The future tense

"I am meeting Sarah, my boss, for lunch tomorrow"

• Action in progress

• Arrangement

• Spontaneous decision

• Plan

"Next week this time, I'll be hosting a conference for the company."

• Action in progress in the future

• Arrangement

• Spontaneous decision

• Plan

"We are going camping and we are going to have fun!"

• Action in progress in the future

• Arrangement

• Spontaneous decision

• Plan

"By the end of the year, all the company will have moved out to a new building."

• Action in progress in the future

• Arrangement

• Plan

• Completed action in the future

"Someone's ringing the buzzer, can you get that?" "All, right, I'll get it."

• Spontaneous decision

• Arrangement

• Plan

• Completed action in the future

"She will be meeting her friends when we arrive."

• Prediction with evidence

• Arrangement

• Future action in progress

• Plan

"We will be celebrating our anniversary next month"

• And we are expecting a few friends to come over.

• How lovely. Another year together.

"She is going to start her new job next week."

• She sent her CV.

• She got an e-mail and got accepted.

"Are you going to attend the concert next week?"

• Yes, I have already bought the tickets.

• No, I don't like that band.

• Maybe, I'll decide later.

• I'm not sure about the date.

"We are going to organize a charity event next Saturday."

• That's a great idea, I'll definitely participate.

• I'm not interested in charity events.

• I have other plans for next Saturday.

• I'm not sure about my availability.