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Verbs: Expressing the Future

ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar

Summary of Verbs: Expressing the Future for ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Future meaning in English can be shown in several ways, depending on whether the action is a plan, an arranged event, a timetable, a prediction, or an action that will be in progress or completed at a later time. The chapter covers the main forms used for future time and shows how each form has a di

Key Concepts

Will/shall is formed with will/shall +

Will/shall is formed with will/shall + root form of the verb. Normally will is used with all persons. Shall may be used with first person, but it is n

Going to is formed with is/are/am

Going to is formed with is/are/am + going to + root form of the verb. It is used for intention and for predictions when there are clear signs in the p

Present continuous can express future meaning

Present continuous can express future meaning for an arranged action. The going to form suggests intention, while present continuous suggests that an

Simple present can be used

Simple present can be used to talk about a programme or timetable in the future.

Future continuous is formed with will

Future continuous is formed with will be/shall be + -ing form of the verb. It expresses an action in progress at a given future moment, or an action f

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the main forms used to express future time
  • Use will/shall for simple future meaning
  • Use going to for intention and prediction from present signs
  • Use present continuous and simple present with future meaning
  • Use future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous correctly

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