Future forms

Future forms

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Index

Will

Be going to

Present continous

Present simple

May or might

Predictions

We use will to talk about something we think that will happen:

Decisions

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Arrangements

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Future time clauses (when, as soon as, until, before, after)

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Other uses of will

Promises and refusals

Future facts

Offers

We use I will in statements or shall I in questions. I’ll carry that bag for you. Shall I organise the meeting?

I will help you whenever you need me. I won’t lend him my car.

The president will visit the Vatican next November.

Other uses of will

Requests

Suggestions

We use shall we…? Shall we eat out today?

When we ask someone to do something for us. Will you open the door, please?

May or might as a future form

We use may or might for possible actions in the future (when ‘we are not sure’). Compare:

May or might as a future form

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