Futuro Simple

Usos

• Para expresar decisiones tomadas en el momento de hablar.
  I like it. I’ll buy it! (Me gusta ¡Lo compraré!)
• Para hacer predicciones sobre hechos futuros.
  You’ll be a very successful young man (Serás un hombre joven con mucho éxito)
• Para formular promesas referidas al presente o al futuro.
  Don’t worry, I’ll help you (No te preocupes, te ayudaré).
• Para hablar de horarios en un futuro próximo.
  The bus will leave in an hour (El autobús saldrá en una hora).

Will siempre va seguido de infinitivo sin to.

• A = S + Will + V(infinitivo) + C
• N = S + Will Not (Won’t) + V(infinitivo) + C
• I = Will + S + V(infinitivo) + C + ?
• –> En preguntas Wh- –> Wh- + will + S + V + C + ?

• This evening – Esta noche
• Later – más tarde
• Next week – la próxima semana
• Soon – dentro de poco / después / luego
• At ten o’clock - A las 10 en punto
• In the future – En el futuro
• Tomorow – Mañana
• In an hour – En una hora
• Tonight – Esta tarde
• In five minutes – En cinco minutos

Una de las llaves para el uso correcto de expresiones de tiempo futuro es entender que expresiones de tiempo o indicadores se usan con indicada expresión, En esta etapa del curso nos enfocamos en las expresiones de tiempo usadas en futuro, incluyendo futuro simple y futuro con going to, presente continuo para eventos futuros, como también futuro perfecto y futuro perfecto continuo.

The following three future tenses are used with the same time expressions. I have provided an example ineach tense for each of the time expressions.

The future simple is composed of 'will' + verb. It is used to make future predictions, and to speak generally about the future. It is commonly used with the future time expressions listed below.

Future with 'Going to'

The future with 'going to' is used to express a planned future event, or future intention. It is also used with the future time expressions listed below.

Present Continuous for Future Scheduled Events

The present continuous can also be used for future scheduled events and takes the time expressions listed below.

next week / month / year / April, June, etc.

- There will be plenty of snow in the mountains next month.
- They are going to make a large investment in research and development next June.
- I'm having lunch with Peter next week.

in + year / month

Peter will find out in March.
Jane is going to leave for Miami in January.

Note: The present continuous is not generally used for scheduled events this far into the future.

on + day of the week

Note: This usage depends on context. In a conversation, it is common to use this form as it is often understood which 'Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.' is meant.

- It will rain on Saturday. I just know it!
- They are going to celebrate their anniversary on Saturday.
- We're discussing the project on Wednesday at two o'clock.

- tomorrow / tomorrow afternoon / tomorrow evening / tomorrow morning
- tomorrow night
- the day after tomorrow

- We will know the answer tomorrow.
- Henry is going to make his decision the day after tomorrow.
- Henry is making the presentation tomorrow afternoon.

in + period of time + (time)

- The senate will probably decide in three weeks time.
- Sam is going to study Russian at college in four months.
- We are meeting with Smith and Sons in four weeks.

Future Continuous

The future continuous is used to express what will be happening at a specific point in time in the future.

at + time

- Jennifer will be giving her presentation at three o'clock.
- Susan will be studying for her test at seven o'clock.

this time tomorrow / next Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. / next week / next month, April, July, etc. / next year

Note: this form is often used to emphasize how things will be different at a certain point in the future.

- I'll be sitting on the beach drinking a cocktail this time next week.
- They'll be working in New York this time next month.

while

Note: This form takes two clauses with the future continuous to express what will be happening at the same future moment in time.

- They'll be discussing the situation while we are drawing up the terms of agreement.
- I'll be lying on the beach while you will be working hard. Sorry!

Future Perfect

The future perfect describes what will have been done up to a future moment in time.

Future Perfect Continuous

The future perfect continuous describes how long an action will have been continuing up to a future moment intime.

Note: Both the future perfect and future perfect continuous take these time expressions. The important difference between the two forms is that the future perfect expresses how much will have happened up to a certain moment in the future, the future perfect expresses how long the action will have been continuing up to the point in time in the future.

by + time

- Peter will have finished the book by tomorrow afternoon.
- They will have been studying for five hours by six o'clock.

by the time + clause

- Thomas will have passed all his exams by the time the school year finishes.
- William will have been working for ten hours by the time you finish that assignment.