General English C1 · Lesson 8B

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expressing future plans and arrangements

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Expressing future plans and arrangements
The full future toolkit, from timetables to hedged intentions.
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Rules & form
- ›Present continuous: firm arrangements. Present simple: schedules.
- ›be going to: intention. will: decisions, predictions, promises.
- ›Future continuous / perfect for framing time.
- ›be due to, be about to, be on the verge of, be set to for precision.
Examples
- “The delegation is due to arrive on Tuesday.”
- “We're about to sign a two-year extension.”
- “By spring we'll have completed the migration.”
Watch out · be to + verb (The minister is to visit) is formal, news-style future.
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