8/3/2019 Ways of Expresing Future

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WAYS OF EXPRESS iNG THE FlJTURE

1. PRESENT TENSE SDvlPLEa. timetables/schedules; actions recurring on a regular basis

Flight 079 to Edinburgh takes off in 2017li1lUfes. The passengers ...b .. official plans

The unions gQ on a general strike next weekc. conditional clausesif they caleb..no jish tomorrow they 'll have to buy some.d. timeclauses . _~. _-"'~. '~~'~~~~'~~-"~---7'll phone you when [ arrive.

-2. lJRESEN--r TE1\ISE COr TINUOUS: person al plans/arrangementsl : . m . . having my hair f.u{ [his afternoon.fie ~'\r,zc!fing up 0[6.30 tomorrow.

3. FUTURE SIMPLE (will! shall + short infinitive]wn Ia.b.

spontaneous decisions [vs. present sirnple/cour.]: OK then, 111 Se..E.YOIl this evening a! 3.predictions (+ believe, expect, hope, think): I think it wiif b~ a difficult game.offers; willingness: J 'f / Ril'e you a lift if you like. All righ~ lJlll'Qfer [he plants .requests: Wi!!you do me a favour, please?TIllY! inte tions, promises: OK, 1promise I 'Ii never _ 1 0 this againthreats: 1 1 ; 'O J J . : . .U i J 2 : l . p k tc )IOU ever again!facts about tile future: Christmas day il'ifl (alt Oil Wednesday this year.

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Shalfa.b.

suggestions: Shall we gQOUifor a drink? tel's go for a walk; ~ha{f we?offers (1;' ps. sg./pl.): Shall I he/f2.You with that luggage?asking for advice: What shalf f sav if she calls?.

4. FUTURE CONTINuOUS [w i!! -I- be + short infinitive +-L,\;G]a. activities planned to a future timeWe '/1be woilin';!you tomorrow outside the. station.

This lime tomorrow we 'Ii be (lvinr; to Vienna.b. arrangements, routines

As soon as.the holiday 's over ]'11be commutino It) work as usual.------Weca/l ,~ive you a lift to th e station; it's no trouble .. we'll he r; n in{? that way

anyway.}jfl you be lIS!Il';. the computer this afte rnoon?

5. /0 be going to + infinitivea. intentious [vs. present continuous]

I'm no{goin ,! to spend all my life as a librarianb. pre c ictions bG SeC on evidence in the present [vs. fu tu re simple]Look at those cloud): it 's f?oing to rain.

That building is r. ;,'o in gto. .collapse soon.Jane 'spregnant: she 's r : o i! J . :? - J Q . have a bcoy this year.

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6. to be to + infinitive: official arrangements, esp. when announcedThe President is ro visit Brussels next Tuesday.

7. FUTURE PERFECT [w i!! + hare + past participle (--cd / 3rJ formj]: something win finish ;>' acertain time in the future

1 hope l'll have fin is hed this assig nm en t bv Frir i'! ..~ .When you finish this book if means you 0iJ hovr;_Jead all of the Set l.ook,

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