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nachidalove
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help me now please!
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 HELP ME PLEASE!what do these sce express? RESOLUTION-OFFER-INTENTION-PREDICTION *In the future, i will study astronomy. *Astronomy is very difficult. i will help you to understand it. *Many aerospace companies will develop spaceships for travelling. *I will become a multi billionnaire to visit the moon |
1 Mar 2013
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dany.Tunisia 123
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i think these shoulb he right answers: 1/ intention, i intend to study astronomy in the future 2/ offer 3/ prediction 4/ resolution |
1 Mar 2013
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yanogator
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Dany,
When "will" is used for an offer, it �s an immediate, unplanned offer. This example in #2 seems to be an intention for the future, although it could be an unplanned offer of help.
Bruce |
1 Mar 2013
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abumohamed
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The table below about the future might help you
D/ The future
There are
many forms which express the future time :
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Forms
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Examples
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Meaning /Use
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Accompanying expressions
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1/ a)
will � �ll
Will
not � won�t
b)
Shall � shall not � shan�t
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a) It will
rain tomorrow.
b) We shall fight and we shall
win.
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a) prediction
b) determination
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Tomorrow
Next week
Next year
After a
few days
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2/ The
present continuous
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I am visiting my friend next
week.
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Future
plan / programme
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3/ be
going to + verb
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a) I am
going to be a doctor when I grow up.
b) It is
clowdy. It is going to rain.
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a)
Future intention
b)
Future result of a present cause.
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The
future continuous ( will be + verb +ing)
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Tomorrow morning I will be taking my exam.
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An
action in progress in the future
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The
future perfect ( shall / will +
have +past participle )
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By the
end of May, we will have studied all the English lessons.
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An
action that at a given future time will be in the past or just finished.
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By then
By that
time By the 24th of June
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1 Mar 2013
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yanogator
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I agree with this chart, except for the example of "It will rain tomorrow". We would only make this confident statement if we are sure it is going to happen, so we would say "It is going to rain tomorrow", because it �s a statement of fact, rather than a prediction. You �re going to Disney World? Oh, you �ll have fun! This is a prediction, so "will" is the choice here. Bruce |
2 Mar 2013
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ueslteacher
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I �d like to add, we can say "It will rain" if we add "I think" to it, so we �re expressing an opinion, "I think, it �ll rain today" but if we make a prediction based on the evidence, for example, clouds in the sky, then we say,"It �s going to rain" We can also say will is used for on-the-spot decisions, for example, "I �ll buy this red T-shirt" But anyway, this is not what the original poster was asking about... She/he just wanted to classify the statements. Sophia |
2 Mar 2013
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