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