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FUTURE TENSES
The will - future is used
| 1. | to talk about future actions we can't influence or control. |
| 2. | to foretell future actions or to express hopes, expectations, fears, offers, promises, refusals,...
Key words: I'm sure, I believe, I expect, I hope, I suppose, I think, I'm afraid, I wonder, I fear, I worry, I promise, I guess or perhaps, possibly, surely, probably, maybe
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| 3. | with I / we for spontaneous reactions or making promises
I shall is sometimes used instead of I will.
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The going to - future is used
| 1. |
to talk about future things you intend to do, plan or decided to do
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| Examples: | |
Did you know that Sarah is in hospital? No, I didn't. I'll visit her this afternoon.
(spontaneous reaction »»» will - future)
Yes, I'm going to visit her next month.
(planned action »»» going to - future) | |
| 2. | to foretell future actions for which we have proofs that they are going to happen. |
The present progressive is used
| to talk about future things that are fixed, planned or definitely decided |
| The speaker must refer to the future and not to the present. |
| Examples: I am visiting my grandparents tomorrow. What are you doing next Friday? |
The present simple is used
| to talk about times of arrivals and departures of traffic and times of events. |
| Examples: The train leaves at 10.20. The bus goes at 8.30. When does the concert begin? |
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