FUTURE TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TO BE GOING TO
WILL
PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the present simple for future events that are scheduled and outside of our control.
tempo stabilito per un’attività
Examples:
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Hurry up! The train leaves in 10 minutes.
I leave Frankfurt at 5 o'clock in the morning and arrive in New York at midnight the next day.
She has an appointment with the doctor after school today.
When does the meeting begin?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• The present continuous tense is used in talking about arrangements = a plan
for the future that you have already thought about or discussed with someone
else.
azioni pianificate
Examples:
• I'm meeting my mother at the airport tomorrow.
• Our grandparents are visiting us this Christmas.
• What are you doing on Sunday morning?
TO BE GOING TO
The verb going to is used in talking about intentions and deductions
(=predictions with evidence).
intenzioni e deduzioni
Examples:
• We're going to buy a new car next month.
• I'm going to work in a bank when I leave school
• It’s cloudy. I think it’s going to rain.
WILL
We use the verb will for making predictions with no evidence, instant decision
and promises.
previsioni senza prove
decisioni istantanee
promesse
Examples:
• In the year 2050 all students will have their own computers in school.
• If you help me, I will help you.
present simple
planned
present continuous
going to (for intention)
Future
tenses
unplanned
going to (for
prediction)
will