Future tenses
You use the future tense to talk about something that still has to happen or when something will happen in the future.
There are 4 different ways to use the future tense:
Will
When do you use will?
You use will when you have a prediction without proof or when you decide to do something in the heat of the moment.
For example:
I will go to Africa someday (You don't know when you will go, there is no proof).
I will do my homework (You decide to do that now, in the heat of the moment).
How do you use will?
You use Will + werkwoord.
Tabel 7: future will
|
Will + Werkwoord |
Will + Werkwoord |
I |
will go |
will do |
She/he/it |
will go |
will do |
They/we |
will go |
will do |
You |
will go |
will do |
Opmerking. Aangepast overgenomen uit simple present versus present continuous (uitleg) door B. Trimbos, 2020. Geraadpleegd op 25 oktober 2020, van http://www.bastrimbos.com/grammar/simple_present_versus_present_continuous.htm
To be going to
When do you use to be going to?
You use to be going to when you have a prediction with proof or when you are going to do something that is planned.
For example:
I am going to do my homework tonight.
Look at those clouds! I think it is going to rain.
How do you use to be going to?
When you have to use to be going to, you put am/is/are + going to + werkwoord in the sentence.
Tabel 8: future to be going to
|
To be |
Going to |
Werkwoord |
I |
am |
going to |
do |
She/he/it |
is |
going to |
do |
They/we |
are |
going to |
do |
You |
are |
going to |
do |
Opmerking. Aangepast overgenomen uit simple present versus present continuous (uitleg) door B. Trimbos, 2020. Geraadpleegd op 25 oktober 2020, van http://www.bastrimbos.com/grammar/simple_present_versus_present_continuous.htm
Present continuous
When do you use the present continuous?
You use the present continuous when something is planned (party, concert) or when something is going to happen soon.
For example:
Tonight I am meeting my friends.
Peter is taking Wendy out for dinner tonight.
How do you use the present continuous?
When you have to use the present continuous, you put am/is/are + werkwoord + ing in your sentence.
Tabel 9: future present continuous
|
To be |
Werkwoord + ing |
I |
am |
meeting |
She/he/it |
is |
meeting |
They/we |
are |
meeting |
You |
are |
meeting |
Opmerking. Aangepast overgenomen uit simple present versus present continuous (uitleg) door B. Trimbos, 2020. Geraadpleegd op 25 oktober 2020, van http://www.bastrimbos.com/grammar/simple_present_versus_present_continuous.htm
Present simple
When do you use the present simple?
You use the present simple when something is happening according to a schedule (Bus schedules, closing times).
For example:
My train arrives at platform 10.
Our train leaves at 6 O’clock.
How do you use the present simple?
For the present simple, you have: hele werkwoord (+ s with he, she & it).
Tabel 10: future present simple
|
Werkwoord |
I |
leave |
She/he/it |
leaves |
They/we |
leave |
You |
leave |
Opmerking. Aangepast overgenomen uit simple present versus present continuous (uitleg) door B. Trimbos, 2020. Geraadpleegd op 25 oktober 2020, van http://www.bastrimbos.com/grammar/simple_present_versus_present_continuous.htm
(Swan, M., 2017, pp. 35-43).