Understanding Future Tenses in English

Agnieszka Murdoch introduces future tenses in English, covering 'going to', present continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. She explains their usage with examples, including plans, predictions, timetables, and possibilities. The video concludes with a recap of the tenses and encourages viewers to comment on the most challenging future tense.

What is the main topic of the video?

• Past tenses in English

• Future tenses in English

• Present tenses in English

• Conditional tenses in English

Which phrase is used to talk about future plans?

• 'Could'

• 'Going to'

• 'Will'

• 'Might'

How is the present continuous tense used in future contexts?

• To express uncertainty

• To describe ongoing actions

• To talk about future arrangements

• To make predictions

What is the future simple tense used for?

• Describing ongoing actions

• Expressing certainty

• Making spontaneous decisions

• Talking about past events

When do we use the future continuous tense?

• For making predictions

• For actions that will be ongoing at a future time

• For actions completed by a specific time

• For expressing possibilities

What does the future perfect tense describe?

• Future arrangements

• Spontaneous decisions

• Actions completed by a specific future time

• Actions that will be ongoing

How is the future perfect continuous tense used?

• To describe actions completed by a specific time

• To express future possibilities

• To talk about actions ongoing up to a future point

• To make spontaneous decisions

What do 'may' and 'might' express in future contexts?

• Completed actions

• Certainty

• Plans

• Possibilities

What is the difference between 'going to' and 'will'?

• 'Going to' is for spontaneous decisions, 'will' is for plans

• 'Going to' is for plans, 'will' is for spontaneous decisions

• Both are used for expressing possibilities

• Both are used for predictions

When do we use the present simple for future events?

• For timetables and schedules

• For spontaneous decisions

• For ongoing actions

• For expressing possibilities