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FUTURE TENSES:. Future tenses. There are four “ future tenses” in English : Future simple Future continuous Future perfect simple Future perfect continuous. Future tenses. But there are other verb forms and tenses we use to talk about the future : Be going to
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Future tenses • There are four “future tenses” in English: • Future simple • Futurecontinuous • Futureperfect simple • Futureperfectcontinuous
Future tenses • Butthere are otherverbforms and tenses we use totalkaboutthefuture: • Be goingto • Present simple • Presentcontinuous • Might/ May
Future simple: uses I think he’ll fail the exam. Why are we using the future simple here?
Future simple: uses FUTURE PREDICTIONS WITHOUT EVIDENCE
Future simple: uses I’ll go to bed now. I’ll pay you back tomorrow. I’ll give you a hand with the washing-up. Why are we using the future simple here?
Future simple: uses FUTURE INTENTION/DECISION MADE AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING. So it’s used with: - promises: I’ll pay you back tomorrow. • offers: I’ll give you a hand with the washing-up. Shall I help you? - suggestions: Shall we go to the cinema tonight? - requests: Will you marry me? - refusals: I won’t tell you anything.
Future simple: uses The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow. Christmas day will fall on Tuesday this year. Why are we using the future simple here?
Future simple: uses FUTURE FACTS The present simple is also possible: The sun rises at 6.30 tomorrow. Christmas day falls on Tuesday this year.
Future simple: uses If I pass this exam, I’ll have a party. Why are we using the future simple here?
Future simple: uses IN FIRST CONDITIONAL CLAUSES (in the main clause)
Futurecontinuous: uses Come round in the morning. I’ll be painting the kitchen. Why are we using the future continuous here?
Futurecontinuous: uses ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE IN PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE
Futurecontinuous: uses Come round whenever you like. I’ll be looking after the kids all day. Why are we using the future continuous here?
Futurecontinuous: uses UNPLANNED ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE IN PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE (the activity is normally done so it’s predicted to be happening in the future)
Futureperfect simple: uses By next Christmas we’ll have been here for 8 years. The builders will have finished the roof by Saturday. Why are we using the future perfect here?
Futureperfect simple: use ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HAVE (NOT) FINISHED BEFORE A FUTURE TIME
Futureperfectcontinuous: use By the end of next month I’ll have been living here for ten years. Why are we using the future perfect continuous here?
Futureperfectcontinuous:use ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HAVE (NOT) FINISHED BEFORE A FUTURE TIME (= future perfect, but there is emphasis on how long the activity will have been going on) By the end of next month I’ll have been living here for ten years.
Future tenses • There are otherverbforms and tenses we use totalkaboutthefuture: • Be goingto • Present simple • Presentcontinuous • Might/ May
Be goingto: uses Sandra’s going to have another baby in June. Look at the sky. It’s going to rain. Why are we using the be going to form here?
Be goingto: uses FUTURE PREDICTIONS WITH EVIDENCE
Be goingto: uses A: What are you going to do when you finish school? B: I’m going to work for my father. Why are we using the be going to form here?
Be goingto: uses PREMEDITATED FUTURE INTENTION/DECISION
Present simple: uses The plane leaves at 5.00. The sun rises at 5.20 tomorrow. Why are we using the present simple here?
Present simple: uses IN FUTURE FIXED EVENTS ON A TIMETABLE, CALENDAR, ETC.
Present simple: uses When you arrive, phone me. If I pass this exam, I’ll have a party. Why are we using the present simple here?
Present simple: uses TO REFER TO FUTURE TIME: • IN TIME CLAUSES • IN FIRST CONDITIONALS
Presentcontinuous: uses I’m meeting Bill at 4.30. We’re staying in a small hotel for a week. Why are we using the present continuous here?
Presentcontinuous: uses FUTURE PERSONAL PLANS (=be going to for premeditated intentions)
MAY/ MIGHT: uses Take your umbrella. It may/might rain. Why are we using may/might here?
MAY/ MIGHT: uses FUTURE POSSIBILITY
FUTURE TENSES Created by: Carmen Luisa Pérez Amaro