SIMPLE FUTURE

We use will or won’t when we make simple predictions about future actions or situations.

e.g. The hotels will be cheaper in October but the weather won’t be as good.

The summer will be hotter in February this year.

Classes will start in March.

SHALL, WILL --- I, WE

To make suggestions

e.g. Shall we t for dinner?

Shall I choose the restaurant?

To make an offer

e.g. Shall I do the housework for you?

We often use I think, expect, I’m sure, I’m afraid and adverbials like probably, definitely, perhaps, etc + will or won’t

e.g. I think the party will be great.

We’ll probably have a dinner tonight.

I’m sure I won’t have holidays this year.

I expect the school will be great this year.

WILL to express sudden decisions and request

We can use will- won’t when we talk about something we decide to do or not to do at the moment of speaking

e.g. I’ll sit next to you

requests

e.g. will you hold my camera?

Will you take photos of me?

GOING TO (decisions about the future)

To predict the future, the speaker sees signs of something that is about to happen.EVIDENCE

e.g. Look! It’s going to rain.

May be the speaker may have prior knowledge of something which happen in the near future.

e.g. They’re going be married soon. (her brother told me)

to talk about intentions, plans

e.g. I’m going to play the piano for two hours this evening. ( i.e. that is my intention, what I have planned to do)

we use was/were going to + infinitive to talk about intentions or plans we HAD IN THE PAST.

e.g. I was going to the party but the rain started.

They were going to dance but the car did not turn on.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE

Subject+ will+be+ verb-ing

We use the FC to say that something will be in progress at a certain time in the future.

e.g. I will be having a swim at 9 o’clock.

I will be working next weekend.

I will be celebrating my birthday next month.

The future cont can be used to refer to planned events, particularly in connexion with travel.e.g.

She will be watching the football match on TV. ( she decided to watch this match some time ago)

They will be travelling to France next summer.

FUTURE PREFECT

Subject + will + have + past participle of the verb

We use the F P to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but tat wwill be or won’t be completed before a certain time in the future.

e.g. I will have finished my work by 9.

I will have retired by the year 2020.

I expect you will have changed your mind by tomorrow.

ADVERBIALS like by and not…till / until + time .

FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

What is in progress now can be considered from a point in the future, emphasize the continuity.

By this time next week, I will have been working for this company.

By the end of the summer, I will have been reading three novels.