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Grammar Study:Future TensesFuture tensesThere are 4 Future Tenses in English:

Future simpleFuture continuousFuture perfect simpleFuture perfect continuous2Preguntar a los alumnos qu tiempos hay, antes de mostrarlos.Future tensesThere are also other verb forms and tenses we use to talk about the future:

Be going toPresent simplePresent continuousMight/ May3Preguntar a los alumnos qu tiempos hay, antes de mostrarlos.The Future 1. Will and be + going + to are often used to describe future actions.Thomas will graduate in June.Maria is going to go to Mexico next week.

2. The Simple Present and 3. Present Continuous are also used to express future time. These are often used used in connection with schedules. She is meeting a new client at eleven oclock.The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.4. May/Might is used to express future possibilityTake your umbrella. It may/might rain. 41. Future Simple: FormsFuture Simple: UseFuture Simple: UseShallShall can be used instead of will with I and we, especially in more formal English. Shall is more frequent in British English.

I shall be there at 10 oclock.shall not = shantWe shant be able to come.Be Going to: UseREMEMBER!No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Simple Future cannot be used in clauses beginningwith time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Simple Future, Simple Present is used.

When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct

ADVERB PLACEMENTThe examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as:always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.Examples:You will never help him. Will you ever help him? You are never going to meet Jane. Are you ever going to meet Jane?

2. Present Simple to express FUTURE -We use Present Simple to talk about schedules or timetables in the future.

- We use Present Simple to talk about future events that we cannot change. ex. The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.The bus leaves at midnight and arrives in Edinburgh at five.The concert tonight starts at 8.30.11

3. Present Continuous to express FUTURE

We use Present Continuous to talk about definite arrangements for the future something we have already decided on for the future. Sorry, I cant help you. Im leaving in the morning.

She is meeting a new client at eleven oclock.Present Continuous / going toWhen it is clear that we mean the future, the Present Continuous and going to + infinitive are often interchangeable. But generally we use the Present Continuous to show that something has been arranged for the future, while we use going to to show that we intend to do something in the future.II. The Future Continuous1. We use will be + ing for an activity that will be in progress at a time in the future.Next year, Ruth will be studying art in Paris.Ill be waiting for you at the entrance at 2 oclock.

2. to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a realinterruption or just an interruption in time. I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight. I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.

3. to indicate a specific time as an interruption in the futureTonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner. (I will be in the process of eating dinner.) At midnight tonight, we will still be driving through the desert. (We will be in the process of driving through the desert.)

Future Continuous4. to indicate Parallel Actions in the Future

When you use the Future Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both ations will be happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.

I am going to be studying and he is going to be making dinner. Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time. ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as:always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

You will still be waiting for her when her plane arrives. Will you still be waiting for her when her plane arrives? III. The Future PerfectForm: Subj+ WILL+HAVE+ V PAST PARTICIPLE

Meaning: completed action before a point in the future.Emphasis on the RESULT

By 9:00 tomorrow Ill have passed my test.

III. The Future Perfect1. We use will have + past participle (The Future Perfect) for something that will be completed or will have happened before another action at a certain time in the future.By this time next week, I will have finished all my exams.

2. Completed Action Before Something in the FutureThe Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action inthe future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in thefuture.

By next November, I will have received my promotion. By the time he gets home, she is going to have cleaned the entire house. 3. Duration Before Something in the Future (Non Continuous Verbs) we use the Future Perfect to show that something will continue up until another action in the future.

I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave. By Monday, Susan is going to have had my book for a week.

REMEMBER !!!No Future in Time ClausesLike all future forms, the Future Perfect cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Perfect, Present Perfect is used. I am going to see a movie when I will have finished my homework. Not Correct I am going to see a movie when I have finished my homework. Correct

ADVERB PLACEMENTThe examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as:always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

You will only have learned a few words. Will you only have learned a few words?

Note the difference:This time next week Ill be doing my exams. (Ill be in the middle)

This time next week Ill have done my exams. (I wont have any more exams.)IV. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUSLets have a flash forward. Imagine yourself this time next Saturday. Its afternoon, so .....what do you think Ill be doing?

This time (at 17:00) next Saturday, Ill be having a siesta

Thats something in progress at some time in the future. Itll have started before 17:00 and itll continue after 17:00FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUSForm: Subj +WILL+BE+V ING

Meaning: action in progress in a point in the future.Emphasis on the PROCESS

By 9:00 tomorrow Ill be passing the test.

IV. The Future Perfect Continuous1. The Future Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration of an action or a habitual action before another time in the future. The length of time is usually given in the sentence. We often use for or since with the future perfect continuous.Ex. By the time you read this, you will have been listening to Vicki for several hours.

2. The future perfect continuous may begin at any time before the other future action; it may even begin in the past.At the end of the semester, Lara will have been dreaming about soccer since last June.finishes law schoolwill have been living in the U.S. for eight yearsChoose the most suitable tense.Do you want to go out tomorrow night? Ill phone / Im phoning you later to let you know when we can meet.Joan will have /is going to have a baby. She has just told me the news.Are you hot? Will / Shall I open the window?AnswersDo you want to go out tomorrow night? Ill phone you later to let you know when we can meet.Joan is going to have a baby. She has just told me the news.Are you hot? Shall I open the window?

Choose the most suitable tense.Please dont phone at 9 oclock. I am watching / I will be watching something interesting on television.I wonder what we will be doing / will do this time next year.I hope I am finishing / will have finished this book by this time next year.AnswersPlease dont phone at 9 oclock. I will be watching something interesting on television.I wonder what we will be doing this time next year.I hope I will have finished this book by this time next year.

Choose the most suitable tense.I will go / am going to Canada in the summer. Ive already got my tickets.Were late. The film is starting / will have started by the time we get there.When will the doctor be free? You told me that it wouldnt take long, but soon I will have been waiting / will wait for an hour.

AnswersI am going to Canada in the summer. Ive already got my tickets.Were late. The film will have started by the time we get there.When will the doctor be free? You told me that it wouldnt take long, but soon I will have been waiting for an hour.

Choose the most suitable tense. My cousin will come /is coming to visit London. I havent decided where to take her, but I think Ill take /Im taking her for the tour of the north. The bus will have left / is about to leave. Hurry up! He hasnt studied at all. He is failing / is going to fail this exam.AnswersMy cousin is coming to visit London. I havent decided where to take her, but I think Ill take her for the tour of the north. The bus is about to leave. Hurry up! He hasnt studied at all. He is going to fail this exam.

The Temporals (time words and expressions)In a sentence about the future we donot use will after when or othertemporals in the time clause. Instead,we use the present tense, usually thePresent Simple.I will come out when you ring the bell.What will she do after she hears the news?The temporals are:when after before as soon as until / till by the time once the moment (that) immediately whileWhile can be followed by the PresentContinuous:Ill finish this letter while youre reading the paper.Examples:As soon as he receives the results, hell leave for London.You must stop writing the moment I tell you.She wont talk to you till you apologise.By the time we arrive, youll have been there for hours.Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in their correct form.Well leave for home as soon as it (stop) __ raining.What will you do after you (leave) __ school?We are leaving the moment Jo (arrive) __ .Dont do anything before the police officer (tell) __ us what to do.AnswersWell leave for home as soon as it stops raining.What will you do after you leave school?We are leaving the moment Jo arrives.Dont do anything before the police officer tells us what to do.

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in their correct form.Can you look after the baby while I (go) __ to the shops?By the time we (get) __ there, all the food will be gone.Please phone me immediately you (get) __ home.You must go straight home after the party (end) __.AnswersCan you look after the baby while I go / am going to the shops?By the time we get there, all the food will be gone.Please phone me immediately you get home.You must go straight home after the party ends.