Future tenses
- 1. FUTURE SIMPLE W I L L
- 2. AFFIRMATIVE SUJETO + WILL + V1 I will sing You will teach He will play She will write It will sleep We will study You will go They will ask
- 3. QUESTION WILL + SUJETO + V1? Will I sing? Will you teach? Will he play? Will she write? Will it sleep? Will we study? Will you go? Will they ask?
- 4. NEGATIVE SUJETO + WILL NOT + V1 I will not sing You will not teach He will not play She will not write It will not sleep We will not study You will not go They will not ask
- 5. SOME EXAMPLES: They will study French in two years. I will travel to Spain next Sunday. I will not do your homework . Will she dance with me?
- 6. Words and expressions referring to future: In a year, next month, in the future, in a couple of years, next October, the day after tomorrow, etc. Assumptions: Probably, I think, maybe, perhaps . In a couple of years there won’t be transantiago anymore. I will drive a car next week.
- 7. USES OF WILL 1.To express a neutral future action. They will leave tomorrow at noon. 2.To make a spontaneous decision. Someone is at the door. I’ll open it. 3.To express a bare prediction. The bell is ringing. It’ll be the postman.
- 9. AFFIRMATIVE SUJETO + AM/ IS/ ARE GOING TO + V1 I am going to sing You are going to teach He is going to play She is going to write It is going to sleep We are going to study You are going to go They are going to ask
- 10. QUESTION AM/ IS / ARE + SUJETO + GOING TO + V1? Am I going to sing? Are you going to teach? Is he going to play? Is she going to write? Is it going to sleep? Are we going to study? Are you going to go? Are they going to ask?
- 11. NEGATIVE SUJETO + AM / IS / ARE NOT + GOING TO + V1 I am not going to sing You are not going to teach He is not going to play She is not going to write It is not going to sleep We are not going to study You are not going to go They are not going to ask
- 12. USES OF BE GOING TO: 1.To talk about future plans or intentions, something we have already decided to do. We are going to leave next Monday. 2.To express a prediction based on certain conditions, some evidence. Look at the dark sky! It is going to rain.