Future-tense

Future Tense Overview

General Future Tense Examples

• "Joey and Tim are playing tennis tomorrow evening."

• "I am going to start with a new hobby next year."

• "The bus leaves at 8 o’clock."

• "Will you help me with the assignment?"

• Note: Pay attention to the next slide; you also need to know the negative forms and questions of the tenses, which are not included in the summary.

Types of Future Tenses

1. Be Going To

• When to Use:

  • Indicates intention or plan.

  • Predicts future events with evidence.

• Structure: Be going to + infinitive

• Example: "It isn’t going to rain today. The sky is blue."

2. Will

• When to Use:

  • Offers or promises.

  • Announcements.

  • Decisions made at the moment of speaking.

  • Predictions without evidence.

• Structure: Will + infinitive

• Examples:

  • "She will get you a cup of tea."

  • "You will probably win the car in bingo."

3. Present Simple

• When to Use:

  • Timetables and schedules.

• Structure: Infinitive (He/She/It -> infinitive + s)

• Example: "The plane arrives at half past eight."

4. Present Continuous

• When to Use:

  • Fixed arrangements in the near future (e.g., flight times).

• Structure: Be + infinitive + ing

• Examples:

  • "I’m playing hockey on Wednesdays."

  • "We’re flying to Spain next week."

Special Note on Questions with Will and Shall

• When using "will" with questions, sometimes "shall" is used with the subjects "I" or "we".

• Example: "Shall I help you with your homework?"

• However, for all other subjects simply use "will":

• Example: "Will you help me with my homework?"