GRAMMAR FUTURE STRUCTURES

GRAMMAR FUTURE STRUCTURES

1. FUTURE WILL

   • DEFINITIONS
     • The future simple is a verb tense that we generally use to express actions or events that will happen at a later time than the present moment.
   • RULES
     • Will se usa con un verbo en infinitivo. Will tiene su forma corta: I'll, you'll, he'll, she'll etc.
     • STRUCTURES AND EXAMPLES
       • 1. Affirmative Sentences Sujeto + “will” + verbo principal.I will [I’ll] call you tonight
       • 2. Negative Sentences Sujeto + “will” + “not” + verbo principal. She will not [won’t] arrive late
       • 3. Interrogative Sentences “Will” + sujeto + verbo principal? Will she arrive late?

2. GOING TO

   • DEFINITIONS
     • The construction going to in Spanish is equivalent to going to do something. This structure is used to refer to actions that will take place in the future.
   • RULES
     • Going to es más largo: se usa el verbo to be + going to + un verbo en infinitivo Con going to se acorta la forma del verbo to be: I'm going to, you're going to, he's going to, she's going to etc.
     • STRUCTURES AND EXAMPLES
       • AFFIRMATIVE: Sujeto + to be + going to + infinitivo I'm going to visit my sister next Saturday.
       • NEGATIVE: Sujeto + to be + not + going to + infinitivo Sara isn't going to wear a dress at the party.
       • NTERROGATIVE: To be + sujeto + going to + infinitivo? Are they going to paint their bedroom? No, they aren't

3. PRESENT CONTINUOS

   • DEFINITIONS
     • The present continuous is used to talk about something that is happening at the moment in which we speak. We also use it to talk about something that is happening today but not necessarily when we speak.
   • RULES
     • Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar “to be” y el verbo+ing.
     • STRUCTURES AND EXAMPLES
       • 1. Affirmative Sentences Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo+ing .I’m talking.
       • 2. Negative Sentences Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + auxiliar negativo (not) + verbo+ing. I’m not talking.
       • 3. Interrogative Sentences Verbo auxiliar (to be) + sujeto + verbo+ing? Are you talking?

4. PRESENT SIMPLE

   • DEFINITIONS
     • The present simple is used to talk about things that happen regularly. Unlike with Spanish, the present simple is not used to talk about something that is happening at the moment we speak.
   • RULES
     • Para conjugar el presente simple usamos el infinitivo para los sujetos “I”, “you”, “we” y “they” y para las terceras personas “he”, “she” y “it”, añadimos una “-s” al final del verbo.
     • STRUCTURES AND EXAMPLES
       • 1. Affirmative Sentences Sujeto + verbo. They learn
       • 2. Negative Sentences Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to do) + auxiliar negativo (“not”) + verbo. I do not [don’t] talk
       • 3. Interrogative Sentences Verbo auxiliar (to do) + sujeto + verbo principal? Do they learn?

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