Verbs: Expressing the Future
ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar
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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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