1. TIEMPO
VERBAL
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa USOS
will con valor
de futuro
I/You/He/She/It/We/ They
will (’ll) work.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They
will not (won’t) work.
Will I/you/he/she/it/we/
they work?
• predicciones u opiniones sobre el futuro.
I think you’ll like this film.
• decisiones espontáneas que tomamos en el
momento de hablar.
I heard a noise outside – I’ll go and see.
• with phrases like I think, I hope, I’m sure,
probably, definitely, etc.
David will probably come later.
be going to con
valor de futuro
I am (’m) going to
work.
He/She/It is (’s) going
to work.
You/We/They are (’re)
going to work.
I am (’m) not going to
work.
He/She/It is (’s) not going
to work.
You/We/They are (’re)
not going to work.
Am I going to work?
Is he/she/it going to work?
Are you/we/they going to
work?
• predicciones basadas en evidencias.
The car is going too fast round the corner – it’s
going to crash.
• planes futuros o intenciones ya decididos (pero
que no tienen fecha ni hora exacta) Con be
going to se indica sobre todo la intención de
hacer algo en un futuro cercano o el
convencimiento de que algo va a pasar.
During this course, we’re going to learn lots of
interesting things.
Present
continuous
I am (’m) working.
He/She/It is (’s) working.
You/We/They are (’re)
working.
I am (’m) not working.
He/She/It is (’s) not
working.
You/We/They are (’re)
not working.
Am I working?
Is he/she/it working?
Are you/we/they working?
• con valor de futuro, para planes y actividades
organizadas en las que, normalmente, hay otra
persona implicada y tienen una fecha, hora y
lugar.
We’re staying at Kevin’s beach house for two
weeks.
Present simple
I/You/We/They work.
He/She/It works
I/You/We/They do not
(don’t) work.
Do I/you/we/they work?
Does he/she/it work?
• acciones futuras fijadas que son parte de un
horario, programación o calendario.
2. He/She/It does not
(doesn’t) work.
Classes start at 8 am and finish at 2.30 pm
tomorrow.
Future
continuous
I/You/He/She/It/We/ They
will (’ll) be working.
I/You/He/She/It/We/ They
will (’ll) be working.
Will I/you/he/she/it/we/
they be working?
• acciones que estarán en proceso de realización
en en un momento específico del futuro.
This time tomorrow, Ben will be having a piano
lesson.
In the future, we won’t be using petrol or gas.
Future perfect
Simple
I/You/He/She/It/We/
They will (’ll) have
worked.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They
will not (won’t) have
worked.
Will I/you/he/she/it/
we/they have worked?
• hechos o acciones que se habrán completado
antes de un momento específico en el futuro.
Suele ir acompañado por la preposición by
(por/para) o la expresión adverbial by the time
(para cuando).
Someone will have designed a cheap flying car
by 2050.
I won’t have finished my homework by three
o’clock.
