Future Tenses

We use the future simple to make predictions for the future.

To make promises, request something or offer our help.

To make threats and to give warnings

With expressions like: I think, I believe, I suppose, I expect..., be sure, be afraid....and with adverbs like probably, certainly, perhaps e.t.c.

EXAMPLES

They will travel to Italy next week.

Stop talking or I will send you to the principal's office!

We use be going to to make predictions based on facts

to talk about personal plans for the future

intentions

EXAMPLES

They are going to go to the theatre tommorow.

Julia is going to move to Ireland next month.She has found a new job there.

Look at the dark clouds! It is going to rain!

We use future continuous to talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

To ask someone for their plans and intentions politely

EXAMPLES

They will be travelling to New Zealand this time next week.

Will you be going to the supermarket, Miriam?

We use Future Perfect Simple to talk about an action that will have been completed before a specific time/ before another action, in the future.

EXAMPLES

We will have finished cleaning the house by 6 o'clock.

Mum will have prepared lunch, before we return home from football practise.

We use Future Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of an action until a specific time in the future.

EXAMPLES

Mark will have been working in the garden for 3 hours by 5 o'clock.

By the time we reach Thessaloniki, we will have been driving for 5 hours.