Rosa Isela Mendoza Espinosa

Refers to a time a later than now and expresses facts

or certainty

AFFIRMATIVE I will go

NEGATIVE They will not see

/They won´t see
GRAMMAR

Will she ask?

INTERROGATIVE

Won´t they try?

TO PREDICT A TO EXPRESS A TO EXPRESS
FUTURE EVENT SPONTANEOUS WILLINGNESS
• It will rain tomorrow. DECISION • He will carry your bag for
• I will pay for the tickets by you.
credit card.

TO EXPRESS A TO GIVE AN TO GIVE ORDERS

PROMISE INVITATIONS • You will do exactly as I
• We will come and see you • Will you come to the dance say?
next week. with me?

TO OFFERING HELP
• I will finish the dishes for
you.
Subject + to be + going to + infinitive of the main verb

AFFIRMATIVE He is going to
jog.

NEGATIVE He is not going

to jog.
GRAMMAR

Is he going to
jog?
INTERROGATIVE
Isn´t he going to
jog?
TO EXPRESS PLANS AND
INTENTIONS
• Is Fredy going to buy a new car soon?
• I think Nigel and Mary are going to
have a party next week.
TO EXPRESS PREDICTIONS
• The sky is ver black. It´s going to
snow.
• It´s 8:30! You are going to miss ypu
train!
To be + Verb in -ing

I am going to a
AFFIRMATIVE party.

GRAMMAR NEGATIVE I am not going to

a party tonight.

INTERROGATIVE Am I going to a
party tonight?
 TO EXPRESS PLANNED ACTIONS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE – AGENDA PLANS
• I am visiting my friend tomorrow.
• They are coming to our house on Saturday.
• What are you doing tonight?
• I am going to the cinenama today at 7:30
pm.
 SUBJECT + MIGHT/MAY + VERB IN INGINITIVE

I might Italy the next

year.
AFFIRMATIVE I may eat at
McDonald´s for lunch

GRAMMAR
I might not watch the
football game on
NEGATIVE Sunday.
I may not go to her
party this weekend.

USE TO EXPRESS PROBABILITIES

AND SPECULATIONS
• SUBJECT + SIMPLE FUTURE OF THE VERB « TO BE» ( WILL BE)
+ PRESENT PATICIPLE ( BASE+ ING)

AFFIRMATIVE I will be staying.

GRAMMAR NEGATIVE You won´t be

staying.

INTERROGATIVE Will he be
staying?
TO PROJECT OIRSELVES TO REFER TO
IN TO THE FUTURE CONTINUOS EVENTS
• This time next week I will be THAT WE EXPECT TO
sun-bathing in Bali. HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE
• I will be seeing Jim at the
coference next week.

PREDICTING OR TO ASK POLITELY FOR

GUESSING ABOUT INFORMATION ABOUT
FUTURE EVENTS THE FUTURE
• I guess you will be feeling • Will I be sleeping in this room?
thirsty after wotking in the sun.
• SUBJECT + SIMPLE FUTURE OF THE VERB « TO HAVE» ( WILL
HAVE) + VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE

He will have
AFFIRMATIVE finished.

GRAMMAR NEGATIVE I won´t have

arrived.

INTERROGATIVE Will we have

arrived?
 • I will have been here for six months
on June 23rd.
REFERS TO • By the time you read this I will
A have left.
COMPLETED • You will have finished your report
by this time next week.
ACTION IN • Won´t thry have arrived by 5:00?
THE FUTURE. • Will you have eaten when I pick
you up?