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FUTURE TENSES

IDIOMATIC FUTURE TENSE (going to)

We express future events by using is, are or am before going to. Look at the structure.

+ (am, is or are) + going to + (simple verb) + complement.

Example:

You are going to eat fruit and vegetables.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (will)

Also we can express future events by using will. Look at the structure.

+ will + (simple verb) + complement.

Example:

You will drink eight glasses of water every

day.

We can use the contraction only with personal pronouns.

Shall
The auxiliary shall express future too. It is used only with the pronouns I or we.

Example:

I shall drink eight glasses of water every day.

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Time expressions
We use time expressions to indicate future events.

Tomorrow Indicates the day after today.

Next Indicates the following year, week, day, month, etc.
From now With quantity of time indicates when the action begins.
From now on The action starts immediately.
In With quantity of time also indicates when the action begins.
Until Indicates the progress of the action and its end.
Before Means preceding in time.
After Means following in time.
During Indicates that the action occurs in a lapse of time.
Soon Indicates that the action occurs in a short lapse of time.

This
Also, we can use this with time expressions.

Example:

We are going to the cinema this evening.

Division of the day

At the lapse of the present day At the lapse of the next

day
This morning. Tomorrow morning.
This noon. Tomorrow noon.
This afternoon. Tomorrow afternoon.
This evening. Tomorrow evening.
Tonight. Tomorrow night.

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Verbs indicating movement

When a verb indicates movement from one place to another, we can use a verb + ing.
It is not necessary the “going to” in these statements.

Example:

Ignacio is coming home tomorrow.

The plane is flying to Tijuana in ten minutes.

Some verbs that indicate movement are:

come go sail leave

drive ride fly arrive

Idiomatic future tense in negative form

We express idiomatic future tense in negative form by adding not.

Example:

I am not going to stay in the

city.

Simple future tense in negative form.

We express simple future tense in negative form, by adding not.

Example:

I will not see my boss.

Also, we can use the contraction won’t.

Example:

I won’t write sales reports.

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Idiomatic future tense in interrogative form.

We express Idiomatic Future in interrogative form by placing is, are or am at the
beginning of the sentence.

Example:

You are going to stay in the city.

Are you going to stay in the city?

Simple future tense in interrogative form

We express simple future tense in interrogative form by placing will at the beginning
of the sentence.

Example:

You will take photos at the museums.

Will you take photos at the
museums?

Information questions.
We can also ask with wh–words.

a) Idiomatic future
We place the wh–word before is, are or am.

Example:

A: what are you going to do?

B: I’m going to visit some museums.

b) Simple future
In simple future was also place the wh–word before will.

Example:

A: Where will you go?

B: I will go to Zihuatanejo.

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THERE + BE
The structure “there + be” means that exists something inside a certain place.
a) Present Tense

Singular form
Example:

There is a very pleasant beach near here.

Plural form
Example:

There are many discotheques in Acapulco.

b) Past tense
Singular form

Example:

There was an unoccupied room in this hotel.

Plural form

Example:

There were many cars in the parking lot.

c) Future tense
Singular form

Example:

There will be a new restaurant near the

beach.

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Plural form

Example:

There will be many visitors in Acapulco

during
the Holy week.

Look!

The structure of the singular in future tense is the same form as in the plural form.

d) Interrogative form
We can make questions with there by placing the auxiliary “Be” at the beginning of
the sentence.

Example:
There is a good show in this discotheque.

Is there a good show in this discotheque?

e) Negative form
We can make negative sentences by adding “not” after “be”.

Example:

There were not any beers in the

refrigerator.

f) Contractions
You can use the contractions as in the affirmative form as in the negative. Look at
the examples:

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Example:

There’s little water in this glass.

There weren’t many people at the restaurant.

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