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Future tenses. Mª Victoria Andaluz Celia Iordache 1º C. The future in English can be expressed in many different ways : Simple future ( will and be going to )
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Future tenses Mª Victoria Andaluz Celia Iordache 1º C
Thefuture in English can beexpressed in manydifferentways: • Simple future (will and begoingto) Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to”. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future. *Will 1) Totalkabout a futureactionorevent at thepoint of decision: Oh! Youhavejustbrokenthevase! Don’tworry, I willrepairitmyself 2) Tomakepredictionsaboutthefuture (Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future) The year 2222 will be a very interesting year 3)To make promises I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party
*Tobegoingto 1) Totalkaboutintentions. Sometimesitisusedtotalkaboutplans and arrangementsbasedonintentions (althoughtotalkaboutarrangments, presentcontinuousis more commonlyused) He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii. We are going to meet at 6 PM. I'm going to be an actor when I grow up. 2) Totalkaboutfutureevents and actionsbasedonevidence, especiallywhenwe can seethattheeventisinminent Theway Real Madrid are playing at themoment, they’regoingtowinthe match. Wachtout! We’regoingtohit thattree!
Presentcontinuous (am/is/are+presentparciple) 1) Totalkaboutplans and arrangementsthenearfuture. A time referenceoftenmakesthefuturemeaningclear I am meetinga friendafterschool Isn’thecomingtothepartytonight?
Present simple 1) Totalkabouttimetables and schedules: Our train leaves at 6:30 tomorrow morning 2) It is used with future reference in subordinate clauses after time conjunctions such as when, before, until, as soon as We’ll reply when we hear from you I hope you’ll write to us as soon as you get home
Be + infinitive Isusedtotalkaboutofficialplansorarrangements in a formal style. The Prime Minister is to visit Africa next month Ifusedwith a perfectinfinitive (tohave + pastparticiple), itindicatesthat a plannedeventdidn’thappen.I was to have returned last month, but I changed my mind. It can alsobefollowedby a passiveinfinitive (tobe + pastparticiple) toindicatecommonnoticesorinstructions.The label is not to be removed
Futureperfect Somethingwillhavehappenedby a certain time in thefuture This time next year I will have finished my exams • Futurecontinuous Focusesonanactionorevent in progress at a specific time in thefuture.This time nextweekI’llbelyingon a beach in thesun.
Futureperfectcontinuous Expresseshowlongwillsomethinghavebeen happening by a certain time in thefuture This time next year I will have been teaching English for 9 years • Future in thepast: was/weregoingto/would + verbTheseforms are usedto look back to a past time and talkaboutthefuture as was at thatpast time. Bythe time I leftschool I knew I wasgoingto/wouldbecomea doctor.
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_futureforms.htm • http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg1_futuretenses2.html# • http://www.better-english.com/grammar/willgo.htm