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Presentation Future Upper Int

The document summarizes the uses of different future tenses in English, including will + verb, be going to + verb, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive. Will + verb is used to express decisions, planned events, willingness/offers/promises, and predictions. Be going to + verb expresses intentions and predictions based on present evidence. The future progressive indicates actions in progress at a future time. The future perfect refers to actions completed before a future time. The future perfect progressive emphasizes the continuity of an action before and up to a future time.

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Presentation Future Upper Int

The document summarizes the uses of different future tenses in English, including will + verb, be going to + verb, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive. Will + verb is used to express decisions, planned events, willingness/offers/promises, and predictions. Be going to + verb expresses intentions and predictions based on present evidence. The future progressive indicates actions in progress at a future time. The future perfect refers to actions completed before a future time. The future perfect progressive emphasizes the continuity of an action before and up to a future time.

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SIMPLE FUTURE

Function
Example
1. To express a decision made at the

Will + V1

moment of speaking.

A: what would you like to have?B: Ill


have an orange juice.

2. To announce a planned future event


(i.e. On the news- in a newspaper)

The President will open the new


hospital next Friday.

3. To express a willingness or
unwillingness to carry out a future
action
a) To make a promise
b) To make an offer

A: the phone is ringing.B:


ringing.B: Ill get ita)Dont worry we will find the right job
for you.b)-Ill
you.b)-Ill take you to airport.

4. To make a prediction
a)
To express a certainty or uncertainty
(with maybe, perhaps, Im sure, Im not
sure, etc)
etc) b) To express thoughts,
hopes,
beliefs, and
expectations about the future

Fortuneteller: you will marry with a


millionaire. a)-According to weather
forecast, it will not snow tomorrow.
(But weather forecast isnt always
right.)b)--If he changes his mind,
mind, hell
let us know.b)-I hope,
hope, things will
improve soon

5. To talk about an event which is


certain to happen

Ill be 22on Monday.HINT:


Monday.HINT: this is not a
planned action or event.

Be going to +V1

Function
1. To talk about what weve
already decided to do or
planned; it expresses the
intention of the subj.
a) To talk about intentions
2. When there is something in
the present situation that
shows what will happen in the
near future. In this case the
speaker is sure about what will
happen.

Example
- Im going to see my dentist
tomorrow.
-Luniz says hes going to be a
doctor.
a)- Im going to spend the
weekend
friend.and the
-The windwith
has my
changed
clouds are black. I think it is
going to rain .
- Watch out! That parcel is
going to fall.

The future progressive/continuous (will be+ Ving)


Function
Example

1. For an action, which will be in


progress at a time in the future.

This time tomorrow Ill be flying


to Istanbul.
Next year well be living in
Antalya.

2. For an action thats part of a


plan or arrangement.

She will be leaving school in July.

3. As a polite way of asking


about someones plan.

Will you be watching Sundays


film this noon?

The future perfect (will+ have+ V3)


Function

Example

1. To talk about an action or event that


will already be completed by a certain
time in the future.

-The program will have ended long


before we get back.

2. When something is taken for


granted.

-Hell undoubtedly have made 100 runs


before the end of the game.

3. We use the future perfect with verbs


which point to completion, complete,
finish, start, leave, retire etc

-Hurry up! By the time we get there the


film will have started.

4. We often use future perfect with by,


and not. till/until.

-Ill have retired by the year 2015


-I wont have retired till the year 2015

The future perfect progressive/continuous (will+


have been +Ving)
Function

Example

1. For an action, which begin


before a certain future time and
will not have finished by that
time. It stresses the continuity
of the action.

- By the end of this year Orhan


pamuk will have been working
on his new novel for 2 years

2. With verbs like learning, lying,


raining, waiting, practice, live, stay,
work, etc which naturally suggest
continuity.

- By the end of this week, I will


have been waiting for three
weeks for my phone to be
installed.

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