Ways of expressing the future

1. Ways of expressing the future

2. My future holidays

I think I will get a lot
of presents.
My bus leaves at
7 o’clock.
When I visit my
grandmother I will
give her an unusual
present.
I hope my dreams
will come true.
I am going to draw
a new picture.

3.

Future Simple
will+V
won’t+V
Will+V?
-Predictions about the future (прогнозы,
предсказания, 50% (I think, I hope, I
believe, I expect, probably, perhaps)
I hope they will win.
-On-the-spot decisions (сиюминутные
решения)
It’s cold. I’ll close the window.
-Promises (обещания: I promise, I swear)
I promise I’ll help you.
-Threats (угрозы, предупреждения)
Don’t do this or I’ll leave.
- Hopes (надежды)
I hope I’ll win.
-Offers (предложения)
I’ll carry the bags for you.
-Information about the future
(информация о будущем действии)
When we go to Russia, we will visit St.
Petersburg.

4.

To be going to+V
am/is/are going to+V
am/is/are+not+Ving
Am/Is/Are+Ving?
-Future plans and intentions (планы на
будущее, намерения)
She is going to start her new job soon.
-Predictions based on what we see or
know (прогнозы 100% (основанные на
том, что мы знаем и видим)
Look out! You are going to drive into that
tree.
-Things we are sure about and we have
already decided to do in the near future
(принятые решения по поводу
действий в ближайшем будущем)
He is going to travel to China.

5.

Present Simple
V/V(e)s
do/does+not+V
Do/Does+V?
-Timetables/programmes (расписание)
The bus leaves at 9.00pm.

6.

Present Continuous
am/is/are+Ving
am/is/are+not+Ving
Am/Is/Are+Ving?
-Fixed arrangements in the near future
(запланированные действия на
ближайшее будущее (известно время и
место))
We are having dinner at an Italian
restaurant tonight.