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FUTURE: HOW TO EXPRESS IT? - Coggle Diagram
FUTURE: HOW TO EXPRESS IT?
WILL
TO MEAN WANT OR BE WILLING TO
Ex. 1: George says he will help us.
Ex. 2: I hope you will come to my party.
WHEN WE MAKE A DECISIONE ABOUT THE FUTURE AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING
Ex. 1: What do I want to drink? I think I will have a coffee.
Ex. 2: (The doorbell rings) I’ll get it.
WHEN WE EXPRESS BELIEFS ABOUT THE FUTURE
Examples
it will be a nice day tomorrow.
I think Brazil will win the World Cup.
I'm sure you will enjoy the film.
TO EXPRESS OPINIONS AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE FUTURE (spess introdotto da I think, I am sure, I don't think, etc.)
I'm sure you will have a good time
When we want to talk about future possibilityor prediction we wre not very sure about, we can use MIGHT
SUB + MIGHT + FORMA BAS E VERBO Ex: I might settle down after university, but I don't know.
WILL + forma base del verbo
+: Sub+ will + forma base verbo
-: Sub. + won't + forma base verbo
?: Will + Sub. + Forma base verbo
BE GOING TO
TO EXPRESS INTENTIONS
Rispetto al Present Continuous c'è un minor grado di premeditazione
Native speakers sometimes use "Be going to" and the Present Continuous interchangeably for the future
Ex. 1: I'm going to call him right now
PER PREVEDERE QUALCOSA CHE STA PER ACCADERE SULLA BASE DI EVENTI CERTI
Ex: Can you hear the wind? It's going to rain (Pioverà/Sta per piovere)
when the decision is made before speaking.
I've decided! I'm going to go and see my boss!
I'm going to go to Brazil next year.
Be going to + forma base del verbo
+: Sub. + am/are/is going to + forma base
-: Sub. + am not/aren't/isn't going to + forma base
?: Am/Are/Is going to + sub. + forma base del verbo?
PRESENT SIMPLE
TO TALK ABOUT CERTAIN EVENTS BECAUSE SCHEDULED
Ex1. The train leaves at 9 tomorrow
We use the present simple for something scheduled
We have a lesson next Monday.
The train arrives at 6.30 in the morning.
The holidays start next week.
It's my birthday tomorrow.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PER PARLARE DI AZIONI CHE AVVERRANNO NEL FUTURO PERCHE' SONO STATI FATTI DEI PREPARATIVI (for plans or arrangements)
Ex.1: I'm playing tennis tomorrow afternoon
Ex:2: We are going to Greece this summer
Normally, with expressions such as: TOMORROW; NEXT WEEK; NEXT THURSDAY; NEXT MONTH; THIS AFTERNOON/ THIS EVENING; NEXT SUMMER/ WINTER, etc.