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Future tenses

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Paco Pérez
Paco Pérez

This document discusses various ways to talk about the future in English using verb tenses and modal verbs. The present simple tense is used to talk about future events on a timetable. "Be bound to" and "be due to" refer to inevitable or scheduled future events. The present continuous and "be going to" express intentions or plans for the future. "Will" indicates predictions, offers, promises or instant decisions involving uncertainty. "Might" and "could" suggest unsure or uncertain possibilities about the future.

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FUTURE TENSES PRESENT SIMPLE ( 100 % probability) The present simple is used to describe future events which are based on a timetable, programme or calendar My train leaves at 11.30 tomorrow morning. Christmas is on a Tuesday this year.
FUTURE TENSES ( Being sure) BE BOUND TO 1.We use to be bound to to talk about things you see as inevitable. 2.We can also you be about to for a very near future and be to for a future event officially arranged. I think the play is about to start now. The King is to visit Cuba in December.
FUTURE TENSES (Being sure) To be due 1.We use to be due to talk about times things should happen, scheduled times. It is due to officially open in July The play is due to start in five minutes
FUTURE TENSES Present continuous (Being sure) We use it to talk about something that someone has arranged to do in the future. We are introducing a new ride.
FUTURE TENSES Be going to(intentions) Similar in use to the present continuous but we have not made any arrangements, we have the intention. I’m going to go to the medieval show Be going to(predictions) I’m gonna be sick It’s not going to rain (no clouds in the sky)
FUTURE TENSES WILL ( being unsure) It is used for predictions ( based on opinions ), offers, promises and instant decisions. I’ll get you a tissue. That will put a further strain on water sources. You’ll spoil things If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance.
FUTURE TENSES MIGHT (UNSURE) To show we are unsure about the future we use might and could We might go to Gibraltar. It could snow this winter

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Future tenses

  • 1. FUTURE TENSES PRESENT SIMPLE ( 100 % probability) The present simple is used to describe future events which are based on a timetable, programme or calendar My train leaves at 11.30 tomorrow morning. Christmas is on a Tuesday this year.
  • 2. FUTURE TENSES ( Being sure) BE BOUND TO 1.We use to be bound to to talk about things you see as inevitable. 2.We can also you be about to for a very near future and be to for a future event officially arranged. I think the play is about to start now. The King is to visit Cuba in December.
  • 3. FUTURE TENSES (Being sure) To be due 1.We use to be due to talk about times things should happen, scheduled times. It is due to officially open in July The play is due to start in five minutes
  • 4. FUTURE TENSES Present continuous (Being sure) We use it to talk about something that someone has arranged to do in the future. We are introducing a new ride.
  • 5. FUTURE TENSES Be going to(intentions) Similar in use to the present continuous but we have not made any arrangements, we have the intention. I’m going to go to the medieval show Be going to(predictions) I’m gonna be sick It’s not going to rain (no clouds in the sky)
  • 6. FUTURE TENSES WILL ( being unsure) It is used for predictions ( based on opinions ), offers, promises and instant decisions. I’ll get you a tissue. That will put a further strain on water sources. You’ll spoil things If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance.
  • 7. FUTURE TENSES MIGHT (UNSURE) To show we are unsure about the future we use might and could We might go to Gibraltar. It could snow this winter