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WiSe 2008/09 © 2008, Lee Traynor, MA (Oxon)
EfS Grammar VI: Future Tenses
Decision Tree
Is this on a timetable?
Have two parties agreed to do this?
Does one person intend to do this?Or: Is this about to
happen?
Present Simple
Present Continuous
going to-future
will-future
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
WiSe 2008/09 © 2008, Lee Traynor, MA (Oxon)
EfS Grammar VI: Future Tenses
Summary of Functions and Properties
Types
Timetable
Arrangement
Intention, Prior Decision, Immediate Event
Prediction, Calculation, Offer, Spontaneous Decision, Dependent Events
Tense
p.s.*
p.c.
going to
will
V
-
-
-
C
-
--
-
n
0
2
10
0
* Abbreviations: p.s.: present simple, p.c.: present continuous, V: volition, C: commitment, n: number of people involved
WiSe 2008/09 © 2008, Lee Traynor, MA (Oxon)
EfS Grammar VI: Future Tenses
Mr May will be 50 next month.
Age is not something that you can arrange or intend.
We are having pizza tonight.
… either you've made the phone call.
We are going to have pizza tonight.
… or you haven't.
Some Choices…
WiSe 2008/09 © 2008, Lee Traynor, MA (Oxon)
EfS Grammar VI: Future Tenses
Where will you go on holiday?
Asked in November, December and means: "Guess!"
Where are you going to go on holiday?
Means: "Where would you like to go?"
Where are you going on holiday?
Show me what's on the ticket!
Questions: What do you want to know?