future tenses

1. WAYS OF EXPRESSING
FUTURE
CUI 2012 Mandi
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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