FUTURE TENSES STRUTTURA: sogg. + ausiliare TO BE + verbo –ing. Present continuous con valore di futuro USO: per parlare di azioni future programmate She’s visiting Rome next week. I’m going to the pub tonight. I’m having a party next week. What are you doing this afternoon? (now it’s morning) I’m going to the supermarket and then I’m meeting Jenny at 5. STRUTTURA: To be going to USO: per esprimere intenzione (non per forza realizzabile) Bob is going to save money because he wants to buy a motorbike. per parlare di azioni/eventi che quasi certamente si realizzeranno (previsioni) Look at that girl! She’s going to fall off her bike. Look at the sky! It’s going to rain. Qual è la differenza nel significato? We are moving to London next month. We are going to move to London next month. Dad IS GOING TO BUY/IS BUYING a new car but he can’t decide between a Mini or a Micra We ARE GOING TO SEE/ ARE SEEING the Browns on Sunday. They’ve invited us . I AM GOING TO TAKE/ AM TAKING the children to the park tomorrow, if it is a nice day Don’t worry! I’M CALLING YOU/I’LL CALL YOU tomorrow, I promise! STRUTTURA: Abbreviata: ‘ll Abbreviata: won’t Future simple USO: per previsioni basate su ciò che si pensa o ci si aspetta (expect, think, I’m certain/sure, probably, perhaps…) I don’t think he will win the championship. Perhaps it will rain. per esprimere una decisione presa nel momento in cui si parla The room is dirty. I’ll clean it. I promise I won’t (will not) do it again. quando qualcosa è inevitabile He’ll be 18 next month. Future simple per fare raccomandazioni, esprimere accordo o disaccordo You’ll remember to lock the door, won’t you? Yes, I will. per fare richieste o offerte Will you help me? Will you have a sandwich? Will you marry me? It will rain / It’s going to rain. Trova la differenza There’s no meat left. I’ll go and get some. The grass needs cutting. I know, I’m going to cut it tomorrow. per parlare di orari prestabiliti Present simple con valore di futuro What time does the flight take off from Heathrow? It takes off at 9 pm. Adverbials of probability Future clauses: https://lfatuzzo.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/future_time_clauses.p df
