REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA

MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACIÓN

UNIDAD EDUCATIVA UNITARIO DEL CENTRO

CATEDRA: INGLÉS

5TO AÑO

DOCENTE: ALUMNO:

María López Luis M. Ramos

CARACAS, NOVIEMBRE DE 2020

FUTURE SIMPLE - WILL

Future Simple with will is the future in English that allows you to express
spontaneous decisions about future actions, predictions or future events that
cannot be altered. It is formed with the auxiliary verb will and the infinitive of the
main verb.

Example:

- Oh, what a mess in here! Come on, I’ll help you sort the files.
- It’s okay, I’ll do it tomorrow. It’ll rain tomorrow anyway.
- You won’t finish it in just one day.
- If I need help, I will tell you.

Use:

The future simple with will is used in English to express:

- A spontaneous decision;

Example: Come on, I will help you sort the files.

- An opinion, a wish, an uncertainty or an assumption about the future;

Example: You won’t finish it in just one day.

It will rain tomorrow anyway.

- Promises or intentions;

Example: I will do it tomorrow.

- Type I conditional subordinate clauses, which describe hypothetical

situations that may occur.

Example: If I need help, I will tell you.

Structure:

1. Affirmative Sentences:
Subject + “will” + main verb.

Example:

- I will [I’ll] call you tonight.

- She will [She’ll] arrive late.
- They will [They’ll] be happy to see you.
 2. Negative Sentences:

Subject + “will” + “not” + main verb.

Example:

- I will not [won’t] call you tonight.

- She will not [won’t] arrive late.
- They will not [won’t] be happy to see you.

3. Interrogative Sentences:

“Will” + Subject + main verb?

Example:

- Will you call me tonight?

- Will she arrive late?
- Will they be happy to see you?

FUTURE SIMPLE - GOING TO

Future Simple (going to) is the future in English that expresses a logical
conclusion, a plan, or a previously scheduled situation. This tense is constructed
with the present of the auxiliary verb be + going to + the infinitive of the main verb.

Example:

- Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town.

- She has just looked out of the window. The sky is blue – it is not going to
rain. So Mrs Lucky is going to leave her umbrella at home.
Use:

The simple future with going to in English is used to express:

- A previously planned or planned future action;

Example: Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town.

- A logical conclusion about the future.

Example: The sky is blue - it is not going to rain. So Mrs Lucky is going to
leave her umbrella at home.

Structure:

1. Affirmative Sentences:

Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + “going to” + main verb.

Examples:

- I am going to call you tonight.

- She is going to arrive late.
- They are going to be happy to see you.

2. Negative Sentences:

Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + "not" + "going to" + main verb.

Examples:

- I am not going to call you tonight.

- She is not going to arrive late.
- They are not going to be happy to see you.

3. Interrogative Sentences:

Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + "going to" + main verb?

Examples:

- Are you going to call me tonight?

- Is she going to arrive late?
- Are they going to be happy to see you?

Note: For imminent actions or events, we can say “about to”. The
structure is the same as "going to".

Examples:

- I am about to leave.
 - The concert is about to begin.

CONTINUOUS FUTURE

Continuous future, also called progressive future, is used for future actions of a
certain duration. It is formed with the auxiliary verb will be + be + the gerund of
the main verb.

Example:

- Mrs Nelson is getting ready for her bingo night. She goes there every
Wednesday.
- In an hour she will be sitting at her table with her friends. They will be
talking. They will be playing bingo. And she will be seeing Charles, a good-
looking pensioner she met there last week.

Use:

The future continuous is used in English to express:

- The continuity or duration of future action;
Example: In an hour she will be sitting at her table with her friends. They
will be talking. They will be playing bingo.
- Future action that is taken for granted.

Example: And she will be seeing Charles, a good-looking pensioner she

met there last week.

Structure:

1. Affirmative Sentences:

Subject + "will be" + verb + ing ...

Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + "going to be" + verb + ing ...
 Examples:

- I will be talking. / I'm going to be talking.

- He will be eating. / He's going to be eating.
- They will be learning. / They’re going to be learning.

2. Negative Sentences:

Subject + "will" + "not" + "be" + verb + ing ...

Subject + auxiliary verb (“to be”) + “not” + “going to be” + verb + ing…

Examples:

- I will not [won’t] be talking. / I'm not going to be talking.

- He will not [won’t] be eating. / He's not going to be eating.
- They will not [won’t] be learning. / They're not going to be learning.

Note: In negative phrases the negative auxiliary "not" goes between the
auxiliary verbs "will" and "be" or between "to be" and "going to be".

3. Interrogative Sentences:

Auxiliary verb "will" + subject + "be" + verb + ing ...?

Auxiliary verb (“to be”) + subject + “going to be” + verb + ing…?

Examples:

- Will you be talking? / Are you going to be talking?

- Will he be eating? / Is he going to be eating?
- Will they be learning? / Are they going to be learning?

Note: In the interrogative sentences the subject goes between the

auxiliary verbs "will" and "be" or between "to be" and "going to be".
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

Future Perfect Simple is the future compound in English. Let’s express the
estimate that an action will have ended at a certain time in the future, or the
assumption of what may have happened in the past. It is conjugated with the
auxiliary verbs will + have + the participle of the main verb.

Example:

- Why is Matthew taking his bicycle apart?

- He will probably have noticed that his bike is broken.
- Oh no, we want to go on a bike ride in an hour.
- Don’t worry; he will have repaired the bike by then.

Use:

The future perfect simple is used in English to express:

- The estimate that an action will have ended at a certain point in the future;
Example: Don't worry, he will have repaired the bike by then.
- The assumption about what may have happened in the past.
Example: He will probably have noticed that his bike is broken.

Structure:

1. Affirmative Sentences:

Subject + "will have" + past participle.

Subject + auxiliary verbs (to be) + “going to have” + past participle.

Examples:

- The party will [is going to] have ended by the time you finish work.
- I’ll [I’m going to] have eaten before we meet.

2. Negative Sentences:

Subject + "will" + "not" + "have" + past participle.

Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + "not" + "going to have" + past participle.

Examples:

- The party won’t [isn’t going to] have ended by the time you finish work.
 - I won’t [I’m not going to] have eaten before we meet.

3. Interrogative Sentences:

"Will" + subject + "have" + past participle?

Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + "going to have" + past participle?

Examples:

- Will [Is] the party [going to] have ended before you finish work?
- Will [Are] you [going to] have eaten before we meet?

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Future Perfect Continuous, also called future perfect progressive, is used to

emphasize the duration of an action that will end at a certain point in the future.
It also serves to conjecture about possible past hypothetical events. It is formed
with the auxiliaries will + have, the participle of be (been), and the gerund of the
main verb.

Example:

- They recently changed the road signs here and now there has been an
accident. The driver won’t have been paying attention. The traffic is backed
up for miles. The other cars will have been waiting for hours for the
accident to be cleared.
- Now it seems that you are not paying attention anymore, you’ve gone right
through the stop sign! In ten minutes, you will have been driving non-stop
for six hours. We ought to stop for a break.

Use:

The future perfect continuous is used in English to:

 - Emphasize the duration of an action that occurs at a certain time in the
future, which is specified with a time marker;

Example: In ten minutes you will have been driving non-stop for six
hours.

- Make an assumption about what is taking place at a certain time, present

or future;

Example: The cars will have been waiting for hours for the accident to be
cleared.

- Make a conjecture about what has been going on for a certain period of
time in the past.

Example: There was an accident last week. The driver won’t have been
paying attention to the road signs.

Structure:
1. Affirmative Sentences:

Subject + "will have been" + verb + ing.

Subject + auxiliary verbs (to be) + “going to have been” + verb + ing.
Examples:
- Francis will have been living in Italy for 4 years by the time he finishes his
studies.
- We're going to have been working for 24 hours by the time we finish this
project.

2. Negative Sentences:

Subject + "will" + "not" + "have been" + verb + ing.

Subject + auxiliary verb (“to be”) + “not” + “going to have been” + verb +
ing.

Examples:

- Francis won’t have been living in Italy for long when he finishes his studies.
- We're not going to have been working too long by the time we finish this
project.
 3. Interrogative Sentences:

"Will" + subject + "have been" + verb + ing?

Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + "going to have been" + verb + ing?

Examples:

- Will Francis have been living in Italy for long by the time he finishes his
studies.
- Are you going to have been working for a long time when you finish this
project?

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE FUTURE WITH THE SIMPLE PAST

Verbal Tense Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Simple Past They watched a They didn’t watch Did they watch a
film a film film?

Future Simple - He will go to the He won’t go to Will he go to the

Will office the office office?

Continuous We will be We won’t be Will we be

Future travelling travelling travelling?
Future Perfect He will have He won’t have Will he have
Simple arrived arrived arrived?

Future Perfect You will have You won’t have Will you have
Continuous been working been working been working?