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172 GRAMMAR REVISITED There are several ways to talk about the future in English. Very often there is little difference in meaning. Talking about the future Grammar revisited Spontaneous decisions and predictions: will future I, you, he/she/it we, they + will/won’t + verb I have no idea what this dish is, but I ’ll try it anyway. We won’t need a visa for this trip. You ’ll have the time of your life in Costa Rica. Will you be OK travelling on your own? Predictions based on evidence; Expressing intentions: going to future I he/she/it you, we, they + am + is + are + going to + verb Look at those dark clouds. It ’s going to rain ! Travelling by bus on these bumpy roads is awful. I think I ’m going to be sick. Timetables, programmes: Present simple For planned, fixed events in the future (usually with a time expression). The train leaves at 10.30. Does boarding start at 8 p.m.? The ferry doesn’t depart until 11 p.m. Arrangements: Present continuous I he/she/it you, we, they + am + is + are + verb + -ing Adam ’s going back to the States next week. Are you travelling to Ireland this summer? I’m not going on another Interrail trip ever again. Future events/actions in progress: Future continuous I, you, he/she/it we, they This time next year, I will be backpacking in Thailand. Will he be waiting for me when my plane lands? I won’t be living here in 20 years. Looking back on completed events from the future: Future perfect I, you, he/she/it we, they + will/won’t + have + past participle By Easter, I will have finished my journey around the world. He still won’t have finished organising the photos from his summer holidays by Christmas. Will the rainforests have disappeared by the time our children have grown up? + will/won’t + be + verb + -ing Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv