(
课件网) Future tenses Future tenses There are several different ways in English that you can talk about the future. This is an introduction to the most important ones: - Predictions/statements of fact - Intentions - Arrangements - Scheduled events The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow. Lunch break today will be 10 minutes longer than usual. In the year 2050 all students will have their own computers in school. If you help me, I will help you. Do you think she will come soon You won't pass your exams if you don't start working harder. I know my parents won't let me go to the party. Will it snow for Christmas I know she's sick, but will she be back in school tomorrow The auxiliary [ ɡ z li ri] verb will in the above sentences is used in _____ about the future. making predictions or simple statements of fact making intentions making arrangements scheduled events A We're going to buy a new car next month. I'm going to work in a bank when I leave school. In the new year I'm going to stop eating so much junk. He's not going to go to the dance. He's got too much work. I'm not going to watch TV until my science project is finished. Are you going to play basketball after school What are you going to have for lunch today The auxiliary verb going to in the above sentences is used in talking about _____. predictions or simple statements of fact intentions arrangements scheduled events B (An intention is a plan for the future that you have already thought about.) Note: going to is often used in the past tense to talk about an unfulfilled intention. Examples: I was going to study for my grammar test, but I had no time. He was going to call you, but he couldn't find his mobile phone. My grandmother was going to visit us, but she fell and broke her arm. The present continuous tense I'm meeting my mother at the airport tomorrow. Our grandparents are visiting us this Christmas. Sorry, I can't stay after school today; I'm playing tennis with Jun-Sik. My sister's going to the dentist tomorrow. I'm not returning home for the holidays, so I can come to your party after all! Are you doing anything on Sunday morning Do you know if he is going to the dance with Maiko next week (An arrangement is a plan for the future that you have already thought about and discussed with someone else.) (An intention is a plan for the future that you have already thought about.) The present continuous tense is used in talking about _____. predictions or simple statements of fact intentions arrangements scheduled events C The present simple tense Hurry up! The train departs in 10 minutes. I leave Frankfurt at 5 o'clock in the morning and arrive in New York at midnight the next day. She has an appointment with the headmaster after school today. There's no need to hurry. The train doesn't leave for another 30 minutes. When does the meeting begin The present simple tense is usually used to refer to future events that are scheduled (and ou ... ...
