Formas futuras - O futuro na língua inglesa em suas variadas formas

Future Forms

Listed below are examples, uses and formation of Future Forms followed by a quiz.

Examples	Usage
Will Verb (base form) It will snow tomorrow. She won't win the election.	Used for predictions
Will Verb (base form) The concert will begin at 8 o'clock. When will the train leave?	Used for scheduled events
Will Verb (base form) Will you marry me? I'll help you with your homework after class	Used for promises
Will Verb (base form) I'll make you a sandwich. They'll help you if you want.	Used for offers
Will Verb (base form) He will telephone as soon as he arrives. Will you visit me when you come next week?	Used in combination with time clauses (as soon as, when, before, after)
Be going to Verb (base form) Frank is going to study Medicine. Where are they going to stay when they come? She isn't going to buy the new house afterall.	The future with 'going to' is used to express planned events or intentions. These events or intentions are decided on before the moment of speaking. NOTE 'Going to' or '-ing' are often both correct for planed events. 'Going to' should be used for distant future intentions (example: He's going to study Law)
Be going to Verb (base form) Oh no! Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. Be careful! You're going to drop those dishes!	Used for future predictions based on physical (usually visual) evidence.
Present Continuous (be '-ing') He's coming tomorrow afternoon. What are we having for dinner? I'm not seeing the doctor until Friday.	Used for planned or personally scheduled events. Usually used with principle verbs such as: come, go, begin, start, finish, have, etc. NOTE 'Going to' or '-ing' are often both correct for planed events. 'Going to' should be used for distant future intentions (example: He's going to study Law)
Simple Present The class begins at 11.30. The plane leaves at 6 o'clock.	Used for scheduled public events such as train and plane schedules, course schedules, etc.
Common future time expressions include:	next (week, month, year), tomorrow, in X's time (amount of time, i.e. two week's time), in year, time clauses (when, as soon as, before, after) simple present (example: I will telephone as soon as I arrive.) soon, later

Structure

Future with Will S will verb (base form) positve S will not (won't) verb (base form) negative will S verb (base form) question I You He She It We You They will ('ll) help you immediately. won't leave soon. Will it rain tomorrow?

Future with 'going to' Conjugate the helping verb "be" 'going to' verb (base form). I'm going to (I am) You're going to (You are) He's going to (He is) She's going to (She is) It's going to (It is) We're going to (We are) You're going to (You are) They're going to (They are) work this evening.

Conjugate the helping verb "be" not going to verb (base form) I'm not going to (I am not) You aren't going to (You are not) He isn't going to (He is not) She isn't going to (She is not) It isn't going to (It is not) We aren't going to (We are not) You aren't going to (You are not) They aren't going to (They are not) come this evening.

Question word conjugate the helping verb 'be' subject going to verb (base form) What am I going to are you going to is he going to is she going to is it going toare we going to are you going to are they going to do tomorrow?

Future with '-ing' (present continuous) Conjugate the helping verb "be" and verb -ing. I'm (I am) You're (You are) He's (He is) She's (She is) It's (It is) We're (We are) You're (You are) They're (They are) working next week.

Conjugate the helping verb "be" not verb -ing. I'm not (I am not) You aren't (You are not) He isn't (He is not) She isn't (She is not) It isn't (It is not) We aren't (We are not) You aren't (You are not) They aren't (They are not) coming this evening.

Question word conjugate the helping verb 'be' subject verb -ing What am I are you is he is she is itare we are you are they doing this afternoon?

Future with Simple Present In the positive form add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies. I You We They arrive at noon. He She It arrives at noon.

Conjugate the helping verb 'do' not (don't and doesn't) the base form of the verb to make negatives. I You We They don't leave at noon. He She It doesn't leave at noon.

Conjugate the helping verb 'do' (do or does) the base form of the verb in question forms. Do I You We They leave at noon? Does He She It leave at noon?