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    This document provides an overview of different future tenses in English: 1. The simple future is used to make predictions about the future or describe spontaneous decisions using "will" or "won't". 2. The present continuous is used to describe planned events in the future by using "be going to". 3. The future continuous uses "will be -ing" to refer to future actions that will occur over a period of time or coincide at the same time. 4. The future perfect uses "will have" to talk about things that will be completed by a certain time in the future, often using "by".

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    This document provides an overview of different future tenses in English: 1. The simple future is used to make predictions about the future or describe spontaneous decisions using "will" or "won't". 2. The present continuous is used to describe planned events in the future by using "be going to". 3. The future continuous uses "will be -ing" to refer to future actions that will occur over a period of time or coincide at the same time. 4. The future perfect uses "will have" to talk about things that will be completed by a certain time in the future, often using "by".

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    This document provides an overview of different future tenses in English: 1. The simple future is used to make predictions about the future or describe spontaneous decisions using "will" or "won't". 2. The present continuous is used to describe planned events in the future by using "be going to". 3. The future continuous uses "will be -ing" to refer to future actions that will occur over a period of time or coincide at the same time. 4. The future perfect uses "will have" to talk about things that will be completed by a certain time in the future, often using "by".

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    TEACHERS: Evert Martino / Raquel Ramos / Miriam

    Chayán.

    Learning Goal:
    ❑ To talk about plans and
    intentions using different future
    tenses.

    1
    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
    ► Predictions about the future. ► To describe plans or intentions
    ► He will probably go to Australia this summer. ►I’m going to be an astronaut. I’ve already
    passed my exams!

    He’ll short form


    ► To express predictions based on evidences
    To describe spontaneous decisions in the that exist in the moment of talking.
    moment you are talking.
    ►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.

    CHADELEL'S SCHOOL 3
    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.

    CHADELEL'S SCHOOL 4
    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.
    CHADELEL'S SCHOOL
    5
    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.
    CHADELEL'S SCHOOL 6

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