Todas las formas + will (- ll) + infinitivo by Gonzalo Orozco She will spend Christmas in Liverpool. It ll be winter soon. Todas las formas + will not (won t) + infinitivo + Sujeto + Infinitivo? Spain will not win the next World Cup. Fashion won t be very different next year. you marry me? the weather be good tomorrow? 1. para simplemente hablar del futuro. I ll see you tomorrow. When will they come? 2. para hacer predicciones de futuro. In the year 2100 people will eat the same things as they do now. There will be a world war before the year 2050. 1
3. Para describir decisiones espontáneas que se toman mientras se habla. The phone s ringing, I ll get it. Would you like a drink? Oh, thanks, I ll have a coke, please. 4. Para hablar de acciones que se ajustan a un horario establecido. The guided tour to the Tower of London will start in 15 minutes. The Intercity train to Manchester will depart at 7.50 from platform 4. am / is / are going to infinitivo We are going to celebrate my birthday with a great party. Be careful! You re going to fall! am / is / are + not going to infinitivo We are going to celebrate my birthday with a great party, but we re not going to invite many people. It s not going to rain this afternoon. Am / Is / Are + sujeto + going to + infinitivo Are you going to phone her this evening? Where is she going to spend her holidays? 1. para describir planes e intenciones de carácter general. We are going to spend our next holiday in Dubai. I m going to be an astronaut. I ve already passed my exams! 2
2. para hacer predicciones basadas en la evidencia que existe en el momento en el que se habla. If you don t study harder, you re going to fail your next exam. Listen to the wind. There s going to be a storm. Recapitulemos Para predicciones de carácter general. You won t like Disneyland. Para decisiones espontáneas. - This window is open. - Don t worry! I ll close it. Para hablar del futuro. We will stay at the Royal National Hotel in London. Para predicciones basadas en la evidencia. Watch out! You re going to break that glass. Para planes e intenciones. I m going to visit my grandparents tomorrow. ------------------------------------------------ Recuerdas? El PRESENTE CONTINUO también se utiliza para hablar de planes de futuro, normalmente citas y compromisos. Casi siempre se concreta un momento y/o un lugar. We re celebrating my mum s birthday this weekend. I m visiting my grandparents tomorrow. Fin de la Primera Parte Vámonos p al workbook. Ojo. El presente continuo no se usa para hacer predicciones. Todas las formas + will be + V-ing Holly will be travelling to Dubai with us. This time next week, I ll be sunbathing on the beach. 3
Ojo con la traducción Aunque la tentación sea traducir el Futuro Continuo como estaré haciendo lo que sea, esto no siempre es así. Muchas veces, hasta suena mal en Español. Holly will be travelling to Dubai with us. Holly viajará con nosotros a Dubai. This time next week, I ll be sunbathing on the beach. A esta hora la semana que viene, estaré tomando el sol en la playa. Todas las formas + won t be + V-ing I won t be studying tomorrow night so let s go out! We won t be staying at the same hotel we stayed at last year. Sujeto be V-ing? What will you be wearing for the party? they be waiting for us at the airport? 1. Para referirnos a lo que estaremos haciendo en un momento concreto del futuro. I can t go out at seven I ll be finishing my homework. I ll be having a word with him when he returns. 2. Para referirnos a acciones futuras que ya se han planificado. This time next week, I will be taking my exams. you be coming back on Friday night or Saturday morning? Todas las formas + will have + participio I will have finished lunch by three o clock. They will have painted the room by the end of the day. 4
Todas las formas + won t have + participio I won t have finished my homework by eight. Don t phone before 10. The match won t have finished. Sujeto have participio? their plane have arrived by the time we get there? you have finished Bachillerato by 2015? 1. Este tiempo se usa (casi siempre con by ) para hablar de cosas que habrán terminado en un momento determinado del futuro. I will have mended my moped by the end of the day. In September, Lola will have been in this school for twenty-three years. Recapitulemos Para referirnos a las cosas que estarán sucediendo en un momento determinado del futuro. This time tomorrow I will be sunbathing in the Caribbean. Para expresar que algo ya habrá terminado en un momento determinado del futuro. If she keeps spending her money like that, she will have spent all her money before the end of the holidays. Y colorín colorado menos mal que hemos terminado. 5