And here are aaall the other ways to express the future:
- Using the present simple for something scheduled:
- Example: “We have our first a dancing class next Monday”.
- Using Be Going To: to express intentions, plans, or predictions about the future. Formed with “am/is/are” + “going to” + base verb
- Example: “She is going to study abroad next year“.
- Using Present Continuous: Used to talk about future arrangements or plans that have already been made. Formed with “am/is/are” + present participle (-ing form) of the verb
- Example: “We are having dinner at 7 p.m. tomorrow“.
- Using will:
- when we express beliefs about the future:
- Example: “It will be a nice day tomorrow“.
- to mean want to or be willing to:
- Example: “I hope you will come to my birthday party“.
- to make offers and promises :
- Example: “I’ll send you an email“.
- to talk about offers and promises:
- Example: “He will help with the dishes“.
- when we express beliefs about the future:
- Using verbs like would like, plan, want, mean, hope, expect to talk about the future:
- Example: “We plan to go to Portugal for our holidays next year“.
- Using modals may, might and could when we are not sure about the future:
- Example: “We could see her at the meeting“.
- Using should if we think there’s a good chance of something happening:
- Example: “The movie should be over by ten o’clock“.