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Future forms

Syllabus topic 2: Future forms

Future forms. English future reference includes will for predictions or instant decisions, going to for intentions/evidence, present continuous for arrangements, present simple for timetables, future continuous for ongoing activity and future perfect for completion by a point.

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English future reference includes will for predictions or instant decisions, going to for intentions/evidence, present continuous for arrangements, present simple for timetables, future continuous for ongoing activity and future perfect for completion by a point.

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Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.

  • By Friday, we will have completed the project.
  • At noon tomorrow, I will be flying to Paris.
  • I've booked it: we are meeting at seven tomorrow.
  • The schedule says the show starts at eight.
  • Look at the cracks! The shelf is going to fall.

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By Friday, we will have ___ the project.

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