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Do you know how to talk about future plans using will, going to and the present continuous? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
- SIMPLE FUTURE (“will”) (subject + will + main verb) Para formulación de predicciones basadas en lo que pensamos va a ocurrir, más que en evidencias sólidas.
- BE GOING TO. Subject + to be + going + infinitive with TO. En el inglés informal (especialmente en el inglés americano) se usa Gonna como forma corta de going to.
- PRESENT CONTINOUS. (subject + “to be” + gerund) Hablando de arreglos o acuerdos. Ejemplo: We’re having a staff meeting next Tuesday = Tenemos una reunión de personal el próximo martes.
- PRESENT SIMPLE. (subject + main verb) Para eventos programados en un horario, programación o calendario. Ejemplo: The nightclub opens at 7:00 pm on weekends = La discoteca abre a las 7:00 pm los fines de semana.
We have different ways of talking about the future. We often use going to (+ infinitive), the present continuous ( to be + -ing ) or will (+ infinitive). The structure we use depends on the function of what we want to say, whether we are talking about arrangements, plans, predictions, etc..
We often use the present continuous to talk about future events that have already been planned or decided. When we use the present continuous for arrangements, we must always include when ( at 7, this evening, next month , etc.) in the sentence.
Conoce las características del future simple en inglés, usos y diferencias entre will, shall y going to, estructuras y ejemplos que te ayudarán a dominarlo.
Learn about the different verb forms you can use to talk about the future, and do the exercises to practise using them.
Use the present simple to talk about the future in sentences with when, as soon as, until, before and after. I’ll retire when I ‘ll be 70. I’ll retire when I ‘m 70.
