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Las formas verbales del futuro en ingls

El Present Simple con valor de futuro Se utiliza para hablar de situaciones de futuras que siguen un horario definido, un programa o algn tipo de planificacin.

Con este significado, el presente tiene que ir acompaado por alguna expresin que indique el futuro, para evitar que se interprete como una situacin habitual. The museum opens at 10 oclock next Sunday. No se puede utilizar con situaciones que estn fuera del control de los humanos. * It rains tomorrow.

El Present Progressive con valor de futuro Se utiliza para hablar de citas o planes de futuro que tienen un grado muy alto de probabilidad (normalmente porque la otra persona nos espera o hemos comprado los billetes etc.).

Tambin necesitamos una expresin que indique el futuro para evitar que se entienda como una situacin en progreso en el momento de hablar. Im seeing the dentist tomorrow evening. No se puede utilizar con situaciones que estn fuera del control de los humanos. *It is raining tomorrow.

Going to Se utiliza para hablar de: 1. Decisiones e intenciones: Im going to stop smoking. 2. Predicciones informadas (con un alto grado de fiabilidad, normalmente basadas en alguna evidencia): Shes going to have a baby in summer.
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El futuro en el pasado (future in the past): Last time I saw you, you were going to take up a job in the City. Hacer predicciones menos informadas sobre el futuro, normalmente acompaado por expresiones como I think, I dont think, I hope //probably: I hope I will visit Japan one day.

Will Esta forma tiene una paleta de significados muy amplia. Se utiliza para:
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2. Hablar de situaciones muy seguras que ocurrirn en el futuro: I will be thirty next week.
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Expresar una decisin espontnea o una promesa. Para este valor, normalmente utilizamos la forma reducida ll: The phone is ringing! Ill get it // Ill call you tomorrow.

4. Hacer una demanda o dar una orden: Will you get me a newspaper when you go to the bank? / Will you stop talking, please? 5. Expresar la voluntad o la falta de voluntad, normalmente con el sujeto inanimado que, de esta manera, se personaliza: The printer wont work.

Shall Algunos locutores britnicos utilizan I shall o we shall en lugar de I will o we will, en general sin que haya ninguna diferencia de significado. Shall no es habitual en ingls americano. Se puede utilizar para:
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Expresar una promesa (como una versin ms formal de Ill): You shall not lie.

2. Hacer una oferta o una sugerencia, de manera muy formal: Shall we go out for dinner tonight? Una versin ms informal seria: Would you like to go out?

El Future Progressive ( will be + Ving) Se utiliza para hablar de situaciones en curso en un momento del futuro:

At this time tomorrow, I will be lying on a beach in the Bahamas.

El Future Perfect (will have + past participle) Se utiliza para hablar de situaciones que estarn finalizadas antes de un momento futuro:

By 10 oclock tomorrow, I will have finished my exam.

Expresiones en infinitivo:
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Be about + infinitive: Indica que una situacin tendr lugar en un futuro muy prximo: The plane is about to take off. Be + infinitive: Para hablar de planes, programas, actividades planeadas (es una versin ms formal del Present Simple con valor de futuro): The King is to visit Copenhague in January.

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1. Can you ring the cinema and ask when the film ... ?

A. begins

B. ?will begin

2. Nuclear waste ... to damage the environment for many years.

A. is continuing

B. will continue

3. We'd better take the umbrella. They say it ... this evening.

A. rains

B. is going to rain

4. I can't decide which skirt to buy, so I ... both of them.

A. am going to take

B. 'll take

5. I can't see you next Friday. I ... the dentist.

A. am going to see B. am seeing

6. This time tomorrow she ... an exam.

A. ? will be doing B. ? will do

7. They ... painting the house by the end of the summer.

A. ? will finish B. ? will have finished

8. Remember you ... until you receive the order.

A. ? are not firing B. ? are not to fire

9. When he retires, he ... for the same company for 30 years.

A. ? will have worked B. ? will be working

10. I promise I ... to you again.

A. ? am not going to lie B. ? won't lie

1. Sarah is pregnant again. GOING Sarah. 2. What time is the football match this evening? START What time? 3. What do you intend to do when you graduate? GOING What? 4. There's someone at the door! It's bound to be the postman. WILL There's someone at the door! It. 5. What plans do you have for this summer? DOING

What? 6. Ted and Lara's wedding is next Saturday. MARRIED Ted and Lara. 7. I have an appointment with my son's headmaster tomorrow. MEETING. I. 8. It's quite likely to have rain this weekend. GOING It. 9. My wish is to become a scientist one day. HOPE I. 10. My intention is to take up salsa dancing this year. GOING I

1. A: I have a terrible headache. B: I ..... you an aspirin.

A. ? 'll get B. ? am going to get

2. Watch out! The baby .....

A. ? will fall B. ? is going to fall

3. What ..... when you finish university?

A. ? will you do B. ? are you going to do

4. We have some extra money so we ..... our car.

A. ? will change B. ? are going to change

5. A: May I speak to Dr. Black?

B: I ..... you through.

A. ? 'll put B. ? am going to put

6. It was a pleasure meeting you. I hope we ..... each other again soon.

A. ? will see B. ? are going to see

7. Mary is pregnant again. She ..... another baby girl.

A. ? will have B. ? is going to have

8. A: Are you ready to order? B: Yes, I ..... the salmon with steamed vegetables, please.

A. ? 'll have B. ? am going to have

9. Do you think she ..... her plane this time?

A. ? will catch B. ? is going to catch

10. My car is at the mechanic's so I ..... to work today.

A. ? will walk B. ? am going to walk

Present simple or present continuous

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2. The show ..(start) in 10 minutes. Hurry up! 3. The registration for the language course (open) next Monday. 4. Tomorrow after school I (go) to the beach. 5. The train (leave) at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 6. I .(spend) my summer holiday in Amsterdam. Everything is organised! 7. My flight ..(arrive) at 7 o'clock next Friday evening. 8. We .(have) a surprise party for Martin next weekend. It's a secret! 9. The exhibition ..(open) in Paris next month. 10. My sister .(come) to Barcelona next month.

Future continuous

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John (fix) .................................. his car this afternoon. I (study) .................................. for the final exam next week. I (fly) ..................................... to Spain next Monday. We (see) ..................................... Jim this evening. Peter (visit) ................................... you tomorrow morning. My father (come) ................................... next week. He (have) .......................................... dinner at nine. Tom (paint) ........................................ the house tomorrow morning. Next Sunday Susan and Michael (travel) ..................................to London. My parents (stay) ................................... in a luxurious hotel in Italy.

I (have) ..................................... dinner with my family tomorrow night. Mary (attend) ...................................... Mia's wedding next month. I (work) ......................................... the whole evening in this project. I (clean) ........................................... the house this week. George (have) ......................................... a difficult time learning chemistry. Next Saturday I (listen) ........................................ to the concert on the radio. Margaret (finish) ........................................ her career the next month. Sophia and Paul (get) ........................................ married the next year. At nine my father (meet) ....................................... the school teacher. The supervisor (speak) .................................... to him the next Monday.

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FUTURE PROGRESSIVE OR FUTURE PERFECT

A. ? will have decreased B. ? will be decreasing

2. Tomorrow at 10 am I ..... an exam.

A. ? will have done B. ? will be doing

3. This time next month he .....India.

A. ? will have toured B. ? will be touring

4. By the time you get home, I ..... cooking dinner.

A. ? will have finished B. ? will be finishing

5. When I see you next, I ..... the baby.

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A. ? will have had B. ? will be having

6. I'll see you tomorrow! I ..... outside the building.

A. ? will have waited B. ? will be waiting

7. On Saturday at about 9 o'clock a.m. they ..... the new department store.

A. ? will have opened B. ? will be opening

8. When she is three, your daughter ..... to speak.

A. ? will have learnt B. ? will be learning

9. On January 1st the space craft ..... more than 10000 kilometers.

A. ? will have travelled B. ? will be travelling

10. I hope I ..... my PhD before the summer.

A. ? will have finished

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B. ? will be finishing

FUTURE SIMPLE.FUTURE CONTINUOUS. FUTURE PERFECT It's hard to make predictions too far into the future but I suppose in 20 years' time I . (finish) my studies and I (find) a good job. I .. finally . (be) independent and I .. (travel) all the time. The world certainly .. (be) different: people .. (drive) electric cars and we . (run) out of petrol. I expect everyone .. (change) their habits, but scientists . still .. (look) for a way to control global warming. I hope I.. (live) long enough to see it all happen!

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It's hard to make predictions too far into the future but I suppose in 20 years' time I will have finished (finish) my studies and I will have found (find) a good job. I will finally be (be) independent and I will be travelling (travel) all the time. The world will certainly be (be) different: people will be driving (drive) electric cars and we will have run (run) out of petrol. I expect everyone will have changed (change) their habits, but scientists will still be looking (look) for a way to control global warming. I hope I will live (live) long enough to see it all happen!

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WILL.BE GOING TO

Philipp ..15 next Wednesday. (to be) 2. They ..a new computer. (to get) 3. I think my mother ..this CD. (to like) 4. Paul's sister a baby. (to have) 5. They at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive) 6. Just a moment. I you with the bags. (to help) 7. In 2020 people .more hybrid cars. (to buy) 8. Marvin ..a party next week. (to throw) 9. We .to Venice in June. (to fly) 11. Look at the clouds! It ....soon. (to rain)

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1.What are your plans for the weekend? I ..a geocache. (to hide) 2. Doris is always late. I'm sure she ..late tomorrow evening. (to be) 3. Would you like tea or coffee? I .coffee. (to have) 4. Watch out! You .yourself. (to hurt) 5. The friends ..tonight. They are grounded. (to stay in) 6. It's starting to rain. I ..the umbrella. (to put up) 7. Look! They .the car. (to wash) 8. I don't think they their holidays on the sea again. (to spend) 9. If you dont stop bullying her, I .the teacher. (to tell) 1. Its 5 o'clock already. We the bus. (to miss)

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS. FUTURE PERFECT 1. This time tomorrow, Maria ..on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe) 2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I .long enough by then. (sleep) 3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I that way anyway. (drive) 4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we half way round the world. (fly) 5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We .dinner then. (have) 6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We ..dinner by then. (finish) 7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we tennis. (play) 8. Do you think you the same job in ten years' time? (still/do) 9. By the time you get home I the house from top to bottom. (clean) 10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend)

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Ladies and gentlemen, there has been a power cut on the line.

The train .(leave) as soon as the power is restored. 2. The weather forecast says that the sky (clear) by tomorrow morning. 3. This time tomorrow, he .(defend) his PhD and ..(have) a party with his friends. 4. You can stay in my office. I .(use) it today - I need to do some fieldwork. 5. In 2100, many animal species .(become) extinct on Earth and humans . (settle) on other planets in the universe. 6. You can come around this evening. The children ..(go) to bed by then. 7. She .(finish) the report by 10 o'clock tomorrow.

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FUTURE SIMPLE.FUTURE PROGRESSIVE.FUTURE PERFECT 1. It's no point arguing with him. He .(not do) anything I say. 2. I ..(wear) contact lenses when you see me next. You ..(not recognize) me. 3. He's well-off but he (spend) all his money before he's 30. 4. She always makes jam in summer. She .(make) at least 100 jars by the end of the summer. 5. This time next week I (have) breakfast in bed in a luxury hotel. 6. I'm sure she ..(wear) her red dress at the party tomorrow. 7. If you come, I (save) you a seat in the front row. 8. At this pace, we .(finish) painting the house by the end of the week. 9. You (have) to be more patient with your students. 10. You can have my car. I (not use) it while I'm on holiday.

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Present Simple or Future Simple

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1) I'll call you when I .(arrive) at my hotel. .

2) He .(text) you as soon as he's on the bus. .

3) Let's eat dinner when John ..(get) here. .

4) Julie .(be) late tomorrow evening, so I've booked a table at a restaurant for 10

5) As soon as I (be) able to, I'm going to get a new job. .

6) Please wait here until the nurse (call) you. .

7) I ..(get) up early tomorrow morning and finish the report then. .

8) Before you .(leave) , please make sure you've locked the door. .

9) She ..(let) us know later, when she's ready to leave. .

10) I must clean my kitchen before my mother ..(get) here. .

11) I .(come) to meet you at the station next weekend. .

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Do you know Sharon's address? I ..to her today. (WRITE) Don't forget! We in Liverpool next Friday. (PLAY) Can you lend me the book? Sorry, I can't. I it soon. (READ) School announcement: Easter holidays on 12th April. (START) You are flying to Greece tonight. What time .? (LEAVE) Why are you buying so many cakes? I .a party. (HAVE) Please, can you say hello to Peter? Yes, of course. I .after lunch. (SEE) That car is driving too fast! Oh, no, it ! (CRASH) Excuse me. What time .on Sunday? (START) Yes, I've bought two pizzas. And I .them.( EAT) Please, meet me at the station. The coach at 7.25.(ARRIVE)

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I'm so excited! I .on holiday to Egypt next week. (GO)