Questions tagged [future-constructions]
The English language doesn't have an explicit future tense, which means future constructions are effected through other means, including modal verbs, going-to structure, and futurive non-past. Any question regarding the future aspect of English should use this tag.
586
questions
1
vote
1
answer
42
views
Be going to grammar
Can I omit the phrase in brackets?
If I had known (that) he wasn't going (to be) here,...
My teacher said that the answer should be 'If I had known that he wasn't going here'. I guess that because of ...
- 152
0
votes
1
answer
43
views
"Present continuous "or "going to" here
she is working/going to work in June and July as a nurse in a hospital in Roma. She will be helping old people .She found this job yesterday.
Can I use present continuous in this case? It is a future ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
92
views
Repetitive actions in future tenses: "I will visit" or "I will be visiting"
Which form is correct?
"I will visit you regularly."
or
"I will be visiting you regularly."
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
604
views
"I will go to the party *to* kiss her" vs. "I will go to the party *and* kiss her"
"I will go to the party to kiss her."
"I will go to the party and kiss her."
Which one is more "proper one? I'm thinking second one is more formal but I'm not sure.
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
52
views
Is there any difference between "they'll" and "they're going to" in this context?
Is there any difference between "they'll" and "they're going to" in the context below or are they completely interchangeable?
I made a big fool of myself at the office Christmas ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
32
views
so that + Present / Future
wordreference.com:
(1a) I’ll post the CD today so that you get it by the weekend.
(1b) I’ll post the CD today so that you will get it by the weekend.
wordreference.com:
(2a) How do I transform a ...
- 20.7k
0
votes
1
answer
60
views
Differences between 'will be doing' and 'will do'
The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
61
views
"So that he will do" (future tense) or "so that he does" (present tense)
You must be sure to tell him this so that he will do it.
You must be sure to tell him this so that he does it.
Do these two sentences mean same?
I am getting problem use of tenses after so that or ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
64
views
Correct future tense of flying
By ear I feel that the answer is "I'm going to fly", but the more I think about it and the more I see "will fly" to Paris as a legitimate option as well, can you guys help me out ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
215
views
Present Continuous with going to
What is the difference between these?
I am going to run.
I am going running.
Do those mean the same thing as each other? Do they mean the same thing as any or all of these next ones?
I am going to ...
CommunityBot
- 1
-2
votes
1
answer
66
views
How long will you be drinking your tea for? [closed]
Your friend is drinking (a cup of) tea. You know she'll be free after that.
You want to know how long she'll be engaged in this (so that you know when she'll be free).
Please tell me which of these ...
- 41.9k
1
vote
1
answer
257
views
What is the difference in meaning between "be going to be doing something" and "will be doing something"?
Is there any difference in meaning between be going to be doing and will be doing? For example:
I can't go to the party as I am going to be working on my project.
I can't go to the party as I ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
52
views
Does “will” really indicate happened action?
For example,
I’m going to eat. It means to eat is intended and to eat isn’t needed to happen.
For example,
I’m trying to eat. To eat isn’t needed to happen but is tried.
“Will” means ‘be going to.’ ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
98
views
It will be finished/built soon
I found these sentences in a grammar book:
They're building a new hospital. It will be finished soon.
I'm wondering, since the simple tense means completion, can we say
They're building a new ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
39
views
Is it equal to reported speech case?
Reported speech case:
He said I would do it
Direct speech:
He said, "I will do it."
My sentence:
He thought that he WILL / WOULD do it tomorrow
Question:
In my sentence should I use '...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
59
views
What is the difference in meaning between "be going to" and "will" with an "if-clause" in the context of showing someone around?
What is the difference in meaning between be going to and will with an if-clause in the context of showing someone around? For example:
If you look to the right, you will see an old castle.
If ...
CommunityBot
- 1
2
votes
1
answer
222
views
Can vs. Will be able to
We use can to talk about future actions which we will be able to do because of present ability, present circumstances, present decisions etc.
• She can win the race tomorrow if she tries really ...
- 5,399
0
votes
2
answers
104
views
a hypothetical situation in future
I was writing a letter for my exam practise. I have written a sentence in this letter which is
Otherwise, not only would I have said no to the client but I also would have brought so many gifts for ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
351
views
Future Tense: Doing Project which will finish by March
The project will have already finished by March.
The project will have finished by March.
The project will finish by March.
Now I'm doing it. In March, it will have been completed. It may be ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
94
views
First conditional with "Be going to"
I would like to know if the following sentences are correct.
I know "WILL" should be used in the main clause, but is it also possible to use "to be going to"?
Examples:
If she ...
CommunityBot
- 1
5
votes
3
answers
1k
views
"It'll be the first time he has met his dad." / "........ he meets his dad." / ".........he'll meet his dad."
This is from a TV show in which a family reunites 14 years after. And the son, Zach, along with mom, are waiting at the airport for the father to show up. At that time, the presenter says:
It'll be ...
- 68.9k
0
votes
2
answers
153
views
what is the best will or going to
Are you going to be sick if you eat that? This clause "are you going to" is a future prediction so shouldn't it be better to use will
Is going to used as the event "being sick" is about to happen ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
38
views
Can we use "later" for a future sense like this one: "I will start cooking a little later."
I know that we use "in" rather than "later" for future tense, such as "I will graduate in 6 months" rather than "I will graduate 6 months later".
But when it ...
- 5,732
1
vote
2
answers
693
views
"we will have picked you up in two hours”
Put the verbs into correct forms
OK, we _______ (leave) you here and _______ (pick) you up in two hours when we _______ (get) back from the town centre.
My answer and analysis:
OK, we will leave ...
- 373
0
votes
2
answers
52
views
I am confused about the tense and the sentence structure here
If I couldn't get out of it could she come with me?
If I can't get out of it can she come with me?
Which sentence is correct as I want to use for if condition talking about future?
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
31
views
Present perfect progressive or future: "have been saving up" or "going to save up"?
Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form
I ______ (save up) for three years because I want to buy a guitar.
Although there is a period mentioned, yet I think using the present perfect ...
- 3,283
1
vote
1
answer
28
views
I will ask the staff member whether I (will) have applied for the test. - with or without "will"?
Background info:
I asked a staff member to help me to key my info into the computer so I would be able to sit a test.
A: Hey, have you applied for the test?
(1) Me : I asked a staff member to do it ...
- 1,112
0
votes
1
answer
163
views
Habitual present and future
Habitual present and future
1.Habitual (regular repeated) action/
activity/state/condition in the present.
This regular activity commenced sometime
in the past and continues at present.
1.1.Present ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
64
views
the difference with "if" sentences with "will"
"I'll order from you if It will be in stock"
Gotube gave me this example here to show me that "will" was possible with if sentences, he said that in this case the condition was not ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
28
views
If I "will" need the service you provide, will/do/should I call you or message you? - is the "will" needed?
Example 1
If they will let me go to the university, will/do/should I call you or message you?
Example 2
If I will need the service you provide, will/do/should I call you or message you?
Which one ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
80
views
“If it is or is going to be/ will be in stock”
Now, I will first check if the CD I'd like to buy is
or is going to be in your stock before ordering in the USA.
Now, I will first check if the CD I'd like to buy is
or will be in your stock before ...
CommunityBot
- 1
2
votes
1
answer
43
views
Is this the correct use of "will it"?
Once the spirit is broken, only when the human has lost all hope WILL IT be transferred to the soul extraction chamber.
It should be "it will be" for conditionals here, right??
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
475
views
Going to have a chance?
For the sentences below, (it's part of a dialogue)
"I'm learning Swedish. And next week I am going to have a chance to speak it for real. I am going to go to Sweden for 3 weeks"
I feel that it's ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
179
views
"you wouldn't know until it has happened" Is this correct?
I want a phrase that says that a person will know about something only after it happens.
"You wouldn't know until it has happened" : Is this a correct usage? I think it's probably wrong. Can ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
41
views
Will / Going to / Will be + ing
Which sentence would you choose and why?
A) Go home. Your parents will worry.
B) Go home. Your parents are going to worry.
C) Go home. Your parents will be worrying.
Thanks!
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
20
views
see things I happen to like
a. I'm looking at dresses I've never seen before. I might see something I'll happen to like.
b. I'm looking at dresses I've never seen before. I might see something I happen to like.
Is there any real ...
- 59.1k
-2
votes
1
answer
29
views
Are the tenses well chosen?
Question to a seller over the phone 1
Could you let me know when this book will be in stock?
Answer
It will be in stock next Monday
So I will order it on Monday when it is in stock
Question to a ...
- 7,255
3
votes
1
answer
169
views
Is it natural and common to use "will" for official arrangements and scheduled events?
Is natural and common to use "will" for official arrangements and scheduled events? For example:
The meeting will start at 9 o'clock.
My vacation will start on December 21st.
The bus will ...
CommunityBot
- 1
2
votes
1
answer
64
views
"I'll see that the problem <is> <will be> dealt with."
thefreedictionary.com:
(1) I'll see that the problem is dealt with.
my variant:
(2) I'll see that the problem will be dealt with.
To me, (1) is wrong because, as far as I understand its meaning, ...
- 48.9k
-1
votes
1
answer
140
views
present simple vs will
Why has the writer used "will" rather than "simple present" in the following sentences:
1) Many people learn English because they think it will be useful in
some way for international ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
30
views
Use of "will" + infinitive for recurring activities/habits [closed]
While listening to Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero", I came across the line
I'll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror (lyric video)
which I intuitively understand to mean that she ...
- 119
0
votes
1
answer
43
views
Mrs. Johnson tell me that it (will take/ takes / must take / has taken) two more months to complete the project
This is a question from the entrance exam of a certain university in Tokyo. You are supposed to choose the most appropriate phrase out of the four, but it confuses me.
Mrs. Johnson tells me that it (...
- 204k
0
votes
2
answers
69
views
I’m confused about “will have to” and “has to.” Which do I use in this sentence?
“At every certain hour of the day, the surgeon ___ inspect the blood pressure of the patients.”
To fill in the blank, should I write will have to or has to? Which is the most correct writing? Thank ...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
28
views
Future Simple vs Future Continuous
What is the difference between these two sentences? (Additional question: Do I have to change the preposition, "in" to "by"?)
The factory will produce five million cars a year in ...
- 40.8k
2
votes
1
answer
674
views
Why do we use the future with will when we say "I'll be in London next week" when things have already been planned, instead of "be going to"?
I know there are several ways of using the Future Tense, one of them being "be going to". This is used for intention, something which has already been planned, for example:
We're going to ...
0
votes
2
answers
68
views
The difference between ways of talking about the future
There are many ways of talking about the future.
Context: I just want to let my friend know about this trip.
We are visiting X city next week. (present continuous)
We are going to visit X city next ...
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
56
views
will vs. be doing vs. be going to [closed]
Q1. Which is the most natural after "My suitcase is very heavy"?
"I’ll carry it for you."
"I’m carrying it for you."
"I’m going to carry it for you."
Q2. ...
- 31
0
votes
1
answer
35
views
Is or was? Which one is suitable?
I have question about is or was this this situation. Please help me!
The museum I went to yesterday is very beautiful.
The museum I went to yesterday was very beautiful.
Which one is correct?
Thank ...
- 303
0
votes
1
answer
50
views
The difference between will do and will be doing
I know the future continuous refers to temporary actions and events that will be in progress at a particular time in the future. However, I feel confused about the following two sentences.
...
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
29
views
Simple Future vs Future Perfect
(1) I will finish the work in two hours.
(2) I will have finished the work in two hours.
There is a deadline of two hours. Are the two sentences correct and the same without any difference in ...
- 12k