Expressing Future Time
Mgr. Ema Jarošová
For Expressing the future we can use:
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Future simple
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Going to
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Present continuous
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Future perfect
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Future continuous
Future simple
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We use will + infinitive for things we
decide to do as we are speaking.
Bye John!
I`ll call you later.
Will you help me with my homework?
Going to
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We use going to + infinitive for things we
have already decided to do before speaking.
I am going to make John's birthday cake.
Who are you going to invite to the party?
Present continuous
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We use present continuous for things we have
already agreed to do, usually with somebody
else (arrangements).
I am meeting some friends after school.
3.00 PM
meeting friends
We`ve booked the flight.We are flying to
Florida in July.
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I don`t know how to use this camera.
`ll show
It`s easy. I…………….......you.
(show)
Why are you filling that bucket with water?
Am going to the car. (wash)
I ...................................
wash
Oh, I`ve just realized. I haven`t got any
money.
 Haven`t you? Well, don`t worry.
I ……………………
you some. (lend)
`ll lend
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Future continuous
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Future continuous is used to describe a
situation in the future at a particular time.
Tonight at 6.00 PM, I will be eating dinner.
I am going to start earlier (5.50 PM) and I will be in the
process of eating dinner at 6.00 PM.
This time tomorrow I will be flying to Hawai.
The plane will took off at 8.00 AM and I will be in the
process of flying at _____ AM
Future perfect
We use future perfect to talk about action that
will be completed in the future.
I will have graduated from university by 2021.
2018?
2019?
2020?
The builder says he will have finished the roof
by Saturday.
Saturday:
I have already
finished!
Vicky goes to school every day. She leaves
home at 7.15 AM.
At 7.00 AM
a)
b)
c)
d)
She`ll be leaving the house
She`ll be at home
She`ll have left the house
He`ll be having breakfast.
Vicky leaves home at 7.15 AM and arrives at
school at 7.35 AM.
At 7.20 AM
a)
b)
c)
d)
She`ll be leaving the house
She`ll have left the house
She`ll have arrived at school
She`ll be arriving at school
Vicky arrives at school at 7.35 AM. Her
English lesson starts at 7.45 AM.
At 8.00 AM
a)
b)
c)
d)
She`ll be speaking English
She`ll start speaking English
She`ll have started speaking English
She`ll be arriving at school
Bibliography
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/ver
btenseintro.html (23.5.2012)
 Solutions Intermediate Students book
 Raymond Murphy: English Grammar in
Use
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Thank you for your attention