Matching Pairs Future Tenses rulesOnline version Grammar of future tenses by Ann Kill 1 future perfect (will have done) 2 present continuous 3 present simple 4 will 5 going to 6 future perfect continuous (will have been doing) 7 future continuous (will be doing) 8 be about to; be on the point of; be just / just about to 9 is / are to be 10 be due to - referring to the next moment - events which will be happening at a future point - events which are going to happen anyway, rather than events which we choose to make happen - more polite way of asking questions than just "will" - to describe formal arrangements - schedules and timetables - to refer to the future in future time clauses or conditionals - to describe fixed events which are not simply the wishes of the speaker - calendar references - to describe actions that will continue UP UNTIL a point in the future; most often used with a time expression - to refer to scheduled times - referring to a completed action in the future; most often used with a time expression - intentions or plans which have been made before the moment of speaking - predictions based on evidence - fixed arrangements (especially social and travel arrangements); a time reference is usually included - known facts - immediate decisions - promises, offers - predictions not based on evidence, but rather on personal opinion
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