Future Indefinite Tense
FORM: will + verb
AUXILIARY VERB: will
John will finish the work by 5:00 PM. [Active]
The work will be finished by 5:00 PM. [Passive]
USE:
| expresses a voluntary action
| I will sendyou the information when I get it.
Will you make dinner?
| | decisions taken at the moment of speaking (on-the-spot decisions)
| Since it`s getting dark, I`ll turn on the light.
| | hopes, fears, threats, offers, promises, warnings, requests, comments (especially with: expect, hope, believe, I`m sure, I`m afraid, probably, etc.)
| I am afraid I`ll be a little late.
| | actions or predictionswhich may (not) happen in the future
| She`ll probably buy the dress. (prediction)
| | uncontrolled actions which will inevitably happen
| He will be ten next year.
| | things we are not sure about or haven’t decided to do yet
| She`ll probably be promoted. (not sure yet)
| | no future in time clauses(with conjunctions: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc.)
| When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct
When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct
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Time expressions:
| tomorrow
tonight
| in two/three etc days
the day after tomorrow
next week/month
| soon
in a week/month
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Future Indefinite Tense
FORM: be (am, is, are) going to + verb
Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight. [Active]
A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight. [Passive]
USE:
| actions intended to be performed in the near future
| She`s going to visit her parents tomorrow.
| | planned actions or intentions
| Now that they`ve settled in their new house, they`re going to have a party.
| | evidence that something will definitely happen in the near future
| Ann is going to have a baby.
Look at the dark clouds in the sky! It`s going to rain.
| | things we are sure aboutor we have already decided to do in the near future
| He`s going to be promoted. (The boss has decided to do it.)
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