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How To Express Future

The document discusses different ways to express the future in English using modal verbs and verb tenses. It explains that will/won't are used to make predictions based on opinions or decisions. Be going to expresses plans or intentions. The present continuous is used for future arrangements at a definite time. The simple present refers to future scheduled events. The future continuous describes actions happening at a certain future time. The future perfect talks about completed actions by a certain future time. Will/would can also make predictions based on present evidence or offer help.

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How To Express Future

The document discusses different ways to express the future in English using modal verbs and verb tenses. It explains that will/won't are used to make predictions based on opinions or decisions. Be going to expresses plans or intentions. The present continuous is used for future arrangements at a definite time. The simple present refers to future scheduled events. The future continuous describes actions happening at a certain future time. The future perfect talks about completed actions by a certain future time. Will/would can also make predictions based on present evidence or offer help.

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HOW TO EXPRESS THE FUTURE

WILL / WONT

- make predictions based on your own opinin about


the future.
We often use words like THINK, HOPE,
BE SURE + will
- make a decision at the time of speaking.
- make promises and offer help.

- Scientist believe the weather will be more extreme.


- I hope she will write son.

BE GOING TO
am/is/are (not) going
to + infinitive without
to

- plan or intention.

- My daughter is going to be a teacher.


- What are you going to do next Saturday?
- Look! Its going to explode.

PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
(be+verb+-ing)

- an arragement at a definite time in the future.

- Mrs Smith is meeting engineers next month.


- Im having dinner with my grandparents tonight.

SIMPLE PRESENT

- future events which are part of a timetable or


Schedule

- On Wednesday I have English.


- Next Year the Chinese New Year starts in January.

FUTURE
CONTINUOUS
(will be+verb+-ing)

-for actions that will be happening at a certain time


in the future

- What will you be studying at this time tomorrow?


- Well be playing professionally in a few years time.

FUTURE PERFECT
(will have+ past
participle

- to talk about actions that will be completed by a


certain time in the future

- By the end of June shell have done her last exam.


- My parents plane wont have taken off by lunchtime.

- make a prediction based on present evidence

- What would you like? Ill have a coffee, please.


- That bag looks heavy. Ill carry it for you.

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