Future Forms
Listed below are examples, uses and formation of Future Forms followed by a quiz.
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Will Verb (base form)
It will snow tomorrow. |
Used for predictions |
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Will Verb (base form)
The concert will begin at 8 o'clock. |
Used for scheduled events |
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Will Verb (base form)
Will you marry me? |
Used for promises |
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Will Verb (base form)
I'll make you a sandwich. |
Used for offers |
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Will Verb (base form)
He will telephone as soon as he arrives. |
Used in combination with time clauses (as soon as, when, before, after) |
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Be going to Verb (base form)
Frank is going to study Medicine. |
The future with 'going to' is used to express planned events or intentions. These events or intentions are decided on before the moment of speaking.
NOTE 'Going to' or '-ing' are often both correct for planed events. 'Going to' should be used for distant future intentions (example: He's going to study Law) |
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Be going to Verb (base form)
Oh no! Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. |
Used for future predictions based on physical (usually visual) evidence. |
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Present Continuous (be '-ing')
He's coming tomorrow afternoon. |
Used for planned or personally scheduled events. Usually used with principle verbs such as: come, go, begin, start, finish, have, etc.
NOTE 'Going to' or '-ing' are often both correct for planed events. 'Going to' should be used for distant future intentions (example: He's going to study Law) |
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Simple Present
The class begins at 11.30. |
Used for scheduled public events such as train and plane schedules, course schedules, etc. |
| Common future time expressions include: | next (week, month, year), tomorrow, in X's time (amount of time, i.e. two week's time), in year, time clauses (when, as soon as, before, after) simple present (example: I will telephone as soon as I arrive.) soon, later |
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S will verb (base form) positve S will not (won't) verb (base form) negative will S verb (base form) question
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Conjugate the helping verb "be" 'going to' verb (base form).
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Conjugate the helping verb "be" not going to verb (base form)
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Question word conjugate the helping verb 'be' subject going to verb (base form)
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Conjugate the helping verb "be" and verb -ing.
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Conjugate the helping verb "be" not verb -ing.
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Question word conjugate the helping verb 'be' subject verb -ing
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In the positive form add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies.
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Conjugate the helping verb 'do' not (don't and doesn't) the base form of the verb to make negatives.
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Conjugate the helping verb 'do' (do or does) the base form of the verb in question forms.
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