THE GRAMMAR FUTURE STRUCTURES

THE GRAMMAR FUTURE STRUCTURES

1. WILL

   • DEFINITIONS
     •   It is a verb tense and we use it to describe actions that will happen in the past.  Predictions that we believe will happen.  
   • RULES
     • will always be accompanied by a verb in its base form to form the future. Will is used to express a decision made at the moment of speaking. Will is used with an infinitive verb. "I will see you tomorrow." Will has its short form: I'll, you'll, he'll, she'll etc.
   • STRUCTURES
     • Affirmative (+) Subject+ will+ verb+ compl. Negative (-) Subject+ won´t+ verb+ compl. Interrogative (?) Will + Subject + Verb+ Compl ?
   • EXAMPLES
     •  Affirmative (+)   I will dance tonight.  Negative  (-)   She won´t arrive for your birthday.   Interrogative (?)  Will you go to Thailand ?  

2. BE GOING TO

   • DEFINITIONS
     •  Future Simple (going to) expresses a logical conclusion, a plan, or a previously programmed situation.   
   • RULES
     • To express a plan, Expresses a person's intention to accomplish something in the future tense. To express something about which one is certain.
   • STRUCTURES
     • Affirmative (+) Subject+ verb. be+ going to + verb+ compl. Negative (-) Subject+ verb. be + not+ going to+ verb+ compl. Interrogative (?) Verb to be+ Subject + going to+  Verb + Compl ?
   • EXAMPLES
     • Affirmative (+)     They are going to buy a house. Negative  (-)    She isn´t going to swim at the beach.   Interrogative (?)   Is it going to rain tonight?   

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

   • DEFINITIONS
     •   Refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time  later than now.   
   • RULES
     • to make the present continuous for the future, it must always end with expressions that show that it is future: Tonight, next week, next year, this Tuesday, two weeks from now, etc. so that the sentence is representative of the future.
   • STRUCTURES
     • Affirmative (+) Subject+ will+ Be+ verb. ing + compl. Negative (-) Subject+ won´t+ Be+ verb. ing+ compl. Interrogative (?) Will + Subject + Be+  Verb. ing+ Compl ?
   • EXAMPLES
     • Affirmative (+)     He will be flying to New York next week.    Negative  (-)  Carlos won´t be studying tomorrow.   Interrogative (?)  Will you be coming to night?   

4. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

   • DEFINITIONS
     •   Use to talk about future arrangments. Use to talk about things which you are about to start doing.   
   • EXAMPLES
     • Affirmative (+)    She is flying to London tomorrow morning.  Negative  (-)    He is not playing soccer tonight.   Interrogative (?)   Are they running for tomorrow?  
   • STRUCTURES
     • Affirmative (+) Subject+ verb. Be+ verb. ing + compl. Negative (-) Subject+ verb. Be+  not + verb. ing+ compl. Interrogative (?) Verb. be + Subject +  Verb. ing+ Compl ?
   • RULES
     • future plans that have been confirmed. Actions that will take place in the near future and on which a firm resolution has been taken.