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1. Sep 07,  · We generally use the present continuous form to talk about our future plans and arrangements. This can include the form going to + verb that you may have learned. Now remember, the present continuous is also used to talk about what you are doing now, so let’s look at two examples to help understand the difference.
2. Sep 28,  · We've all been there- when the most important person in our lives is just gone one day We Used To Talk About The Future, And Now We Haven't Said A Word In Weeks OdysseyAuthor: Hope Fenton.
3. You can also use willto talk about definite plans that will happen in the future. “Next year we will stayat home rather than go on holiday.” “We’ll spendthree weeks travelling around Asia, then come back at the end of September.” Other useful phrases to talk about your future plans.
4. We use the second conditional to talk about the possible result of an imagined situation in the present or future. We say what the conditions must be for the present or future situation to be different. If people .
5. When we use going in a phrase to talk about the future, the form is composed of three elements: the verb to be conjugated to match the subject + going + the infinitive of the main verb.
6. Learn what verb tense is used to talk about instant decisions and promises in the future in English with these rules and examples. An instant decision is one that we make based on current circumstances. When we must make a fast choice, this is an instant decision. These are not our intentions for the future, but a decision we make very quickly.
7. How we use Present Continuous Tense for The Future We use the present continuous tense to talk about the future when an action or situation is part of a: plan; an arrangement; intention. Sentences with this use of the present continuous always have words or phrases which refer to future time or the context leaves it very clear: Mary’s.
8. There are a number of different ways to talk about future actions or events. The Simple present tense can be used to talk about future arrangements if a future time expression is also used, or it is understood from the context. (If there is no future time expression, people will usually understand the “habit” meaning.).
9. We can aslo use past tenses to talk about the future too: If you came tomorrow, we could go to the circus. So even though we have no future tense we can still talk about future time. The Original Poster's observation is correct, however, we cannot say will can or will must or must can and so forth.