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FUTURE TENSES |
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TENSES |
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FUTURE |
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Next Monday / week /
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SIMPLE |
+ stem |
not + stem |
Will + they + stem? |
They
will use computers tonight. |
this afternoon , tonight, in 2500, |
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will |
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will |
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in 2 weeks, 10 years from now. |
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FUTURE |
will + have +PP |
will + not + have +
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Will+they+have+PP? |
By this time next year, they will
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By this time next
year / tomorrow, |
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PERFECT |
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have used all the computers. |
by the end of the
week, by 2010. |
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FUTURITY CAN BE EXPRESSED
IN OTHER WAYS AS FOLLOWS: |
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PRESENT SIMPLE |
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
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1* The train
leaves
at seven
twenty-three tomorrow. |
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1* I
am going
to surf on the W.W.W tonight. |
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2* The Queen
is to visit
Portugal in November. |
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2* The Queen is visiting
Portugal
in November. |
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3* The plane
is at the end
of the runway. It
is
about to take off. |
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3* Sarah
is going to Paris
next week. |
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4* We
are
to be married soon. |
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4* I
am thinking of
buying a
mutimedia next month. |
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5* Riad
intends
to buy a
multimedia in two weeks. |
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6* Mrs. Robinson
plans
to spend her holidays in Miami, Florida. |
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