FUTURE SIMPLE

WILL + BASE FORM

SPONTANEOUS DECISION: I FORGOT TO BUY APPLES; I WILL GRAB A BANANA.

PREDICTIONS: IT WILL BE RAINY TOMORROW.

PROMISE: I PROMISE I WILL MAKE A CAKE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

REQUESTS AND OFFERS: WILL YOU HELP ME BAKE A CAKE? /I´LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THE HW.

WARNING OR THREATS: IF YOU DON´T PAY ATTENTION TO THE CLASS, YOU WON´T PASS THE
EXAM.

FUTURE PROGRESIVE

● TO REFER TO AN ACTION THAT WILL BE IN PROGRESS AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE FUTURE.

WILL BE + ING

LATER TODAY, MY MOTHER WILL BE RECEIVING THE VACCINE.

FUTURE PERFECT

● TO REFER TO AN ACTION THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE A SPECIFIC TIME OR

ANOTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE.

WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

BY 6.00 PM I WILL HAVE GOT THE VACCINE.

FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

● TO SHOW THE DURATION OF AN ACTION UP TO A CERTAIN POINT OF TIME IN THE

FUTURE.

WILL HAVE BEEN + ING

BY OCTOBER, I WILL HAVE BEEN WORKING AT TECNO FOR 15 YEARS.

GOING TO

● DEFINITE PLANS

AM/IS/ARE GOING TO + BASE FORM

I AM GOING TO STUDY IN MY HOUSE.

ABOUT TO

● ACTION THAT WILL HAPPEN VERY SOON.

AM/IS /ARE (JUST) ABOUT TO + BASE FORM

THE CLASS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

● FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

AM/IS /ARE + ING

I AM HAVING COFFE WITH MY FRIENDS TOMORROW.

PRESENT SIMPLE

● TIMETABLES

THE CLASS STARTS AT 1.15 NEXT THURSDAY.

TIME CLAUSE

BEFORE, BY THE TIME, WHEN, AFTER, AS SOON AS….+ PRESENT SIMPLE, SIMPLE FUTURE

BEFORE I GRADUATE, MY PARENTS WILL BUY ME A CAR.

SHE WILL GET MARRIED AFTER SHE HAS A BABY.