We won't be able to go out if it is raining. In clauses with if we often use present tense forms to talk about the future: They are coming after they have had dinner. You must wait here until your father comes. In time clauses with words like when, after, until we often use present tense forms to talk about the future: GapFillTyping_MTY0NjY= The future in time clauses and if-clauses GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0NjU= Talking about the future 2 The game should be over by eight o'clock. We can use should if we think there's a good chance of something happening: I might stay at home tonight or I might go to the cinema. We use modals may, might and could when we are not sure about the future: We plan to go to France for our holidays.Ĩ. What are you going to do next year? I 'd like to go to university. We often use verbs like would like, plan, want, mean, hope, expect to talk about the future: We can use will be with an -ing form instead of the present continuous or be going to when we are talking about plans, arrangements and intentions:ħ.
They 'll be waiting for you when you arrive.Ħ. We use will be with an -ing form for something happening before and after a specific time in the future: I think it's going to rain. (= I can see that it will rain.)ĥ.
The train arrives at 6.30 in the morning.Ģ.
We use the present simple for something scheduled: When we know about the future, we normally use the present tense.ġ.
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