2. What you next Saturday?
I’ home! I’m grounded!
Really! You even the evening off.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
Although the
dialogue clearly
refers to the future,
the verbs are in the
present.
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3. refer to solid arrangements and plans. This tense is
often accompanied by a time adverbial such as next
month, in July, etc.
The Present Continuous is used to…
The Present Simple is used to…
refer to programmes, timetables, itineraries and public
events that we have no direct control over.
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4. I’m going to see a retrospective of Woody Allen’s
films tomorrow evening.
That upcoming actress will certainly be successful
in her new role.
We are going to present our idea for a new
superhero film next week.
Future predictions
Future plans
Future plans
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They will probably interview the lead actor in the
new Marvel film.
Future predictions
5. 1. express a decision at the moment of speaking;
2. make a prediction based on opinion;
3. state a future fact;
4. express promises / requests / refusals / offers.
The Future Simple – WILL – is used to…
The Future with GOING TO + BE + INFINITIVE is used to…
1. express a decision before the moment of speaking;
2. make a prediction based on something we can see
or hear now;
3. state a future plan.
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6. With any luck the film will be starting when I
get home tonight.
At midnight Mark will be camping outside the
theatre to see all his favourite film stars on the
red carpet.
Action happening at a certain moment in the future
Future Continuous
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7. The basic form of the future perfect is
+
Examples:
I from film university by May.
Patrick his short-film by next week.
The film crew by now.
Future Perfect
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8. 1. talk about actions that will be finished before some point
in the future.
2. Example: Before the crew arrives, we the
scene.
2. to express situations that will last for a specified period
of time at a definite moment in the future.
3. Example: Jonathan in Hollywood for
twenty years by 2015.
3. to express certainty that an action was completed.
4. Example: The premiere by now. We are
so late!
The Future Perfect is used to…
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These time expressions are commonly used with the
Future Perfect:
.
10. Change the verb into the
correct form of the future.
1. At this time next week, we ______________________
(complete) preproduction on the film.
2. By 2019, I ______________________ (live) in Hollywood for
ten years.
3. In 2020, they ______________________ (work) for the film
industry for 20 years.
4. By September, Judy ______________________ (teach) acting
classes for over ten years.
will have completed
will have taught
will have worked
will have lived
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11. 5. By November, I ______________________ (finish) the casting
for the CW’s new series.
6. By this time tomorrow, she ______________________
(audition) for the role in Spielberg’s new film.
7. Before Saturday, you ______________________ (watch) all
the episodes of season three of Game of Thrones.
8. In two years’ time, Marvel ______________________ (turn)
most of its comic books into films.
will have finished
will have auditioned
will have watched
will have turned
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12. 9. In December, I ______________________ (star) in the CW’s
new series.
10. At seven tomorrow, she ______________________ (perform)
on Satuday Night Live.
11. Look, the new episode of Game of Thrones
______________________ (start)! I can hear the music.
12. Marvel ______________________ (premiére) the Infinity
Wars film in 2017.
will be starring
is performing
is going to start
premiéres
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13. Further Practice!
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Future Perfect Quiz 1
Future Perfect Quiz 2
VERB TENSES
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Unit 4.4 The Art Of Cinema
