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FUTURE FORMS

WILL FUTURE “GOING TO” FUTURE

1 -TO REFER TO THINGS WE ARE NOT SURE ABOUT -TO REFER TO THINGS WE ARE SURE THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE
NEAR FUTURE
!!! mainly used with expressions such as:
e.g. I am going to invite my friends to dinner.
-I think, I believe, probably, perhaps, maybe, if, I expect, I hope, I’m afraid, *I’m sure
e.g. She will probably pass the test.

2 -ON-THE-SPOT DECISIONS -THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DECIDED


e.g. I will have a hamburger. e.g. We have decided that we are going to have a small birthday party. We
have only sent 10 invitations.

3 -PREDICTIONS BASED ON WHAT WE THINK OR IMAGINE -PREDICTIONS BASED ON SOMETHING EVIDENT


e.g. He will be a great football player one day. e.g. The sky is cloudy. It is going to rain

4 -FEARS, WARNINGS, THREATS, REQUESTS, OFFERS, PROMISES -PLANS AND INTENTIONS


e.g. I promise we`ll go on holiday next year. e.g. I am going to buy a car.
If you`re late for work again, I`ll tell the manager. I am going to study Chinese.
You should finish that report today or the boss will be angry., He hopes the manager will
approve his leave.
We`ll give you a pay rise.
Will you please help me with that?

5 -ACTIONS/ EVENTS/ SITUATIONS WHICH WILL DEFINITELY HAPPEN IN


THE FUTURE AND WHICH WE CANNOT CONTROL
e.g. She will be twenty next month.

6 WILLINGNESS
Will you marry me?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH A FUTURE MEANING PRESENT SIMPLE WITH A FUTURE MEANING

1 -FIXED ARRANGEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, PERSONAL PLANS -official timetables and programmes
e.g. Sally is seeing the doctor tomorrow. (she has made an appointment) e.g.The plane reaches London at 9.45.
I am flying to Paris (I have bought the tickets)

FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS


(S+will+vb-ing) (S+will+have+vb 3rd form) (S+will+have+been+vb-ING)

-AN ACTION IN PROGRESS AT A STATED -AN ACTION THAT WILL BE FINISHED - AN ACTION THAT WILL BE FINISHED BEFORE A STATED
TIME IN THE FUTURE BEFORE A STATED TIME IN THE FUTURE TIME IN THE FUTURE. THE FOCUS IS ON DURATION.
e.g. This time tomorrow I will be sunbathing in e.g. She will have come back by the end of July. e.g. By the end of this year, Sally will have been working here for 3
Hawaii. months.
I will be flying to Rome this time next week.

TEMPORAL CLAUSES
We never use WILL in temporal clauses introduced by: when, before, after, till, until, etc.
I will visit you when I have time.
INCORRECT I will visit you when I will have time.

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