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Future Tenses Explained: Simple, Will, Going To

The document outlines four ways to express future actions in English: using the simple present for timetables and scientific laws, the 'will' future for predictions and promises, the present continuous for planned actions, and 'to be going to' for imminent actions and intentions. Each method is illustrated with examples to clarify its usage. This serves as a guide for understanding future tense constructions in English grammar.

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Future Tenses Explained: Simple, Will, Going To

The document outlines four ways to express future actions in English: using the simple present for timetables and scientific laws, the 'will' future for predictions and promises, the present continuous for planned actions, and 'to be going to' for imminent actions and intentions. Each method is illustrated with examples to clarify its usage. This serves as a guide for understanding future tense constructions in English grammar.

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There are four different ways to convey the idea of future:

SIMPLE PRESENT FOR FUTURE


We use this tense when we are talking about timetables (opening and closing times
of shops, cinemas, theatres), and scientific laws, that is something that is always
true. As regards timetables an example may be: The train leaves at 7:35 = il treno
partirà alle 7:35.
A scientific law, for example, If water boils, it evaporates. If you mix blue and
yellow, you get green.
In riferimento a timetables (orari trasporti, spettacoli, negozi), leggi scientifiche,
realtà sempre confermate:
The train leaves at 7:35 = il treno partirà alle 7:35.
If you put snow in the sun, it melts = se metti la neve al sole, si scioglie.

WILL FUTURE: it is used to


 foresee: in ten years everybody will have a robot at home.
 promise: I’ll come home early, Mum, don’t worry!
 Immediate reaction to something: “I’m cold” “Oh, I’ll close the window”.
 External events: In a week John will be twenty. There will be a moon eclipse
next month.
 After some verbs, such as: hope, think; to be sure

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE


When an action has been planned: My friend is going to London next March.
My Dad is buying a new car.

TO BE GOING TO:
 To be on the point of: Be careful! Look at the sky! It is going to snow. =
Guarda il cielo! Nevicherà/sta per nevicare.
 Express the intention to do something: I’m going to spend my holidays at the
seaside next summer, I haven’t booked anything yet.

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