ADV week 10 future time.notebook
August 13, 2015
Future Time
will
be going to
1. to make a decision at the time of speaking.
1. to indicate a prior plan.
Ex: Ring!!
Ex: I'm going to travel to Europe next month.
I'll get it! 2. certainty Ex: The quiz will be easy. 3. prediction ** only if no evidence!
2. prediction ** only when there is present evidence
present progressive
simple present
1. to talk about something that 1. used to talk about regularly will happen in the near future. scheduled things ‐ time tables, things you can't ** because time is relative, the control. idea of "near" can be different ** only certain verbs can be for different people. used this way Ex: He's meeting a friend later. Ex: The plane leaves at 9:00 AM
Ex: Look at those black clouds in the sky! It's going to rain soon.
Ex: The weather report says it will rain tomorrow.
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ADV week 10 future time.notebook
August 13, 2015
Future Progressive: used to talk about actions that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.
form: will + be + verb + ing be + going to + be + verb + ing Ex: At 12:00 PM on Friday, I will be eating lunch.
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ADV week 10 future time.notebook
August 13, 2015
Future Perfect Progressive
Future Perfect used to talk about a future action that will occur before another future action. form: will + have + past participle
Ex: By the time I graduate from Kaplan, I will have already taken the TOEFL exam.
used to talk about an future action that will be in progress before another future action
form: will + have + been + verb + ing Ex: By November 2015, I will have been working at Kaplan for four years. November 2011
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November 2015
future perfect I started working at Kaplan
I will take the TOEFL.
I will graduate from Kaplan.
Four years after I started working at Kaplan.
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ADV week 10 future time.notebook
August 13, 2015
Time Clauses! When using time clauses to express future time, you must use the simple present or present progressive. The future tense can only be used in the main clause.
Time clauses: when; while; before; after; during; as soon as; until... main clause
Ex: When I visit my sister, I will bring my cats.
simple present
future
time clause
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