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    The document discusses different ways to express the future tense in English: 1. Will + infinitive is used for decisions made at the moment or actions not dependent on the speaker's will. 2. Be going to + infinitive expresses intentions or plans that have already been made. 3. The present continuous can indicate arrangements that have already been made. 4. Will be + -ing projects oneself into the future to describe an action happening at a specified time. 5. The present simple is used for timetable information or when specifying a time in the future. The document provides examples for each construction and a conversation to practice using the future tense forms in context.

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    The document discusses different ways to express the future tense in English: 1. Will + infinitive is used for decisions made at the moment or actions not dependent on the speaker's will. 2. Be going to + infinitive expresses intentions or plans that have already been made. 3. The present continuous can indicate arrangements that have already been made. 4. Will be + -ing projects oneself into the future to describe an action happening at a specified time. 5. The present simple is used for timetable information or when specifying a time in the future. The document provides examples for each construction and a conversation to practice using the future tense forms in context.

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    The Future Tense

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    The document discusses different ways to express the future tense in English: 1. Will + infinitive is used for decisions made at the moment or actions not dependent on the speaker's will. 2. Be going to + infinitive expresses intentions or plans that have already been made. 3. The present continuous can indicate arrangements that have already been made. 4. Will be + -ing projects oneself into the future to describe an action happening at a specified time. 5. The present simple is used for timetable information or when specifying a time in the future. The document provides examples for each construction and a conversation to practice using the future tense forms in context.

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    The future tense


    To Express intention/ decision or predict what will happen you can use: 1. will future 2. to be+ going to + infinitive 3. the present continuous 4. will be + ing future 5. the present simple 1- The future tenses will + infinitive : for a decision taken at the moment of speaking, an action that doesnt depend on your will Ex: Tom: Oh, lord .Ive got a terrible headache. YOU: Ill get you an aspirin. Ex: If she rings, Ill talk to her.

    2-GOING TO + INFINITIVE is generally used to express people s intention ( after taking a decision or making some arrangements EX: Ive got it all sorted for tomorrow: first Im going to play tennis with Paul and then Im going to meet Andr. 3-The present continuous is used to express an arrangement already made EX : Ann is taking up medicine in the next 5 years. 4-will be + ing : something will happen because arrangements have been made, so you project yourself into the future and see yourself doing it sometime next week, tomorrow EX. By this time tomorrow Ill be flying to Capri. Ive booked this holiday a month ago. 5-The present simple is used to express timetable information ( or after when, before, after, while, as soon as, etc ) EX: The school bus leaves at 6.18.

    Lets exercise:

    Complete the conversation. Look at the context and choose the best form of the verb to express the future. Maria: Hello. Where are you going? Bob: To my evening class. Im learning Swedish. And I (speak) ______________ it for real this time next week .I ( go )_________________________________to Sweden for 3 weeks. I (leave) _________________________ on Friday evening. I (visit) ________ friends there. Maria: Oh, that (be) __________________________ nice. Bob : Oh ,its nearly half past. My lesson (start) _______________________in a minute. Maria: Well, have a good time. I (see) ____________________________ you next month. Bob: Thanks. I (tell) ________________________you all about it when I ( get ) _______________ back.

    SOLUTIONS: Will be speaking-- am going-- am going to leave-be-- starts-- will see-- will tell -- get am going to visitwill

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