Future Tenses

Future Tenses

Content

• Will
• Going to
• Present Simple
• Present Continuous
• Future Continuous
• Future Perfect
• Future Perfect Continuous
• Advanced forms

Will vs. Going to

Going to

Will

• Premeditated plans and intentions for the future
• Predictions based on facts or evidence

• Decisions made at the moment of speaking
• Predictions based on our beliefs and feelings
• But also

I will never go to that restaurant again! So loud and dirty!

Will

It's so cold. I will close the window now.

Decisions made at the moment of speaking

I have to visit my grandma tomorrow. Will you come with me?

I promise I will buy you this toy!

Stop calling me! I won't answer the call!

Have you seen the changes? This will be an interesting year.

- I feel Barack Obama will be the president again.- Do you really think they will fire us? - He believes the fines will stop riders using the square. - I reckon that one day we'll live on Mars. - In my opinion, Djokovic will be beaten soon. - Maya thinks that Sarah won't invite her to the party.

Will

Predictions based on our beliefs and feelings

- I've decided that next year I'm going to do more exercise - They are going to continue to fight the case, because it's important for them. - Mary is going to do the shopping on Friday. - So, what have you decided? Are you going to play for the team? - Pete isn't going to cook tonight. It's John's turn.

Going to

Premeditated plans and intentions for the future

Predictions based on facts or evidence

Going to

Your friend was driving too fast and now the police pulled us over - he's going to get a ticket.

Your team is winning 4-0, and there are only 5 minutes left till the end. You're going to win!!!

I'm stuck in a traffic jam, Pam. I'm going to be late for dinner.

All the evidence suggests that the situation is going to get worse.

The judges are really strict about not letting unvaccinated people in the country. Djokovic is going to be deported in the end.

Just look at these terrible clouds. I hope you brought an umbrella because it's going to rain.

Present Simple

Timetables

- The train leaves at 9 a.m. - The court hearing takes place next month. - Australia Open starts in a couple of days. - This meeting ends at 7:30.

Present Continuous

Plans that have been confirmed

- I'm meeting Tom at the theatre tonight. - Paul is seeing his dentist on Friday. - The prisoner is getting released in two days. - Experts from around the world are meeting next month.

Future Continuous

Activities in progress at a particular time in the future

- This time tomorrow I'll be spending time with my friends at the pub. - Tom won't be traveling with Tracey next week. - Will Robyn be sleeping all afternoon? - At 7 I will be buying my groceries. - Do you think he'll be expecting a formal dinner?

Future Perfect Simple

In 10 minutes she will have slept for 10 hours. That's crazy!

Will you have completed this report by tomorrow?

He won't have repaired my laptop before my presentation.

It won't have stopped raining by tonight.

By the time you get here, I will have studied for 2 hours.

By 6 p.m. they will have left Japan.

Future Perfect Continuous

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We will have been walking all day, so we’ll want to relax in the evening.

He will have been studying English for three years when he takes the exam

How long will they have been seeing each other when they marry?

How long will he have been working there when he retires?

I won’t have been working here for long when I change jobs.

We won’t have been traveling for very long when we arrive in Paris.

Advanced forms

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