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future - Coggle Diagram
future
other future forms
be+to+infinitive
formal arrangements or schedualed events
our company is to open a new office in tokyo next year
be due to+infinitive
is used to express sometihing that is expecte to happen at a particular time
the meeting is due to start in ten minutes. the bus from liverpool is due to arrive at 6:15
be about to+nfinitive/be on the point of/be on the verge of+-ing from
are used to talk about actions that will take place in the immediate future
the presentation is about to begin
future simple
for future simple we use (will+bare infinitive)
example
im hungry ,so
I will make
a snack
We
will probably see
Kevin at the party tonigth
I promise that we
will go
on holiday next year
Jessica´s son
will be
six years old this month
be going to
when we use
be going to
we use en this cases
for plans , intentions or ambitions.
laura is going to be a doctor when she finishes university
for actions that we have already decided to do in the near future
tom is going to visit his friends in envigado tomorrow
fro predictions based on what we can see or what we know, especially when whwn there is evidence.
is very cold today; the pond is going to be freeze tonigth
future continuous
when we use future continius the structure is
will be + verb-ing
and the accions to use future continuous are
for actions which will be in progress at a stated future
tihis time next week we will be swimming oof the coast of spain
for actions which will definitly happen in the future as a result of a rutine or arrangement
mr jones will be having a meeting in paris on friday
when we ask politely obout someone´s plans for the near future
will you be ordering anything else,sir?
future perfect
the structure
will have + past participle
the cases we use it
we use the future perfect for actions that will have finished before a stated time in the future
future perfect continuous
will have been + verb-ing
it is used to emphasise the duration of an action up to a certain time in the future
example
by the end of november, I will have been living in berlin for two years