Guiding questions: future time
- What tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses.s are used to express future timeA concept which is related to our perception of reality; that part of existence which is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc.?
- What kinds of future eventA general term expressing that somebody or something does something or that something happens. E.g.: An apple fell on Isaac’s head.s can be expressed with the present continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? tense?
- What is common in the going to structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition." and the future simple tense?
- What is the difference between the future perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. and the future perfect continuous tenses?
- What is the difference between the future continuous and the future perfect continuous tenses?
- Besides tenses what other structures can be used to express future time?
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