Review of Tenses

Review of Tenses

º Present Simple

- Used to talk about routines (everyday activities).

 -S / -ES / -IES

 don't / doesn't + infinitive

 Do / Does + subject + infinitive

º Present Continuous
i It's used to talk about things we do right now (at this moment).

or plans (future arrangements).

º Past Simple
- It's used to talk about finished actions (it stopped in the past and it has no connections to the present).

 -ed or irregular verbs

 didn't + infinitive

 Did + subject + infinitive

º Past Continuous
- It's used to talk about a situation that was happening when another event interrupts it.
(= progressive action in the past)

º Be going to
- It talks about plans, intentions, predictions (which you can see at this moment).

º Will
- It talks about instant decisions, predictions (according to my own opinion), offers and promises.

Will

Will

(Promises, Offers, Decisions)

º We often use WILL in these situations:

1) When we decide to do something at the time of speaking:

E.g.:

   - Did you phone Ruth?

   - Oh no, I forgot. I'll phone her now.

2) Offering to do something:

E.g.:
   - I'll help you with your bags.

3) Agreeing to do something:
E.g.:
   - OK, I'll meet you outside the hotel in half an hour.

4) Promising to do something:
E.g.:
   - I won't tell anyone what happened. I promises!

5) Asking somebody to do something:
E.g.:
   - Will you please be quiet? I'm trying to concentrate.

Be going to X Will
- Plans;     - Intentions;     - Predictions (you can see at this moment).	- Instant decisions;     - Offers;     - Promises;     - Predictions (Your opinion, what you think about).

Going to / Present continuous / Future: Will

Going to / Present continuous / Future: Will

º Going to:

Be	going to	infinitive
aux. verb	future expression	main verb

E.g.:
 9 I'm going to go to the beach.
 9 She's going to have a baby.

Use:
º Plans
º Predictions

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º Present continuous:

Be	verb (+ING)
aux. verb	main verb

E.g.:
 9 I'm going to the beach. (on this moment, tomorrow, next week...)
 9 She's travelling to Europe next week.

Use:
º Future arrangements

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º Future: Will

Use:
º Predictions

- Future happenings and situations (predicting future)

- Sometimes there's not much difference between WILL and GOING TO.

  E.g.: you can say:
 9 I think the weather will be nice later.
                              or
 9 I think the weather is going to be nice later.

Obs.: SHALL is normally used with (I) or (we), but in spoken English we normally use (I'll) or (we'll). The negative form is (Shall not) or (Shan't).

E.g.:
 9 I shall be tired this evening
                        or
 9 I'll be tired this evening

Modal Verb: a diferença entre shall e will