THE FUTURE
FUTURE SIMPLE WILL + INFINITIVE (without “to”) He will go FUTURE OF INTENTION BE + GOING TO + INFINITIVE He´s going to come PRESENT CONTINUOUS BE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (V+ing) He´s leaving PRESENT SIMPLE INFINITIVE without “to”: 3rd per.sing + s/es He swims FUTURE PERFECT WILL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE He will have gone FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS WILL BE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (Ving) He will be studying
INTRODUCTION There are many ways of talking about the future, it depends on how we see the future event. The future event may: surely happen, or is a plan or an intention, or you may think it will happen but you aren´t sure. Examples of verb tenses used to express future. Will I´ll see him at school. Be going to I´m going to wash my hair. Present Continuous I´m meeting the boss at 10.00. Present Simple Next terms starts on Monday. Will be doing This time tomorrow,I´ll be doing the exam. Will have done I´ll have gone by that time.
Somebody is knocking at the door. I´ll open. 2. Future facts. WILL / WON´T 1. Instant decisions. Somebody is knocking at the door. I´ll open. 2. Future facts. It´ll be twelve next Tuesday. 3. Predictions. I think R.Madrid will win the league. 4. Threats and promises. I swear I´ll pay you back.
I´m going to study all afternoon. 2. Predictions when we see in the BE GOING TO 1. Intentions. I´m going to study all afternoon. 2. Predictions when we see in the present situation what is going to happen. Look at those dark clouds. It´s going to rain.
We´re flying to London next week PRESENT CONTINUOS 1. Planned actions. We´re flying to London next week FUTURE PERFECT 1. Something will have been finished at certain future time. The Browns will have lived here for a year next summer.
Don´t phone from 9.00 to 10.00, I´ll FUTURE CONTINUOUS 1. At some time in the future we will be in the middle of an action. Don´t phone from 9.00 to 10.00, I´ll be exercising.
TIME EXPRESSIONS At this time … , at 11 o´clock , by the end of ... , at this time tomorrow This evening, later, next week, in half an hour, at 9.00 o´clock. FUTURE CONTINUOUS By then, by 11 o´clock, by this time next year. FUTIRE SIMPLE GOING TO PRESENT CONTINUOUS FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Choice the correct option: I think I ……………. some interesting people at the lecture. a. ´m meeting b. ´ll meet c. ´ll have met 2. Ask the teacher about the result of your exam tomorrow. By then she ……………… it. a. ´ll be marking b. ´s going to mark c. ´ll have marked What ……………… tomorrow at 11.00? a. ´ll you have done b. ´ll do c. ´ll be doing I ………….. you my phone number. Ring me tonight. a. ´ll give b. ´ll be giving c. ´m giving Mary and Jillian ……….. for a meal tonight. a. ´ll have come b. are coming c. are going to come 6. My son …………. modern languages at Málaga university. a. ´ll be studying b. ´ll study c. ´s going to study