Presentation of Future Tenses

1. EXPRESSING FUTURE
TENSE

2. Table of Contents
PRESENT TENSES
Uses and examples
FUTURE SIMPLE
Uses, examples and
formation
BE GOING TO
Uses, examples and
formation
0
1
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Uses, examples and
formation
02
0
3
04

3. Making predictions or
future events
Making promises or
offerings
Express an instant decision
FUTURE
SIMPLE

4. FUTURE SIMPLE
1. PREDICTION: This hair colour will suit her
face shape
1. OFFERINGS: I will help you with those bags
1. PROMISES: I promise we won’t be late
1. SPONTANEOUS DECISION: I am too tired to
walk. I will take a taxi

5. FUTURE SIMPLE
FORMATION
AFFIRMATIVE
 Subj+ WILL + verb + rest of
the sentence
I will study later
She will work in that restaurant
 Subj+ WON’T + verb + rest
of the sentence
I won’t study later
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
She won’t work in that restaurant
 WILL + subj + verb + rest of
the sentence + ?
Will I study later?
Will she work in that restaurant?

6. WILL, MAY/MIGHT
May/Might areused to showthat we feellesssureabout a futureaction or event,
butstillispossible.
 I might not go to university, I may get a job with my dad.
Weuseinfinitivewithouttowithwill,mayandmight.

7. WILL, MAY/MIGHT
Wedonotusemightormaywiththemainverbina question.Ifyouwanttoask
aquestionwith might/may,use:
 How do you think the weather might be tomorrow?
 Do you think it may rain tomorrow?

8. Express intentions, plans
and decisions about a near
future
Predictions about the future
based on present evidence
BE GOING TO

9. BE GOING TO
1. PLANNED ACTION FOR THE FUTURE: I
bought my flight ticket. I’m going to London
1. AN ACTION THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN
(based on evidence): Be careful! You’re going
to fall
1. INTENTIONS: I’m going to buy a new car

10. BE GOING TO
FORMATION
AFFIRMATIVE
 Subj+ am/is/are + GOING TO
+ verb + rest of the
sentence
I’m going to study for my exams
She is going to work in that
restaurant
 Subj+ am not/ isn’t/ aren’t +
GOING TO + verb + rest of the
sentence
I’m not going to study for my
exams
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
She isn’t going to work in that
restaurant
 Am/Is/Are + subj + GOING TO +
verb + rest of the sentence + ?
Am I going to study for the exam?
Is she going to work in that
restaurant?

11. Talk about an established
timetable
PRESENT
SIMPLE

12. PRESENT SIMPLE
1. PLANNED SCHEDULE: The train leaves from
Atocha at 9:00

13. For something happening at
a specific time in the future
(it has been arranged:
100%).
Not used with situations that are out of our
control
PRESENT
CONTINOUS

14. The hairdresser is signing the contract
tomorrow
I’m seeing the dentist tomorrow. I made the
appointment last week
PRESENT CONTINOUS

15. To talk about actions we
believe will be in progress at a
specific time in the future as
well as plans and predictions.
Also used to predict the
present
FUTURE
CONTINOUS

16. FUTURE CONTINOUS
1. ACTIONS IN PROGRESS: In five years time,
I’ll be living in London and working as an
engineer.
1. PRESENT PREDICTIONS: Don’t call him
now, he’ll be sleeping.

17. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FORMATION
AFFIRMATIVE
 Subj+ WILL + BE + verb –ING
form + rest of the sentence
I will be studying for my exams
She will be working in that
restaurant
 Subj+ WON’T + BE + verb –ING
form + rest of the sentence
I won’t be studying for my exams
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
She won’t be working in that
restaurant
 WILL + subj + BE + verb –ING
form + rest of the sentence + ?
Will I be studying for the exam?
Will she be working in that
restaurant?