Future Tense

Means 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) of expressing future: Present Simple; Present Continuous; Future Simple; Future Continuous; to be going to to be about to to be to

1. Present Simple-poate exprima si o actiune viitoare atunci

cand este planuita in mod oficial (pentru:trenuri, avioane, vacante, sarbatori, examene)

Eg: The train arrives at five oclock tomorrow. The holiday starts on 15 oj June. Schools starts in September.
2. Present Continuous-poate exprima si o actiune viitoare cand

aceasta e planuita in mod personal.

Eg: I am meeting my girlfriend tomorrow at 8 oclock. I am seeing to later/tonight.

3. Future Simple-exprima o actiune viitoare neplanuita dar

care crede X ca va avea loc. Se foloseste cu:to be shure, to hope, to think, maybe, perhaps, to suppose

Aff: S + Will + Vb. Neg: S + Wont + Vb. Int: (Aff) Will + S + Vb?

(Neg) Wont + S + Vb? Eg: I think they will spend the summer holiday at the seaside. We will visit Meteora whwn we go to Grece. Future Continuous-exprima o actiune in desfasurare ce va avea loc in viitor la un anumit moment dat. Se foloseste cu: -At this timetomorrow/next week -At X oclocktomorrow/next week Aff: S + will be + Vb-ing. Neg: S + wony be + Vb-ing. Int: Will + S + be + Vb-ing ? Wont + S + be + Vb-ing ?
4. to be going to-arata intentia

-intentionez sa -am de gand sa

Eg: I am going to send him an e-mail.

5. to be about to-a fi pe punctual de a

-a fi pe cale sa

Aff: S + to be about to + Vb. I am about to leave. The plane is about to take off. Neg: S + to be not about to + Vb. The teacher is not(isnt) about to give us a test. Int: -Aff- Is the teacher about to give us a test? (to be + S + about to + Vb?) -Neg- Isnt he about to finish the paper,is he?

(to be not + S + about to + Vb?)

6. to be to-sta sa se produca

Aff: S + to be to + Vb. The woman is to cry. The baby is to fall asleep. The clouds are very havy. It is to rain. Neg: S + to be not to + Vb. Althought she is very sad, she is not to cry. Int: -Aff- Is she to get up he very next second? (to be + S + to + Vb?) -Neg- Arent they to have a fight,are they? (to be not + S + to + Vb?)