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What are the different possibilities to express the future in English?
What are the different possibilities to express the future in English?
- Future Simple (will)
- Future Continuous
- Present Simple and Present Continuous with Future Meaning
- All of the above (correct)
Which tense is used to express future actions or situations?
Which tense is used to express future actions or situations?
- Present Continuous
- Future Simple (will) (correct)
- Present Simple
- Future Continuous
When do we use 'will' to talk about future events?
When do we use 'will' to talk about future events?
- When talking about past events
- When describing ongoing actions
- When expressing certainty
- When making predictions (correct)
What is the correct form of future simple (will) with a verb in base form?
What is the correct form of future simple (will) with a verb in base form?
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Which expressions can be combined with 'will' to indicate uncertainty?
Which expressions can be combined with 'will' to indicate uncertainty?
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Study Notes
Expressing the Future in English
- There are several ways to express the future in English, including the future simple, future perfect, future continuous, and future perfect continuous.
Future Simple (Will)
- The future simple tense is used to express future actions or situations.
- We use 'will' to talk about future events that are planned or predicted, but not yet certain.
- The correct form of future simple (will) with a verb in base form is: Subject + will + base form of verb (e.g., I will go, she will study, they will arrive).
Uncertainty with 'Will'
- Expressions that can be combined with 'will' to indicate uncertainty include:
- I think I will (e.g., I think I will attend the meeting)
- I hope I will (e.g., I hope I will get the job)
- I expect I will (e.g., I expect I will finish the project on time)
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