future formsfuture forms

Ways of expressing the Ways of expressing the future:future:

•• Present tensePresent tense •• Will/ShallWill/Shall •• Going toGoing to •• Present continuousPresent continuous •• Future possibilityFuture possibility •• Time clausesTime clauses • • Conditional clausesConditional clauses

Present tense: scheduled Present tense: scheduled eventsevents

Spring break Spring break begins on March begins on March 2222

The football match The football match starts at 7:00 p.m.starts at 7:00 p.m.

My train leaves at My train leaves at 6.306.30

Simple Future: PredictionsSimple Future: Predictions

There will be heavy There will be heavy showers in the showers in the northnorth

Today you may Today you may need an umbrella if need an umbrella if you live in the you live in the southsouth

It is going to rain It is going to rain in the afternoonin the afternoon

PREDICTIONSPREDICTIONS

He believes that He believes that Mary will be back Mary will be back very soonvery soon

I don’t Think she I don’t Think she will reply to my will reply to my letterletter

INTENTIONS or DECISIONSINTENTIONS or DECISIONS

What What does”witty”mean?does”witty”mean?

Oh!Oh! I’ll look it up in I’ll look it up in my diccionarymy diccionary

I’m going to try to I’m going to try to finish my homework finish my homework in an hourin an hour

PLANNED FUTURE: ARRANGEMENTSPLANNED FUTURE: ARRANGEMENTS

I’m going to take a I’m going to take a few days off as few days off as soon as I cansoon as I can

We are playing We are playing bridge with the bridge with the Smiths Smiths tonighttonight

I’ll meet you at 7I’ll meet you at 7

RequestsRequests

Will you please hit Will you please hit the ball? the ball?

Will you help me Will you help me please?please?

Will you come Will you come here tomorrow?here tomorrow?

OffersOffers

Shall I pick up Shall I pick up the balls?the balls?

Shall I help Shall I help you?you?

Shall I give you Shall I give you a lift?a lift?

Future Future possibility/probabilitypossibility/probability

He may/might/could He may/might/could play better play better tomorrowtomorrow

He will He will probablyprobably play play tomorrowtomorrow

He should play better He should play better

Time clausesTime clauses

I’ll call you when I I’ll call you when I get homeget home

As soon as I As soon as I arrive, I’ll give arrive, I’ll give you a ringyou a ring

I’ll go home after I’ll go home after I’ve done my I’ve done my workwork

Conditional clauses: Conditional clauses: 1st degree1st degree

What will you do if What will you do if you don’t win the you don’t win the match?match?

If I lose the match, If I lose the match, I’ll sell the clubsI’ll sell the clubs!!

Conditional clauses: Conditional clauses: second degreesecond degree

If I didn’t play If I didn’t play so bad, I so bad, I wouldn’t be wouldn’t be inside the baginside the bag!!!!

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