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Future Tenses Handout
1. Simple Future with "will":
- Form: Subject + will + base verb (Infinitive)
- Use: Spontaneous decisions, promises, predictions.
- Example: I will help you.
2. Simple Future with "going to":
- Form: Subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb
- Use: Planned actions, evidence-based predictions.
- Example: They are going to visit us next week.
3. Future Continuous:
- Form:
- Will: Subject + will be + verb (-ing)
- Going to: Subject + am/is/are + going to be + verb (-ing)
- Use: Actions in progress at a specific time in the future.
- Examples:
- Will: She will be working at 6 PM.
- Going to: We are going to be traveling at this time tomorrow.
4. Future Perfect:
- Form: Subject + will have + past participle
- Use: Actions completed by a certain time in the future.
- Example: By 2025, they will have finished the project.
5. Present Continuous as Future:
- Form: Subject + am/is/are + verb (-ing)
- Use: Fixed plans or arrangements.
- Example: I am meeting my friends tomorrow.