Future Forms

Future Forms

Be going to
Will Be going to
To make
predictions To talk
based on our I’ll probably have about plans I’m going to look at that
opinions or to go to the park or intentions flat for rent
expectations. with him for the
(often used with I’m sure Professor future.
“I think, I’m Evans won’t notice.
sure, I expect,”
or adverbs like
“probably,definit
ely”
To express a I think I’ll give it a To make You are going to have a
decision made at miss prediction busy weekend!
the moment of based on (I know all the things
speaking evidence my friend has to do at
you have the weekend)
now
Present Continuous Present Simple
Present Continuous Present Simple
We use P.C. to Are you doing
talk about future anything on To talk about a The lecture starts in
arrangement Saturday future event ten minutes
(usually it’s the afternoon? which is a part
near future and My aunt and uncle of a timetable
is certain to are coming to In a I’ll give you a ring as
happen) lunch on Sunday. subordinate soon as my aunt and
clause after uncle leave.
words like
“when, as
soon as,
before, after,
until”. The
main clause
contains a
future form.
Future Continuous Future Perfect
Future Continuous
(will +be+Ving) Future Perfect
(will +have+V3)

To talk about an By the time we are To talk In 100 years’ time half
action that will sixty, more people about an the world’s languages
be in progress at will be speaking action that will have disappeared.
a particular time Hinglish than will be Will you have finished it
in the future. standard English. completed by then?
Will you be working before a
on it at 5:30? particular
To talk about They will be time in the
events that will bringing my little future.
happen as part cousin (they always
of the normal do)
course of events,
or routine.

The Future Continuous and the Future Perfect are often used with
 by (2050, next year, then, the time….)
 in (ten years, two months)