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Future Forms: Forms, Uses and Time Expressions

The document discusses different ways to express future actions and events in English. It describes the uses and forms of "be going to", "will", the present continuous tense, and "might" to express the future. "Be going to" expresses plans and intentions, "will" suggests voluntary actions or decisions made at the moment, the present continuous talks about future arrangements, and "might" conveys future possibility but not certainty. Each form is explained through examples and their affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms are provided.

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Future Forms: Forms, Uses and Time Expressions

The document discusses different ways to express future actions and events in English. It describes the uses and forms of "be going to", "will", the present continuous tense, and "might" to express the future. "Be going to" expresses plans and intentions, "will" suggests voluntary actions or decisions made at the moment, the present continuous talks about future arrangements, and "might" conveys future possibility but not certainty. Each form is explained through examples and their affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms are provided.

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FUTURE FORMS

FORMS, USES AND TIME


EXPRESSIONS

THE FUTURE
The Future has many different
forms in English: "will" and "be
going
to,
Present
Continuous , might. Although
these forms can sometimes be
used interchangeably, they often
express
very
different
meanings.
These
different
meanings might seem too

BE GOING TO
Uses and examples
It is used to express that something is a plan. The plan is a decision

made before the moment of speaking. It expresses the idea that a


person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter
whether the plan is realistic or not.
It is used to express predictions.
EXAMPLES:
-They got cheap tickets to Hawaii. Theyre going to spend his vacation
in Hawaii.
-John Smith is not going to be the next president.
- A:Are you going to drive all the way to Alaska? B: Yes, I am.
-Who are you going to live with in New York?
*When the verb is go, use the present continuous form.
Example: Im going to Hawaii next week.
*When the activity ends with +ing use: to be+ going + activity.
Example: Im going bowling tonight.

BE GOING TO
Forms (*
AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATI
VE

VBF: verb in base form

I + am + going + to + VBF .
He / she / it + is + going + to + VBF.
You / we / they + are + going + to + VBF.

I + am + not + going + to + VBF .


He / she / it + isnt + going + to + VBF.
You / we / they + arent + going + to +
VBF.
Yes/no questions:
To be + sub or pronoun + going + to+ VBF.?
Short answers: Yes, pronoun + to be / No,pron + to
be +not Information questions:
Wh word + to be + sub or pronoun + going +
to + VBF.?

WILL
Uses and examples
"Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something

voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to


do for someone else.
We also use "will" when we request that someone help us
or volunteer to do something for us.
We also use will to express decisions made at the
moment of speaking.
To express promises and predictions.
EXAMPLES:
-I will send you the information when I get it.
-Will you help me move this table?
-I wont do all the housework myself?
-A: We dont have any milk. B: Ill buy some.
-The movie Zenith will win many awards.

WILL
Forms
AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATI
VE

Subject or pronoun + will +


VBF.
Subject or pronoun + wont
+ VBF
Yes / no questions:
Will + subject or pronoun + VBF?
Short answers: Yes, + pronoun + will /
No, + pronoun + wont.
Information questions:
Wh word + will + sub or pron +
VBF?

PRESENT CONTINOUS
Uses and examples
English speakers often use the present continuous tense to

talk aboutfuture arrangements. Afuture arrangement


is a plan that you have decided and organised with another
person.
EXAMPLES:
-I'm spendingChristmas and New Year with my Mum and
Dad.
-We're meetingSusan at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Sometimes there is no real difference between an intention
(going to) and a plan (present continuous). In this case,
it doesn't matter which we use.
EXAMPLES:
-We're going to paint the bedroom tomorrow.
-We're painting the bedroom tomorrow.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FORMS
I + am + verb (ing) +..
He / she / it + is + verb (ing) +..
You / we / they + are + verb (ing) +

Affirmative

Im not + verb (ing) +..


He / she / it + isnt + verb (ing) +..
You / we / they + arent + verb (ing) +

Negative

Interrogat
ive

Yes / no questions:
Verb to be + subject + verb (ing) +?
Information questions:
Wh word + (noun sometimes) + verb to be + subject +
verb (ing)+.?

MIGHT
Uses and examples
It is used to express future possibility (not

certainty). Might has other uses appart


from future.
EXAMPLES:
-We might go to Florida.
-We might not go to the party. We still dont
know.

MIGHT
Forms
AFFIRMATIVE

Subject or pronoun + might +


VBF

NEGATIVE

Subject or pronoun + might +


not + VBF

INTERROGATIVE:
It is not used in the
interrogative form for future
possibilities.

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