The document discusses various ways to express future tense in English including: might (uncertainty), future simple (promises, predictions, schedules), going to (plans, intentions), present continuous (definite arrangements), future continuous (actions occurring at a specified time), and future perfect (an action completed before a specified time in the future). Examples are provided for each construction along with notes on their meanings and appropriate usage. Time expressions that can be used with each future tense are also outlined.

1. WAYS OF EXPRESSING
FUTURE
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2. MIGHT
Use might when you are not sure what the
plan is.
• Are you going to the party?
• I might stay at home, I’m very tired.
• I don’t know. We might go to the city
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3. FUTURE SIMPLE
The Future Simple is used in many situations such as when making promises,
predictions or unplanned actions.
 Promise  Time
• I’ll buy you a toy. • The train will leave at 10:30
• The train leaves at 10:30 (schedule)
 Prediction Simple present
• The weather will be rainy tomorrow
 Spontaneous decisions
going to -> logical consequence
• Where is the bank?
• Look at the clouds • I´ll show you
• - it is going to rain in a few minutes
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4. BE + GOING TO +
INFINITIVE
Use going to talk about plan or intention you have decided
that want to do, but you may not have made the arrangement.
• Have you spoken to your teacher yet?
• No, I’m going to speak to her later.
• I´m going to study at university when I finish high school.
To express something that is about to happen because there
are suggestions.
• Be Careful! The dog is going to bite you
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5. THE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
Use the present continuous to talk about
plans or arrangements which have already been
made. The intention is often accompanied with a
time expression.
• What time are you meeting Peter?
• At six o’clock. ( it is certain, you are sure)
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6. TIME EXPRESSIONS
 This evening  Next month
 In an hour  Next year
 At 2 o’ clock  Soon
 Later  In a few weeks
 In the future
 Tomorrow
 On 1st may
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7. Possibility to do something in the Future
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Might Future Simple going to present continuos
(Will)
Might, it is the lest possible, you are not sure, you have not plan.
With the future simple you are a little bit more sure.
Going to, you have plan.
With the present continuous you are totally sure, you have arrangement.
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8. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT + WILL + BE + VERB
(CONTINUOUS FORM
 We use the Future Continuous to indicate that we will doing
something in a specified time in the future.
• You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
• Will you be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
• You will not be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
 Time expressions with Future continuous:
• At this time tomorrow
• Next week
• On Thursday
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9. FUTURE PERFECT
 The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur
before another action in the future. It can also show that
something will happen before a specific time in the future.
• You will have perfected your English by the time you come back
from the U.S.
• Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back
from the U.S.?
• You will not have perfected your English by the time you come
back from the U.S.
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10. REFERENCES
 http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/future_simple
 http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future.htm
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfpBiVFqtrs
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72Dz5QOtUY
 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future.htm
 http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_futureforms.htm
 http://www.slideshare.net/FrankCouto/raquels-ppt-verb-tenses-to-express-future-time