Future tenses
by Botond Pálfi
1. Will
1.1. Instant decisions
1.1.1. 'They have a cool magazine.' 'Then I will borrow it.'
1.2. more or less serious predictions (for example weather forecast)
1.2.1. I think that people will be able to control weather in 31 yrs
1.3. will/won't + verb
1.3.1. I think
2. Future Perfect
2.1. something that happened before the time we appoint, but it is still the future.
2.1.1. By 2030 humanity will have discovered a cure for cancer.
2.2. will + present perf.
2.2.1. by
3. Present Continuous & Going to
3.1. Going to
3.1.1. fixed arrangements in the future (but not the most fixed)
3.1.1.1. I am going to sleep at night
3.1.2. when so sees that sg is going to happen
3.1.2.1. Look! John is going to fall!
3.1.3. going to + verb
3.1.3.1. specific time
3.2. Present Continuous
3.2.1. Really-really fixed arrangements we know a lot about
3.2.1.1. I am going to the dentist at 10:30.
4. Future Continuous
4.1. what so or sg is doing in one specific time in the future.
4.1.1. In 2030 people will be using wraparound sunglasses for lol
4.2. will be + ing
4.2.1. in
4.2.2. specific time
5. Present Simple
5.1. Scheduled events
5.1.1. The train arrives at 10 o clock.