Tenses

Question 1

Will-Future uses

Answer 1

1. spontaneous decisions
2. offers
3. while still being undecided about future plans
4. predictions based on an opinion
5. hopes
6. promises
7. asking for favours/agreeing or refusing them
8. automatic consequences
9. formal way of expressing intentions and fixed plans

Question 2

going to future uses

Answer 2

1. planning intentions and actions (already decided but not yet fixed)
2. predictions based on clear evidence

Question 3

present continuous future uses

Answer 3

1. fixed future plans (as opposed to going to future where it is only decided but not yet arranged)

Question 4

Simple Present future uses

Answer 4

1. scheduled events
2. itineraries
3. timetables

Question 5

uses of the simple present

Answer 5

• regular actions
• rules of nature
• permanent situations
• with state verbs (can’t be used with progressive tense)

Question 6

uses of simple present

Answer 6

• incomplete actions
• momentary behavior (you’re being childish)
• trends and present developments (salaries are rising)
• temporary situations and developments
• interrupted actions
• to express annoyment about perpetual behavior