FUTURE TENSES

FUTURE TENSES

1. WILL

   • DEFINITIONS
     • "Will" is an auxiliary verb that we use to speak in the future tense in English; it is used for all personal pronouns (I, you, he, they, etc) without distinction. After the word "will", we must use the verb in its base form without "to"
   • RULES
     • For things that we decide to do now. When we think or believe someting about the future  To make an offer, a promise or a threat fFr a habit that is a predictable behaviour You use won't when someone refuses to do something 
   • STRUCTURES
     • The structure in the affirmative form for all people is the following: subject + will + basic form verb + complement. For the negative form we use won't, which is the contracted form of will + not: Subject + won´t + basic form verb + complement. For the interrogative form, the structure is the following: Will + Subject + basic form verb + complement?
   • EXAMPLES
     • Actions of the future, not planned. * I think it will rain later. With conditional clauses, of time and purpose. * I will tell you when I get home. By unavoidable actions of the future. * Summer will come soon. Thoughts, predictions, assumptions, assurances and fear about the future. * I promise I won't tell this to anyone. Interrogative form * Will she read the newspaper tomorrow?

2. GOING TO

   • DEFINITIONS
     • Going to is used to express the intention that a person has to carry out a certain activity in the more or less near future. The decision to carry out this activity has been made at some point in the past.
   • RULES
     • The affirmative form In affirmative sentences, we place the construction going to between the verb to be and the main verb in the infinitive. The negative way In negative sentences, the construction going to is placed between the verb to be (with the particle not) and the main verb in the infinitive. The interrogative form In interrogative sentences, the verb to be will be placed first, followed by the subject, then the structure going to and finally the main verb in the infinitive.
   • STRUCTURES
     • AFFIRMATIVE Subject + to be + going to + infinitive NEGATIVE Subject + to be + not + going to + infinitive INTERROGATIVE To be + subject + going to + infinitive?
   • EXAMPLES
     • AFFIRMATIVE I'm going to visit my sister next Saturday. NEGATIVE Sara will not wear a dress to the party. INTERROGATIVE Are you going to paint your bedroom? No they are not

3. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

   • DEFINITIONS
     • The Present Progressive Tense for Future Events In English, we often use the present progressive (be + verb + ing) to talk about future events which have already been planned. Time words in the sentence, such as next week, next year, tomorrow, etc., make it clear that the action is not happening at this moment.
   • RULES
     • The present progressive is used to express an action in progress, in progress or unfinished: It is used especially for descriptions The present progressive also allows expressing a future or an intention, through the use of the expression to be going to This can also be used with the mode auxiliaries. In this way, the use of the present progressive is opposed to the use of the present simple.
   • STRUCTURES
     • AFIRMATIVE  Subject + To be + Verb + ing + Complement NEGATIVE Subject + To be + Not + Verb + ing + Complement INTERROGATIVE To be + Suject + verb + ing + complement?
   • EXAMPLES
     • AFIRMATIVE The school teachers are practicing for the winter musical NEGATIVE The school teachers are not practicing for the winter musical INTERROGATIVE Are the school teachers practicing for the winter musical?

4. FUTURE CONTINUOUS

   • DEFINITIONS
     • The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will continue to occur after the present moment, it is used with a considerable variety of purposes and can be used to project ourselves into the future.
   • RULES
     • Future Continuous can work with both 'Will' and 'Going to'. In general, the gerund (present participle, in English) is formed by adding the ending -ing to the verb in infinitive without having to modify the spelling of the word
   • STRUCTURES
     • AFIRMATIVE: Subject + Will be + Verb + ing + Complement NEGATIVE: Subject + Will not + be + Verb + ing + Complement INTERROGATIVE: Will be + Suject + verb + ing + complement? 
   • EXAMPLES
     • AFIRMATIVE Nancy Will be composing another song. NEGATIVE Nancy won’t be composing another song.  INTERROGATIVE Will be Nancy composing another song?