The Future

The Future

1. Will/Be Going To

   • More formal "will" than "be going to"
   • Facts about the future
     • Technology will continue to develop
     • Technology's going to continue to develop
   • Predictions not based on present evidence
     • In a thousand years, there won't be any wars
     • In a thousand years, there aren't going to be any wars
   • Decisions made at the moment of speaking
     • Note: Will emphasises the decision, be going to emphasises the intention
   • Offers and Suggestions in the question form
     • Don't use "will" with I and We, use "SHALL"

2. Present Simple

   • Timetables, arrangements and fixed events
     • The tour of the museum start at 11 am
   • After "IF" in Conditional 1 and Conditional 0
     • If robots start driving taxis, what will all the taxis drives do?
   • After certain time expresions (when and while)
     • I'll call you when I get there

3. Modals

   • Predictions which are not sure about
     • It might rain tomorrow
   • Predictions which we are sure about
     • Carl can't be playing tomorrow, he's got a broken leg

4. Future Perfect Simple

   • Actions which are compleated, between now and a point in the future
     • I will have finished my homework by 9 pm

5. Future Perfect Continuous

   • Actions in progress up to a point in the future
     • At 9 pm, I will hev been playing this computer game for five hours

6. Future Continuous

   • Actions in progress at a point in the future
     • This time next week, I will b etravelling round Switzerland
   • Habits or repeated actions at a point in the future
     • In a hundred years' time, we will all be having holdays on other planets

7. Present Continuous

   • Arrangements made before of the moment of speaking
     • They are driving to Paris next week