the guests arrive, we will be having dinner. Attention: We use the simple present tense for interruptions. Because, the interruptions are in time clauses and we cannot use future tenses in time clauses. I will be waiting for you at the airport when your plane arrives.