Verbs: Expressing the Future — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition
Summary of Verbs: Expressing the Future for ICSE Class 8 English Language: Grammar and Composition. Future meaning in English is shown in several ways.
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Overview
Future meaning in English is shown in several ways. Simple future uses will and shall, while other forms such as going to, present continuous, simple present, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous also express future time in different situations. The main idea is that each
Key Concepts
Will is used for a decision
Will is used for a decision made at the time of speaking, for something certain to happen, for the speaker's view, for offers, promises, and requests.
Shall I and shall we
Shall I and shall we are question forms used to make offers or suggestions. Shall is not common in modern English.
Going to is used when
Going to is used when an intention or decision is already made before speaking, or when a future action can be predicted from clear present evidence.
Present continuous can show a future
Present continuous can show a future action when an arrangement has already been made. If it is used for future time, the time must be mentioned.
Simple present is used for future
Simple present is used for future events fixed by the calendar or by an official timetable, over which the speaker has no control.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the different ways of expressing future time in English.
- Use will and won't for decisions at the time of speaking, certainty, offers, promises, requests, and speaker's view.
- Use shall I and shall we for offers or suggestions.
- Use going to for prior intention or decision and for prediction from clear present evidence.
- Use present continuous for future arrangements that have already been made.
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