ENG GRAM - FUTURE TENSES + EXPRESSING THE FUTURE.pptx

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HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE?

NS4-U4-ACCEPT THE DREAM

(P. 221,P. 247, P. 251-255)

R.RICHARD - ENGLISH

HOW DO YOU TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE IN ENGLISH?

We’ll travel to Mars in Twenty years!

I am going to meet my friends

We’re having a party

The plane takes land at 11:40

SPONTANEOUS DECISION:

PREDICTION WITHOUT EVIDENCE:

FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL + BASE VERB)

I’ll help you

PROMISE, OFFER OR THREAT:

It will rain tomorrow

I’ll call you later.

PREDICTIONS BASED ON EVIDENCE

PLANS OR INTENTIONS

BE GOING TO (+BASE VERB)

It is cloudy. It is going to rain

I am going to study abroad next year

PERSONAL PLANS

FIXED ARRANGMENT WITH TIME REFERENCE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (AM/IS/ARE +VERB-ING

I am travelling to Spain next summer

I’m meeting my friends at 7 PM

FIXED EVENTS (OFTEN OFFICIAL)

TIMETABLES OR SCHEDULES

PRESENT SIMPLE (FOR FUTURE EVENTS)

The concert starts at 8 PM

The train leaves at 6 PM

WHAT OTHER FUTURE TENSES ARE THERE IN ENGLISH?

I will eat dinner

I will be eating dinner

I will have eaten dinner

I will have been eating dinner

SPONTANEOUS DECISION:

PREDICTION WITHOUT EVIDENCE:

FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL + BASE VERB)

I’ll help you

PROMISE, OFFER OR THREAT:

It will rain tomorrow

I’ll call you later.

EVENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN ANYWAY

POLITE INQUIRIES ABOUT PLANS

ACTIONS IN PROGRESS

AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE FUTURE

FUTURE CONTINUOUS (WILL BE + VERB-ING)

I’ll be working all evening

This time tomorrow I will be flying to New York

Will you be joining us for dinner?

TALKING ABOUT EXPERIENCE BY A FUTURE POINT

ACTIONS COMPLETED BEFORE

A CERTAIN FUTURE TIME

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE (WILL HAVE+ PAST PARTICPLE)

By next year, I will have visited 10 countries.

By 2025, we will have built the new stadium.

EMPHASIZING DURATION BEFORE A FUTURE EVENT

ACTIONS THAT CONTINUE UP TO A POINT

IN THE FUTURE

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS (WILL HAVE BEEN + VERB - ING)

By 5 PM, they will have been waiting for two hours.

By 2030, I will have worked here for 10 years