In this unit, we are learning how to express future events in English. First of all, it is very important to understand the difference between time and tense. Time is an universal concept, a human perception that is divided (generally) in past, present and future. Tense, on the other hand, is a linguistic concept that is seen as a reflection of time in speaking. Nevertheless, these two concepts are not always equivalent. For example, if I say:
"My train leaves at 9.00 am tomorrow."
I am talking about tomorrow, that is, future, but using a present tense. In this case, time and tense are not equivalent.
It is important to understand this, and to learn in which ways time and tense differ in the languages we speak - since Spanish and English are not always perfect translations of each other. For example, we have an Spanish equivalent to the English be going to ("voy a"), but we do not have any equivalent to the use of present continuous with future value.
Knowing this, we can dive into the verbal tenses we'll need to pass the exam with flying colors!
Will vs. be going to
The rules are pretty simple:
uWe use will + the base
form of the verb to form the Future Simple.
uWe use am, is or are + going to + the base
form of the verb to form be going to.
And there you have some exercises to practice it!
Future continuous vs. Future perfect simple
The rules are simple too:
uWe use will + be + verb + -ing to form the
Future Continuous.
uWe use will + have + the past
participle to form the Future Perfect Simple.
And here you have some exercises to practice it!
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