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Future Tenses - Coggle Diagram
Future Tenses
Future Continuous
Uses
Action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future
Plans and arrengements for the future
Adverbs of time
This week/month/summer, this time tomorrow/morning/night, etc
Auxiliary verbs
I/he/she/it/we/you/they will be cooking
Structure
WILL+ BE+ VERB+ ING
Examples
I’ll be using my pool this summer
Jessica is coming home for lunch tomorrow
Future simple
Uses
for decisions made at the time of speaking
For promises
for threats
to talk about future facts
after verbs like think, believe, be sure, expect, etc. and words like probably, maybe, etc
to offer to do something for someone
to ask someone to do something
Adverbs of time
This week/month/summer, this time tomorrow/morning/night, etc
Examples
Harry’s out, I’ll ring later
lots of people will have flying cars in the future
she’ll buy a toy for Jessie tomorrow, like she promised
Auxiliary verbs
I am ('m) going to cook he/she/it is ('s) going to cook we/you/they are ('re) going to cook
Structure
Will+infinitive
Future Perfect Simple
USES
Uses: the only use of going to is for future plans:
AUXILIARY VERBS
l am (m) going to cook he/she/it is ('s) going to cook we/you/they are ('re) going to cook
EXAMPLES
Stacey’s going to buy a puppy tomorrow.
ADVERBS OF TIME
this week/ month/summer, tonight, this evening, tomorrow, tomorrow morning/afternoon/night, next week/month/year, at the weekend, in January, in a few minutes/hours/days, on Thursday, on Wednesday morning, etc.
STRUCTURE
S + will + have + past participle
Going to future
USES
Uses: the only use of going to is for future plans:
AUXILIARY VERBS
l am (m) going to cook he/she/it is ('s) going to cook we/you/they are ('re) going to cook
EXAMPLES
Stacey’s going to buy a puppy tomorrow.
ADVERBS OF TIME
this week/ month/summer, tonight, this evening, tomorrow, tomorrow morning/afternoon/night, next week/month/year, at the weekend, in January, in a few minutes/hours/days, on Thursday, on Wednesday morning, etc.
STRUCTURE
WILL+HAVE+PAST evidence