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Verb 'to be' |
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1. The present continuous tense is used for plans:
The present continuous is used when we say what we have planned and arranged to do at a specific time in the future. These are fixed plans with a definite time and/or place.
Examples:
- I'm doing my homework this evening.
- I'm starting university in September.
- Sally is meeting John at seven o'clock this evening in a restaurant downtown.
2. To be + going to + verb:
A. We use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do something or have decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.
Example:
- A: The windows are dirty.
B: Yes, I know. I'm going to clean them later.
= I've decided to clean them, but I haven't arranged to clean them.
B. We also use 'going to' to make predictions.
- Watch out! You are going to break the glass.
- It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.
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Affirmative Form |
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I/ you/ we/ they/ she/ he/ it will/ ’ll go.
Examples:
I think I will/ ’ll buy the latest merch.
They will/ ’ll attend the party.
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Interrogative Form |
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Will I/ you/ we/ they/ she/ he/ it go?
Examples:
Will you accompany me to the party?
Will they forgive me for my mistakes?
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Negative Form |
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I/you/we/they/she/he/it will not/ won’t go.
Examples:
I told you already, I will not/ won’t meet them!
They will not/ won’t stay for long.
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The use of future simple tense |
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- We use the simple future for instant decisions.
Example: "I've left the door open; I'll close it."
- We use the simple future when we predict a future situation:
Example: "She'll pass the exam. She's hardworking."
- We use the simple future with: "I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I'm sure...", "I wonder...", "probably".
Example: "It will probably rain tonight", "I wonder what will happen?
- We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one.
Example: "If I have enough time, I'll watch the film."
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Things to remember:
1. We don't use the simple future to say what somebody has already decided or arranged to do in the future. We use instead either the present continuous or "going to + verb"(future plan)
- Ann is travelling to New York next week. (NOT, "Ann
will travel ")
- Are you going to watch television? (NOT "
will you watch").
2. You can use shall instead of will for I and we:
- I shall play football. (Or, I will play ...)
- We shall play football. (Or, we will play ...)
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Future Continuous Simple Tense |
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The form |
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Will + Be + Verb-ing
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Affirmative Form |
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Examples:
I will be/ I’ll be watching TV.
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Interrogative Form |
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Examples:
Will you be looking at the sunset?
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Negative Form |
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Examples:
I will not/ won’t be listening to the radio.
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The use of future continuous simple tense |
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1. Used to indicate an action that will be taking place at some time in the future.
Examples:
- I will be watching a football match next Sunday afternoon.
- We'll be working on our project this morning.
- When you arrive, I'll be sleeping.
- I will be leaving in a few minutes.
- We will be working tomorrow morning.
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Future Perfect Simple Tense |
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The form |
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Will + Have + Verb in the past participle
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Examples:
| Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
| I will / I'll have finished. |
I will not / won't have finished. |
Will you have finished? |
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The use of future perfect simple tense |
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The Future Perfect tense shows that something will occur before:
- another action occurs in the future
- or before a specific time in the future.
Examples:
- By the end of this weekend, I will have revised my lessons.
- By the time her husband arrives home, she will have prepared dinner.
- I won't have finished this task by the end of June.
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Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
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The form |
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Will + Have + Been + Verb-ing
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| Affirmative |
Negative |
Interrogative |
| I will have been teaching. |
I will not/won't have been teaching. |
Will you have been teaching? |
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The use of future perfect continuous tense |
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1. Used to show that an event will continue until a particular event or time in the future. It is mostly used with an expression such as:
- for five minutes
- for two weeks
These expressions indicate durations.
Examples:
- She will have been working for over 8 hours by the time her children arrive.
- He will have been studying English for three years next month.
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