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FUTURE TENSES
FUTURE SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL COME /wɪl/ I´LL COME /´l/ I WILL NOT COME I WON´T COME
/wəʊnt/

YOU WILL COME YOU´LL COME YOU WILL NOT COME YOU WON´T COME

HE WILL COME HE´LL COME HE WILL NOT COME HE WON´T COME

SHE WILL COME SHE´LL COME SHE WILL NOT COME SHE WON´T COME

IT WILL COME IT´LL COME IT WILL NOT COME IT WON´T COME

WE WILL COME WE´LL COME WE WILL NOT COME WE WON´T COME

YOU WILL COME YOU´LL COME YOU WILL NOT COME YOU WON´T COME

THEY WILL COME THEY´LL COME THEY WILL NOT COME THEY WON´T COME

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

WILL I COME? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

WILL YOU COME? YES, I WILL NO, I WON´T

WILL HE COME? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

WILL SHE COME? YES, HE WILL NO, HE WON´T

WILL IT COME? YES, SHE WILL NO, SHE WON´T

WILL WE COME? YES, IT WILL NO, IT WON´T

WILL YOU COME? YES, WE WILL NO, WE WON´T

WILL THEY COME? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

YES, THEY WILL NO, THEY WON´T

USES
1. Predictions, including weather predictions:
e.g. You´ll win a lottery prize
It´ll rain tomorrow
Normally followed by verbs such as: think, expect, believe,
be sure, hope
2. Actions that necessarily happen in the future:
e.g. Easter will be in April next year

3. Decisions made as you speak:

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e.g. I´ll go with you

4. Announcing something that will happen in the future:

e.g. The wedding will be in March

5. Promises:

e.g. I´ll come with you

6. Polite requests:

e.g. Will you pass me the salt, please?

7. Main clause in time clauses :

e.g. When he arrives, we´ll phone you

8. Main clause in first type conditional sentences:

e.g. If it rains, you´ll get wet

1ST PERSON SINGULAR AND PLURAL

SHALL /SHAN´T

I SHALL GO WE SHALL GO

I SHALL NOT GO WE SHALL NOT GO

I SHAN´T GO WE SHAN´T GO

USES
1. Old form instead of will.
e.g. I shall go with you
2. Interrogative: offer.
e.g. Shall I help you?
3. Interrogative: suggestion.
e.g. Shall we go to the fair?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USES
1. Future arrangements: When we refer to something that we have planned
previously but which is happening in the near future. The time and place
have been agreed on.
e.g. Tomorrow at seven I´m going to the cinema
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AFFIRMATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I AM /æm (unstressed) əm/ I´M /aɪm/ COMING

YOU ARE /ɑː (unstressed) ə/ YOU´RE /jʊə, jɔː, (unstressed) jə/ COMING

HE IS /ɪz/ HE´S /hiːz/ COMING

SHE IS /ɪz/ SHE´S /ʃiːz/ COMING

IT IS /ɪz/ IT´S /ɪts/ COMING

WE ARE /ɑː (unstressed) ə/ WE´RE /wɪə/ COMING

YOU ARE /ɑː (unstressed) ə/ YOU´RE /jʊə, jɔː, (unstressed) jə/ COMING

THEY ARE /ɑː (unstressed) ə/ THEY´RE /ðeə ˈðeɪə/ COMING

NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I AM NOT /nɒt/ I´M NOT /aɪm nɒt/ COMING

YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN´T /ɑːnt/ COMING

HE IS NOT HE ISN´T /ˈɪzənt/ COMING

SHE IS NOT SHE ISN´T /ˈɪzənt/ COMING

IT IS NOT IT ISN´T /ˈɪzənt/ COMING

WE ARE NOT WE AREN´T /ɑːnt/ COMING

YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN´T /ɑːnt/ COMING

THEY ARE NOT THEY AREN´T /ɑːnt/ COMING

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

AM I COMING…? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

ARE YOU COMING …? YES, I AM NO, I´M NOT

IS HE COMING …? YES, YOU ARE NO, YOU AREN´T

IS SHE COMING …? YES, HE/SHE/IT IS NO, HE/SHE/IT ISN´T

IS IT COMING …? YES, WE ARE NO, WE AREN´T

ARE WE COMING …? YES, YOU ARE NO, YOU AREN´T

ARE YOU COMING …? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY AREN´T

ARE THEY COMING…?

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BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE
AFFIRMATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I AM GOING TO COME /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ I´M GOING TO COME

YOU ARE GOING TO COME YOU´RE GOING TO COME

HE IS GOING TO COME HE´S GOING TO COME

SHE IS GOING TO COME SHE´S GOING TO COME

IT IS GOING TO COME IT´S GOING TO COME

WE ARE GOING TO COME WE´RE GOING TO COME

YOU ARE GOING TO COME YOU´RE GOING TO COME

THEY ARE GOING TO COME THEY´RE GOING TO COME

NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I AM NOT GOING TO COME I´M NOT GOING TO COME

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO COME YOU AREN´T GOING TO COME

HE IS NOT GOING TO COME HE ISN´T GOING TO COME

SHE IS NOT GOING TO COME SHE ISN´T GOING TO COME

IT IS NOT GOING TO COME IT ISN´T GOING TO COME

WE ARE NOT GOING TO COME WE AREN´T GOING TO COME

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO COME YOU AREN´T GOING TO COME

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COME THEY AREN´T GOING TO COME

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

AM I GOING TO COME…? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

ARE YOU GOING TO COME …? YES, I AM NO, I´M NOT

IS HE GOING TO COME …? YES, YOU ARE NO, YOU AREN´T

IS SHE GOING TO COME …? YES, HE/SHE/IT IS NO, HE/SHE/IT ISN´T

IS IT GOING TO COME …? YES, WE ARE NO, WE AREN´T

ARE WE GOING TO COME …? YES, YOU ARE NO, YOU AREN´T

ARE YOU GOING TO COME …? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY AREN´T

ARE THEY GOING TO COME…?

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USES
1. Future intentions, no time and place have been agreed on.
e.g. I´m going to visit my mum next weekend

2. Predictions based on evidence.

e.g. Careful, you´re going to fall into the hole

PRESENT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I eat I do not eat I don´t eat

You eat You do not eat You don´t eat

He eats He does not eat He doesn´t eat

She eats She does not eat She doesn´t eat

It eats It does not eat It doesn´t eat

We eat We do not eat We don´t eat

You eat You do not eat You don´t eat

They eat They do not eat They don´t eat

INTERROGATIVE WH- QUESTIONS

Do I eat? What do I eat?

Do you eat? What do you eat?

Does she eat? What does he eat?

Does he eat? What does she eat?

Does it eat? What does it eat?

Do we eat? What do we eat?

Do you eat? What do you eat?

Do they eat? What do they eat?

SHORT ANSWERS

POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Yes, I do No, I don´t

Yes, you do No, you don´t

Yes, he does No, he doesn´t

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Yes, she does No, she doesn´t

Yes, it does No, it doesn´t

Yes, we do No, we don´t

Yes, you do No, you don´t

Yes, they do No, they don´t

USES
1. Scheduled activities in the future
e.g. The train leaves at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow

PREDICTIONS AND PROBABILITY

Predictions can be more or less probable, and so they are accompanied by
expressions like certainly, definitely, probably or perhaps.

Three modal verbs also express prediction with more or less certainty:

WILL definite
e.g. It will definitely rain tomorrow

MAY probable
e.g. Perhaps it may rain tomorrow

MIGHT slightly probable

e.g. It might probably rain tomorrow

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

WILL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL HAVE COME I´LL HAVE COME

YOU WILL HAVE COME YOU´LL HAVE COME

HE WILL HAVE COME HE´LL HAVE COME

SHE WILL HAVE COME SHE´LL HAVE COME

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IT WILL HAVE COME IT´LL HAVE COME

WE WILL HAVE COME WE´LL HAVE COME

YOU WILL HAVE COME YOU´LL HAVE COME

THEY WILL HAVE COME THEY´LL HAVE COME

NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL NOT HAVE COME I WON´T HAVE COME

YOU WILL NOT HAVE COME YOU WON´T HAVE COME

HE WILL NOT HAVE COME HE WON´T HAVE COME

SHE WILL NOT HAVE COME SHE WON´T HAVE COME

IT WILL NOT HAVE COME IT WON´T HAVE COME

WE WILL NOT HAVE COME WE WON´T HAVE COME

YOU WILL NOT HAVE COME YOU WON´T HAVE COME

THEY WILL NOT HAVE COME THEY WON´T HAVE COME

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

WILL I HAVE COME? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

WILL YOU HAVE COME? YES, I WILL NO, I WON´T

WILL HE HAVE COME? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

WILL SHE HAVE COME? YES, HE WILL NO, HE WON´T

WILL IT HAVE COME? YES, SHE WILL NO, SHE WON´T

WILL WE HAVE COME? YES, IT WILL NO, IT WON´T

WILL YOU HAVE COME? YES, WE WILL NO, WE WON´T

WILL THEY HAVE COME? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

YES, THEY WILL NO, THEY WON´T

USES
1. It shows that an action will be completed at a certain time in the future.
e.g. By this time tomorrow I´ll have finished my exams
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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

WILL + HAVE + BEEN + -ING

AFFIRMATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING I´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

YOU WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING YOU´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

HE WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING HE´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

SHE WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING SHE´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

IT WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING IT´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

WE WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING WE´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

YOU WILL HAVE BEEN COOOKING YOU´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

THEY WILL HAVE BEEN COOKING THEY´LL HAVE BEEN COOKING

NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING I WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

YOU WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING YOU WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

HE WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING HE WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

SHE WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING SHE WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

IT WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING IT WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

WE WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING WE WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

YOU WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING YOU WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

THEY WILL NOT HAVE BEEN COOKING THEY WON´T HAVE BEEN COOKING

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

WILL I HAVE BEEN COOKING? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

WILL YOU HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, I WILL NO, I WON´T

WILL HE HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

WILL SHE HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, HE WILL NO, HE WON´T

WILL IT HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, SHE WILL NO, SHE WON´T

WILL WE HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, IT WILL NO, IT WON´T

WILL YOU HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, WE WILL NO, WE WON´T

WILL THEY HAVE BEEN COOKING? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

YES, THEY WILL NO, THEY WON´T

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USES
1. It shows that a long continuous action will be completed at a certain time in
the future.
e.g. By this time tomorrow I´ll have been studying for my exams

FUTURE CONTINUOUS
WILL + BE + -ING

AFFIRMATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL BE COMING I´LL BE COMING

YOU WILL BE COMING YOU´LL BE COMING

HE WILL BE COMING HE´LL BE COMING

SHE WILL BE COMING SHE´LL BE COMING

IT WILL BE COMING IT´LL BE COMING

WE WILL BE COMING WE´LL BE COMING

YOU WILL BE COMING YOU´LL BE COMING

THEY WILL BE COMING THEY´LL BE COMING

NEGATIVE

FULL FORM CONTRACTED

I WILL NOT BE COMING I WON´T BE COMING

YOU WILL NOT BE COMING YOU WON´T BE COMING

HE WILL NOT BE COMING HE WON´T BE COMING

SHE WILL NOT BE COMING SHE WON´T BE COMING

IT WILL NOT BE COMING IT WON´T BE COMING

WE WILL NOT BE COMING WE WON´T BE COMING

YOU WILL NOT BE COMING YOU WON´T BE COMING

THEY WILL NOT BE COMING THEY WON´T BE COMING

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

WILL I BE COMING? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

WILL YOU BE COMING? YES, I WILL NO, I WON´T

WILL HE BE COMING? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

WILL SHE BE COMING? YES, HE WILL NO, HE WON´T

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WILL IT BE COMING? YES, SHE WILL NO, SHE WON´T

WILL WE BE COMING? YES, IT WILL NO, IT WON´T

WILL YOU BE COMING? YES, WE WILL NO, WE WON´T

WILL THEY BE COMING? YES, YOU WILL NO, YOU WON´T

YES, THEY WILL NO, THEY WON´T

USES
1. It shows an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future
e.g. By this time tomorrow I´ll be flying to Rome.