Future
Simple |
Form: | |
Use:
| - certain / uncertain statements about the future
(predictions)
- sudden decision (=/= going to)
- to show willingness
- offers
and promises
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Future
Continuous |
Form: | |
Use:
| - actions
/ events that will be in progress at some time in the future
- activity
/ state that covers the whole of a future time
- future event that is already
arranged or which is part of a regular routine
- to refer to the present
(guessing what people are doing)
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Future
Perfect Simple |
Form: | - WILL
+ HAVE + past participle
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Use:
| - to
look ahead to a time in the future when an expected event will be in the past
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Future
Perfect Continuous |
Form: | - WILL
+ HAVE + BEEN + V-ing
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Use:
| - with FOR and SINCE for a period of time which
precedes a point in the future
- for an activity which leads to a point
in the future
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Other
future forms |
- WAS / WERE + GOING
TO + V
- I THOUGHT I WOULD + V
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Use:
| - for
a planned future action that did not happen or did not come trueFuture in the
past
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Use: | - an
action will probably happen
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-
BE BOUND TO + V / BE SURE T + V
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Use: | - an
action will certainly happen
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Use: | - something
is going to happen very soon (very near future)
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Adapted
from various sources |