This document provides information about future forms in English, including the present simple and present continuous tenses used with "to be" plus a verbing to discuss timetables and scheduled events. It also discusses using "will" plus an infinitive to express decisions made at the moment of speaking or predictions with no firm evidence, and using "going to" plus an infinitive to express plans, intentions, or predictions where there is some evidence. It provides examples of sentences using these future forms and also lists some common signal words used with future forms like "will" and "going to."

1. FUTURE FORMS
Present Simple Present Continuous
to be (am, is, are) + verbing
Timetables
The train leaves at 6.30
Scheduled events
The films starts at 9.00
The meeting ends at 10.00
Calendar
Tomorrow is Tuesday
For personal arrangements
I am meeting Jack tonight.
What are you doing this evening?
He’s playing tennis tomorrow.
Will + infinitive Going to + infinitive
to be (am, is, are) + going to + infinitive
Decisions at the moment of
speaking.
I’ll answer the phone.
Predictions with no firm evidence
By 2050 people will be travelling to
Mars.
Actions that cannot be planned
It will rain tomorrow.
A statement of fact/
a promise
I will help you with your homework.
Plans
We are going to watch a film. (it isn’t
necessary to say a time)
Intentions
I’m going to have dinner with James
later.
Predictions with evidence
It’s going to rain soon. (there are darks
clouds)
Signal Words
this evening, next Friday..., next weekend, next
year, next party..., soon, later, tomorrow, tomorrow
evening..., in the future, I hope, I expect, I
promise (used with will) I believe, soon, in the next
few days, in the future, tomorrow, this evening