FUTURE TENSES

Be going to:

Form:

Negative: Subject + am not/aren´t/isn´t +going to + base verb

Interrogative: Am/are/is + subject + going to + base verb

Affirmative: subject +am/are/is + going to + base verb

Uses:

Talk about intentions, plans or decisions

Express what is going to happen because you see signs of it

Time expressions:

Later, soon, in an hour, next year, in the future

Will:

Form:

Negative: Subject + won´t + base verb

Interrogative: Will + subject + base verb

Affirmative: Subject + will + base verb

Uses:

Predict what is believed to happen

Express sudden desicions

Announce future actions or events

Time expressions:

Later, soon, in an hour, next year, in the future

Present simple:

Form:

Negative: Subject + don´t/doesn´t + base verb

Interrogative: Do/does + subject + base verb

Affirmative: Subject + verb (he,she,it) -s

Use:

It is used as future time when it is followed by schedules

Adverbs of time:

Always, every day, usually, often, sometimes, never

Present continuos:

Form:

Negative: Subject + am not/aren´t/isn´t + verb -ing

Interrogative: Am/are/is + subject + verb -ing

Affirmative: Subject + am/rae/is + verb -ing

Uses:

Express what is happening in the present

It is used to announce personal plans that will occur in the near future that have been set in advance

Time expressions:

Now, today, this week, this year, this month, this season

Future continuos:

Form:

Negative: Subject + won´t be + verb -ing

Interrogative: Will + subject + be + verb -ing

Affirmative: Subject + will be + verb -ing

Uses:

It is used to indicate what will be happening at a certain moment in the future

It is used to be interested in someone's plans

Time expressions:

At this time tomorrow, at this time next, on + day of the week

Verbs in -ing:

  1. If it ends in -e, it is lost: Dance - Dancing dancing
  2. 1 syllabe and ends in 1 vowel + 1 consonant: Put - Putting put
  3. 2 syllables and has an accent on the last: Begin - Beginning begin
  4. If it ends in -l, it bends: Travel - Travelling travel
  5. If it ends in -ie, it changes to -y: Tie - Tying tie