PPT on Future Tenses.pdf

1. Future Tenses
Future Tenses
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2. Future Simple
Form: I/you/he/we/they will go.
I/you/he/we/they will not (won’t) go.
Will I/you/he/we/they go?
Use: We use the future simple for:
• Predictions.
He will be a good doctor.
I think they will win the the league.
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3. • Decisions taken while speaking.
A: The phone is ringing
B: OK, I’ll answer it.
• Promises and refusals.
I will help you but I won’t lend you any money.
• Offers.
I’ll carry your bag
Shall I help you with your homework?
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4. • Suggestions.
Shall we go to the beach?
• Requests.
It’s hot in here. Will you open the window please?
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5. Be going to
Form: I am going to play tennis tomorrow .
They aren’t going to watch the game tonight.
Are you going to visit me in London?
Use: We use “Be going to” for:
• Future plans and intentions.
Peter is going to study telecom engineeering.
What are you going to do next weekend?
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6. • Predictions based on present evidence.
Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain.
Slow down! We’re going to have an accident!
• Sometimes there’s little difference between
will and be going to for predictions. Compare:
The conference starts in 10 minutes. We are going
to be late. (=I can see that we cannot be at the
conference in 10 minutes)
We need to hurry up. We’ll be late for the
conference. (=I think we will be late)
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7. Present Continuous
Form:
We’re flying to New York tomorrow.
Are you coming to the concert tonight?
Use:
• Arrangements (plans) that have been made.
They are getting married next year.
We’re meeting at Gina’s tonight.
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8. Present Simple
Form: The film starts at 10 pm.
When does your train leave?
Use:
• Timetabled events.
The exams start next week.
• Future time clauses (when, as soon as, until,
etc)
I will retire when I am 65
Call me as soon as you arrive.
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9. Future Perfect Simple
Form:
In one year I will have saved enough for a new car.
Will he have graduated in two years?
They won’t have arrived in London by Tuesday.
Use:
• Actions that will be completed or are expected to
be completed at a certain time in the future.
I will have finished my project by this time tomorrow.
Next month we will have been married for 20 years.
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10. FUTURE PERFECT: SIGNAL WORDS.
• By (tomorrow, next week, the end of the year…)
• By this time (tomorrow, next week…)
• In (two weeks, five years…)
• When/Before…
By 2050 researchers will have found a cure for
cancer.
When you arrive tomorrow, we will have left.
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11. Future Continuous
Form:
This time next week I’ll be travelling to Paris.
He won’t be studying in high school this time next
year.
When will you be leaving for London?
Use:
• Actions in progress at a certain time in the
future.
Tomorrow at ten you will be doing your exam.
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12. • Future plans and arrangements (=present
continuous & be going to)
We’ll be coming back next weekend.
They will be visiting us next month.
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