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Future plan
In addition to the simple future we can talk about future events by using either:
These two forms are used to talk about future plans. There are, however, some
differences between the two forms.
1. The present continuous for future plans:
The present continuous is used when we say what we have planned and arranged to do
at a specific time in the future. These are fixed plans with definite time and/or place.
Examples:
2. To be + going to + verb:
A. We use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do something or have
decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.
Example:
Related material:
Simple future
Make sure you use the correct tense when you talk about future plans in English. Here
are some tips to do this, as well as other phrases to use when you talk about your plans
with other people.
(For more information about this, see our page on future forms.)
You can use the present perfect tense to announce your plans:
We've decided to go to Greece.
We've settled on Spain, after all.
They've opted for a camping holiday in France.
We've booked a weekend in a boutique hotel in Paris.
Or use will to talk about definite plans that will happen in the future.
Next year we will stay at home rather than go on holiday.
We'll spend three weeks travelling around Asia, then come back at the end of
September.
I'm seeing Julie at 5 and then I'm having dinner with Simon.
In many situations when we talk about future plans we can use either the present
continuous or the 'going to' future. However, when we use the present continuous, there
is more of a suggestion that an arrangement has already been made.
We use the present simple to talk about events in the future which are 'timetabled'. We
can also use the present continuous to talk about these.
FORM
[VERB] + s/es in third person
Examples:
Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action
can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often
happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
Examples:
I play tennis.
The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is
true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about
the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.
Examples:
California is in America.
New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue.
Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near
future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can
be used with other scheduled events as well.
Examples:
Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is
happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs
and certain Mixed Verbs.
Examples:
I am here now.
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only,
never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
Ejemplos