Future tenses time expressions

Past FutureYesterday TomorrowYesterday morning, afternoon, evening.

Tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening.

Last night Tomorrow nightLast week, last (day of the week), month, spring, summer, fall, winter, year, etc.

Next week, next (day of the week), month, spring, summer, fall, winter, year, etc.

…. ago In ….

3 ways to express future actions

Simple future: Will + verb in simple form

Future intention: Be going to + verb in simple form

Present progressive: To be + -ing

When to use each one?

WillBe going

toPresent prog.

Predictions about the future

YES YES

Previous plans YES YES

Sudden decisions

YES

In this presentation:

We are going to cover the structure of the simple future (will) and the future intention (be going to).

Will: Affirmative

Subject WillVerb in simple form

I will playYou will study

He, She, It

will work

We will eatYou will try

They will cook What will you do tomorrow?

Will: Negative

Subject Will NotVerb in simple form

I will not playYou will not study

He, She, It

will not work

We will not eatYou will not try

They will not cook Will not = Won’t

Will: Questions

Will Subject Verb in simple form

Will I play?Will you study?Will he, she, it work?Will we eat?Will you try? Will they cook?

Yes, I willNo, I won´t

Be going to: AffirmativeSubject to be going infinitive

I am going to playYou are going to study

He, She, It

is going to work

We are going to eatYou are going to try

They are going to cook

What are you going to do tomorrow?

Be going to: Negative

Subj.

to be

not going infinitive

I YouHeSheIt

WeYou

They

amis

arenot going

to playto studyto workto eatto try

to cook

Be going to: Yes/No questionsTo be

Subj. going infinitive ?

AmIs

Are

I youhesheit

weyouthey

going

to play?to study?to work?to eat?to try?

to cook?

Yes, he is No, he isn’t Yes, we are No, we aren’t

:

Be going to: Information questionsQuestion word

To be

Subj. going infinitive

?

WhatWhereWhenWhy

amis

are

I youhesheit

weyouthey

going

to play?to study?to work?to eat?to try?

to cook?