Concetti Chiave
- Use "will" + base form to make predictions about future events and facts.
- "Will have done" is used to express activities that will be completed before a certain future time.
- For actions that will be in progress at a future moment, use "will be" + ing form.
- Present continuous is used for fixed future plans and arrangements.
- "Be going to" indicates future plans and intentions, often interchangeable with present continuous.
Use will (won’t) + base form to make predictions and talk about future facts.
Onboard cameras will take photos of the thief.
There will be no drunk driving in the future.
The drivers won’t be able to start the engine.
Completed activities before a future time
To express an activity that will be completed before a time in the future, use will have done.
By theend of the week, you will have done something surprising.
By the of the month, someone will have given you a present.
To express an activity that will be in progress (temporarily), use will be + ing.
You will be going out every night.
You will be doing a project.
Use will have (done) to say that something will already be finished by the time something alse happens.
Meet me at 10 am. I will have spoken to Sandra by then.
Use will be (doing) to say that you will be in the middle of doing something.
I will be out with John tomorrow morning. We’ll be playing tennis.
We are meeting Anthony tomorrow at 5.30
I’m going to study Maths when I finish school.
Fixed future plans and arrangements
Use present continuous for fixed future plans and arrangements in the future.
Use be going to for future plans and intentions.
It is often possibile to use either be going to or the present continuous.
Domande da interrogazione
- How can we express a future activity that will be completed before a specific time?
- What structure is used to describe an activity that will be in progress in the future?
- How do we express fixed future plans and arrangements?
To express an activity that will be completed before a future time, use "will have done." For example, "By the end of the week, you will have done something surprising."
Use "will be + ing" to describe an activity that will be in progress temporarily in the future. For instance, "You will be going out every night."
Use the present continuous for fixed future plans and arrangements, and "be going to" for future plans and intentions. Both can often be used interchangeably.
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