What are the different ways to talk about future?
The Future With 'Will'
The Future With Going To
Future Continuous
Future Perfect
The Future Perfect Continuous
Present Continuous for the Future
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Simple future perfect is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verbs will and have with the past participle of the main verb, in an affirmative, negative or interrogative way.
Affirmative form:
Subject + will have been+ verb+ ing
Expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to the future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced.
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3. Used for Promises
Will you marry me?
I'll help you with your homework after class
4. Used for Offers
I'll make you a sandwich.
They'll help you if you want.
1. Used for Predictions
It will snow tomorrow.
She won't win the election.
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2. Used for Scheduled Events
The concert will begin at 8 o'clock.
When will the train leave?
Used for scheduled events
Interrogative form: When questions are asked in this tense, an inference is being established about whether a fact or action can be carried out in the pre-established time in the future. That is, we wonder if what we have planned to do, can be carried out.
Negative form
Subject + will not + have been + verb+ing.
You can contract the auxiliary verb will and the negative auxiliary not, without the sentence losing meaning. This contraction will result in won't, which can be conjugated with all personal pronouns, without varying.
The "future continuous" refers to an unfinished action or event that will continue to occur after the present moment. The "future continuous" is used for a considerable variety of purposes.
The "future continuous" can be used to project into the future.
5. Used in Combination with Time Clauses (as soon as, when, before, after)
He will telephone as soon as he arrives.
Will you visit me when you come next week?
Structure
Structure
Affirmative form
The negative form
The future with 'going to' is used to express planned events or intentions. These events or intentions are decided on before the moment of speaking.
Rules:
2. Used for Future Predictions Based on Physical Evidence.
Oh no! Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
Be careful! You're going to drop those dishes!
The rules for making sentences of this type are the same in general, but under certain peculiarities:
Open the question with the auxiliary verb in the future, either affirmatively: will or negatively: won't.
Use only the closing question mark to conclude the question.
The subject must be placed between the auxiliary verbs will and have.
Subject + will + verb in present
1. Used for Plans
Frank is going to study Medicine.
Where are they going to stay when they come?.
She isn't going to buy the new house afterall.
Affirmative form
To form the future continuous, we use will be + the infinitive of the verb + an -ing ending.
Negative form
To make an affirmative (positive) statement negative, add "not" before the verb + -ing.
subject + will not or won´t+ verb in present
Interrogative form
Structure
To form questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no" answers, follow this format:
Will + subject + be + verb-ing ?
Affirmative form
Subject + verb to be + going to + simple infinitive verb + complement
Negative form
Subject + verb to be in present tense + not + going to + verb in simple infinitive
Interrogative form
Verb to be + subject + going to + main verb in simple infinitive + complement +?
When use the present continuos tense to talk about the future when action or situation is part of a:
1. Plan
2. An arrangement
3. Intention
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refers to an action that will be completed in the future. When we use this tense, we are projecting ourselves into the future and looking back at an action completed at some point after the present.
Can only be used when an action or situation can logically be planned in advance
The interrogative form
Structure
Will + subject + verb in present + Question mark
Affirmative Sentences
Subject + "will have" + past participle.
Subject + auxiliary verbs (to be) + “going to have” + past participle.
The "future perfect" is made up of two elements:
the "simple future" of the verb "to have" (will have) + the "past participle" of the main verb
Examples
He´s arriving tomorrow about 7:30
Negative Sentences
Subject + "will" + "not" + "have" + past participle.
Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + "not" + "going to have" + past participle.
Interrogative Sentences
We're doing a History exam in two days
"Will" + subject + "have" + past participle?
Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + “going to have” + past participle?
They're swimming across the bay tomorrow
Interrogative form
Will + subject + have been + verb +ing+?