Future present simple and continuous.ppt
- 1. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses
- 2. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • When you are talking about something in the future which is based on an official timetable or calender, you use the present simple tense. You usually put a time adverbial in these sentences. The train leaves Euston at 11.30. The UN General Assembly opens in New York this month.
- 3. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • In statements about fixed dates, you normally use the present simple. Tomorrow is Tuesday. It’s my birthday next month. Monday is the seventeenth of July.
- 4. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • When you want to talk about people’s plans or arrangements for the future you use the present continuous tense. I’m meeting Bill next week. They’re getting married in June.
- 5. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • You often talk about the future using the present tense of verbs such as ‘hope’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, and ‘want’ with a ‘to’- infinitive clause, especially when you want to indicate your uncertainty about what will actually happen. We hope to see you soon. Bill expects to be back at work tomorrow.
- 6. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • After the verb ‘hope’, you often use the present simple to refer to the future. I hope you enjoy your holiday.
- 7. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • In subordinate clauses, the relationship between tense and time are different. In ‘if’- clauses and time clauses, you normally use the present simple for future reference. If he comes, I’ll let you know. Please start when you are ready. We won’t start until everyone arrives.
- 8. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • In subordinate clauses, the relationship between tense and time are different. In ‘if’- clauses and time clauses, you normally use the present simple for future reference. If he comes, I’ll let you know. Please start when you are ready. We won’t start until everyone arrives.
- 9. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • In defining relative clauses, you normally use the present simple, not ‘will’ to refer to the future. Any decision that you make will need her approval. Give my love to any friends you meet. There’s a silver cup for the runner who finishes first.
- 10. Talking about the Future using Present Tenses • If you want to show that a condition has to be the case before an action can be carried out, you use the present perfect for future events. We won’t start until everyone has arrived. I’ll let you know when I have arranged everything.
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