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Future tenses

Autor: Mgr. Jana Bálková Datum: 6 . 12. 2012. Future tenses. Future simple. decision made at the moment of speaking I’m hungry. I’ll have a sandwich.

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Future tenses

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  1. Autor: Mgr. Jana Bálková Datum: 6. 12. 2012 Future tenses

  2. Future simple • decision made at the moment of speaking • I’m hungry. I’ll have a sandwich. • hopes, fears, threats, offers, promises, warning, requests, comments, ... (especially after verbs: expect, hope, believe, I’m sure, I’m afraid, think,...) • I hope I’ll pass my final exams. • actions or predictions which may (not) happen in the future • They’ll probably go abroad on holiday. • action which we can’t control and will inevitable happen • She’ll have a baby in April. • thing we are not yet sure about or we haven’t decided to do yet • Maybe I’ll buy a new car.

  3. Be going to • an action intended to be performed in the near future • I’m going to watch movies at the weekend. • planned actions or intention • I’ve earned enough so I’m going to buy a new flat. • evidence that sth. will definitely happen in the near future • Look at that boy. He’s going to run into a puddle.

  4. Present simple • timetables and programmes with future meaning • The train for London leaves at 5:25. Present continuous • fixed arrangements in the near future • I’m seeing my dentist tomorrow afternoon.

  5. Future continuous • actions in progress at a stated future time • We’ll be going to Italy next week. • actions which will be a routine in the future • I’ll be working in the office on Saturday as usual. • asking politely about people’s arrangements to see if they can • do sth for us or because we want to offer to do sth for them • Will you be seeing Janet today? Can you give her this?

  6. Future perfect (simple or continuous) • actions that will have finished before a certain time in the future • She will have completed her studies by July. • typical time expressions: • before, by, by then, by the time, until (used only in negative • sentences) • to express duration of an action up to a certain time in the future • She will have been learning English for 10 years by the end • of this year. • typical time expressions: • by, for

  7. never use future forms after: • as long as, by the time, in case, when, after, before, if (condition),unless, until, whenever, on condition that, • once, while • When I come home, I’ll call you. • ‘will’ after if (= whether) • if after ‘I don’t know, I doubt, I wonder’ - will can be used • I don’t know if I’ll come • ‘will’ after when (= question word) • will can be used after when if it’s used as a question word • When will he come back?

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