Future Talks - 52

       Talking about future - 52                                                                                                 

                Many way of talking about future                                         

Future actions  can be expressed  in many ways.

1. President visits  Mexico next month ( Simple present)

2. She is writing exam next month (Present  continuous/Progressive)

3. I  will meet him tomorrow. (Simple future tense) – Shall usage is less common.

4. They will be meeting us  tomorrow at the town hall. (Future continuous)

5. He is going to sell his car next month.( ‘going to‘ form)

6. They will have reached Berlin, by this time next week (Future perfect)

I Simple Present tense form,  to express future

Mainly  used for official information and timings.

The Shops open at 10 O’ Clock.

When does the next flight to New York take off?

Five important types of spoken sentences

She leaves (for Sydney) next week

She doesn’t leave (for Sydney) next week

Does she leave (for Sydney) next week?

Doesn’t she leave (for Sydney) next week?  (Some said that she leaves for…)

When does she leave (for Sydney)?

II Present Continuous form to express future

Mainly used to talk about future plans.

Shane is leaving for Moscow tomorrow.

They are arriving this evening.

Five important types of spoken sentences.

He will be dining (with us) tomorrow.

He will not be dining (with us) tomorrow.

Will he be dining (with us) tomorrow?

Won’t he be  dining (with us ) tomorrow?

What time will he be dining (with us ) tomorrow?

III  going to structure to express future

To say something that we have already decided to do in future.

I am going to buy a new car tomorrow

They are going to start a new business next week.

Five important types of spoken sentences.

She is going to sing tonight.

She is not going to sing tonight.

Is she going to sing tonight?

Isn’t she going to sing tonight?

When/what time is she going to sing?

NOTE: 

He is going to examination center. (He is moving towards examination centre.)

He is going to write a letter. ( He is ready to write a letter and will start writing soon.)

IV going to structure to express, what is likely to happen.

It’s going to rain.

The train is going to leave now.

Five important types of Spoken sentences

They are going to leave now.

They are not going to leave now.

Are they going to leave now?

Aren’t they going to leave now?

When/what time are they going to leave?

V Shall/will + be to express future

Mary will be 23 next month

I will be in Estonia next week.

Five important types of Spoken sentences.

She will be busy tomorrow.

She won’t be busy tomorrow.

Will she be busy tomorrow?

Won’t she be busy tomorrow? ( someone told me she will be…)

Fifth type would be too confusing.

VI Simple future tense to express future

The president will meet the teahers tomorrow.

I will meet her next week.

Five important types of spoken sentences.

He  will come here next week.

He won’t come here next week.

Will he come here next week?

Wont he come here next week? ( Someone told he will..)

When will he come here?