Ways of Expressing the Future 1. will-future We use the will-future when we want to make a prediction or an assumption about the future. Common phrases are I think, expect, wonder, hope …, probably, perhaps, maybe, I’m sure … etc. I think Fiona will like it here. We use the will-future when we want to make a spontaneous decision, an offer or a promise. “It’s raining!” – “I’ll lend you my umbrella.” We use the will-future when we want to describe facts in the future. Patrick will be twenty-four next Thursday. We use the will-future in conditional sentences type I. If you book your flight early, you’ll get it cheaper. We use the will-future with the following time conjunctions: after, when, until, before, as soon as. We’ll play cards after as soon as she arrives. 2. going to-future We use the going to-future when we talk about intentions or plans for the future. Tonight I am going to watch the football match on TV. We use the going to-future when something will very probably happen because there are already signs of it happening. “Look at those black clouds! It’s going to rain.”
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:51:40 +0000
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