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1. Simple future
Will Negative: will not
Going to Verb “to be” in present

 FORM: Subject + will / won’t + verb in  FORM:

Subject + be going to + verb in
infinitive infinitive
 USE: will  USE: going to
 To describe spontaneous decisions in the  To describe plans or intentions
moment you are talking.  I’m going to be an astronaut. I’ve already
 He will probably go to Australia this summer. passed my exams!

He’ll short form

 To express predictions based on evidences
that exist in the moment of talking.
 Predictions about the future.  Listen to the wind. There’s going to be a
 Since it’s getting dark, I’ll turn on the light. storm.
 The window is open. Don’t worry, I’ll close it.

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 2. Present Continuous
 FORM:
Subject + “to be” (am / is / are) + verb in -ing
 Use: Present Continuous in the future:
 To describe something that has planned in a particular place and time
in the future.
“We’re celebrating the 4th of July”
 Diana is seeing her dentist this week.
 Larry’s having his interview on Thursday next week.
 We’re celebrating my mum’s birthday this weekend.
 I’m visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

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 3. Future Continuous
 FORM:
Subject + will + be + verb in -ing
 Use: Future Continuous
 To refer to future actions that will develop during a certain period of time
in the future or also two actions coincide at the same time in the future.
I can’t go out tonight – I’ll be finishing my homework.

 Actions in the future that have already planned.

 This time next week, I’ll be taking my exams.

 Interrupted actions in the future.

 I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.

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 4. Future Perfect
 FORM:
Subject + will + have + past participle
 Use: Future Perfect
 It’s common the use of BY to talk about things that will have completed in a
certain moment in the future
 By next November, I will have received my promotion.

 Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves
to Beijing?

 I am not going to have finished this test by 3 o’clock.

 By the time he gets home, she is going to have cleaned the entire house.
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