Future Tenses

FUTURE TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
Timetables, schedules
“The next bus to Barcelona leaves at 15:00 sharp”
“My English classes start at 11 am every Monday.”
El tren sale a las 3:00h.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Organised plans
“I am meeting Maria outside the store at 9:00”
“My friends and I are going to Scotland next weekend.”
*A las 4h voy al médico.

Personal intentions
GOING TO
“I am going to study 2 hours a day until I pass the test.”
“They are are going to move to Madrid soon.”

Esta semana voy a ir al gimnasio cada día.
Predictions (with evidence)

“Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain soon.”
“5-0 to Napoli? They are going to win.”

Te vas a caer.
PAST GOING TO
Express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future.
I had a feeling that the vacation was going to be a disaster.

Predictions (no evidence)
WILL “I believe Sevilla FC will win the league this year”
Offers and promises

“I will clean the room tonight, if you want.”
Uncertain future
“I probably won’t go out tonight but text me later just in case”
Instant decisions
TIME CLAUSES
“I will have the Greek salad and a glass of wine.”
(when, after, until, as soon as, before)
we use present tenses to talk about future times
“It’s so warm here. I will open the window.”
He will finish reading the book after he eats dinner.
First he will eat dinner, then he will finish reading the
book.
Future facts
“I will be 33 years old next year. I can’t believe it!” I will come round as soon as I have finished work.
FUTURE TENSES #1
PRESENT SIMPLE Timetables, schedules “The next bus to Barcelona leaves at 15:00 sharp”
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Organised plans “My friends and I are going to Scotland next weekend.”
GOING TO Personal intentions

“I am going to study 2 hours a day until I pass the test.”
Prediction with evidence “Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain soon.”
WILL Prediction without evidence

“I believe Sevilla FC will win the league this year”
Offers and promises “I will clean the room tonight, if you want.”
Uncertain future “I probably won’t go out tonight but text me later just in case”
Instant decisions “I will have the Greek salad and a glass of wine.”
Future facts “I will be 33 years old next year. I can’t believe it!”
ITINERARY - Montserrat
BUS 1
○ 8:00 - Meeting point near the Hard Rock Cafe in Plaza de Catalunya
○ 8:15 - The bus will depart
○ 9:15 - Arrival
○ 11:00 - Picnic time in a nice area between the mountains
○ 13:00 - Visit Montserrat monastery
○ 14:30 - If good weather: walk uphill to a scenic viewpoint. If rainy: visit museum
○ 15:45 - Meeting point to take the bus
○ 17:00 - Arrival in Barcelona
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS GOING TO + V WILL

.
BUS 1
○ 9:15 - Arrival
○ 17:00 - Arrival in Barcelona WILL
It will be a fun day out.
I will send you this

information by email.
PRESENT SIMPLE GOING TO + V If it doesn’t rain, we will walk

The bus leaves at 8.15am to the scenic viewpoint
We are going to have lunch in the mountain.
You don’t have a camera?
Don’t worry, I’ll bring mine.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS It’s a Saturday, so it’s going to be full of tourists.
We are meeting at Hard Rock The monastery will be
Café at 8 am. decorated for Christmas.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
(will + be + ___ing)
Action in progress at a time in the future
“At 11pm tonight I will be sleeping.”
“This time next week we will be talking on Zoom.”
“In 5 years time, hopefully I will be working for a big company.”
El martes que viene a esta hora estaremos terminando el examen.

FUTURE PERFECT
(will + have + past participle)
Action completed at a certain time in the future
“I will have finished university by the end of this year.”
“At the end of the year I will have visited five different countries.”
“My parents will have been married for 40 years next December.”
Esta semana habré trabajado 45 horas.

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
(will + have + been + ___ing)
To say how long an action will have been happening at

a certain time in the future
“By next August, I will have been living here for 2 years.”
“Next year I will have been working here for 15 years.”
In 5 minutes time, I will have been walking for 5 straight hours”
En agosto habremos estado saliendo 3 meses.

FUTURE TENSES #2
FUTURE CONTINUOUS “At 11pm tonight I will be sleeping.”

Action in progress at a time in the future
“This time next week we will be talking on Zoom.”
FUTURE PERFECT
Action completed at a certain time in the future “I will have finished university by the end of this year.”
“At the end of the year I will have visited five different countries.”
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS “By next August, I will have been living here for 2 years.”
To say how long an action will have been
happening at a certain time in the future
“Next year I will have been working here for 15 years.”
BUS 1
○ 9:15 - Arrival
FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

will + be +____ing will + have +___ed will + have +been+ _____ing
BUS 1
○ 9:15 - Arrival
FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Tomorrow at 11:15 we will be Tomorrow at 14:30 we will At the end of the day we will have been
eating lunch. have visited the monastery. walking for 5 hours.
At this time tomorrow, we will be At the end of the day,we will When the bus leaves, we will have been waiting for
visiting the monastery. have taken a bus twice. 15 minutes.
When I get home, I will have been working as a

tourist guide for 12 hours!

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FUTURE TENSES

“The next bus to Barcelona leaves at 15:00 sharp”

“My English classes start at 11 am every Monday.”

El tren sale a las 3:00h.

“I am meeting Maria outside the store at 9:00”

“My friends and I are going to Scotland next weekend.”

*A las 4h voy al médico.

“They are are going to move to Madrid soon.”

Predictions (with evidence)

“5-0 to Napoli? They are going to win.”

I had a feeling that the vacation was going to be a disaster.

Offers and promises

GOING TO Personal intentions

WILL Prediction without evidence

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS GOING TO + V WILL

I will send you this

PRESENT SIMPLE GOING TO + V If it doesn’t rain, we will walk

Action in progress at a time in the future

“At 11pm tonight I will be sleeping.”

“This time next week we will be talking on Zoom.”

“In 5 years time, hopefully I will be working for a big company.”

El martes que viene a esta hora estaremos terminando el examen.

Action completed at a certain time in the future

“I will have finished university by the end of this year.”

Esta semana habré trabajado 45 horas.

To say how long an action will have been happening at

“Next year I will have been working here for 15 years.”

In 5 minutes time, I will have been walking for 5 straight hours”

En agosto habremos estado saliendo 3 meses.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS “At 11pm tonight I will be sleeping.”

FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

When I get home, I will have been working as a

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