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Hi guys, Dan for BBC Learning English here. This time we're going to cover the future.

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As you may know, there are many ways to talk about the future in English. This week we're

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going to look at seven of them. We're going to do the whole future in 90 seconds. The

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whole future in 90 seconds. Are you ready? Go.

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Okay, I'll be there. I'll be there. That's will used for a decision made at the moment

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speaking. We also use it for promises, voluntary offers, and predictions about the future.

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That was a friend. I'm meeting her tonight. Notice, meeting, that's the present continuous,

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which we use for arrangements which are very firm plans. We're going to have a coffee together.

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Be going to, when you talk to people about plans that you've made which are not quite as strong as

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a present continuous. We also use be going to to talk about predictions of the future

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based on present physical evidence for example it's going to be a beautiful evening

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so in an hour's time we'll be having coffee together

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that's future continuous for an activity which is in progress at a future time by 5 pm

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we'll have finished our drink it's future perfect we'll have finished that means the action is

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completed before a future time goodness is that the time guys my train leaves in

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five minutes did you notice it leaves in five minutes that's present simple for a

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timetabled future event we often use it with trains buses and planes I better go

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ah no London trains are to strike that's B plus 2 plus the infinitive this is

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also used for future but it's very formal we find it on television and in

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newspapers. I don't know what to do now. I better run. I'm going to be late to meet my

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mother. I'll see you next week, okay? Take care.