Grammar explanation:future Bach

1. THE FUTURE
 Future Simple
 To be going to
 Present Continuous
 Future Continuous
 Future Perfect Simple

2. THE FUTURE
 FUTURE SIMPLE
WILL+ VERB
WON'T+ VERB
 TO BE GOING TO +
VERB
fx I'm going to reuse as
much as I can
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
fx I'm taking a plane to
Sydney tonight

3. THE FUTURE SIMPLE:WILL
 To predict future events.
FX “Who do you think will win the election?"
"I think Obama will win."
 To make promises for the future.
FX “I won't tell you secrets”
 To decide to do something at the time of
speaking.
FX The phone is ringing - If I decide to answer
the phone I would say - "I'll get it."

4. TO BE GOING TO
 To say something is going to happen when it has
already been planned.
FX Q) Are you going to fly to Germany?
A) No, we're going to drive.
 To show a decision.
FX "We're going to travel to Corea next year."
 To make a prediction when we can see something is
about to happen or we have evidence.
"Watch out! He's going to crash into that tree!"
"It looks as though Manchester United are going to win
the European cup.

5. THE FUTURE :PRESENT
CONTINOUS
Tonight, next month,
tomorrow, ...
FX “In a few hours
she's leaving”

6. THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS
 WILL+ BE+ING
 To express what will
happen at a specific time
in the future.
FX Tonight, they will be
eating dinner, discussing
their plans, and having a
good time.
 At this time tomorrow/
next .../ in the next
decade

7. THE FUTURE PERFECT
 WILL+ HAVE+PARTICIPLE
 It shows that action will have
finished in a concrete time in
the future
FX I will have been in London
for six months by the time I
leave.
 By this time next week, by 3
o'clock, by August, in four
months