FUTURE TENSESFUTURE TENSES
FUTURE SIMPLE FUTURE CONTINUOUS
PURE FUTURE / PREDICTIONS
FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
FUTURE PERFECT
SPONTANEOUS
REACTIONS / INSTANT
DECISIONS
AN ACTION BEFORE ANOTHER
ACTION IN THE FUTURE
ACTION BEFORE ANOTHER
ACTION IN THE FUTURE +
STRESS ON THE DURATION
WILL (‘LL) + INFINITIVE
WILL NOT (WON’T) +
INFINITIVE
I wi ll still be al ive tomor row.
The muse um will open a new
exhi bitio n next mo nth.
The train will lea ve in ten minutes.
WILL BE + ING-FORM WILL HAVE + PAST
PARTICIPLE
WILL HAVE BEEN +
ING-FORM
THOUGHTS / OPINIONS /
JUDGEMENTS / GUESSWORK
I ex pect it will r ain tomor row.
Try this size. I a m positiv e it will fit.
I reckon th is will be a to ugh
exer cise.
A: I'm really hungry.
B: I'll make some sandwiches.
A: I'm so tired. I'm about to fall asleep.
B: I'll get you some coffee.
I will call you when I arrive. (promise)
I promise I will not tell him about the
surprise party. (promise)
If you don’t comply, we will be forced to
take measures! (threat)
If you don’t do as I say, I will have to kill
you! (threat)
WILLINGNESS / VOLITION /
VOLUNTARY ACTIONS
The fence is broken. I’ll repair it.
I need a holiday. I’ll book a flight
to Jamaica this afternoon.
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33PROMISES / THREATS
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AN ACTION GOING ON IN THE
FUTURE
At 3 pm he will be finishing his exam.
The concert will be going on till late at
night.
This time next week, I will be driving
through Italy.
Don’t phone me at seven, I will be having a
bath then.
Will you be teaching the same course next
year?
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By 5 pm I will have finished my paper.
In three years time I will have taken my
degree.
Will you have finished your paper by 8
o’clock tonight?
He will have drunk the whole bottle before
you even arrive.
By tomorrow he will have been in a coma
for a month.
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In ten minutes time I will have been hanging
around here for exactly two hours.
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PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
DEFINITE ARRANGEMENTS /
ARRANGED FUTURE
She's flying to Cameroon tomorrow at 5:00
am.
I’m leaving for Toronto tomorrow.
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PRESENT SIMPLE
BE GOING TO
SCHEDULED ACTIONS /
TIMETABLE FUTURE
The plane to Moscow takes off at
7 am every morning next month.
The train leaves at 2 pm next
Thursday.
INTENTIONAL FUTURE /
DECISIONS MADE BEFORE THE
TIME OF SPEAKING
PREDICTIONS BASED ON
EVIDENCE
It's my birthday next week. I’m going to
organise a party.
Next year we're going to travel to Japan for
our holiday.
Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain.
Be careful with that glass of wine! You're
going to spill it.
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