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Past perfect progressive We had been walking for some time when the fog set in. The path we had been following since that morning soon became invisible. • e past perfect progressive expresses that an activity was in progress before another activity in the past. It is oen used with for and since . c) Talking about the future “Will” future The South West will have another wet and cold day, and I’m afraid it won’t get any better soon. • e “will” future describes something that you cannot in†uence and will happen in the future. I ’m sure we’ll get on to Heathrow on time. Harry will probably collect us at the airport. • e “will” future is used aer certain verbs (e.g. to think , to expect , to be sure ) and adverbs (e.g. probably , perhaps ) to express assumptions . Will you have a look at the TV, please? It doesn’t seem to work. – OK. I’ll have a look at it later. • You can use the “will” future when you spontaneously ask for help or o‡er your help . “Going to” future Are you going to come to Ireland with us next spring? – No, thanks, I’m going to fly to Madeira. • e “going to” future expresses a plan or an intention . Look at the time! We’re going to be late! • You can also use the “going to” future when you are sure that something will happen. Present progressive with future meaning What are you doing this weekend , Zach? – Well, on Saturday morning I’m helping my parents in the shop, but I’m not doing anything special in the afternoon . • Use the present progressive when you talk about arrangements for the future (oen with future adverbials like tomorrow , next week , etc.). Present simple with future meaning When does our plane leave? – It leaves London at 8:50 and arrives in Vienna at 12:10. • You can use the present simple for timetable information like train times and programmes (oen with to arrive , to begin , to leave , to end , etc.). Future progressive This time next month I’ll be enjoying myself in Florida. I’ll be visiting some relatives there. • e future progressive describes an activity in progress at a certain time in the future . Future perfect We’ll have finished the job by the end of this week , so we’ll have everything done when you come back . • e future perfect expresses that an activity will be completed by a certain time in the future . Non-finite verb forms e nite verb forms give you some information as to the grammatical person ( I , you , she , etc.), the number (singular or plural) and the tense (present, past, future, etc.). Non- nite verb forms such as the in nitive , the g erund and the participle give you no such information. Finite verb form Non-finite verb forms Ken often plays video games. Ken wants to play his new game on the weekend. infinitive – 3 rd person singular He enjoys playing video games with his friends. gerund – present simple His little sister sometimes watches them playing. participle G3 173 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv