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  • Which tense talks about something that will be completed before a specific time in the future?
    future perfect simple
  • Which tense talks about an action/event in progress at a specific time in the future?
    future continuous
  • Which structure do we use to refer to rules, instructions or official plans? This is a formal structure, often seen in news reports.
    be + infinitive
  • We're meeting early tomorrow morning.
    present continuous
  • I thought it would be cold today, but it isn't.
    future in the past (would)
  • Which tense talks about something that will be in progress until a specific point in the future?
    future perfect continuous
  • The prime minister is to visit South Africa next month.
    be + to + infinitive
  • By September of this year, I'll have been living in Spain for 16 years.
    Future perfect continuous
  • Our yoga class meets at 10 a.m. this Friday instead of 9 a.m.
    present simple (timetable)
  • Which tense is used to make a prediction about the future, a promise or an action/event at the point of decision?
    future simple; will
  • Which tense do we use to talk about timetables and schedules?
    present simple
  • Which tense do we use with future references in suboridinate clauses after a time conjuction? (when, once, as soon as, until, before)
    present simple
  • By the time I left school, I knew I was going to become a doctor.
    future in the past (was going to)
  • Which tense(s) is used to look back at the past and talk about the future as it was at that time?
    future in the past; was/were going to; would; supposed to be
  • Watch out! We're going to hit that tree!
    be going to (prediction with evidence)
  • Which tense do we use to talk about a set plan or arrangement, often used with a time expression?
    present continuous
  • I'm going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
    be going to (intention)
  • Staff are not to use their mobiles during work hours.
    be + to + infinitive
  • I'll never let go, Jack.
    future simple (promise)
  • This time next week I'll be lying on the beach in the sun.
    future continuous
  • I hope you'll write us as soon as you get home.
    present simple (after time conjuction)
  • By the end of next year, we'll have finished the project.
    future perfect simple
  • Which tense is used to talk about intentions for the future or predictions based on evidence?
    be going to