Deși formele propriu-zise de viitor au fost explicate succint, se cuvine o centralizare a lor, pentru a permite cititorului o comparație și/sau o vedere de ansamblu asupra lor:
WILL |
BE GOING TO |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
| – INFORMATION/FACTS ABOUT THE FUTURE
The holiday will start soon. |
– PLANS AND INTENTIONS
She is going to be an architect. |
– ACTIONS ALREADY ARRANGED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE (FIXED ARRANGEMENTS)
I am seeing the dentist tomorrow. |
| -PREDICTIONS BASED ON OUR OPINION (USUALLY WITH THINK, HOPE, MAYBE)
I think he will come, he‘s never late. |
– PREDICTIONS BASED ON PRESENT EVIDENCE
Look how cloudy it is. It‘s going to rain. |
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| – INSTANT DECISION/ PROMISES MADE AT THE TIME OF SPEAKING
Ok, I‘ll do it for you! NOTE! Offers and suggestions in question form are made with SHALL, not WILL!!! Shall we go for a walk? |
– IMMINENT THINGS (SOMETHING WHICH WILL HAPPEN VERY SOON)
I am going to be sick. He is going to enter any minute now. |
WILL nu se utilizează NICIODATĂ după AFTER, WHILE, BEFORE, WHEN, AS LONG AS: (see here).
As long as you obey the rules, everything will be fine.
I’m going to play football after I finish my homework.
He’ll call us when he is in town.
I’ll finish it before you arrive.
PRESENT SIMPLE |
FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
FUTURE PERFECT |
| TIMETABLES
The train leaves at 7PM. |
ACTION IN PROGRESS AT A GIVEN POINT IN THE FUTURE
Ben will be flying to London this time next week. |
– ACTIONS COMPLETED SOME TIME BETWEEN NOW AND A GIVEN POINT IN THE FUTURE
I will have finished my house chores by the time you come home. |
| FIXED FUTURE EVENTS
My birthday is next month. |
– PLANS AND INTENTIONS
She will be teaching at our school next year. |
Time markers for future perfect: – by + adverbial of time – by the time…–Before–Till/Until –By the end of…
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Dacă rețineți această scurtă privire de ansamblu asupra formelor de exprimare a viitorului în limba engleză, n-ar trebui să aveți probleme majore … 😉