This document summarizes different ways to talk about the future in English including the present simple, present continuous, be going to, will, future continuous, and future perfect tenses. It provides the construction, use, and examples for each future tense.

1. FUTURE TENSES
- Present simple
- Present continuous
- Be going to
- Will
- Future continuous
- Future perfect

2. Present simple
- Construction:
- Use:
- Example:
The concert starts at 8:30
Positive: verb + “s”/”es”
Negative: Don´t/doesn´t + verb
Timetable
Schedule

3. Present continuous
- Construction:
- Use:
- Example:
They are getting married in June.
Arrangements (with time expresions)
Positive: + -ing
Negative: + not + -ing
Am
Is
Are
Am
Is
Are

4. Be going to
- Construction:
- Use:
- Example:
They are going to got married.
She is going to have a baby.
Positive: + going to + inf.
Negative: + not + going to + inf.
Am
Is
Are
Am
Is
Are
Plan intention
Prediction based in evidences

5. Will
- Construction:
- Use:
- Example:
Cars will fly.
Positive: will + inf
Negative: won´t + inf
Predictions
Instan decision
Promises
Sugestions

6. Future continuous
- Construction:
- Use: Actions in the future during a period of time.
- Example:
At 12 Saturday morning we will be flying.
Positive: will be + verb + -ing
Negative: won´t be + verb + -ing

7. Future perfect
- Construction:
- Use: Actions that have finished in the future.
- Example:
By the end of the day, I will have visited the Empire State.
Positive: will have + p.p.
Negative: won´t have + p.p.