FUTURE TENSES
BE (am, is, are ) GOING TO + Infinitive (ir a + infinitivo)
I am /I’m going to buy a new computer very soon
She is / She’s going to buy a new computer very soon
Are you going to buy a new computer very soon
USES:
A) Plans or intentions which have been already decided (planes cercanos): She’s
going to paint the house all by herself
B) Predictions based on present evidence that we can see or know (cuando vemos
claramente que algo va a ocurrir por el futuro): Oh, no! Look at the car. It’s
going to have an accident!
FUTURE SIMPLE: WILL
I will arrive soon
She will not /won’t arrive soon
Will they arrive soon?
USES:
A) To make offers: I’ll help you with the test / I’ll call you if you like
B) To make promises or requests (peticiones): I promise I’ll do it / I’ll send you a postcard
from London.
C) To make predictions based on what we believe or give opinions about the future, not
based on evidence. Expressions: I think / I don’t think –I’m sure-Maybe-I imagine-I bet:
I think I’ll pass the test
D) Spontaneous decisions made at the time of speaking: I’ll have a mushroom pizza / I’ll
answer the phone
E) Future actions or facts: Tomorrow I will talk to the teacher about my project / I’ll be 20
next week.
F) Scheduled events in the future: The school term will start in September
TIME EXPRESSIONS: tomorrow, next week/month, in the year 2020, soon, the day after
tomorrow, later on, tonight, this evening, in the future, etc.
