Future Simple (Futuro simple)

Future Simple (Futuro simple)

There are two main ways to express the future. Sometimes they are interchangeable, but often they can have different meanings.

Future: "Will"

Structure (Estructura)

Note: There is a short form of the auxiliary verb "will".

Afirmativo	Forma corta	Negativo	Forma corta
Play I will	Play I'll	Play I will not	Play I won't (I'll not)
Play You will	Play You'll	Play You will not	Play You won't (you'll not)
Play He will	Play He'll	Play He will not	Play He won't (He'll not)
Play She will	Play She'll	Play She will not	Play She won't (She'll not)
Play It will	Play It'll	Play It will not	Play It won't (It'll not)
Play We will	Play We'll	Play We will not	Play We won't (We'll not)
Play They will	Play They'll	Play They will not	Play They won't (They'll not)

Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)

structure

Subject + "will" + main verb.

Examples:

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  I will [I'll] ring (call) you tonight. (Te llamaré esta noche.)
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  She will [She'll] arrive late. (Llegará tarde.)
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  They will [They'll] be happy to see you. (Estarán felices de verte.)

Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)

structure

"Will" + subject + main verb.

• Examples:
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  Will you ring (call) me tonight? (¿Me llamarás esta noche?)
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  Will she arrive late? (¿Llegará tarde?)
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  Will they be happy to see you? (¿Estarán felices de verte.)

Future: "Going to"

"Going to" is equivalent to "go" in Spanish.

Structure (Estructura)

Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)

• structure
• Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + "going to" + main verb.
• Examples:
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  I'm going to ring (call) you tonight. (Voy a llamarte esta noche.)
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  She's going to arrive late. (Va a llegar tarde.)
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  They're going to be happy to see you. (Van a estar felices de verte.)
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• Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)

• structure
• Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + "not" + "going to" + main verb.
• Examples:
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  I'm not going to ring (call) you tonight. (No voy a llamarte esta noche.)
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  She's not going to arrive late. (No va a llegar tarde.)
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  They're not going to be happy to see you. (No van a estar felices de verte.)
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• Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
• structure
• Auxiliary verb ("to be") + subject + "going to" + main verb.
• Examples:
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  Are you going to ring (call) me tonight? (¿Vas a llamarme esta noche?)
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  Is she going to arrive late? (¿Va a llegar tarde?)
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  Are they going to be happy to see you? (¿Van a estar felices de verte?)

Note: For actions or impending events, we can say "about to" (a point). The structure is the same as "going to."

• Examples:
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  I'm about to leave. (Estoy a punto de irme.)
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  The concert is about to begin. (El concierto está a punto de comenzar.)

Uses (Usos)

Forms "will" and "going to" is used to express the future. The difference between "going to" and "will" is the sense of planning and probability of occurrence action. In general, "going to" for concrete plans, is used when we are sure that something will happen.

 1. "Will" is used by voluntary actions.

• Examples:
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  Will you help me move? (¿Me ayudarás a mudarme?)
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  They will clean their rooms. (Limpiarán sus habitaciones.)
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  She won't work with Paul. (No trabajará con Paul.)
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• 2. "Will" is used to express a promise.
• Examples:
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  When I am president, I will lower taxes. (Cuando sea presidente, bajaré los impuestos.)
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  He promises he will call when he arrives. (Le prometió llamar cuando llegue.)

3.  "Going to" is used for plans. The intention to do something is displayed.

• Examples:
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  We're going to have a party tonight. (Vamos a dar una fiesta esta noche.)
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  Richard's going to take an English class. (Richard va a realizar un clase de inglés.)
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  Are Peter and you going to play football later? (¿Vas a jugar a fútbol luego?)

4.  You can use "will" or "going to" for predictions because the speaker has no control over the future.

• Examples:
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  It will be a great party. / It's going to be a great party. (Será una fiesta genial.)
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  It won't rain. / It's not going to rain. (No va a llover.)

Note: There are some situations in which we use the present continuous or the present simple to express future actions.

1. You can use the present continuous for actions in the near future.

• Examples: 
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  Sarah is arriving tonight. (Sarah llega esta noche.)
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  I'm going to the doctor this afternoon. (Voy al médico esta tarde.)
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• 2. This simplepara events scheduled in the near future is used. 
• Examples: 
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  The party starts at 9pm. (La fiesta empieza a las 21h.)
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  The train leaves at 10am. (El tren sale a las 10h.)

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