GRAMMAR FOR 3º ESO. FUTURE TENSES

FUTURE TENSES                                                              3º ESO

WILL.    Simple Future . Auxiliar

Patterns:             AFF.      Subject + will or ´ll +main verb

                               NEG.     Suject + won´t + main verb

                               INT.       Will + subject + main verb?

Uses:     Possible future actions  (with perhaps, maybe, I think…)

                Decisions at speaking

                Subjective predictions

                Fortune-teller (no evidences)

BE GOING TO    (INTENTIONAL FUTURE)

Patterns:             AFF.       Subj. + to be  present +going to + main verb

                               NEG.     Subj. + to be pres. + not + going to + main verb

                               INT.       To be present + subject + going to + main verb?

Uses:     Personal intentions

                Plans (You need pre-actions)

                Objective predictions (with evidences)

Exceptions: DO-STAY-GO             Present continuous for plans “What are you doing next weekend?”

Be going to for personal intentions “What are you going to do next weekend?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Patterns:             AFF.       Subj+ to be present +____-ing

                               NEG.     Subj + to be present + not +_____-ing

                               INT.       To be present + subj+______-ing?

Uses:     Present actions at speaking and long time present actions but not now.

                Future pre-arrangement (two people min.) “John´s playing golf with Tim next Friday”

Non continuous verbs   likes and dislikes, mental activity ,senses, auxiliary verbs   “be”, “have”, possession (own, belong)

Doubling last consonant rules:

1 syllable verb ending in cons.+vowel+cons  +  cons-ing                                             swimming

More than 1 syl. Verb ending in c + v +c        +      cons-ing  (If last syl. stressed)   preferring

-l  + l-ing (Br. English)                                                                                                                   travelling

Cons+e (no pronounced) = cons+ing                                                                                   loving

-ie = ying                                                                                                                                        dying