Future tenses

"for predictions based on opinions."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for definite future arrangements. The time, date or location are known."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for opening hours of shops, banks."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for spontaneous plans made at the moment of speaking."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for predictions based on evidence."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for weather forecasts."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for indefinite plans made before the moment of speaking."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"for schedule and timetables."

This rule requires:

• (1) Present simple

• (2) Present continuous

• (3) going to (+ verb)

• (4) will

"You look tired. I'll do the dishes."

• schedules and timetables

• plan / decision made BEFORE speaking

• plan / decision made AT THE MOMENT OF speaking

• prediction based on evidence

"How old will you be in 2035?"

• schedules and timetables

• plan / decision made BEFORE speaking

• plan / decision made AT THE MOMENT OF speaking

• prediction based on opinion