FUTURE TENSES

When we talk about plans or decisions for the future, we can use:
Present Continuous
Be going to
Future Simple " will + infinitive"

Future plans
We use the present continuous to talk about plans or arrangements for
the future:

I’m meeting an old friend for lunch tomorrow.

I’m flying to France next Wednesday.
Are you going on vacation this summer?

We do not use will to talk about future plans.

We can use will + infinitive to talk about something that is possible in the
future:

‘Where are you going on vacation this summer?’ ‘I don’t know. Perhaps
I’ll go to Italy’ Maybe I will see you at the party next week.

Future simple "will + infinitive" is often used with I think, I don’t think, I’m
sure, probably, perhaps, maybe, etc.

Decisions for the future

We use going to + infinitive to talk about intentions or decisions for the
future:

I’ve made my decision. I’m going to quit smoking. Are you going to come
to the party tonight?

We use Future Simple "will + infinitive" when we make a spontaneous

decision at the time of speaking (not before):

‘It’s cold in here.’ ‘I’ll go shut the window.’

‘Can you send me the information I need?’ ’Sure, I’ll do it right away.’
 Let's practice
are you doing

will stay

'm having

am not doing

will probably arrive

are you meeting

will rain

am travelling will send

am working won't probably be

is hosting will come

am going to look
will help

are you going to bring

will bring

are you going to

choose

will ask

are you going to get

will buy
will get

are you going to visit

will call

are you going to do

are going to eat

will lie

won't disturb

are going to stay

won't stay
 FUTURE PERFECT
The future perfect simple (will have + past participle) is used to talk about
actions or situations that will be complete before a specific time in the
future.

Jack is planning to leave his house at 10 pm tonight. If I arrive at 11 pm,

he’ll have already left.
He'll have already left.

Now
Tonight
We often use the future perfect with time expressions such as by and by
the time, by this time next.

By this time next year, we’ll have been married for nearly ten years.
By the time you get there, she’ll have gone home.

Let's practice
Complete the sentences using the Future Perfect.

By 10pm tonight...
1. I __________________________ (finish) this report.
'll have finished

2. We. __________________________ (have) dinner.

'll have had dinner

3. Lina __________________________ (leave) her job.

will have left

4. Daniel __________________________ (meet) Vanessa.

will have met

5. They __________________________ (take) the exam.

'll have taken

6. It __________________________ (stop) raining.

´ll have stopped

7. I __________________________ (read) all of this book.

'll have read

8. You __________________________ (fall) asleep.

9. She __________________________ (watch) Netlfix.
10. He __________________________ (arrive) home.

Your turn.
By the end of the week...
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________